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NERC: Power Industry ‘Well-Prepared’ for COVID-19, Aggressively Confronting Pandemic Threats Industry responses to a Level 2 alert on contingency planning issued by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) early last month suggest the “vast majority” of registered participants in the North American bulk power system are well prepared for the COVID-19 crisis.  NERC, the interconnected […]

Study explores strategies that could help reduce emissions from the transport industry Date: February 25, 2020 Source: Hiroshima University Summary: While electric vehicles alone may not reduce carbon emissions, a new study reveals that when electric vehicles are powered with renewable energy and coupled with carbon policy strategies, they can help combat climate change without […]

– The Department of Energy grant will pay for technical analysis of Duke Energy’s grid and public discussions about ways to improve it over the next two years. By John Downey  – Senior Staff Writer, Charlotte Business Journal  Dec 13, 2019, 3:05pm EST   UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center is working through three years of power-outage […]

A Look at IEA’s New Global Energy Forecast Stephen Eule The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its latest global energy forecast, the World Energy Outlook 2018 (WEO2018). Although IEA provides three different scenarios—the Current Policies, New Policies, and Sustainable Development Scenarios—we’ll focus on its mid-range “New Policies Scenario,” which includes current policies and expected or announced […]

Provided By: NewEngineer.com The 6 Best Youtube Channels for Engineers 16 May 2019 There’s no denying that YouTube has a massive influence on how information is consumed for the modern day generation. From individuals to large corporations, many use the YouTube platform to offer opinions, education, stories and insights to grow their audiences. If you’re […]

More women are starting careers in engineering – but it still isn’t enough By Ella Hendrix 12 September 2019 Recently, more and more attention has been paid to the gender imbalance in industries that have traditionally been very male-dominated. Engineering is no exception to this rule. In the past, engineering has been associated with technical, dirty […]

Is Energy Engineering a Good Career Choice? By Dean McClements 08 August 2018 Energy engineers are tasked with the overall reduction of existing energy consumption and the improvement and development of technologies to produce energy more efficiently. All the subfields of energy engineering have this underlying theme. As such, an energy engineer is an optimiser and […]

Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything… Charging six cars at once is fine. Charging 60 million might be a bit tougher. Nadya Kubik/Shutterstock.com F. Todd Davidson, University of Texas at Austin; Dave Tuttle, University of Texas at Austin; Joshua D. Rhodes, University of Texas at Austin, and Kazunori […]

How Much Does It Cost To Charge An Electric Car? MARCH 12, 2018 / Written by: Vernon Trollinger Electric vehicles (EVs) are steadily coming into their own on American roads. In 2017, EV’s were the 24th best selling car in the US, with 199,826 vehicles sold. With cars and transportation eating up a big chunk of your annual income, many […]