Tuesday evening (January 5, 2016), I attended a public hearing on North Carolina’s strategy for compliance with the Clean Power Plan. The hearing was facilitated by NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC)…
Read MoreUnanimous Vote to Fund California Water Loss Control Collaborative
January 5, 2016 was a huge milestone date for Water Loss Control in North America as the California State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) unanimously voted to fund the California Water Loss Control Collaborative. The Collaborative will be orchestrated by…
Read MoreNorth American Water Loss 2015 – Summary Report
Atlanta, Georgia The inaugural North American Water Loss (NAWL) Conference was held on December 8th and 9th 2015. The verbal and written feedback on the conference affirms that the conference was a resounding success. 501 delegates from 15 countries and…
Read MoreBeneficial secondary impacts of Bioenergy Systems for Modern Agriculture
The direct impacts of farms of the future developing energy independence have been well discussed in our previous post, Farms of the Future. However, there are many, equally important, secondary impacts that will benefit our planet as our population continues…
Read MoreNRW: Integral to address California’s water emergency
It is urgent that every utility within California embrace NRW now, and implement water loss reclamation programs. California’s mandatory 25% decrease in water usage, statewide, in response to desperate drought conditions is necessary and showing results. However, it is both…
Read MoreFarms of the Future will do so much more than feed us
Our global population is projected to exceed nine billion people by the year 2050. The number of actively producing farms in the developed world has suffered a slow, steady decline over the past two decades – while the global demand…
Read MoreThe business case for bioenergy systems – Part 2
Typically, when people ask me to help them create a business case for bioenergy, I guide them through six key questions. In our last post, we explored the first three, and today, we’re going to tackle the second three. Keep…
Read MoreThe business case for bioenergy systems – Part 1
For those considering bioenergy, there are typically three boxes that must be checked off: the technological case, the social case, and finally, the business case. Now it’s down to economics, and perhaps more importantly, explaining the economics of bioenergy systems…
Read MoreThe Current State of NRW: Still Leaking But Filling In Some Holes
Water loss control and utilities implementing best practices continue to make progress. Statewide initiatives are full speed ahead and individual utilities are focusing on appropriate target setting and economic levels of intervention. Even in the last 60 days, monumental headway…
Read More3 Questions with Tory Wagoner
International Biomass Conference & Expo Speaker Spotlight Featured in the panel titled: Lessons from the Field: Examining Working Digesters to Gain Insight into their Unique Value Proposition Wednesday, April 22 | 10:30 am – Noon | View Panel Principal & Director of…
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