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RMI’s Electrification 101 series explores the challenges and opportunities that a rapidly electrifying transportation sector presents for the power grid, offering solutions to support proactive grid planning for oncoming EV charging needs. Find the other articles in the series be
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The Electrification 101 series explores the challenges and opportunities that a rapidly electrifying transportation sector presents for the power grid, offering solutions to support proactive grid planning for oncoming EV charging needs.
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It’s more important now than ever to strengthen and modernize the U.S. power grid as severe weather events become more frequent and intense.
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For first-time demand response (DR) customers, the commitment to reduce energy usage during periods of peak demand is new, but still impactful. Their participation in the DR program helps to destress and modernize the power grid and contributes to reducing emissions.
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Sustainability as a Business Imperative: Investing for Success Mon, 09/18/2023 - 13:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Originally published in Black Veatch's 2023 Sustainability Report By Deepa Poduval, SVP Global Sustainability Leader, Black Veatch In today’s world, sustainability has evolved from a corporate responsibility to a critical ethical and business imperative. To achieve sustainability goals effectively, organizations must both reexamine traditional thinking of sustai
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Black Veatch Appoints Industry Veteran as President, Asia-Pacific and India As Company Continues Growth Across the Regions Fri, 06/30/2023 - 08:00 Subheader Narsingh Chaudhary to succeed Hoe Wai Cheong who will retire at the end of 2023 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body BANGKOK, June 30, 2023 /3BL/ - Black Veatch, a leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, has named industry veteran Narsingh Chaudhary as President, Asia Pacific and India. Chaudh
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SCE’s parent helps lead electric industry, government partnership to safeguard the expanding power grid from cybercriminals.
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Educational workshops pair students with ComEd mentors to learn about careers in energy industry
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February is the heart of the winter storm season in the U.S., and electric utilities across the country are bracing for the likelihood of power blackouts.
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Orion Engineered Carbons (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, said today it will sharply reduce air emissions at its Borger, Texas, plant with new control technology. The $60 million project also involved upgrading the site’s cogeneration system, which takes heat created by the carbon black production process and converts it to electricity that can be used by the plant. The electricity is also sold back to the power grid. Such energy conservation equipment is used by many Orion pla
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Independent study by E3 says accelerated electrification, expanded renewables, and grid investment will be required to support decarbonization
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Chicagoland students wrap up fall semester of Create a Spark program, focused on building next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators
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Customers enrolling in the ConEd ecosave program to receive a free ecobee3 lite to support a more reliable electrical grid and help save on rising energy costs
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Black Veatch, Canary Media Report: Global Decarbonization Complex Amid Promise of Clean Energy Thu, 11/10/2022 - 10:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, November 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ - As a global climate change summit unfolds in Egypt, a survey-driven report by Black Veatch and Canary Media is highlighting the dynamics of clean energy despite unusual power sector volatility amid global decarbonization and widening adoption of renewable energy and o
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Green hydrogen, along with other initiatives, should significantly reduce carbon footprint at INNIO’s Jenbacher site.
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Excess power and heat generated by INNIO once hydrogen supply is in place will be fed into local power grid and district heating network.
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North American fresh foods producer now leading in energy independence through innovative fuel cells, solar and battery deployments
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With the new infusion of federal funds for grid upgrades, survey-driven report amplifies the need for proactive approaches
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Citizens announced today that it has entered into a power purchase agreement with Ørsted, supporting the construction of the Sunflower Wind Project, which will match 100% of Citizens’ power consumption across its entire operational footprint with renewable energy credits. “The Sunflower Wind Project marks an important milestone for Citizens as we continue our journey to support a more sustainable future alongside our customers, colleagues, shareholders and communities,” said Beth Johnson, Chief
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With the new infusion of federal funds for grid upgrades, survey-driven report amplifies the need for proactive approaches SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:OVERLAND PARK, Kan., September 20, 2022 /3BL Media/ – In an increasingly decarbonizing world, the U.S. electric industry is transforming itself as the growth of renewable energy and evolving distributed energy use forces utilities to find ways to accommodate new sources of power. Power-disrupting weather events and wildfires propelled by clima
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Survey-driven ‘Energy Transition Snapshot 2022’ examines current volatility, progress in evolving energy ecosystem amid release of the Inflation Reduction Act SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:OVERLAND PARK, Kan., August 23, 2022 /3BL Media/ - As global decarbonization accelerates through widening adoption of renewable energy and other green technologies, a new survey-driven report by Black Veatch and Canary Media highlights the pace and progress of clean energy despite this year’s unusual volatil
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The NineDot site, including the first Tesla Megapack system deployed in New York City, is a model for urban clean energy projects
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Today, CTC Global applauds the Unites States House of Representatives for passing H.R. 5118 - the Wildfire Response and Drought Resilience Act. Among many other important features, the Act directs the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct a study on the ability of advanced transmission technologies, including low-sag advanced conductors, to reduce the vulnerability of electric grid infrastructure to energy disruptions caused by natural disasters and extreme weather. CTC Global anticipates the stu
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MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, adds 2.25 MW to the grid with 7,000 solar panels at its Sheboygan, Wis. site, which are now fully installed.
