Energy
How Electric Vehicles Reduce the Cost of Doing Business (From InsideSources)
According to the Department of Energy, charging an electric car costs about half as much as fueling a gasoline-powered car. The U.S. average per gallon of gasoline is $2.50 while it would cost $1.10 per eGallon to charge an electric car. As a result, e ...
The Nuclear Reactor Renaissance: Space Exploration and National Security (From RealClearEnergy)
The nuclear power sector is seeing a resurgence in innovation, supported by new policies and emerging technologies. BWXT is at the forefront of this nuclear renaissance and is paving a path forward in two of the U.S. government’s top priorities: space ...
Electric Vehicles: Automakers Are Ahead of the Customer (From RealClearEnergy)
In coming years, automakers will unveil dozens of new electric vehicle (EV) models. Ford alone recently announced that it is investing $11 billion in EV development. A glance at automakers’ EV investments worldwide is revealing: $19 billion in the Unit ...
VIDEOS: CAPITOL HILL EVENT – Cybersecurity of the Electric Grid – 6.8.18
If a mass power outage were to result from a cyberattack on the electric grid, national security and economic stability would be threatened. This is because hospitals, banks, factories, pipelines, financial networks, water systems, telecommunications and military bases cannot function without electricity.
The Garden State Should Double Down On Nuclear Power (From RealClearEnergy)
Nuclear power provides abundant economic and environmental benefits to New Jersey. This non-emitting power source accounts for 38 percent of the state’s electricity. To reach the state’s goal of 100 percent clean electricity by 2050, nuclear power is e ...
To Revive U.S. Nuclear Power, Learn from Canada (From InsideSources)
While the U.S. commercial nuclear power sector has been contracting the outlook in Canada is much brighter. Canada sees nuclear energy as infrastructure, is committed to extensive research and development and is pursuing global opportunities. I discuss ...
How to Protect the Private Sector From Cyberattacks (From RealClearPolitics)
Recently, a malware called Trisis was discovered that was specifically designed to access controls and cause leaks or explosions and sabotage an electric company’s industrial control system. This was a warning shot to both the public and private sector ...
Russia Attacked The U.S. Power Grid For Two Years. Now What? (From RealClearEnergy)
The Trump administration has accused Russia of a two-year cyberattack campaign against the U.S. electric grid. This is the first time the U.S. has openly accused Moscow of threatening America’s energy infrastructure. And it demonstrates why the grid mu ...
How To Prevent Electric Vehicles From Stressing The Grid (From Forbes)
According to the Edison Electric Institute, seven million zero-emission vehicles will be on American roads by 2025. This could have significant impacts on the grid as charging one electric vehicle is nearly equivalent to adding three houses to the powe ...
Department of Energy Risking Nuclear Deterrence and National Security (From RealClearDefense)
According to the recent 2018 Nuclear Posture review, a smoothly functioning nuclear weapons industrial base is essential to a credible strategic deterrent. The Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee and the Pantex Plant in Texas are key sites that ...