Guiding the way to a more sustainable energy future

The consequences of society's response to this threat,

needless to say, are dire.

"There's no question that the current proposition of

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fossil fuels as the world's primary energy sources needs to be transformed," says Dr. Carlos Romero of Lehigh University's Energy Research Center (ERC), "but doing so is a massive global undertaking that will not happen overnight. As an example, currently, the US gets about 70 percent of its total energy from coal, oil, and natural gas. How we go about making the transition, and understanding the ramifications of decisions made along the way, is crucial."

"Until renewables are fully established," continues Romero, who is also affiliated with Lehigh's new Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE), "the world's energy and power demand will still need to be met. It is imperative that we continue to develop innovative ways of managing traditional power plants as reliably, cleanly, and efficiently as possible, while at the same developing cost-effective alternative energy sources."

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2019-01-sustainable-energy-future.html#jCp