Sarah Golden
Sarah Golden brings more than a decade of experience in climate, clean energy and politics. Golden is a columnist at Trellis and a frequent speaker at industry events and podcasts. She also leads Trellis' flagship event, VERGE, focusing on how organizations are deploying climate tech to reduce emissions. Golden holds bachelor's degrees in politics and environmental studies from Whitman College, and was an Annenberg Dean’s Scholar at the University of Southern California, where she earned a master's degree in broadcast journalism. She also studied Financing and Deploying Clean Energy at Yale University, where she continues to serve as an Ambassador. She loves rivers, dogs and boats.
Balancing resilient energy and clean energy
With extreme weather becoming the norm across the United States, communities and companies are in need of clean backup power that can be deployed today. Read More
California just took a huge step towards building electrification
The new code passed by the California Energy Commission will include electric heat pumps as a baseline technology for new construction starting in 2023, taking a towards removing natural gas from buildings and requiring all new builds to be electric-ready. Read More
Amory Lovins: Decarbonizing industry isn't just about costs, it's about profits
A new paper, "Decarbonizing our toughest sectors — profitably," makes the case that deep decarbonization isn’t a cost: It’s an investment that will make communities and companies money. Read More
We're having a virtual power plant moment
When distributed energy resources are aggregated, these assets can do more than just help the owners; they can help the entire grid become more resilient by providing new, dispatchable resources to utilities. Read More
Q2 2021: Size matters to Amazon; creative tech giants; MGM's solar bet
The capacity of new renewable energy contracts disclosed by U.S. companies topped 3.2 gigawatts, beating last year's activity. Read More
Volvo's plan to drive the green steel market
The danger of low-carbon initiatives: If the premium is too high for decarbonized products, consumers could move to cheaper, less climate-aware brands. Read More
Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid
Here are three priorities to ensure the grid is resilient as the climate gets chaotic. Read More
The dam plan that works for everyone
The Uncommon Dialogue agreement outlines a process by which existing dams in the U.S. can either be upgraded to generate power or torn down to better support fish populations. Read More
How COVID is inspiring healthy, efficient buildings
Indoor air quality and sustainability measures may seem at odds, however it's clear the two objectives can be quite compatible. Read More
The circular economy meets decommissioned wind turbine blades
The current design makes blades difficult to recycle, but innovators are experimenting with ways to repurpose them for things such as playgrounds or to make them from different materials that can be reused at end of life. Read More
