Robin Gaster
Opinion Columnist at CEOWORLD Magazine
Senior Non-Resident Fellow at Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Researcher on innovation and the future of work. Visiting scholar @GWU. Author of upcoming book on Amazon. [email protected]. https://t.co/TjdZ6o7Arj…
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3 weeks ago |
utilitydive.com | Robin Gaster
Robin Gaster is research director at the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation. Nuclear power is having a moment, playing a central role in Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s plans and getting plenty of attention (and some support) from Big Data firms. There is good reason for this: nuclear offers clean, safe and highly reliable energy. So why are we not building dozens of reactors today?
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3 weeks ago |
itif.org | Robin Gaster |David Hart
By Robin Gaster and David M. Hart|June 2, 2025As the Senate takes up debate on the federal budget, proposed cuts to the Department of Energy threaten to derail decades of bipartisan investment in energy innovation. Slashing support for programs like ARPA-E, the national labs, and the Loan Programs Office would stall the development and commercialization of advanced nuclear, geothermal, and other next-gen energy technologies—undermining U.S. competitiveness just as China races ahead.
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1 month ago |
itif.org | Robin Gaster
President Trump’s May 23, 2025, executive order (EO) calls for a massive expansion of nuclear power in the United States, aiming to quadruple production by 2050. It blames the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the sharp decline in nuclear plant construction after 1978, following the Three Mile Island accident. Safety standards tightened, regulatory delays increased, and regulatory uncertainty grew, as nuclear construction slowed essentially to a halt.
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1 month ago |
itif.org | Robin Gaster
The Council of Foreign Relations recently published a manifesto calling for “climate realism.” That merits attention because CFR is an influential voice. Unfortunately, while the article provides useful insights and some sensible policy recommendations, it also veers badly off course by recommending that we force emerging economies to slash their emissions.
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itif.org | Robin Gaster
A year ago, ITIF published an extended analysis of green hydrogen, a technology that has been touted as the “Swiss Army Knife” of clean energy, helping to decarbonize heavy trucks, light vehicles, cement, aviation and much more. We reviewed the $8 billion to be spent on “hydrogen hubs,” and the even larger sums for production and investment tax credits in pursuit of a new hydrogen-driven clean energy economy.
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