Thank you for checking out the Generation Network Community Manager digest. This piece compiles important articles that concern different elements of the power generation side of the utility sector. The articles referred to in this piece are just a small smattering of the content posted on Energy Central, so make sure to check the rest of the site.
Get to Know Your Community Members – This Month’s Member Spotlight
Spotlight: Nadia Mahdi
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Name and Title: Nadia Mahdi, Electrical Engineer, EnMS Expert
Topics of Focus: Renewable energy, solar design, energy management
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Top Content This Month
DERMS – a technology providing no new, but perhaps negative value? by Alex Cannara
Is DERMS technology overhyped? This article critically examines whether Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems are truly adding value—or even creating challenges—for grid modernization and energy management.
“DERMS: “Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems”.“Beware acronyms bearing high word counts” (unknown skeptic). And KISS, the engineering mantra: ”Keep it simple, stupid”.As an old hardware/software/network/security engineer, with some experience in CPUC hearings (even during power failures), let’s start with a dose of reality”
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Things to Ponder: Nuclear Power by Doug Houseman
Nuclear power’s role in a sustainable energy future sparks complex questions and debates. This article invites you to explore the considerations around nuclear energy, from safety to sustainability, as we rethink its place in the global power mix.
“BNEF has just found that we will only reduce GHG by 22% by 2030, instead of the needed 50%. Likely we will not make it to 22% given AI and other new loads. South Korea has shown that with the right MOJO, a country can build Nuclear Reactors in 4 years for under $5 billion dollars.”
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The Future of U.S. Offshore Wind: Floating Wind as an Innovative Alternative by Joseph Spadoro
Nuclear power’s role in a sustainable energy future sparks complex questions and debates. This article invites you to explore the considerations around nuclear energy, from safety to sustainability, as we rethink its place in the global power mix.
“The United States is poised to become a major player in offshore wind energy, with federal targets set to install 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2030, including 15 GW of floating offshore wind by 2035.”
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Recent Q&A in the Community
Q: Design Basis Threat, do you have one for every location? Why/Why not?
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Q: What technology, innovation, or strategy do you see creating the next major opportunities in wind power? [Global Wind Day Q&A]
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Q: What has been your experience with Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM)?
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Relevant Recent Episodes of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast
Episode #180: “Balancing Clean Energy Expansion with Wildlife Protection” with Veronica Ung-Kono, Staff Attorney and Clean Energy Transmission Policy Specialist at the National Wildlife Federation [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast]
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Episode #172: “The Journey from Pilot to Utility-Scale Virtual Power Plants” with Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer at MCE [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast]
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