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Can Flexible Generation Make for a Happy Marriage between Renewables and Natural Gas?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Instructor Renewable power and natural gas generation have somewhat of a love-hate relationship. On one hand, they are symbiotic: Variable renewable resources need flexible generation resources to pick up load when the wind doesn’t … Continue reading
The Business of Wind: Top Wind Power Installations of Q1 2011
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Instructor Wind power is big business in many states and is only growing bigger as market demand for renewable power grows. According to the American Wind Energy Association: “The first quarter of 2011 saw … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged Renewable, Renewable Energy, Wind farm, Wind generation, Wind power, Wind turbine
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Texas Outages Due to Physical Problems, not Market Failure
by Greg Stark, Enerdynamics Instructor Back in February, I wrote a blog post titled Why Does Cold Create Outages in Texas?, which examined the series of events leading up to and the possible reasons for central Texas’ rolling blackouts of … Continue reading
Mother Nature’s Wrath: Could a Devastating Hurricane Season Wreak Havoc on Natural Gas Markets?
by Cynthia Ellis, Enerdynamics Sales Manager, Texas/Southeast Watching the recent news coverage of the devastating tornadoes and their unusual size and ferocity, I couldn’t help but wonder about the 2011 hurricane season. Is it possible that this year’s hurricanes could … Continue reading
Japan Looks to Renewable Energy Technology to Maintain, Rebuild in the Wake of Disaster
by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor Aftershocks are still being felt in Tokyo more than two months after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the coastline of northeastern Japan. But the repercussions of the subsequent meltdown of the Fukushima … Continue reading
Is the Era of Abundant, Long-term, Low-cost Natural Gas Truly Here? Part II
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President In last week’s blog post (Is the Era of Abundant, Long-term, Low-cost Natural Gas Truly Here? Part I) I discussed the price volatility that has impeded growth of the natural gas industry and how many … Continue reading
Is the Era of Abundant Long-term Low-cost Natural Gas Truly Here? Part I
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President In the mid 1990s, I attended a speaking engagement by Larry Bickle, then CEO of gas marketing company Tejas Power. In the room full of natural gas producers and marketers, Bickle asked, “How many people … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Gas
Tagged Gas Pipelines, Natural Gas, Natural gas education, Natural gas industry, Natural gas supply, Oil and Gas
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Can Solar Power on Our Rooftops Compete with Existing Generation on Price?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President Imagine a world in which photovoltaic (PV) solar power installed on the rooftop of your house was a cheaper source of power than the existing fleet of coal, natural gas, nuclear and hydro generating units. Such … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged Energy Education, Photovoltaic, PV, Renewable Energy, Solar Power
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Are Capacity Markets Necessary in Competitive Wholesale Markets?
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President At a recent Enerdynamics seminar, I was asked if capacity markets are necessary in a competitive wholesale market. With Entergy planning to join MISO, competitive wholesale markets are becoming an increasingly large portion of the … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
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Was Rockies Express a Mistake? Part II
By Belinda Petty, Enerdynamics Instructor As I discussed in Part I of this article, Rockies Express or REX was slated to be among the biggest, most impactful pipeline projects in U.S. natural gas history. The project, which commenced in 2004, … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Gas
Tagged Energy, Gas Pipeline, Marcellus Formation, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas
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