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Daily Dose: September 20, 2019
The 11 most effective methane-detection technologies Special report from Energy Matters: The oil and gas industry accounts for about 1/3 of all methane emissions in the US. The most common technology used to detect and measure methane leaks is mobile: drones, planes, and automobiles. These mobile technologies have a 90% detection success rate. AES offers access to peer reviewed research that evaluated the 10 leading technologies. |
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Eleven leading technologies for methane-leak detection, in no particular order:
- ABB/ULC: laser enhanced cavity evaluation by robotic drones
- Advisian: helicopter mounted laser measurement of wind samples
- Aeris Technologies: helicopter mounted laser measurement of water-vapor
- Baker Hughes (GE): continuous concentric circling of drones mounted with laser spectroscopes.
- Ball Aerospace: LIDAR measured airborne differentials
- Heath Consultants: vehicle fence-line integrated measurements
- Picarro: integrated drone/vehicle comparative cavity measurements
- Seek Ops: Drone mounted scanner with plane mapping
- University of Calgary: Fence-line open-path laser measurements.
- Terra-Drone Ventus: Fixed-wing drone driven open-path lasers.
BREAKING (September 19, 2019): Trump Admin. Strips CA Of GHG Auto Emission Authority. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday morning released a final rule that eliminates California's right to create its own greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and other vehicles, part of a heated political battle between the state and Trump administration. This issue is destined for the courts.
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Daily Dose: September 19, 2019
The 12 Largest US planned solar projects Special report from Energy Matters: The 12 largest US planned solar projects, in advanced development ("*") or under construction (by plant, company, capacity in MW, est. completion, and region): |
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- Palen Solar Project*, EDF Group, 500, 2020, Riverside CA (image insert)
- Prospero Solar Energy, Longroad Energy Holdings, 300, 2020, Andrews TX
- Highland Solar Energy*, Hecate Energy, 300, 2021, Highland OH
- Phoebe Energy Project, Innergex Renewable Energy, 250, 2019, Winkler TX
- Pleinmont Solar II*, Multi-owned, 240, 2020, Spotsylvania VA
- Misae Project, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, 240, 2019, Childress TX
- Wright Solar Park, Centaurus Capital, 200, 2019, Merced CA
- Roadrunner Solar Plant, Multi-owned, 200, 2019, Upton TX
- Twiggs County Solar Project, Origis Energy, 200, 2020, Twiggs GA
- Nevada 300 Solar Project, Hanwha Group, 200, 2019, Clark NV
- Moapa Solar Energy Center*, Renewable Energy Systems Holdings, 200, Clark NV
- Holstein 1 Solar Farm*, Duke Energy, 200, Nolan TX
Daily Dose: September 18, 2019
The 10 Biggest Data Breaches of All-Time
The 10 biggest data breaches of all time, by the number of accounts hacked and year:
The 10 Biggest Data Breaches of All-Time
The 10 biggest data breaches of all time, by the number of accounts hacked and year:
- Yahoo, 3 billion (2013)
- Marriott, 500 million (2014-2018)
- Adult FriendFinder, 412 million (2016)
- MySpace, 360 million (2016)
- Under Armor, 150 million (2018)
- Equifax, 145.5 million (2017)
- eBay, 145 million (2014)
- Target, 110 million (2013)
- Heartland Payment Systems, 100+ million (2018);
- LinkedIn, 100 million (2012)
Daily Dose: September 17, 2019
The Golden Goose Awards
Nominees for the 2019 Golden Goose Award (aka, scientific research that appears absurd, odd or obscure yet resulted in significant benefits to society.)
Title: The Blood of the Horseshoe Crab
Scientists: Jack Levin and Frederik Bang
Science: Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Test
Title: Advancing Autoimmunity
Scientists: Noel Rose and Ernest Witebsky
Science: Autoimmune Disease
Title: The Frog Skin that Saved 50 Million Lives
Scientist: David Sachar
Science: Contribution to Oral Rehydration Therapy
The Golden Goose Awards
Nominees for the 2019 Golden Goose Award (aka, scientific research that appears absurd, odd or obscure yet resulted in significant benefits to society.)
Title: The Blood of the Horseshoe Crab
Scientists: Jack Levin and Frederik Bang
Science: Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Test
Title: Advancing Autoimmunity
Scientists: Noel Rose and Ernest Witebsky
Science: Autoimmune Disease
Title: The Frog Skin that Saved 50 Million Lives
Scientist: David Sachar
Science: Contribution to Oral Rehydration Therapy
Daily Dose: September 16, 2019
Editorial Policy Regarding Forbes
From the desk of the AES Editor: Forbes recently published a list of what its editor's called "America's 100 Most Innovative Leaders" - of that list, 99 were men and one woman. (There were more leaders named "Stanley" than there were women.) With no amount of effort, we can think of a very long list of exceptionally innovative leaders throughout the energy sector who also happen to be women, including but not limited to: Nicole Eagan, highly decorated CEO of Darktrace; Vicki Hollub, President and CEO of Occidental Petroleum ($44 billion in assets); Ceri Powell, who led Shell's exploration business to a number of remarkably successful discoveries in Malaysia and Australia (when others before her had failed) and now Managing Director of Shell-Brunei; Susan Kennedy, the CEO leading Advanced Microgrid Solutions through a difficult pivot (and who once served as chief of staff to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a key architect in the state's massive increase in renewable-energy capacity); Brigadere General Jennifer Buckner of US Cyber Command and Army Cyber-Directorate, who is leading US cyber-engagements against ISIS....
It is clear that Forbes has serious issues and for that reason, we will no longer consider Forbes content as a trustworthy source of information unless and until it makes significant leadership changes. There are many brilliant writers who contribute to Forbes who we have come to rely upon, including but not limited to: Maggie McGrath and Clare O'Connor (on entrepreneurs and the tech world), Mark Mills (the AES Energy Writer of the Year, 2016), Jodi Kantor (Pulitzer winner), Robert Rapier (on energy and the environment), Megan Twohey (investigative reporting), James Conca (nuclear expert), ironically Moira Forbes (publisher of ForbesWoman).... We will still trust and celebrate the work of these great journalists when their work is published through other outlets. However, our rejection of Forbes as a reliable source confirms our absolute commitment to providing Members and readers with insightful first-mover content that can be trusted.
Contact the editor if you have questions or concerns.
Editorial Policy Regarding Forbes
From the desk of the AES Editor: Forbes recently published a list of what its editor's called "America's 100 Most Innovative Leaders" - of that list, 99 were men and one woman. (There were more leaders named "Stanley" than there were women.) With no amount of effort, we can think of a very long list of exceptionally innovative leaders throughout the energy sector who also happen to be women, including but not limited to: Nicole Eagan, highly decorated CEO of Darktrace; Vicki Hollub, President and CEO of Occidental Petroleum ($44 billion in assets); Ceri Powell, who led Shell's exploration business to a number of remarkably successful discoveries in Malaysia and Australia (when others before her had failed) and now Managing Director of Shell-Brunei; Susan Kennedy, the CEO leading Advanced Microgrid Solutions through a difficult pivot (and who once served as chief of staff to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a key architect in the state's massive increase in renewable-energy capacity); Brigadere General Jennifer Buckner of US Cyber Command and Army Cyber-Directorate, who is leading US cyber-engagements against ISIS....
It is clear that Forbes has serious issues and for that reason, we will no longer consider Forbes content as a trustworthy source of information unless and until it makes significant leadership changes. There are many brilliant writers who contribute to Forbes who we have come to rely upon, including but not limited to: Maggie McGrath and Clare O'Connor (on entrepreneurs and the tech world), Mark Mills (the AES Energy Writer of the Year, 2016), Jodi Kantor (Pulitzer winner), Robert Rapier (on energy and the environment), Megan Twohey (investigative reporting), James Conca (nuclear expert), ironically Moira Forbes (publisher of ForbesWoman).... We will still trust and celebrate the work of these great journalists when their work is published through other outlets. However, our rejection of Forbes as a reliable source confirms our absolute commitment to providing Members and readers with insightful first-mover content that can be trusted.
Contact the editor if you have questions or concerns.
New issue: Energy Today (15.3): Climate and Change
Breaking News: Surge of Cybersecurity Threats - UK Report
According to the U.K. Houses of Parliament Paper HL 222: "The rapid emergence of new vulnerabilities make it impossible to secure CNI networks and systems completely." According to the Paper, 54% of all industrial companies are experiencing a security incident, 48% have no detection strategy, and 61% are experiencing IoT operational interruptions. AES is pleased to provide access to HL 222.
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