Energy Update— The Sleeping Giant

Authors

  • Bill Mashburn P.E., C.E.M Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Tech

Abstract

Most information on energy comes in bits and pieces, and is gen-
erally on the negative side. This article is based on a series of articles
on energy in the Wall Street Journal and provides a comprehensive
and more positive view of our energy security. It identifies renewables
with the greatest potential for providing more energy independence. It
discusses Brazil’s successful program to become energy independent,
identifies our import sources, and identifi es immediate and long-range
threats to our energy security.

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Author Biography

Bill Mashburn, P.E., C.E.M Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Tech

Bill Mashburn, P.E. C.E.M., is Professor Emeritus of mechanical engineering, and former director of the Energy Management Institute at Virginia Tech. In 1990 he won the International Energy Professional Development Award from AEE, and in 1994 at WEEC, was inducted into the Energy Managers Hall of Fame. He was the 1996 president of AEE. He is an avid outdoorsman, now spending much outdoor time fly fishing.
E-mail address: mashburn706@comcast.net

References

Daniel Yergin, “Will Innovation Transform Energy?” Wall Street Journal, Feb 13, 2007.

Caio Carvalhal, “Ethanol and Brazil: The new Global Energy Brand?” Wall Street Journal,

Feb. 14, 2007.

Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment

Rebecca Smith, “The New Math of Alternative Energy,” Wall Street Journal, Feb. 12, 2007.

Daniel Yergin, “Energy Independence,” Wall Street Journal, Jan. 23, 2007

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

Mashburn, B. . (2023). Energy Update— The Sleeping Giant . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 27(2), 25–32. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20013

Issue

2007: Vol 27 Iss 2 2007-2008

Section

Articles