Tag: Alternative Energy
National Author’s Day: Spotlighting Books Written by Energy Central Community Members!
Posted to Energy Central in the Utility Management Group image credit: https://diannmills.com/desk/november-1-national-authors-day-winner-announced/ Energy Analyst, Chester Energy and Policy…
Data Center Demand: Is It Time To Panic?
In 1998 false reports began circulating in the media about Bob Hope’s death prompting him to say that…
Savannah River National Lab Tackles Nuclear Fuel Challenges for SMRs and Microreactors
Savannah River National Lab Tackles Nuclear Fuel Challenges for SMRs and Microreactors SRNL Receives $6M to Lead Projects…
Brazil: Weather events, ANEEL and concessionaires
Brazil: Weather events, ANEEL and concessionairesEvery year, history repeats itself. Storms happen!How can we deal with the long…
Advantages of Micro-Inverters over traditional String Inverters by Phil Gaynor COO Solarsure.ie
Microinverters are devices used in solar energy systems that convert the direct current (DC) produced by individual solar…
Top Five Reasons Why People Don’t Trust Global Companies
We’re going is a different direction today. GlobalScan recently conducted a survey in 30 countries to querying people…
Transmission Backbone for Western Renewables
Renewables, mainly wind and solar, are expanding rapidly in my home state (California) and the rest of the…
Coming Soon To A Roof Near You: Electricity Too Cheap To Meter
Nuclear power will make electricity too cheap to meter,” a prediction made in a 1954 statement from the…
The Global Race for Advanced Nuclear Is On
In 2021, a coalition of organizations—Third Way, Pillsbury Law, ClearPath, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and Clean Air Task Force—released…
Why Utilities Choose Modern ACCC® Conductors Over Legacy ACSS Conductors
Background: Bare overhead aluminum conductors reinforced by steel core wires (ACSR conductors) have been used since the early…
Southwest Power Pool | Energy Central
image credit: Utility Dive retired MD, I write and lecture on energy, climate, grid, and epidemiology I post…
Cybersecurity & Grid-Edge DERMS | Energy Central
Last year, reports came out that cyberattacks on U.S. utility operators were on the rise, particularly driven by the…