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…
Read MoreBioenergy Momentum Building in U.S.
Lower US gasoline and diesel prices provides relief for consumer wallets; reinforces the benefit from developing US fuel resources, such as biogas. We have all benefitted from the recent drop in gasoline and diesel prices (I know I have). US…
Read MoreFor the Love of Sea Turtles – Celebrations, Stewardship, and Thankfulness!
Karen Beasley Rescue and Rehabilitation Center partners with Cavanaugh and wins a 2015 ACEC/NC Honors Award for Engineering Excellence – also now celebrates 60,000 visitors. There was a lot of celebrating and excitement at the ACEC Engineering Awards Gala held…
Read MoreVenice Symposium Points to Bioenergy Innovation
In November of 2014, Gus Simmons and Steve Cavanaugh participated in the 5th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste in Venice, Italy. This Symposium was attended by approximately 400 researchers, scientists, engineers and renewable energy system developers from…
Read MoreMaking the Business Case for Alternative Meter Reading
Introduction Alternative Meter Reading has become a popular subject among utilities over the last number of years. This is being driven by the constant restriction of operational budgets and an ever increasing pressure from customers regarding consistently increasing rates. Upon…
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