Monthly Archives: February 2017

Electrification May Be Key to Saving Utilities and the Environment

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor These are uncertain times for electric utilities. With flat load growth, increasing distributed energy, shrinking value for many large centralized power plants, and discussion around changing business models, electric utility shareholders are … Continue reading →

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Can Carbon Capture and Storage Do for Coal What President Trump Can’t?

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor A key promise of Trump’s presidential campaign was revitalization of the coal industry to maintain coal-related jobs in the U.S. But as we pointed out in our Energy Insider article  “The Election Is … Continue reading →

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Renewable Natural Gas: A Viable Fuel for Power Generation and Transportation

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor Most of us think of natural gas as a reliable, plentiful fossil fuel. Less discussed is its renewable equivalent: biomethane, a biogas that is the result of the decomposition of organic matter. Once processed, this … Continue reading →

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From Where Will the Next Wave of Energy Research and Development Come?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Energy is fundamental to modern life. Yet according to the International Energy Agency, more than 1.2 billion people live without access to electricity, and more than 2.7 billion are without clean cooking … Continue reading →

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