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Develop a Sustainable Energy Future
Spotlight: R&D Strategy Roadmap
Southern Company’s R&D organization provides
innovative energy solutions and creates value
for customers in the evolving energy landscape.
Our research is facilitating the transition to a net-zero
future by exploring a full spectrum of solutions such
as more cost-effective and efficient carbon capture,
high-potential advanced nuclear technologies and nextgeneration power delivery and end-use innovations.
Southern Company has undertaken a systematic,
comprehensive review of our R&D plan, including the
identification of long-term objectives and aspirations
and development of a refined strategy roadmap. Our
roadmap prioritizes four primary objectives:
Advanced
Generation
Carbon
Capture
& Storage
Dispatchable
Renewables
Advanced
Nuclear
Negative
Emissions
Provide Delivery, Storage & Distributed
Generating Solutions
Energy
Storage
Reliability
& Resiliency
Zero-Carbon
Energy
Carriers
Distributed
Energy
Resources
Integrated
Energy
Delivery
• Develop a sustainable energy future
• Provide delivery, storage and distributed generating
solutions
• Support expanding customer needs
• Advance the existing generating fleet
Support Expanding Customer Needs
Building
Technology
Sustainability
Solutions
Data Analytics
for Business
Intelligence
Industrial
Process
Solutions
Low-Carbon
Transportation
Advance the Existing Generating Fleet
Address Legacy
Environmental
Risks
Increase Flexibility,
Maximize Efficiency,
Reduce Cost
Minimize
Stranded
Assets
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