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Contributing Editor David Wagman has been covering energy issues for three decades, focusing on all forms of electric power generation, regulation, and business models. He is particularly interested in the ongoing electrification of advanced economies and the effects that distributed generating resources could have on efforts to decarbonize national grids. Wagman, who is based in Colorado, is currently editorial director for IEEE Engineering 360, a search engine and information resource for the engineering, industrial, and technical communities.

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Emrod Chases The Dream Of Utility-Scale Wireless Power Transmission

Since the days of Nikola Tesla, engineers have tried to make it practical to transmit large amounts of electricity. A government-backed startup says they are close

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Emrod Chases The Dream Of Utility-Scale Wireless Power Transmission

Since the days of Nikola Tesla, engineers have tried to make it practical to transmit large amounts of electricity. A government-backed startup says they are close

South Africa's Lights Flicker as Its Electric Utility Ponders a Future Without Carbon

A legacy of deferred maintenance, mismanagement, and massive debt for underperforming power plants built by South African utility Eskom may be tough to overcome

As the Grid Decentralizes, Rural Electric Co-ops Seek More Local Control

Rooftop solar and battery energy storage are helping rural electric cooperatives declare independence from centralized power stations

Trending Stories

Practical Power Beaming Gets Real

Print an Arduino-Powered Color Mechanical Television

World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI