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Author Archives: Enerdynamics
Why Solving the Natural Gas Fracking Conundrum Matters – A LOT!
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In our earlier blog posts, The Natural Gas Fracking Debate: What Is Fracking and Why Does It Matter?, we discussed the environmental issues involved with fracking. Our discussion examined why it is unclear … Continue reading
IT’s Growing Need for Energy Business Training
By John Ferrare, Enerdynamics’ CEO There is little argument that the energy industry needs to learn more about information technology (IT). On the electric side, IT is critical to running power plants, operating transmission systems, scheduling power flows, and accurately … Continue reading
How to Understand Electric Market Structures
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor Understanding how electric markets are structured used to be simple. Just figure out who the vertically integrated utility is, then who regulates it and how. But since the days of deregulation (or … Continue reading
The Natural Gas Fracking Debate: What Is Fracking and Why Does It Matter? Part II
EPA Headquarters – Image via Wikipedia By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Considering the benefits outlined in The Natural Gas Fracking Debate: What Is Fracking and Why Does It Matter? Part I, fracking sounds great. It gives access … Continue reading
The Natural Gas Fracking Debate: What Is Fracking and Why Does It Matter? Part I
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Those who follow environmental issues and/or are involved in the energy industry have no doubt heard about the fracking debate. One headline announces that fracking is a huge advancement that has given … Continue reading
Are Renewables Vital to Our Nation’s Security?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In the hallways, offices and hearing rooms of energy policy makers the debate goes on. Are renewables just a fashionable trend that we as a nation can’t afford to spend our time … Continue reading
Why Bill Gates Still Believes in Nuclear Power
Image via Wikipedia by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Nuclear, once the bane of environmentalists, found more and more acceptance as concerns over global warming shifted from radiation to greenhouse gas emissions. Some environmentalists spoke in favor of … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Bill Gates, Energy, Energy development, Energy Training, Nuclear, Nuclear power, Steven Chu
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How to Deal with Low Probability, High Impact Risks
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor A pipeline explodes and bursts into flames in California. An earthquake followed by a tsunami results in nuclear disaster in Japan. Once the initial impacts have been addressed, serious questions follow: What … Continue reading
Has the Need for Remote North American Natural Gas Been Supplanted by Shale Gas?
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor Just a few years ago, Americans thought domestic natural gas supply could not keep up with growing demand. Forecasts indicated that the U.S. would need gas supply from Alaska, Arctic Canada, and … Continue reading
Solar Installations Up 66 Percent in Q1 2011 Compared to Q1 2010
by Enerdynamics staff Based on reports of exponential growth from Q1 2010 to Q1 2011, the U.S. solar industry’s future seems as bright as the sun that fuels it. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight™: Q1 2011 released in … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged CSP, Energy, Photovoltaic, PV, Renewable, Solar cell, Solar Energy Industries Association, Solar Power
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