Emerson's Douglas Morris of the Power and Mining industry teams, shares the latest trends in renewable energy in Germany in today's post. It's been an active week for stories about the power industry: the impact of renewable power in Germany; the nuclear industry in...
renewable energy
Ultra-Supercritical Boilers-a More Efficient Approach
Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the Mining and Power Industries shares an update on ultra supercritical boiler technology. An August 26 Bloomberg article, China Power Seen Doubling With Renewables as Coal Holds Sway, noted that China's electrical generating capacity...
Operational Flexibility in Power Means More Revenue
Flexibility to meet changing customer demand benefits many manufacturers. This is especially true in the power industry as Emerson's Douglas Morris explains. With the growth of renewable power, generators are working to improve the flexibility of their thermal power...
Water-the Big Mining Problem
Whether you live in parts of the world experiencing drought conditions, or are in a water-intensive industry such as mining, water availability is a key issue. Emerson’s Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the mining industry team, explores mining’s water...
The Ability to Juggle-A Key Skill for Power Companies
Electrical power producers are challenged with changing mixes of fuel sources due to economics, government incentives and hurdles, and technical challenges from variable sources such as solar and wind power. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the Power and Mining...
The Challenge of Distributed Generation
Change from decentralized forces is impacting many industries including publishing, music, organizational hierarchies and more. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the power and metal & mining industry teams, looks at its impact on electrical power providers....
The Shakeout of Solar Power?
Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team highlights the challenges facing solar power panel manufacturers. On a number of occasions, we've discussed issues facing renewable power, but the recent announcements about companies struggling within...
The Changing Global Energy Mix
Emerson's Thomas Snowdon, a member of the Power & Water Solutions team, shares his thoughts on the changing global energy mix. A recent Power Magazine article, Global Gas Glut, made much of the prediction that shale gas production and its use is likely to grow...
Increasing Role for Renewable Photovoltaic Power Generation
Photovoltaic power generation technology has been available for decades. Emerson's Thomas Snowdon shares how advancements in this technology in recent years will soon make it, without subsidies, cost competitive with fossil fuel-based power generation. Recent news...
Moving Renewable Energy Forward
As global energy consumption continues to rise, Emerson's Alternative Energy industry leader, Alan Novak, shares his thoughts on the role of consistent tax policy in growing the renewable power portion of the overall energy supply. The debate continues in the US over...
Financial Challenges in Scaling First of a Kind Technologies
Douglas Morris, who is part of Emerson's alternative energy industry team, discusses some of the financial challenges alternative energy producers face when scaling up first of a kind technology: Advanced biofuels are a strategic part of the 21st century's strategy to...
Biomass Fuel in Alternative Energy Production
I caught up last week with Emerson's Al Novak. You may recall Al from some of our alternative fuels-related posts. He mentioned that they had another Alternative Fuels and Energy Summit in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The focus of this summit was on using "biomass" feed...
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