Better Public Speaking: 6 Tips, 6 Sins and 1 Golden Rule

My brain was under assault. Productive thought had long since vanished. I stopped taking notes two hours ago. More coffee was out of the question — my eyes already were twitching from too much caffeine. My mind wandered. In three hours I knew I would be at a baseball game with my family – but […]

5 Reasons Why Residential Demand Response Matters

The modern energy industry faces many diverse issues, ranging from increasing demand and rising energy costs to variable supply and environmental concerns. In order to address all of these issues, the industry as a whole must take a holistic approach as it transitions to a better grid model. The same holds true for the challenge […]

New Flow Battery Could Enable Cheaper, More Efficient Energy Storage

Researchers at MIT have created a new rechargeable flow-battery that they think may enable cheaper energy storage in the future on a large scale. Their prototype, which is about the size of a palm right now, doesn’t rely on membranes in order to generate and store electricity, and yet is able to generate three time […]

U.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Reaches Record Highs

Two new recent reports from the Energy Department show record growth in the U.S. wind market. This growth means a greater portion of renewable energy accessible to the United States as well as a growth of new jobs numbering in the tens of thousands available throughout the country. The Energy Department reports also show that […]

The Safest Energy Delivery System in the Nation

AGA President and CEO Dave McCurdy recently appeared on the National Journal’s Energy Insiders blog to respond to the question the blog had previously raised about the risks of transporting energy. His response was that, according to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), natural gas is the safest energy delivery system in […]