Kevin J. Kircher

This fall, Congress will likely consider an energy permitting bill modeled on the SPEED Act that the House passed last December.

There’s a perennial debate in climate circles about global warming potentials (GWPs).

This is the tenth live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the ninth live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the eighth live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the seventh live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the sixth live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the fifth live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the fourth live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the third live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the second live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

This is the first live-blog of my spring 2026 DERs class.

Last month, the International Energy Agency1 (IEA) reported on what the world must do to maintain a livable climate and ensure that all people gain access to modern forms of energy such as electricity and clean cooking2.

I intend this guide for grad students in my engineering research group.

Using energy in homes causes 16% of United States greenhouse gas emissions1 and costs Americans $230 billion each year.

Purdue’s campus occupies traditional homelands of the Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi), Lenape (Delaware), Myaamia (Miami), and Shawnee peoples, who are the original Indigenous caretakers of the land.

Wind and solar power are now among the least-cost options for new electricity generation.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations group that synthesizes climate science, issued its latest report in August, 2021.