"The White House’s chief science office, known for mapping out futuristic energy technologies such as nuclear fusion and hydrogen, is now grappling with how to upgrade the century-old power grid to meet climate goals.
“Solving the climate problem is fundamentally about transforming the energy system,” Sally Benson, deputy director for energy and chief strategist for the energy transition at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in an interview.
Benson is overseeing an energy and climate team started under the Biden administration as federal officials seek to become more involved in the monumental task of balancing the supply and demand of electricity.
Federal research and development efforts are directed at not only connecting more renewable energy to decarbonize the power sector by 2035 but electrifying transportation and other sectors to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the US economy by 2050."
Daniel Moore reports for Bloomberg Environment June 16, 2023.
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