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Insight Article | May 23, 2013 |
The United States has taken the lead yet again, but this time, we may not be so proud. We have surpassed every nation, including China, in the category of energy waste. Yes, our country wastes the most energy in the world. The U.S. has an energy efficiency of 42 percent, which means 58 percent of all the energy we produce is wasted! How can this happen?! -
Insight Article | May 22, 2013 |
The fate of SONGS, or the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, is at stake. But so, too, is the future of the nuclear resurgence, especially in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Now, more than ever before, Southern California Edison needs the type of outreach and the kind of connection that John Bryson had established with me 13 years earlier. It was personal and it was honest. And it was deeply appreciated. -
Insight Article | May 21, 2013 |
In Japan, there there may be more emphasis on solar cells, windmills, water-power, and geothermal energy. No credible Japanese economist, scientist or politician with an interest in energy issues actually believes that more than marginal gains are possible there with increased investment in water-power and geothermal energy. -
Insight Article | May 20, 2013 |
A divergent picture of coal is emerging. One is relaying the cold hard market-oriented facts and is pointing out that coal-dependent regions need to diversify their economies now. The other is saying that coal can reinvent itself, and it is arguing that mining companies have been making imprudent business decisions. -
Insight Article | May 19, 2013 |
Stimulus funds for smart grid projects are coming to a close, and industry experts are questioning whether electric grid enhancements will continue. The answer is a resounding yes. -
Battling for a Stake in Central Europe’s Energy FutureView from the Top | May 19, 2013 |
The Obama administration is helping the American nuclear power industry compete with government-owned rivals for nuclear reactor projects in Central Europe. I recently talked to U.S. Ambassador Norman L. Eisen about how the State Department is helping Westinghouse Electric sell its nuclear technology into two plants planned at Temelin, in the Czech Republic.
From the Editor's Desk - A Blog by Marty Rosenberg
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May 23, 2013
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There was smart grid. Then there was information analytics. Next up, some very smart energy researchers and thinkers believe, is transactive energy. Former utility exec, Roland J. Risser, now director of the Department of Energy's Building Technology Office, put it this way: "We need a whole new business model for utilities going forward." He made that comment today at "1st International Conference and Workshop on Transactive Energy" in rainy... -
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The Italian utility executive smiled thinly a few years back. He was explaining why his company’s investments in solar power were planted largely in the north of his country – when the sun beamed down much more intensely in the south. Similarly, the Oregon utility executive was a bit sheepish when I asked him why Oregon has been so bullish on solar when gray rainclouds blanket the region for a sizable stretch of the year. He...
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