New techs like AI are helping create "new energy era," says U.S. energy secretary

HOUSTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States is embracing "news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new American news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy era" with the help of innovation and news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new technologies like artificial intelligence, U.S. news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Wednesday.

"We're approaching the dawn of what I called the news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new American news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy era, an era of vastly improved news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy choice for the entire world where we embrace news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new and smarter ways to reach our news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy and our environmental goals," Perry told the 38th CERAWeek, an news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy event organized by information provider IHS Markit.

Perry recalled that there used to be a pessimistic view of global news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy which claimed that the days of news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy abundance were over and that if news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new reserves found would be too costly to retrieve or would harm the environment.

"And now through this cascade of innovation, we're producing a wider range of fuels, more abundantly, more affordably," he said. "We're using them more cleanly, more efficiently than ever."

The United States now exports liquefied natural gas (LNG) to 34 countries on five continents, and American coal exports had their second best year ever last year, Perry said.

"It's thanks to innovation, we've got more than enough news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy to share with the world," he said.

The 38th CERAWeek, which kicked off on Monday, gathers more than 4,500 guests and speakers in the news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy, technology and financial sectors from over 70 countries and regions this year. The meeting also includes a special dialogue on China as well as the Asian news.cn/en/tag/i0xadknz89c47bda0b1993/index.html" target="_blank">Energy market.