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Earth's Lands Drying Out: Nations Address Crisis

This week, global leaders are gathering for critical talks aimed at addressing one of the most pressing environmental crises of our time: the increasing dryness of Earth’s lands. Climate change, overexploitation of water resources, and unsustainable agricultural practices have been contributing to the alarming trend of land degradation and desertification across many parts of the world. These issues, if left unchecked, pose grave risks to food security, biodiversity, and human livelihoods, making it essential for...

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Alternative Vehicle Options: Upfitted Vans for Utilities

Utility workers and linemen work in one of the most mobile industries in the country. Think about it: utility workers are always moving from one project to the next as efficiently as possible. Since utility workers rely so heavily on their work vehicles, it is critical that they drive a vehicle that works best for their needs.

Fleet managers now have a wide variety of vehicles to choose from, ranging from utility trucks, to light-duty trucks, to cargo vans. Since utility workers are always on the move, their work vehicles must be more than just a mode of transportation.

A work vehicle must also function as a mobile office and a storage hub for tools and equipment. Utility workers do not always have time to drive to the main office before heading to the next jobsite, so their vehicles must be prepared for all possible scenarios. A utility...

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Substation Focused on Environmental Design

One of the important trends in design of new overhead lines over the past 20 years has been development of structures and designs that are less obtrusive and more pleasing visually. Much the same process has also been going on at substations. For example, even 25 years ago, efforts had already been...

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Improve Energy Efficiency in Underground Systems

Making appropriate cable component design and material choices BY DENNIS DOSS, General Cable ore than ever, society is realizing that energy resources are dwindling and becoming more expensive. In response, North American electric utilities offer consumers a variety of incentives to deploy energy...

Infrastructure

Cutting Through the Noise

In a conference room in early 2017, a group of Transmission operators, supervisors, and executives at Ameren sat down in an effort to craft a strategic analytics roadmap that would tackle the new challenges associated with transmission operations. One of the first questions the group posed to...