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A Brighter Future for Coal Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycles? Part II
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Last week in Part I of this post we examined what a coal Integrated Gasification Combined-cycle (IGCC) unit is, how it works, and how it may change the future of coal as a … Continue reading
A Brighter Future for Coal Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycles?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In the U.S. and some other markets around the world, the future of coal generation appears uncertain as concerns about emissions including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrous oxides (NOx), mercury, and carbon dioxide … Continue reading
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
When Onsite Energy Training Makes Economic Sense
By John Ferrare, Enerdynamics’ CEO At the public seminars we host across the country, I often meet groups of attendees from the same company who are taking advantage of our buy-three-get-the-fourth-free policy. It’s not unusual to see the same company … Continue reading
Demand Side Management and Its Impact on Wholesale Electricity Markets
By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor The debate over the impact of demand response and energy efficiency in the wholesale power markets remains active. On the surface, there is an intuitive belief that if we better manage and even reduce demand, … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged demand response, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Electricity Education, Electricity Training, Energy Education, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, ISO-New England, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, New England, PJM Interconnection
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Gas-to-Liquids: What Is It and How May It Change the Natural Gas Marketplace? Part II
by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor NOTE: In Part I of this article we discussed what GTL is and how it works. Part II looks at where GTL is becoming a major market player as well as if and how GTL … Continue reading
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Tagged Gas to liquids, GTL, Liquefied Natural Gas, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Markets, Natural Gas Training
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Gas-to-Liquids: What Is It and How May It Change the Natural Gas Marketplace? Part I
by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor Gas-to-liquids (GTL) is a technology that chemically converts natural gas to a liquid synthetic fuel that can be used in place of diesel and jet fuels. The process is based on work done by scientists … Continue reading
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Is Offshore Wind Power a U.S. Reality?
by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor Note: This blog post is an excerpt from an article recently featured in our Q2 2012 issue of Energy Insider. To read the full article, click here. Today wind turbines generate about 3% of electricity … Continue reading
Breaking Down Net Zero Building: Reality or Wishful Thinking?
By Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice and guest author to Enerdynamics’ Energy Currents Commercial and industrial facilities throughout the United States account for 40% of all energy use. That said, as part of the Energy Independence and Security … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Energy Education, Energy intensity, Energy Training, NetZero
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Electric and Gas Utilities’ Response to Wildfires
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Here in Enerdynamics’ Laporte office we can see the smoke from the High Park Fire – reportedly the third largest wildfire in Colorado history – as it burns in the hills west … Continue reading
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