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Charley — 160 posts

Hydrogen & Offshore Wind, business advisor and trainer, Charley Rattan Associates

Matt — 78 posts

Energy Analyst, Chester Energy and Policy

Aasem — 48 posts

MENA Regional Director, NBN Media Ltd,

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Pat — 25 posts

Senior Energy Communications Strategist, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

Dan — 21 posts

Editor & Publisher, NeutronBytes, a blog about nuclear energy

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Executive Director, SUN DAY Campaign

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Global nuclear department, KEPCO

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Post - Generation Professionals Group - Dec 3, 2020

American coal industry down, but is it out?

Coal and natural gas play a large and necessary role during high peak periods. Reliability depends on a balanced fuel portfolio. When gas prices increase, coal power becomes more economic and tends to contribute more. In 2020, with power demand..

Energy Market Specialist, Hitachi ABB Power Grids

Post - Generation Professionals Group - Dec 1, 2020

Energy Central Power Perspectives™: Welcome Kristen Jaeger, New Expert in the Generation Professionals Community

Generation is really the lifeblood of the utility sector, as producing reliable and affordable power to ensure the lights will turn on whenever customers flip the switch is the basis of everything we’re doing in this community.

Energy Analyst, Chester Energy and Policy

Well said, Kristen. As to your statement regarding "DR": One of the challenges I see with Demand Response going forward is that the economic incentives are not at the levels they have been in the past, which means less interes t. I agree. I also believe the economic incentives are inadeqaute for generators as well, given the dropping capacity values seen in FCM and more cases...

Podcast / Audio - Generation Professionals Group - Dec 1, 2020

39. Nuclear Industry, the autopsy - Redefining Energy podcast

In 2020, every two days, wind and solar add more net capacity to the world than nuclear in a year. Fifteen years ago, the Nuclear Industry presented itself as the main solution to climate change; today, it is limping towards oblivion.

CEO, Megawatt-X

Laurent, thanks. The focus and desperation of renewables supporters to convince us nuclear is in its death throes can only be viewed as an encouraging sign.

Let's be clear: we support nuclear energy as a strong provider of carbon free power, despite its cost, despite its inflexibility, despite its opacity. But we are lamenting because the Industry is doing such a bad job at developing new capacity at reasonable cost and in a firm timetable. We hoped to rely on new units to solve climate change, get out of coal, limit natgas expansion....

If you feel let down by the idea nuclear is "doing such a bad job at developing new capacity", you needn't punish yourself. Nuclear plants are being built around the world at an accelerating pace, in countries requiring a source of energy that doesn't disappear each night, or when the wind stops blowing.

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Jumping on the bandwagon: EDF embraces hydrogen and carbon capture in bid to keep Sizewell C relevant

Secure, baseload generation has been the main selling point of nuclear power for decades: the promise of a reliable source of electricity, generating constantly around the clock, 24/7, has mesmerised UK energy policymakers since the first civil..

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Founding Editor, Energy Flux (newsletter)

We're lucky to be in a moment where there's such a suite of potential solutions out there to transform the industry-- there's no silver bullet, but a bevy of opportunities

Post - Generation Professionals Group - Nov 30, 2020

U.S. Renewable Sources Generate More Electricity Than Either Coal or Nuclear and Begin to Close the Gap with Natural Gas

FOR FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2020, NEW EIA REPORT SHOWS RENEWABLES PROVIDED OVER A FIFTH OF NATION'S ELECTRICITY. SOLAR + WIND INCREASED 15% AND RETAINED STATUS AS FASTEST GROWING SOURCES OF U.S. ELECTRICITY.

Executive Director, SUN DAY Campaign

Ken, though your links didn't work I was able to acquire the graph below from EIA.gov. Let's assume the COVID-19 crisis won't last forever - that trends will continue as they did in 2019: As you can see, solar isn't "closing any gap" with gas - if anything, it's driving gas consumption to new heights.

Shared Link - Generation Professionals Group - Nov 27, 2020

UKs nuclear sites costing taxpayers astronomical sums, say MPs

Public accounts committee says ignorance, incompetence and weak oversight to blame

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Hydrogen & Offshore Wind, business advisor and trainer, Charley Rattan Associates

Shared Link - Generation Professionals Group - Nov 23, 2020

Europe Seeks $940 Billion Boost for Giant Offshore Wind Farms

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Hydrogen & Offshore Wind, business advisor and trainer, Charley Rattan Associates

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Dec 3, 2020

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Enviva Commemorates First Shipment of Sustainable Biomass to Japan

Delivery of Renewable Fuel to Support Japan’s Progress Towards a Clean, Carbon-Free Economy BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Enviva Partners, LP (“Enviva”), a leading renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood...

Dec 3, 2020

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West Virginia Coal Association: CONSOL Energy Inc. Aims to Design an Advanced Coal-Based Power Plant

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The West Virginia Coal Association issued the following news:CONSOL Energy Inc., whose underground coal mining complex in Pennsylvania is the largest in North America, is working to design...

Dec 3, 2020

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WindEnergy Hamburg 2020: Why communication must be central to energy transition

COP26's climate champion called for stronger messaging from the wind power industry at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2020 virtual event...

Dec 3, 2020

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Rural areas positioned to use wind energy

With states across the Midwest continuing to embrace the economic potential of renewable wind energy, project developers and landowners also have the ability to work together to explore opportunities for investments in...

Dec 3, 2020

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Vineyard Wind decision pushed into Jan. 2021

BOSTON - The Vineyard Wind project has been delayed again. The project, which is poised to be the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the country, is already more than a year behind schedule and now will have to wait...

Dec 3, 2020

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Alliant Energy's Iowa renewable energy use climbs to over 26%

Dec. 3--More than a quarter of energy used by Alliant Energy's Iowa customers in 2019 came from renewable resources, the company said Thursday. The 26.5 percent use of renewable resources is up from 9.9 percent in 2018. "We...

Dec 3, 2020

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Renewable Energy Group Announces Changes to Organization

AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) announced today changes to the organizational construct of its senior leadership team intended to accelerate the company’s performance as a leader in a...

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