NEDO members joined the 19th annual VerdeXchange Conference in Los Angeles, California where NEDO Chairman Tamotsu Saito delivered a keynote speech. Highlights from the conference have been gathered into the following presentation.

Photo Credit: Sosuke Tanaka Global fuel prices have spiked since the start of the war in Iran and the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz. As of May 13, the average cost of gasoline in the U.S. is $4.51 per gallon compared with $3.15 per gallon a year ago according to AAA. Drivers in California, the state with the highest fuel costs, are paying an average of $6.15 per gallon. Historically, California often has the most expensive gas with a difference consistently around

By Sean Miki Program Manager, Energy Policy and Technology Hydrogen technology has the potential to play an important role in meeting California’s clean energy and transportation goals, but recent data shows that the state’s hydrogen light-duty vehicle market has struggled to grow. Earlier this year, the California Energy Commission announced that California had reached a milestone of 2.5 million cumulative new zero-emission vehicle sales in 2025. The news came amidst a nati

By Sean Miki Program Manager, Energy & Environment With the start of a new year, one key energy trend that defined 2025 and is worth looking back on was the rapid rise of data centers and artificial intelligence. After 20 years of relatively flat load growth in the U.S. , new data centers are largely driving a sharp increase in electricity demand. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration A 2024 report from the U.S. Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab