Sinc Energy (Emission Strategies Inc, a Maryland small business) has been awarded an FY 2022 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program grant for its technology “Smarter Agriculture with VOLTTRON” (SAV™). The project was awarded under the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Engineering Plant Production and Protection topic…
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Advances in digital technology, sensors, and telecommunications have facilitated monitoring and controlling buildings far more efficiently than in the past. Volttron is a software platform that was developed by the United States Department of Energy and offers a secure means to accomplish this control (https://volttron.org/about-volttron). With today’s greater need for no- or low-carbon solutions and…
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One of the fundamental challenges for meeting goals of reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases is the effective combination of old with new technologies. Legacy and new infrastructure ranging from power generation sources to buildings and other loads to the grid all need to successfully interact with optimal efficiency. There are many solutions being demonstrated…
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Over the course of my career, I have played many roles in the power industry, collaborating on or managing projects of all sizes. Each one is different, that’s something I like about the industry, but common threads have emerged. Here are a few learnings from work life.
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In three decades of work on emission controls and project development, I have witnessed and collaborated on numerous examples of efforts to achieve affordable, sustainable solutions. This can be a fine line to walk as projects that are more innovative also have difficulties obtaining financing. These issues have been present for decades and the current direction, with sustainable goals becoming more dominant, is promising.
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