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Zero-Waste Mills: Overcoming Sustainability Challenges Wed, 07/20/2022 - 15:00 Subheader By Devane Sharma Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body As one of the most significant industrial sectors, particularly in the Indonesian economy, it’s crucial that the palm oil industry incorporates sustainability into its operations. In every step of Musim Mas’ vertically integrated production, we continuously look into ways to sustainably meet the world’s palm oil demand. At our 15 mills with pl
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2023 application process now open for startups addressing climate change in Atlantic City, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Del.
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New Product Supports Corporate Decarbonization Initiatives and Automatically Generates Real-Time Impact Reports for ESG Requirements
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First Study Launched in Concert with EPRI’s Climate READi™: Power Initiative
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10-year diverse supplier spend reaches $6.4 billion
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SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:Though weather-related disruptions to the power grid are nothing new, the increase in extreme weather events caused by climate change means power system failures are much more frequent. But as customers feel the effects of more and more outages, those very events are sparking positive change by bringing light to the weaknesses of our aging energy systems. In a recent article for Electric Energy Online, Arron Lewis, vice president of energy utilities in Black Veatc
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In collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation, ComEd has provided over 30,000 free trees and shrubs to date
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How can we best support rapid decarbonization while maintaining the reliability of our power grid and accomplish these twin goals at least cost to the American people?
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Entergy Louisiana recently completed an $86 million transmission system upgrade in Lafourche Parish, improving resiliency and reliability of the local power grid for approximately 10,000 customers in the Bayou Region.
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SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:Wind and solar may be the generation staples of our clean energy future, but they cannot exist successfully without flexible transmission infrastructure. As countries around the world continue to develop their clean energy landscapes, weaving together a complex mixture of wind, solar, hydropower and clean-burning fuels, it imperative they plan ahead for the upgrading and development of transmission infrastructure to support this new generation mix, explains a rece
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By 2030, up to half of new electric vehicles could be capable of charging their batteries while they’re plugged in and discharging electricity stored in their batteries back onto the power grid.
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The convener of large energy customers unveils multi-year strategy to transform energy markets and global advancement of carbon-free energy
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Entergy stepped beyond the power grid again this year to support its communities in Louisiana by partnering with food pantries and nonprofits to fight community hunger.
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Leading Distributed Energy Resource Management Company Leverages Unique Intelligent Automation Platform to Drive Decarbonization and Sustainability Goals
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SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:NEWARK, N.J., October 28, 2021 /3BL Media/ - PSEG and Ørsted today announce that the companies have submitted several joint proposals for offshore wind transmission that support New Jersey’s ambitious clean energy goals. Submitted into the PJM State Agreement Approach Proposal Window, the joint proposals are collectively named Coastal Wind Link and are designed to deliver thousands of megawatts of offshore wind energy into New Jersey, dra
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Solar energy could power 40 percent of America’s electricity by 2035, according to a new study released by the US Department of Energy (DOE).
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SOURCE: Black Veatch DESCRIPTION:The power grid, vulnerable to harsh climate conditions, is struggling in the face of increasingly common extreme weather events. To keep up, the power industry must evolve quickly to ensure that generation, transmission, and distribution systems can withstand heavy storms and droughts while still meeting customer demands. According to Black Veatch’s 2020 Strategic Directions: Election Report, aging infrastructure, aging workforce, and system upgrades and moderniza
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~Maker of New-Tech Water Refill Stations Sees Major Consumer Shift Away from Plastic Waste with More Responsible Choices for their Drinking Water~
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Energy Star recognizes Emerson’s Sensi thermostat, the first-ever smart thermostat to win honor, for second consecutive year
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Jessica Hendrickson has had many careers. Her curiosity and drive led her through a 20-year utility career to her current role as manager of Duke Energy’s transmission construction projects in Florida.
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New SCE white paper points out that the effects of climate change also are driving needed grid evolution
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Iconic American brands including Amazon, Facebook, General Motors, McDonald’s, Pepsi Co, Target and Walmart sign on to statement outlining specific federal policies to decarbonize the power system
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Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced that its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility\rconnected to the power grid and began operating on Dec. 11, 2020. At 300 megawatts/1,200 megawatt-hours, the lithium-ion battery storage system...
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SOURCE: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) DESCRIPTION:We are at a critical juncture in determining the future stability and health of the world’s economies. How businesses and governments choose to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis will either revert to the short-sighted economic practices of the past or accelerate the transition to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy that is more resilient and better equipped to mitigate and combat future crises. Although the pandemic has brought tremendous hard
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The year two application process is now open for startup projects addressing climate change in Atlantic City, NJ, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE
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Alliant Energy cooperated with a group to transform an alleyway. By removing the overhead power lines and putting them underground, the area became a usable and attractive public gathering space that showcases local artwork.
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Solar Energy Industries Association acknowledges Fifth Third’s Corporate Solar Leadership