Keadjian’s Post

This is your last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar at 14:00 where Laurie McKelvie and I, will speak about the importance of heat decarbonisation plans, make sure to sign up! #heatpump #districtheating #renewables #decarbonisation #sustainablebuilding

Elated to share my gratitude for the completion of one of my capstone projects. I am especially excited about the Water-Energy Nexus project that my team and I embarked on: “How to increase Houston Water Supply by 25% by 2050”. My teammates - Carina Tran & Ashlika Persaud and I developed a nexus framework that examined the interconnections between water, energy & food as they affect the water supply in Harris County and the Texas Water Development Board’s objective to meet the projected demand for water by 2050. Keeping our focus on Houston (Harris County’s hot spot), we considered three main scenarios - using strategic supplies identified by the TWDB, integrating renewable energy sources, and various desalination processes. These scenarios also served as interventions to bridge the projected water supply-demand gap. We further examined these scenarios and analyzed trade-offs between each intervention. This provided insights into alternative strategies recommended for the TWDB projected 2050 water supply plan. Big thanks to the Global Energy Future course team Marcello Di Martino, Bassel Daher, and Stratos Pistikopoulos for their tutelage, counsel, hands-on help, and project supervision. Also incredibly grateful to Stratos Pistikopoulos of the Texas A&M Energy Institute for his invaluable support and collaboration. Most importantly thank you to my wife Victoria for always being there for me and all her support through this process. If you’re curious about our recommendations and short/medium/long-term proposals on increasing Houston Water Supply by 25% by 2050, happy to chat in the DMs. #sustainability #SDG6 #SDG7 #SDG11 #renewableenergy #water #supply #demand

This morning, ELM’s Elizabeth Turnbull Henry joined Ken Kimmell, Carrie Cullen Hitt, Rebecca Ullman, and moderator Collin A. Young, for State House News Service’s ‘Headwinds for Offshore Wind’ panel. “There have been hard headlines for offshore wind recently, but the actual bad news is about climate change. Offshore wind is our single biggest clean energy resource in New England… ELM and #NE4OSW remain fully committed to harnessing it in a timely and responsible way.” - Elizabeth Turnbull Henry. Below are Elizabeth’s main takeaways from the discussion: We celebrate Governor Healey’s tri-state procurement agreement which deepens regional collaboration and drives economies of scale and cost savings.    We applaud the progress on regional transmission planning and encourage more leadership on networked offshore transmission in the days ahead. We are troubled by the disinformation fueling local conflicts. Great reporting and research, like from Brown University (https://lnkd.in/erPBAvQm), are mapping the connections between fossil-fuel funders and deceptive content. We need effective strategies to address disinformation and equip residents with science-based facts for decisions. - - - #OffshoreWind #CleanEnergy Avangrid, SouthCoast Wind, Vineyard Offshore

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) is now accepting applications for the Texas Hydrogen Infrastructure, Vehicle, and Equipment grant program (THIVE). Grants are available in the Texas nonattainment areas and affected counties for the implementation of hydrogen refueling infrastructure and the purchase or lease of heavy-duty on-road and non-road equipment powered by hydrogen. #tceq #environmental #grants

Disappointing News for Arizona’s Regulatory and Environmental Standards... Today, the Arizona Corporation Commission approved Unisource Electric’s (UNSE) request to bypass the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) review for their 200 MW natural gas project. This decision sets a concerning precedent and undermines the regulatory framework designed to protect our environment and community. Granting this bypass weakens the oversight necessary for comprehensive environmental and community impact assessments, potentially leading to unchecked proliferation of large-scale gas plants. This $218 million investment in new gas infrastructure comes at a time when Arizonans are already struggling with rising utility bills. Despite this setback, Advanced Energy United remains committed to advocating for clean, efficient, and reliable energy solutions. #CleanEnergy #RegulatoryIntegrity #EnergyPolicy #Arizona

The employees of APCA members speak eloquently about what natural gas means to the future of our country and about the benefits that a career in pipeline construction brings to them & their families.   "You know without jobs like this, the economy would suffer. This is what moves me and my family forward. I depend on this job a lot--all of us do." Sandy Hendrix, Site Safety Coordinator, Castle.   See the latest video from Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future. #naturalgas #CleanEnergy #naturalgasindustry #LNG #exports #criticalinfrastructure #pipelines #energy #infrastructure #construction #emissionsreduction #cleanenergyfuture #NatGas #CleanEnergyTransition #lngshipping #pipelineconstruction #EconomicDevelopment #jobcreation #energyindustry #energysecurity #energyindependence #contractors #APCA https://lnkd.in/etrrsmty

Have you heard about the Pathways Initiative? This initiative aims to establish an independent entity for Western market services, enhancing consumer benefits with a more reliable and efficient energy grid. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ecenbNYE   #GridReliability #EnergyIndependence #RenewableEnergy #Grid #StayInTheKnow #RegionalIntegration #CostEfficiency #ReliableGrid

Very proud to renew our knowledge #partnership with PTR (Power Technology Research!   #Network, #Inform, #Represent… here is our mission to our members. Today, let’s focus on #Information !   The knowledge partnership between PTR and EOPSA - European Onshore Power Supply Association is about content for topics including Shore Side Electricity (SSE), Shore Connection, Shore-to-ship Power, Alternative Maritime Power Systems, and Port Electrification in General, Green ports. It provides our community with exclusive articles/analysis, webinars/online panel discussions. We are also offering discounts to our members for their own research with PTR !   PTR was formed in 2016 with the aim to provide world-class Power Grid and New Energy sector market analysis based on a transparent and flexible methodology. Power Technology Research enables proactive decision making, and their core values include: 1. Transparency: No ‘black-box’ datasets - Methodology provided upfront - Confidence rating on all data 2. Diligence: Deep technical knowledge - Complete coverage: market size, competitive analysis, market access 3. Digestibility: Holistic approach allowing all stakeholder perspectives - Tailorable methodology and outputs   This partnership strengthens our capacity to deliver a higher level of accurate information to our members! Happy to (re)collaborate and to get connected one step further !   EOPSA - European Onshore Power Supply Association #Onshorepowersupply #OPS #Cold_ironing #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #Electrification #GreenPorts #CleanEnergy #Decarbonisation   

Offshore Wind Safety Standards 🦺 Our colleague from the US, Geoff Neild, has in this week participated in the American Clean Power Association (ACP)'s Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition 2023 in Boston. He was honored with an invitation to join a panel discussion focusing on the current landscape of safety standards within Offshore Wind. This panel explored the roles and scopes of these standards and how they interplay with one another. Given the emergence of several new and updated standards, Geoff and his fellow panelists have showcased how these standards can be effectively utilized within the industry 🌊🍃   Topics of discussion encompassed the expectations of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) concerning standards, the procedures that companies can employ to identify for most suitable standards for their operations, the existing sources of standards in use, and avenues for active involvement in the standard development process.   We appreciate the opportunity, and Geoff enjoyed sharing insights with industry professionals 💡 #ACPOffshore23 #WindPower #NewPowerPartners #OffshoreWind #SafetyStandards #PanelDiscussion

Enhanced Geothermal and Utility scale PPA’s will definitely be a large part of the energy portfolio. I have seen maps of potential areas for enhanced geothermal production. PA and NY has the most potential in the NE corridor. It will be interesting to see how NYS reacts to potential geothermal projects utilizing essentially the same technologies from the Oil and Gas sector that it effectively banned.