Insights from our Editorial Team
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Apr 09, 2013 |
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on electrical power systems was widespread and in many areas extensive. The key to many restoration efforts was information. Beyond using basic information about the extent of outages derived from traditional sources, some utilities and grid operations were able to get more granular and more detailed information about specific problems by using some relatively new technologies.
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Apr 08, 2013 |
One of the few industrial components to have thrived over the last five years is that of the oil industry, which has taken some of its vast wealth and risked it to help build tomorrow’s energy technologies. And while the segment has not gone completely sour on alternative energy, it is now saying that it is getting more bang for its buck by investing in oil and gas development. What does this portend for the future of renewable energy and where those projects might raise funds?
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Apr 05, 2013 |
The federal and state assistance given to green energy is under sharp attack from free market thinkers. Part of their motive, though, is political -- to make “green energy” a dirty phrase so that oil and coal companies can increase their negotiating power. It’s a tack taken right from the environmental movement’s handbook. And it’s having an effect, causing wind developers to say last December that they would agree to a six-year phase out of their lucrative tax credit.
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Apr 03, 2013 |
In February, President Obama signed an executive order with the intentions of beefing up the cybersecurity protection for bits of critical infrastructure, including the electric power structure strewn across the country.
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Apr 01, 2013 |
Thirty-four years ago, I was just opening my eyes to the world. But they were not open to the energy sector -- much less to what happened at Three Mile Island 34 years ago or that I would one day cover this segment of the American economy.
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Milken Institute Study Provides FrameworkMar 28, 2013 |
In political circles where everything is polarized, it can be difficult to find common ground. But in the real world where there are no clear answers, such diplomacy is a must. And it is especially true when it comes to developing energy policy and when leveraging public and private funds.
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Mar 27, 2013 |
On February 12 2013, the President signed Executive Order (EO) 13636 entitled “Improving Critical Infrastructure (CI) Cybersecurity.” Working within the confines of existing laws and agency authority, the EO directs better cybersecurity information sharing, creation of a cybersecurity Framework, and development of a DHS voluntary to encourage the adoption of the framework by CI, all of it with civil liberties and privacy concerns in mind.
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Mar 26, 2013 |
Four years ago, the environmental movement had been riding high until its “magic carpet ride” suddenly crashed. But the re-election of Barack Obama has given the green cause renewed hope and one that is manifesting itself both on Capitol Hill and in the market place.
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Lawmakers Consider Changing the Renewable Fuels StandardMar 25, 2013 |
While the special interests are at odds over ethanol mandates, party leaders are coming together to examine whether the so-called Renewable Fuels Standard should continue or be modified.
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Mar 21, 2013 |
TransCanada has all the permits it needs to begin building in July the southern half of its Keystone XL Pipeline. To jumpstart the northern half, Congress will take up in May its twin measures to bypass the presidential approval process. While the Senate effort won’t likely survive a filibuster, the two bills are expected to win solid majorities in both chambers. That broad-based endorsement will give President Obama the cover he needs to grant his approval.
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