Author Archive

Daniel Cohan

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University

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What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains

COMMENTARY | Virtual power sources typically are quicker to site and build, and can be cleaner and cheaper to operate, than new power plants.

  • By Daniel Cohan
Digital Government

Why Biden Just Declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels Essential to National Defense

An environmental engineering professor assesses their place in fighting the climate crisis.

  • By Daniel Cohan, The Conversation