Environmentally benign technologies can meet the president's hydrogen plan.
Henry R. Linden
Hydrogen is hot, but whether it really will fly is another story.
Jennifer Alvey
Persistent economic and political issues continue to prevent the expansion of nuclear power.
Michael T. Burr
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Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) named Howard M. Spinner as director of its Division of Economics and Finance, replacing Richard J. Williams. Williams is retiring after 22 years with the commission. Spinner has been with the SCC since 1998.
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council board of directors elected Jack L. King as its chair and Ronald D. Nunnally and Tim Newton as vice chairs.
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Martin Crotty and Dr. Soumen Ghosh joined SeaWest WindPower Inc. as senior vice president of operations and maintenance, and senior product manager of data services, respectively. Most recently, Crotty was director of operations for the Western Region of NRG Energy. Ghosh spent more than five years at ABB System Control and more than nine years at CMC.
Can utilities make a credible play for power line communications?
Jennifer Alvey
It's Now or Never for Power Line Broadband
Coal gasification as a transition plan to build lead time to develop sustainable, climate-friendly energy technologies.
Henry R. Linden
Coal gasification as a transition plan to build lead time to develop sustainable, climate-friendly energy technologies.
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Demand response could help solve some energy problems, but not without state regulators pushing for it.
Chris King and Dan Delurey
Gas-fired power is king today, but fuel diversity needs and new technologies may open the door for nuclear and coal.
Lori A. Burkhart
By Lori A. Burkhart
Gas-fired power is king today, but fuel diversity needs and new technologies may open the door for nuclear and coal.
The nation's demand for electricity is expected to grow by over 40 percent in the next 20 years, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meeting that need will require a great number of new generating plants. The burning question is, what will fuel these new plants?
Real-time pricing has been hindered by the misperception that a shift to RTP will create new types of risks, without creating benefits for utilities or customers.
Ahmad Faruqui and Melanie Mauldin
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