by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 14, 2021 | Energy Rant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A few weeks ago, we reviewed electricity storage technologies, barriers, and issues. One storage technology is the lowly lead-acid battery, which forms the backbone of uninterruptible power supplies for data centers. They are...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 7, 2021 | Energy Rant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You all know people who are always going to do something great but never make it happen. Consider the hapless New Year’s resolution for which someone plans to lose weight. They successfully diet between a cheeseburger and fries for...
by Jeff Ihnen | Apr 4, 2021 | Energy Rant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this week’s Energy Rant, Jeff Ihnen (CEO at Michaels Energy) interviews Doug Houseman (Principal Consultant at Burns & McDonnell) about energy storage. Doug is a leader and visionary in grid and utility modernization....
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 3, 2021 | Energy Rant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this week’s Energy Rant, we’re spicing things up with a recording – rather than a blog post – of some hot topics in the energy industry. Tune in to listen to an off-the-cuff recording spurred by the tragedy...
by Jeff Ihnen | Feb 24, 2021 | Energy Rant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week when the Rant “went to press,” which is to say, when I wrote it Saturday, the arctic blast was merely a cold shot of weather like I have experienced dozens of times. I didn’t start seeing the chaos in the south until...
