25 Differences Between Private Sector and Government Managers

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

You often hear it said that government should be run more like a business. But a senior industry executive with cabinet-level experience in the Reagan and Bush II administrations explains why it’s not that simple.

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Developing the Solar Power Workforce for the Gigawatt Era

Credit to Author: Will White| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:11:49 +0000

The solar energy industry in the U.S. is at a critical juncture. With the ambitious target set by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to have solar produce 30% of […]

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America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:11:06 +0000

Entergy’s Grand Gulf 1—the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.—has thrived for four decades by cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, achieving record-breaking performance

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Olkiluoto Unit 3 Provides Carbon-Free Nuclear Power and Energy Security for Finland

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:10:35 +0000

As a first-of-a-kind project, Olkiluoto Unit 3 took more time to build than was originally expected, but the end result has proven worth the wait. Calling it the “largest single climate action” in

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AI Revolution Could Drive Clean Energy Future

Credit to Author: Jeremy Renshaw| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:41:36 +0000

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a ubiquitous part of our lives, impacting much of what we do at work and home. AI’s growth trajectory is expected to skyrocket, with new […]

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Decommissioning Dilemmas: Navigating the End-of-Life Challenges in Clean Energy Sources

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:14:00 +0000

Planning, building, operating, or overhauling power plants has long been an emphasis in the power sector—and an important one, given that the creation of new power capacity plays an outsized role in

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Haunted Hydroelectric Horrors (Fiction)

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:12:00 +0000

Providing employees with a safe and healthy workplace is paramount. Never dismiss persistent workplace environmental complaints, no matter how “crazy” they may seem. A lone SUV motored through wooded hills

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Training Fossil Fuel Workers to Transition to Renewables Industry

Credit to Author: Jane Marsh| Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:55:59 +0000

Coal, oil, and natural gas have a long history as the world’s primary energy sources. Many communities have sprung up around mines and drilling sites, and generations of people have […]

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The Future of Wind Energy Depends on Technicians and Technology

Credit to Author: Chad Hall| Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:05:32 +0000

New global renewable energy deployments are set to increase by more than 440 GW by the end of 2023, the largest increase to date. To put that into perspective, a power […]

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How the ‘Great Resignation’ and Disengagement Are Affecting the Power Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:14:00 +0000

The “Great Resignation” is a term used to describe a widespread trend that took shape over the past few years of employees voluntarily changing jobs in large numbers. The phenomenon gained traction during

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