How RNG can shape the future of clean, sustainable energy
I recently attended a conference focused on promoting the reliability, sustainability, and economic benefits of renewable natural gas (RNG) as a practical alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Industry leaders and experts explored key issues like policy requirements, competition in relevant markets, and maximizing revenue to encourage the development, deployment, and utilization of RNG.
Healthcare needs continuous, full-facility power protection
Talk with almost any healthcare or senior care executive about emergency backup power, and the conversation will invariably turn to Hurricane Irma in 2017. In that case, patients at a nursing facility in Florida were left in sweltering heat due to power outages and the lack of functioning backup power for the air conditioning system, resulting in several deaths that could have been avoided.
Power Outages Beyond Weather: The Changing Energy Landscape
Cities and businesses across the United States are increasingly going dark at the worst moments, creating adverse conditions for critical infrastructure. Although weather is commonly identified as the primary culprit for power outages, several underlying causes also contribute to the growing prevalence of blackouts – aging power infrastructure, malicious hackers, and even physical attacks are also threatening the nation’s energy security.
Food Waste to Fuel: The Value of RNG
The extent of food waste in our society is an increasing problem for one of our most valuable resources. Approximately one-third of the world’s food supply is wasted each year, around 40% in the United States alone, creating consequences that impact the environment, public health, and the economy.
Balancing Power Reliability and Sustainability: A Must for Modern Hospitals
Between extreme weather events, cyber-attacks, and aging electrical infrastructure, grid outages have never been more frequent and varied. As a result, it’s become necessary for hospitals to hedge against disruption with backup power solutions, especially as outages can be unpredictable, expensive, and, most importantly, life-threatening.
How and Why the Military is a Leader on Microgrids
The United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) has long recognized that its dependence on outdated and unreliable energy infrastructure poses a risk to its military. This problem has been exacerbated in recent years, with power outages becoming more frequent, disruptive, and costly.
Five benefits of upgrading from diesel gensets to natural gas microgrids for backup power
In our increasingly digital world, data centers have become the beating heart of the global economy. These critical facilities store and process vast amounts of information, serving as the backbone for businesses, individuals, and government agencies alike.
Flexible Capacity: The Secret Weapon for Securing Interconnection
The growth of digitalization, from cloud computing and artificial intelligence to big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), has empowered modern businesses, enabling cost-effective optimizations and critical innovations. At the same time, it’s exponentially increased the demand for data centers, which are foundational in supporting the digital economy. Yet, owners and operators are finding out that bringing new data centers online to support this growing demand is no easy feat.
Rising Temperatures Challenging the Grid
Once commonly referred to as the “greatest machine in the world,” the US energy grid now struggles to provide an adequate and reliable electricity supply on a regular basis, its reliability decreases even more so when temperatures rise.
Survey Says! Companies are prioritizing power resiliency
The business landscape in our highly connected world is evolving, and more and more companies need continuous and reliable power to run their operations to stay competitive. To learn more about their changing needs and concerns about power reliability, we recently surveyed over 200 organizations who are either considering implementing backup power strategies or already have power resiliency solutions in place.