Fueling Our Future
Although decarbonization of electricity can make a sizable dent in our greenhouse gas emissions, high density, non-electric fuels will be needed for sectors such as heavy duty transportation, manufacturing, and industrial heating. According to the IEA, we will need an “unprecedented transformation” of our fuel mix in order to reach net zero. We explore some of the alternative fuels that can help us meet that goal.
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Experts in this Episode
Aura Cuellar
Aura Cuellar is currently the Vice President of Energy Transition for Shell in the United States, responsible for the implementation of Shell US’s energy transition strategy
Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti
Dr. Krishnamoorti has served as a department chair of the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s chemical and biomolecular engineering, associate dean of research for engineering, and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Alan Krupnick
Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and an expert on the oil and gas sector, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from this and the industrial sectors, and cost-benefit analysis.
Scott Lewis
Scott leads World Energy’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supply business, empowering the world’s most dynamic leaders to successfully confront humanity’s greatest challenge by making net-zero real.
Pat Sapinsley
Pat Sapinsley is the Managing Director of Cleantech Initiatives at the Urban Future Lab / ACRE at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Dr. Bryan Willson
Dr. Bryan Willson is Executive Director of the Energy Institute at Colorado State University, and the holds the Bryan Willson Presidential Chair of Energy Innovation.