Clean Power
A bridge to a better future.
The Low-Carbon Pathway
Electrification of energy use in the transportation, buildings, and industrial sectors, coupled with the decarbonization of power generation, is a key pathway to our low-carbon future. However, the resilience of the electric grid must be enhanced, and the supply risks of critical materials must be solved for this clean energy and net-zero emissions future to be realized.
Even with increases in total load, flexibility in some end uses (e.g., electric vehicle charging) can offset the increased peak demand in other end purposes (e.g., buildings) such that electrification can reduce the variability of load, which in turn can aid in the integration of variable renewable resources into the grid.
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Electrification of these vehicle classes can be achieved by replacing conventionally fueled vehicles — those that use petroleum-based fuels such as gasoline and diesel — with a range of alternative vehicles, including plug-in hybrid-electric cars, battery-electric vehicles, and fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen produced through electrolysis. Electric batteries are already being used for vehicle fleets, and soon electric aviation will be ubiquitous. The delivery and logistics industry is leading the way in manned and unmanned electric aviation, from drones to vertical take-off and landing vehicles whose batteries will be reused for utility and storage applications.
Due to the larger batteries required for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks and electric aviation, megawatt-scale “extreme fast charging” capabilities are needed to provide a full charge in less than 30 minutes. These fleets have a commercial mission and demand a low total cost of ownership, which motivates minimal refueling times and high vehicle performance.
