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Written by: Steven Stonecipher  ​  It is now widely accepted that it's imperative to transition away from traditional coal combustion. Which is the single largest source of global temperatures rising. This no longer a matter of debate but a necessity for climate stability. However, research increasingly suggests that "phasing out" coal does not have to mean abandoning the resource entirely. Instead, converting coal into sustainable fuel forms like hydrogen and synthetic natural gas (SNG)...

By Steven Stonecipher The traditional centralized power grid is reliant on fossil fuels and large-scale nuclear plants are becoming a liability. They were built for a different era, and a "hub-and-spoke" model is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather, cyberattacks, and systemic failures. Transitioning to a sustainable and integrated microgrid infrastructure is now a necessity for both resilience and economic stability. Resilience Through Decentralization Traditional grids suffer from...

By David Harshbarger In 2010 several solar energy collection systems were built to provide solar energy. One worked well, such a Photovoltaic Solar Panel Farms. You might have seen them throughout California. They appear to look like lakes in the desert. Some systems didn’t work so well. One system was the Solar Thermal system. This system used mirrors to focus sunlight on a central tower. The heat from the reflected sunlight is used to heat a steam process that in turn powers steam...