Earlier this month, the USDA, along with the EPA and DOE, published a Biogas Opportunities Roadmap report describing steps that these three Federal Agencies will take to further biogas development in the United States. As stated in this report, the…
Read MoreAddressing the Food-Energy-Water Nexus: The Misportrayal of Bioenergy
In May of 2014, US Senator Lisa Murkowski, of the 113th Congressional District in Alaska, released a report developed under her guidance entitled, “The Energy Water Nexus, Interlinked Resources That are Vital for Economic Growth and Sustainability.” I applaud Senator…
Read MoreAbove the Dirt
Compare the Potential: North Carolina has the richest bioenergy reserves, in the form of wastes, in the eastern United States. North Carolina ranks 2nd in the U.S. in the production of hogs and the production of turkeys, ranks 4th in…
Read MoreCapital Improvement Plan Funding Slashed as Rate Increase is Voted Down by Council
I heard it again just last Friday in a call with a large southeastern utility where a capital improvement budget was cut from a $100 million to $14 million. The justification? Council did not approve the rate increase! Over and over again,…
Read MoreMillions spent on leaky Asheville water system
This was the headline that ran in the Asheville Citizen Times in mid July 2014. Link to story While the headline may hint of money pit, you only need to read the byline to get the real story: loss is…
Read MoreSwine and Poultry Waste-to-Energy Stakeholder Meeting Participants Call for More Transparency, Risk Abatement
I attended two stakeholder meetings in Raleigh on Monday, June 23, 2014 – one at 10:00 a.m. relative to the Swine Waste-to-Energy set-aside and the renewable energy portfolio standard, and a second one at 1:30 relative to the Poultry set-aside….
Read MoreThe Nexus Between Affordable Energy and Environmental Protection
Recently, I attended the Professional Engineers of North Carolina Annual Conference. I was honored to serve as moderator for a panel discussion titled “The Nexus Between Affordable Energy and Environmental Protection”. The panelists were a distinguished group of experts in…
Read MoreGus Simmons Wins 2014 President’s Award at PENC Conference
At the Professional Engineers of North Carolina’s Summer Conference on June 5-7 in Pinehurst, William G. “Gus” Simmons, Jr., P.E., Director of Engineering for Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A. received the distinguished 2014 President’s Award. Gus was finalizing his term as…
Read MoreCAVANAUGH ON TOUR- The LINE UP: Spring Conferences
Hoping to see you and network at some of these events. . . Be sure to look us up! March 6th, 2014 UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. NEXUS 2014: Water, Food, Climate & Energy Conference… The Nexus Conference pulls together a…
Read MoreCELEBRATE…Cavanaugh wins National Honor Award for Waste to Energy Project
At the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2013, Cavanaugh received one of the nation’s most prestigious engineering awards – the ACEC Honor Award for Excellence in Engineering Design for its Loyd Ray Farms Waste-to-Energy Project….
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