by Andrew Schaper | Mar 3, 2021 | Electric Power, Sustainable Energy
We often wonder about the end game for Green Energy advocates… When the often-discussed 2050 deadline to reach ‘net zero’ carbon emissions is reached, perhaps that will be when we realize it isn’t a practical goal without Nuclear Power? Or maybe that inflection point...
by Andrew Schaper | Feb 26, 2021 | Carbon Strategies, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
We try hard not to be too provocative here at Schaper Energy — it’s just not our style. Although, with a topic like energy we have to get people’s attention. There is more than enough politically-motivated discourse to go around on sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, or...
by Andrew Schaper | Feb 24, 2021 | Electric Power, Sustainable Energy
After the major Texas Blackouts last week, Texans are rightfully questioning the reliability and sources of their power in a search for answers about their devastating loss of electricity and water. There are no new answers as to the root cause of this event since our...
by Andrew Schaper | Feb 18, 2021 | Electric Power, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
It has been 4 days since one of the worst grid blackouts in U.S. history began in Texas early Monday morning on February 15th, 2021. The blackouts caused an avalanche of suffering for Texans that endured into Thursday as we write this post. The event left more than 5...
by Andrew Schaper | Feb 8, 2021 | Sustainable Energy
We cover all things ‘energy’ here at SEC, so it should come as no surprise when we write about the energy in food! Have you ever wondered how much energy you consume every day by eating? Perhaps you’ve wondered how much energy it takes for basic...
by Andrew Schaper | Jan 18, 2021 | Sustainable Energy
Is there a new power generation paradigm on the horizon? While many grand plans for the U.S. Nuclear Power industry were left for dead after the Three Mile Island accident in March of 1979, there are new signs of life emerging from an industry that has seen only one...
