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Category Archives: Renewables
Will China transform the world of energy?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor When I started in the energy business back in the early 1980’s, the utility paradigm was to continually build more power plants to serve growing customer loads. This lead to environmental and … Continue reading
Is the U.S. Ready for National Greenhouse Gas Regulation?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Flash back eight years ago to 2005. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from energy consumption were increasing annually with emissions having grown by almost 20% since 1990. The Bush Administration announced in 2001 … Continue reading
Germany Provides Working Model for High-penetration Solar on the Distribution Grid
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Though in 2012 solar power made up approximately 0.1% of the electric generation in the United States, solar output has increased sevenfold over the last five years. Is it possible that this … Continue reading
Renewables Drive Western Electricity Markets to Real-time Competition
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Quietly, but seemingly inexorably, U.S. wholesale markets continue to march toward higher levels of competition. Later this year, Entergy will bring its 35,000 MW of load into the Midwest ISO (MISO). And … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged CAISO, Electric Markets, Electricity Training, Energy Training, MISO, Renewable Energy, Solar, System Operators, Wind power
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Renewables Development in the Emerging World May Lead to a New Energy Paradigm
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Do a Google search for renewable power and you will find thousands of links to sites covering renewable power development in the U.S. and in Europe. But outside of China and maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged DESERTEC, Energy Training, Renewable Energy, Renewable Generation, Renewable technology
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How Did U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit a 20-year Low?
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Over the last 10 years, we have seen arguments ebb and flow over greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Not too long ago, federal legislation limiting carbon emissions seemed imminent. Then the … Continue reading
Costa Rica’s Commitment to a Renewable Energy Future
Inside a wind turbine in Costa Rica by John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO With more than 90% of its electricity generated from renewable energy sources and goals to reach 95% by 2014, Costa Rica is certainly one of the greenest countries … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training, Renewables
Tagged Costa Rica, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
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Energy Management Applications Any Organization Can Afford
By Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice and guest blogger for Energy Currents As consumers seek awareness in terms of their energy consumption — both residential and commercial — new technologies are showing up across the market to perform a … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training, Renewables
Tagged Energy audit, Energy consumption, Energy Star, Green Button
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Is Solar Power (Once Again) Really On Its Death Bed?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor To hear some folks talk, solar power is a dying industry. We’ve seen this story before, they say: Remember the Jimmy Carter administration? And how Ronald Reagan took the solar panels off … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged Photovoltaic, PV Cells, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Solar, Solar panel, Solar Power, Steven Chu
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Energy Efficiency – Real Usage Reductions or Simply a Mirage?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), peak electric loads in the U.S. are 20,800 MW lower than they would be without utility energy efficiency programs[1]. If it is correct it represents … Continue reading
