Maui Brewing Co. was established in 2005 with the goal of brewing authentic, local Hawaiian craft beer. Or as the company's website describes their product, they make beers "crafted with passion from the heart of paradise." Less than 15 years later, Maui Brewing Co. is now the largest craft brewer in the state, producing more than 53,000 barrels of beer annually. Be
Preventing power outages caused by severe weather. Keeping the lights on. Keeping our critical facilities up and running when the most severe weather strikes. These challenges are not unique to one region of the U.S. Weather events, disasters and power outages occur in your state too. Changing and unpredictable weather patterns create several severe weather events. These include hurricane
In a 2003 Ted Talk, Jeff Bezos, Chairman, CEO and President of Amazon, reflected back to what he called the "golden age" of the electric revolution. It was a time when customers’ key need from electricity was simply reliability - for the lights to turn on and appliances to run whenever the customers needed them. "The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the lig
Policymakers in the UK have prioritized decarbonization and higher penetration of renewable energy sources as important energy goals. With 66 million people and a GDP of 2.62 trillion dollars, the United Kingdom is the fifth largest economy in the world. Reducing carbon emissions, which come from burning coal and fossil fuels, is no small feat. UK Power Reserve (UKPR), part of the Singapo
We’re currently living in an era of choice when it comes to distributed generation. Or so says Satish Jayaram, General Manager of Distributed Generation Business at Cummins. “It has transformed how we access healthcare, revolutionized the telecom industry and reshaped how we think of transportation,” Jayaram said. “It’s also transforming the century-old electricity markets and offeri
Did You Know: The world will consume twice as much electricity by 2050 1. No, you didn’t misread the previous sentence. This eye-opening stat, however, is nothing new to those who monitor trends in electricity consumption. The world’s electricity production has already doubled between 1990 and 2015. What should matter most to you, your kids and grandkids is not “when” or “if” we’ll double our e
It took more than 40 years for half of all U.S. households to have a telephone after its invention, but only 10 years for half of the U.S. population to own a cell phone1. At 1,454 feet, the Empire State building stood as the world’s tallest building for nearly 40 years after it was built in 1931. But in the 40 years since, that mark has been topped numerous times, and was nearly doubled by t