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Author Archives: Enerdynamics
Will Low Natural Gas Prices Continue?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator In 2016, annual average natural gas prices in the U.S. were the lowest since 1999. Source: EIA website Interestingly, this occurred even with a slight drop in production and slight increases … Continue reading
Electrification May Be Key to Saving Utilities and the Environment
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
Posted in Electricity
Tagged Electric Utilities, Electrification, GHG, Load Growth, Utility business model
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Can Carbon Capture and Storage Do for Coal What President Trump Can’t?
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
Renewable Natural Gas: A Viable Fuel for Power Generation and Transportation
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
Posted in Natural Gas, Renewables
Tagged Compressed Natural Gas, Renewable Energy, Renewable Fuel Standards, Renewable Natural Gas, RNG
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From Where Will the Next Wave of Energy Research and Development Come?
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
Do Your Employees Understand Wholesale Power Markets?
by Enerdynamics Staff Do your employees understand the electric services that are bought and sold in wholesale markets? Do they know which services are traded in bilateral, exchange, and centralized ISO markets? Can they explain to coworkers and customers how these … Continue reading
What Can the Energy Industry Expect Under the Trump Administration? Part II
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Last week we looked at how the incoming Trump administration may or may not significantly impact the energy industry, particularly the natural gas and coal sectors. This week we continue the discussion … Continue reading
What Can the Energy Industry Expect Under the Trump Administration?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator President Obama took office eight years ago determined to address the United States’ emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). The President was unsuccessful in getting Congress to take much action other than extending … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Training, Natural Gas, Uncategorized
Tagged Energy Policy, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Gas
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Natural Gas Companies Can Control Methane Emissions to Become More Environmentally Friendly
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Greenhouse gas emissions by the electricity industry have declined significantly in recent years due mainly to natural gas generation displacing coal generation as well growth in renewables output and flat end-use load … Continue reading
Electricity Will Bypass Any Border Walls
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator In recent years, U.S. imports of electricity from Mexico have grown significantly, mostly through bilateral energy sales into California. As Mexico implemented its electricity market reform earlier this year, Mexican officials … Continue reading
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