Report Examines Putting Power Lines in Transportation Corridors
A 41-page report issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission outlines both the barriers and opportunities for establishing high voltage transmission lines in the nation’s transportation corridors. FERC’s report – mandated by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into l...
Regional advantages will define future energy transitions, says Baker Institute expert
James A. Baker Institute of Public Policy(Image) HOUSTON – Different countries will respond in different ways to the challenges of economic growth and environmental sustainability based upon their regional advantages, according to a new paper by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to governments on both fronts, wrote Ken Medlock, a fellow in energy and resource economics at the Bake...
EPRI and GTI Launch Initiative to Accelerate Low-Carbon Energy Technologies
Des Plaines, IL (Aug. 10, 2020) – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. With increasingly ambitious decarbonization goals from private companies and governments alike, existing technology is not enough to achieve those targets. The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) is a unique, international collaborative spanning the electri...
Siemens Launches an Advanced Microgrid Demonstration Environment at Its New Jersey R&D Hub
New living lab incorporates photovoltaics, battery storage, power infrastructure equipment, building automation and cloud platforms, setting the standard for the next generation microgrid Microgrid lab will also result in a lower CO2 footprint for the Princeton facility Siemens USA has launched an advanced microgrid research and demonstration environment at its U.S. Corporate Technology headquarters in Princeton, NJ. The living lab will validate the latest technologies in order to pr...
China’s energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute
HOUSTON – Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has released its latest China Energy Map, an open-source, interactive chart of the country’s energy infrastructure. The map was created by Shih Yu (Elsie) Hung, a research manager at the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies, and Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the institute. “We are releasing the Baker Institute China Energy Map in the hope that an open, comprehensi...
New ASCE Publications Offers Insight for the Design Stage of Electric Transmission Structures
RESTON, Va. – In this age of increasing dependency on electricity to support digital lifestyles and economic development, new transmission lines are continually being required. Public opinion has evolved from welcoming new power lines as a sign of societal progress to now having to accept their presence on the landscape as a necessity. ASCE’s latest publication, Aesthetic Design of Electric Transmission Structures provides a greater understanding of aesthetics in the design of transmission li...
Addressing Catastrophic Threats to the US Electric Grid
Boulder, CO - Rocky Mountain Institute’s Electricity Program has released a report assessing the current approaches to grid resilience in the United States and providing recommendations for policymakers, regulators, and industry participants. Historical approaches to ensuring grid security in the United States are proving to be poorly suited to the emerging, catastrophic threats facing the grid. They are also incongruous with the ongoing technological transition that is rapidly reshaping the...
Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Announces Quickship Program for Automatic Transfer Switches at Healthcare Facilities
Designed to meet ever-changing market needs during COVID-19 Hingham, MA – Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announces its Quickship Program, which will be used for automatic transfer switches at healthcare facilities responding to the current global health crisis. Russelectric’s factories in Hingham, Massachusetts and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma have capabilities to meet expedited deliveries. Russelectric has manuf...
Fugro ramps up site characterisation programme for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind in US
Fugro has mobilised two additional vessels off the coast of New Jersey to support their ongoing site characterisation work for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and EDF Renewables North America. Operating in the Atlantic Shores lease area since May, Fugro now has three vessels on site with a fourth to be added later this month. The project involves collection of high resolution geophysical, benthic, and shallow geotechnical data within th...
Fundamental Exploration Into Future Clean Energy Technologies Receives DOE Support
$1.2 million in grants support Rensselaer research on nuclear energy technologies TROY, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $65 million in grants to support research that will advance safe, reliable, and clean nuclear energy. Among those projects are two led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which received a combined total of $1.2 million. The first is led by Jie Lian, a professor of mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer. It will examine an...
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