The IRA Effect: Accelerating the Decarbonization Journey

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is catapulting the U.S. to be the biggest magnet for investments in a clean energy economy. The law dramatically increases the incentive for businesses to lead the development and deployment of key technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), which will be vital to achieving net zero goals – especially in hard-to-abate sectors.

Watch as leaders from global corporations, cleantech startups, academia, and venture capital come together to discuss the IRA and its impact on decarbonization efforts in the U.S. and globally.

“The Inflation Reduction Act has changed the landscape. Working together and sharing insights across companies and industries will help all of us make the most of it.”

Takajiro Ishikawa PRESIDENT & CEO - MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AMERICA, INC.
“There has been tremendous focus on technology innovation, but there is a need for all-encompassing innovation and that includes business model innovation and financing model innovations.”

Clio Crespy SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR - GUGGENHEIM SECURITIES
“This is an exciting time to be working on [the energy transition] no matter where you are, which company you represent. The Inflation Reduction Act sets the table.”

Matt Crocker PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS - EXXONMOBIL
“What’s brilliant about the IRA is that it's tech-neutral and performance-based.”

Anna Wishart SR DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MONOLITH MATERIALS
“A re-envisioning of industrial policy – that's really the best way to frame [the IRA].”

Dr. Ken Medlock DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR ENERGY STUDIES - BAKER INSTITUTE AT RICE UNIVERSITY

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The Inflation Reduction Act is Driving a Clean Tech Industrial Revolution

Today’s business leaders understand the IRA’s imperative: to accelerate the energy transition through investment in clean energy, transport, and manufacturing. But questions remain about how to maximize this moment by translating the complex law into action. A panel of experts outlines the opportunities and challenges for business.

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IRA at One and a Half Years: What is the impact?

Billions of dollars have poured into the energy sector to spur investment and production of technology to fight climate change through the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 18 months ago. Experts weigh in on the successes so far and any challenges and obstacles that have arisen. 

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Accelerating the Energy Transition to Meet Critical Decarbonization Targets

Collaboration is critical to the IRA and the energy transition, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is at the forefront. The company is one of the world’s leading industrial groups spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. Through its Mission Net Zero commitment, MHI will achieve net zero CO2 emissions throughout its operations and entire value chain by 2040.

In collaboration with corporations, startups, industry organizations, and academia, MHI is developing some of the largest renewable energy projects in the U.S. and around the world:

MHI, which has been advancing carbon capture technology since 1990, has supported more than a dozen commercial projects globally and was recently deployed in four of the eight projects selected for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies by the DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. Additionally, MHI was recently announced as the lead technology provider for Project Tundra - a bold initiative to build one of the world's largest carbon capture facilities, designed to capture up to 4 million metric tons of CO2 produced at the Milton R. Young Station in North Dakota.
MHI is also leading the development of hydrogen production and storage. The Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Power Americas, an MHI Group Company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s New Energies Company (formerly Magnum Development) is currently under construction in Delta, Utah. The Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub is a large-scale, world-class clean hydrogen facility designed to produce, store, and deliver green hydrogen to the Western U.S. The hub will initially be designed to convert 220 MW of renewable energy into almost 100 tonnes per day of green hydrogen, which will then be stored in two massive salt caverns, having a storage capacity of more than 300 GWh of dispatchable clean energy. These salt caverns are located within the only major geologic salt dome formation in the western U.S.