Consumers Reject Lower Energy Use As The Answer to Reducing Reliance on Fossil Fuels and Energy Imports

Three out of four consumers are concerned by energy and climate change issues, but nearly two thirds say that using less energy is not the answer to reducing reliance on fossil fuels or foreign energy supply, according to global research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). more...

New way to produce electricity discovered

A team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say they've discovered a phenomenon that might lead to a new way of producing electricity. more...

Meralco eyes own power generating plants

Power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is eyeing the possibility of putting up its own power generating plant that will specialize on renewable energy. more...

SunPower and K6 announce two solar power plants in Italy

SunPower, engaged in the design, manufacture and delivery of solar energy, and K6 have announced an agreement under which the companies are building two 1MW photovoltaic solar power plants in the Puglia region, Italy. more...

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Smart Grid Webinar: WAN Communications for Distribution Networking

Mar 17, 2010 - 1:00 PM EST - Internet

This webinar discusses the role of the distribution grid within the context of a broader Smart Grid communications network. more...

Reshaping the Customer Relationship

Mar 18, 2010 - 12:00 ET - Your City

Join distinguished industry leaders and Marty Rosenberg, editor-in-chief of EnergyBiz magazine, to discuss how smart grid is causing utilities and their customers to fundamentally rethink how they do business. more...

How Optimization Addresses Your Most Critical Issues in Energy & Power

Mar 19, 2010 - 1:30PM Eastern - Your City

One IBM client is saving over $65 thousand per day on unit commitment while reducing its carbon footprint by 100 thousand tons annually. Unit commitment applications based on IBM optimization technologies are running at major system operators; one of them has reduced annual costs by an estimated $200 million. more...

Compensation Trends 2010: Rewarding Talent in a Changing Market

Mar 23, 2010 - 12:00 ET - Your City

Get the big picture on shifting compensation trends in the energy industry and hear from a senior consultant at Hewitt on how these trends impact a utility's ability to acquire and retain top talent. more...

Take the Next Step with Mobility in the Field

Mar 30, 2010 - 2:00 P.M. PST - Your City

Join industry experts from Ventyx, Panasonic and Sybase on Tuesday March 30th at 2:00pm EDT for a one hour webcast on how you can take the next step in mobile workforce management. The webcast will provide a comprehensive mobile strategy that includes the right devices, the right applications and the right tools to accomplish virtually all field work with a unified mobile solution. more...

EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look like and how close are we to building it? Find out at the Forum, visit www.energybizforum.commore...

2nd Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe

Mar 17, 2010 - Mar 18, 2010 - Berlin Germany

The conference will provide a comprehensive analysis of the thin film industry and its key challenges in an interactive manner. Leading companies will share their experiences through panel debates and high-level presentations. A great opportunity to network with the whole thin film community, not to be missed! more...

KEMA's 21st Executive Forum

Mar 30, 2010 - Mar 31, 2010 - Irving, TX - USA

As the leading event in the US retail energy industry, KEMA's Executive Forum will gather senior executives, regulators, energy buyers, investors and other stakeholders from across North America to discuss the key business and policy issues facing retail energy markets.

Join 300 senior energy industry professionals, state and federal regulators, investors, large energy buyers, brokers, and vendors for two days of insight and networking. more...

US Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit

Apr 20, 2010 - Apr 21, 2010 - Dallas, TX - USA

Operating and Maintaining wind farms costs big money and can make a big dent in your bottom line. But that cost can be significantly reduced by adopting outstanding O&M strategies that will reduce downtime and improve the performance of your wind farm. more...

Essentials of Energy Risk Management

Apr 13, 2010 - Apr 14, 2010 - Houston, TX - USA

The volatility of energy prices has highlighted the need for energy professionals in all areas to develop a functional proficiency in the management of energy risks. This program imparts a practical understanding of the array of tools and concepts that are at the core of the contemporary energy markets. more...

Electric Business Understanding Seminar

Apr 19, 2010 - Apr 20, 2010 - Chicago, IL - USA

Electric Business Understanding provides a comprehensive overview of the electric industry. Position yourself for career advancement by gaining a solid understanding of how the electric business works including key physical, market, and regulatory aspects and how market participants navigate this complex business to achieve success. See event website for additional dates and locations. more...

Electric Market Dynamics Seminar

Apr 21, 2010 - Apr 22, 2010 - Chicago, IL - USA

Electric Market Dynamics offers participants an in-depth understanding of North American electric markets and how they function. Enhance your career by furthering your knowledge of market structures, pricing mechanisms, services offered in markets, and how various participants use the markets to manage risk and enhance opportunity. See event website for additional dates and locations. more...

 
 

Weaving the Threads: Perspectives from the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting

Blogger Photo By Peter Spinney - I was recently asked to make a presentation at the American Coal Council's Spring Meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida about more...

Unleashing Design Thinking in the Power Industry by Reframing

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Design Thinking demand side radical disruptive innovations to the power industry at the "fuzzy front end" are facilitated with a more...

As frm power stations -whether hazardous.

By Dharam Bir Arora - As far as my experience in the power generation field goes,ash is an inert and harmless.Many a time ash has more...

Virginia can Become the Nation’s Leader in Developing Clean Energy

Blogger Photo By Dr. Carole Inge - With the recent move of SAIC headquarters to Northern Virginia and the possibility of Northrop Grumman following suit, it is more...

Where is the wind?

By Allen Sartain - Where can I find information regarding locations where wind is adequate for generation? To start with, I am specifically interested more...

Will public support for efficiency continue?

Blogger Photo By Elisa Wood Lisa Cohn - By Elisa Wood March 4, 2010 ? What's the shelf life of today's support for energy efficiency technologies? The industry more...
 

How Essential is the Smart Grid?

By Shehu Khaleel -
Utility companies generate, transmit and distribute energy to consumers. This can be done more efficiently, cost-effectively and remain sustainable by designing an electric system that integrates smart devices, critical data more...
Filed under: Grid Operations

Management In Real Life: Improving Performance: The Five-Step Plan

By Kevin Herring -
When we go to a doctor for a health problem, the doctor will ask a few questions, poke us where it hurts, and often write a prescription for whatever ails more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Doing More With Less: Paying for Performance in the New Economic Reality

By Lori Wisper -
The "great recession" of 2008-2009 has resulted in unprecedented cost-cutting actions for most organizations - especially cuts related to compensation. The issue of how economic conditions have impacted overall compensation more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Meeting the Energy Needs of Large Business Customers: Results from a large market research study

By Chad Garrett -
Large businesses are sophisticated energy consumers and they expect a correspondingly high level of service from their energy providers. Utility account representatives know that providing reliable energy and an accurate more...
Filed under: Billing & Customer Care

Inducing Private Investment for Grids

By Jeff Dalebroux -
There has been much discussion about the need for increased transmission capability and the so-called smart grid. The need has been framed in terms of repair of deteriorating infrastructure, energy more...
Filed under: Grid Operations
 
 

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