Benjamin K. Sovacool

Place of work: Singapore
University:

National University of Singapore

Laboratory:

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Resume

Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is an Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is also a Research Fellow in the Energy Governance Program at the Centre on Asia and Globalization. Dr. Sovacool has worked as a researcher, professor, and consultant on issues pertaining to energy policy, the environment, and science and technology policy. He has served in advisory and research capacities at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Electric Power Networks Efficiency and Security Program, Virginia Tech Consortium on Energy Restructuring, Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Semiconductor Materials and Equipment International, U.S. Department of Energy’s Climate Change Technology Program, and the International Institute for Applied Systems and Analysis near Vienna, Austria. Dr. Sovacool has published more than 80 academic articles and presented at more than 30 international conferences and symposia. He is the co-editor with Marilyn A. Brown of Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths (2007) and the author of The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United States (2008). He is also a frequent contributor to such journals as Electricity Journal and Energy Policy.

Contributions


Is Hydrogen Research Driven by Fantasy? 2 Feb, 2010 12:09 pm A new study finds that research efforts at creating a hydrogen economy may be driven more by fantasy than sound science....

Averting 22 Water-Electricity Crises in the United States 27 Jul, 2009 09:29 pm Conventional power plants could create severe water shortages in 22 metropolitan areas by 2025....

Save Birds by Promoting Wind Energy 9 May, 2009 10:53 am A new study shows that wind farms and nuclear power plants are substantially better for avian wildlife than fossil-fueled power stations....

What's the Best Way to Promote Renewable Electricity? 15 Apr, 2009 06:33 am A new study shows there is no single best way to promote renewable electricity; a combination of policies is needed....

The Benefits of Plugging-In Your Vehicle 18 Mar, 2009 04:11 pm Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles could drastically alter our conception of transportation for the better, but face potential social obstacles....

Need More Energy? Look to the Islands 6 Jan, 2009 09:02 pm Islands offer many advantages for hosting wind farms without the problems of mounting wind turbines in a hostile marine environment. ...

How Much Will New Nuclear Power Plants Cost? 2 Nov, 2008 03:03 pm The costs of building new American nuclear reactors may be much higher than quoted by the industry. ...

Transform America’s Approach to Energy R&D 29 Sep, 2008 01:18 pm The U.S. federal government should fully fund ARPA-E, its transformative energy R&D organization. ...

Nuclear power: False climate change prophet? 21 Jul, 2008 09:31 am A new study reveals that nuclear power is not as clean as the industry claims....

The Costs of Major Energy Accidents, 1907 to 2007 29 Apr, 2008 12:11 pm Conventional energy technologies-- namely nuclear, coal, oil, gas, and hydroelectric power generators-- may kill more people than you think....

Is the Danish Renewable Energy Model Replicable? 20 Mar, 2008 10:51 am Energy policymakers wishing to promote clean energy would do well to replicate Denmark’s approach to electricity regulation....

Renewable Energy Technologies Just as Reliable as Fossil Fuel Plants 24 Jan, 2008 01:15 pm The "intermittency" of wind and solar is not a reason to reject renewables...

What's Really Wrong With Nuclear Power? 30 Nov, 2007 01:30 pm In terms of its achievable potential, financial and social cost, and even carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear power is not an optimal solution. ...

Oil Independence Possible for U.S. by 2030 26 Oct, 2007 11:49 am Oil independence is possible for the U.S. if comprehensive and aggressive energy policies are implemented aimed at reducing demand for oil, increasing...

Nuclear vs. Coal: A False Choice? 24 Sep, 2007 03:59 pm Anybody that has recently watched television discussions about electricity policy or read popular newspaper articles in the U.S. may be convinced that...