Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:34:30 +0000
Perhaps the most devastating thing that could happen in any developed country would be widespread catastrophic damage to its electric power grid. Nearly everything in an industrialized nation relies on […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:16:28 +0000
The U.S. Gulf Coast offers some of the greatest potential for renewable energy development in the country. According to a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study, Florida, Texas, and Louisiana rank second, third, and fourth, respectively, in net technical energy resource potential for offshore wind. The large energy resource in these three southern states is […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:30:59 +0000
When you study the history of hydropower, you expect to learn about people like British-American engineer James Francis, who developed the first modern hydro turbine in 1849. A testament to his genius is that the Francis turbine continues to be the most widely used water turbine in the world today. Or you assume American inventor […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:01:08 +0000
It seems like industry insiders have been lamenting the aging power workforce for decades. Yet, there is still a large percentage of workers in the current workforce that are retirement eligible—some studies suggest the percentage is as high as 40%. Meanwhile, the energy transition has created a large number of new jobs building and operating […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:54:52 +0000
If you’ve been in the power industry workforce for any significant length of time, you may have asked your supervisor at some point “Why am I doing this?” regarding a task that you were assigned, only to have them respond, “We’ve always done it this way.” That’s because the power industry has a reputation for […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:54:52 +0000
If you’ve been in the power industry workforce for any significant length of time, you may have asked your supervisor at some point “Why am I doing this?” regarding a task that you were assigned, only to have them respond, “We’ve always done it this way.” That’s because the power industry has a reputation for […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:46:18 +0000
Hydropower projects frequently face resistance from environmental groups for a variety of reasons. One of the more common objections to hydro is the high turbine-induced mortality of fish. The passage of fish through hydroelectric turbines can quickly prove fatal—a danger that increases with the size of the fish. Furthermore, if several hydropower plants are located […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:57:22 +0000
Economic development can be a challenge for leaders in rural communities. Often, it’s hard to attract businesses to rural areas because the local workforce may not have the skills or numbers required to meet companies’ needs. But opportunities that haven’t been widely available in the past exist today for rural communities due to the energy […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 23:20:20 +0000
The Duquesne Light Co. (DLC) may not be among the best-known electric power companies in the U.S., but for its customers in Allegheny and Beaver counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, the company has been a steady presence in the community for more than a century. “We are a Pittsburgh-based utility company. We’ve been in operation for […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 03:22:01 +0000
Bitcoin mining is the process used to generate new coins and verify new transactions. The process involves vast, decentralized networks of computers around the world that verify and secure blockchains, the virtual ledgers that document cryptocurrency transactions. In return for contributing their computing power, miners are rewarded with new coins. The process ultimately requires a […]
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