RMI (energy organization)
Motto | Energy. Transformed. |
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Established | 1982 |
Chief Executive Officer | John Creyts[1] |
Budget | Revenue: $124,668,000 Expenses: $73,700,000 (FYE June 2021)[2] |
Address | 22830 Two Rivers Road Basalt, CO 81621 |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39°18′30″N 106°58′56″W / 39.30833°N 106.98222°W |
Website | rmi |
The Rocky Mountain Institute, commonly abbreviated to RMI, is an organization in the United States co-founded by Amory Lovins[3] dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the field of sustainability, with a focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency. RMI was established in 1982[4] and has grown into a broad-based institution with over 600 staff and an annual budget of $120+ million. RMI's work is independent and non-adversarial, with an emphasis on market-based solutions.
The institute, which includes the
RMI is headquartered in Basalt, Colorado, and also maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Washington, D.C.; Oakland, California; and Beijing, China.
History
By 1978, experimental physicist Amory Lovins had published many books, consulted widely, and was active in energy affairs in some fifteen countries as a synthesist and lobbyist. Lovins is the leading proponent of the soft energy path.
Later in 1979, Lovins married
The Lovins described the "hard energy path" as involving inefficient liquid-fuel automotive transport, as well as giant centralized electricity-generating facilities, often burning
In recent years, RMI has convened a team of designers and engineers to develop a super-efficient prototype automobile, which they have dubbed the Hypercar.
In December 2014, RMI merged with
Programs
RMI operates programs in many countries:[11]
- Carbon-Free Electricity
- Carbon-Free Buildings
- Carbon-Free Mobility
- Climate-Aligned Industries
- Breakthrough Technologies
- Climate Intelligence
- Urban Transformation
- Strategic Analysis & Engagement
- Global South
- China Program
- India Program
- US Program.
Electric vehicles
In January 2008, led by John E. Waters,
Bright Automotive sought with its Bright IDEA project to develop a brand new, 100 miles per US gallon (2.4 L/100 km; 120 mpg‑imp)
Books
Books published by RMI include:
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- ISBN 1-881071-07-3
- ISBN 1-85383-763-6
- ISBN 978-1-60358-371-8.
Recognition
Co-founder Amory Lovins received many awards.[18]
See also
- Association négaWatt
- E. Kyle Datta
- Negawatt power
- Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
- Soft energy path
- Soft energy technology
- Transition town
References
- ^ "RMI Names New CEO to Gain Momentum on Clean Energy Transition".
- ^ "RMI_Annual Report_FINAL_DIGITAL copy" (PDF). RMI.org. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Inside Amory's Brain".
- ^ "History". Rocky Mountain Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Trigg, Tali. "Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room Join Forces". scientificamerican.com. Scientific American. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Clancy, Heather (23 October 2017). "High aspirations: What's next for Rocky Mountain Institute". GreenBiz. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Deborah L. (30 April 2018). "Does Your Building Know 'WattTime' Is Best for Its Carbon Footprint?". Middle Market Growth. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "WattTime". Rocky Mountain Institute.
- ^ Roberts, David (7 May 2019). "We'll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world. That's huge". Vox.
- ^ Geman, Ben (2021-04-06). "Think tank launches climate news outlet powered by former Greentech Media staff". Axios. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Our Work". www.rmi.org. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Who We Are - Bright Automotive". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^ "Protecting & Restoring the Natural World". Turner Foundation. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "A new automotive company for a new era in America" (PDF). Bright Automotive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Who We Are". Bright Automotive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Advances by Converter Firms". California Cars Initiative. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Advanced Energy and Rocky Mountain Institute Announce Request for Information on Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment". Pitchengine. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Who we are". Rocky Mountain Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2018.