About this episode

This episode explores the potential of linear generators as a solution to the power crisis amid growing electricity demand and utility challenges.

Power generation is changing fast. As utilities struggle with interconnection delays and growing electricity demand, businesses are looking for faster, more reliable ways to secure power. In this episode of Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Walt Jordan, Chief Revenue Officer at dGEN Energy Partners, to explore one of the least talked-about emerging technologies in distributed energy: linear generators. Unlike traditional generators, linear generators have no crankshaft, no spark p...

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Host: Tim Montague

Guest: Walt Jordan

Topics covered

• power generation
• linear generators
• distributed energy
• electricity demand
• utilities
• emerging technologies

Keywords

• linear generators
• power crisis
• electricity demand
• distributed energy
• utilities
• interconnection delays

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Organizations: dGEN Energy Partners

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