Workshop identifies decarbonization opportunities in the Southeast

November 29, 2023

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Climate Change Science Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a Southeast Decarbonization Workshop in November that drew scientists and representatives from government, industry, non-profits and other organizations to strategize about clean energy opportunities unique to the southeastern United States.

Harvard Business School Visiting Fellow - Omar Asensio

What’s your area of research and what led you to it? As a climate scholar, I focus on the intersection of technology and public policy. I lead the Data Science & PolicyLab at Georgia Tech, where we use big data and field experiments to address challenges in energy, transportation, and human mobility. In recent years, we’ve leveraged generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to overcome research barriers in vehicle electrification and infrastructure.

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Are they ready for crazy Atlanta drivers and crazy Atlanta roads here?” Gray asked Georgia Tech professor Srinivas Peeta, who studies autonomous and connected vehicles. “I don’t think so in that sense,” Peeta said.He believes driverless cars are the future. As for the present, what he said is more complicated.

Taking Off in Georgia

A fleet of innovative new companies working at the limits of advanced technology could reshape the aerospace industry – and Georgia is one of the states at the epicenter.

While manufacturing heavyweights like Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney continue to be the backbone of Georgia’s aerospace sector, new entrants pioneering electric vertical take-off and lift (eVTOL) aircraft, hypersonic planes, space and interplanetary exploration, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and sustainable aviation fuels are aiming for the skies.