Profiles in Innovation: Zachary Wassenberg
Burns & McDonnell
“The RealWear device is a voice activated technology that reduces costs and make us more effective. At its core, it’s a safety technology that makes people hands free.”
Law & Lawyers
A Public Power CEO, on Leadership
Seattle City Light
“We’re starting to understand that recovery, especially in urban areas, will be slower than we had hoped.”
Profiles in Innovation: Geoff Blanford
EPRI
“We’re extending our modeling tools to be able to capture this new set of technologies, thinking about where they might be in 10, 20 or 30 years.”
Edison International CEO on Diversity Transparency
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“Our company can make sure we’re doing everything possible to have a level playing field, and open doors, to create a place where all talents can thrive.”
Profiles in Innovation: Maria Guimaraes Biagini
EPRI
“In nuclear construction, inspecting by removing samples from the structure is not desirable. That is when nondestructive evaluation becomes a key factor in allowing us to inspect.”
United States Energy Association Looks Back and Forward
USEA
“The unique contributions that USEA is making are extraordinary in the international and national communities.”
Profiles in Innovation: Anil Kondabathini, HyoJong Lee, Reynaldo Nuqui, Jiuping Pan
Hitachi ABB Power Grids
“The hacker can ramp down or up the DC power. We monitor those. If the behavior is not consistent with normal operation, we stop the command from being executed.”
USEA Advanced Energy Technology Forum
Meaningful Moments
“We have to clean electricity. There will be more coal to gas. There will be more renewables, but we need to make sure the largest source of clean energy, nuclear, stays online.”
Profiles in Innovation: Dave Geier and Stephen Johnston
San Diego Gas & Electric
Their project prevents mylar balloons from causing a blackout or fire when they float into a power line.
Rethinking Resiliency
2020’s Lessons on Grid Hardening
The new normal of COVID-19 and pandemic-related health requirements has coincided with the new reality of increasing severe weather events and fires.