A Guide To Disaster Preparedness — Part Two

Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:19:56 +0000

Due to climate change, 100-year, 500-year, and even 1000-year weather events are happening with alarming regularity. Unfortunately, we are still not at a mitigation level to avoid 1.5ºC or even 2ºC (2.7° F to 3.6° F) temperature rise

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Good Water Treatment Systems Need Both Equipment and Chemistry [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:38:16 +0000

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Proper water treatment is vital to successful power plant operation. The water treatment system must be designed appropriately, implementing a suitable water chemistry program, and operated and monitored correctly. Having adequate training and utilizing the services of a knowledgeable partner can be invaluable. Three water industry experts from U.S. Water, a Kurita company, were recent […]

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Recruiting the New Power Workforce [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:54:10 +0000

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It’s a time of great transition in the power industry. Not only are generation resources changing, but so are the work skills needed to operate and maintain those resources. Meanwhile, a large number of workers are reaching retirement age, leaving open positions that had long been filled by highly experienced staff. And the talent pool […]

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Biofuels Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 96%

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:55:06 +0000

biofuel studyResearch by three national laboratories has created a new process that converts ethanol to fuels in one step. The result could be a reduction in greenhouse gases from transportation by up to 96%

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Ritter’s Message: Market Forces Drive Growth in Distributed Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:26:07 +0000

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Market forces are playing as much if not more of a role than regulatory policy in the transition from fossil-fueled power generation to renewables, as utilities in the U.S. and worldwide establish decarbonization goals. That was the message from Bill Ritter Jr., former governor of Colorado, during his keynote address at POWER’s Distributed Energy Conference […]

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US Non-Hydro Renewables Grow 6.2%, Provide 11.4% Of US Electricity

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:55:16 +0000

A new analysis of recently released data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) by the SUN DAY Campaign has highlighted the fact that renewable energy sources accounted for 18.49% of US electrical generation during the first eight months of 2019 — up from 17.95% a year earlier. 

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Indian State Of Punjab Plans 21% Electricity From Renewables By 2030

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:30:41 +0000

The north Indian state of Punjab has issued a draft renewable energy policy with a target to procure 21% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by

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