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The Fuel Pulse Show

著者： Erik Bjornstad
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The Fuel Pulse Show is a podcast dedicated to helping vehicle, engine, and operations people that rely on fuel to get their job done. We will talk with experts from every area of the fuel industry and discuss how to deal with the many issues business operations encounter with fuel. But this isn't just about fuel - it's also about the things that use it and all the ways we use it, too. Each episode features an interview with an expert or thought leader, discussing topics like fuel standards, regulations, cost, quality, fuel treatment, fuel storage, engine performance, and more. Join us as we navigate the ever-changing world of fuel.© 2023 All rights reserved. 経済学
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  • 77 - Emergency Preparation For Utilities

    77 - Emergency Preparation For Utilities
    2026/09/18
    When an emergency hits, utilities don't really have the option of shutting down and waiting for things to get back to normal. In fact, that's when keeping the power on, the water flowing, and the wastewater systems operating becomes even more important. And that means your emergency preparation has to work in the real world, not just on paper. Host Erik Bjornstad looks at the questions you need to be considering: Is your backup fuel actually good? Can your generators handle a full load? Do you have enough fuel if deliveries can't get through for several days? Those are the kinds of questions utilities need to answer now—before the emergency arrives. All this and more on this episode of The Fuel Pulse Show Podcast. What You'll Learn Why backup fuel needs attention throughout the year, not just when an emergency is approaching What can happen to fuel that sits in storage for months at a time Why starting your generator isn't enough to know that it will actually do its job when you need it What utilities should be looking for when they test generators under a real load How to figure out how much fuel you really need to get through a multi-day outage Why remote substations, pump stations, lift stations, and other out-of-the-way sites are easy to overlook Some of the ways utilities can protect critical equipment from floods, storms, wildfires, and other emergencies Why you want your fuel suppliers and backup delivery plans lined up before an emergency happens How mutual-aid networks can help when your own resources aren't enough What tabletop drills can tell you about weaknesses you may not realize are in your emergency plan Why good documentation matters, both during an emergency and after it's over How mapping your fuel tanks, generators, and other critical equipment can make it easier for your people to respond when something goes wrong Ideas Worth Sharing: Here are three notable quotes from the podcast episode: "Your job doesn't stop when the power goes down. In fact, your job actually ramps up when the power goes out." "It's not just about whether the generator starts. It's about whether it will hold up under full load, whether it transfers cleanly, powers critical systems, and runs long enough to do its job." "When disaster hits, you need to know that your system's gonna run, your system needs to run, and your people need to know the plan." Resources Mentioned: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Emergency preparedness and continuity planning resources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Emergency preparedness information for water and wastewater utilities Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) – Mutual-aid resources for water and wastewater utilities North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) – Reliability and emergency preparedness standards for electric utilities NERC EOP-005 – System Restoration from Blackstart Resources NERC EOP-011 – Emergency Operations America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) – Requirements and guidance related to risk assessments and emergency response planning for water systems Utility mutual-assistance programs – Resources for obtaining personnel, equipment, and other assistance during major emergencies Show Notes 00:00 – Emergency Preparation Is About Keeping Critical Services Running When the power goes out or another emergency hits, the job of a utility doesn't stop. It actually becomes more important. Erik introduces eight practical areas utilities should be looking at now to make sure their fuel, backup power, equipment, and people are ready when they're needed most. 04:45 – Start With the Fuel Backup generators are only as reliable as the fuel feeding them. Erik discusses why stored diesel can become the weak link in an emergency plan, including water, sediment, microbial contamination, and fuel degradation, and why utilities should be testing fuel in main tanks, day tanks, and remote locations on a regular schedule. 08:45 – Don't Just Start the Generator—Test the Whole System A generator starting up doesn't necessarily tell you whether it's ready for an emergency. Erik explains the importance of testing generators under full load and making sure the entire system works together, including automatic transfer switches, critical equipment, SCADA and communications systems, pumps, lift stations, and other essential operations. 19:40 – Make Sure You Actually Have Enough Fuel How long can your generators run if the power stays out and fuel deliveries can't get through? Erik looks at calculating fuel needs based on actual generator loads and realistic burn rates, building in a safety margin, and planning for outages that may last several days rather than several hours. 28:35 – Find the Weak Spots Before the Emergency Does Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other disasters can expose vulnerabilities that are easy to overlook during normal operations. Erik talks about hardening critical...
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  • 075 - Hurricane Recommendations

    075 - Hurricane Recommendations
    2025/06/04
    Host Erik Bjornstad outlines seven critical recommendations for hurricane season preparation, focusing on emergency backup fuel systems. Key areas include testing fuel quality every 3-6 months, conducting full generator load tests, securing adequate fuel inventory (96 hours for healthcare facilities), hardening infrastructure against storm damage, coordinating vendor deliveries through priority systems like DIRS and TSP for telecom, training staff through tabletop drills, and maintaining comprehensive documentation for compliance. The episode targets healthcare and telecom sectors specifically, emphasizing that preparation must happen now during the calm period before hurricane season intensifies, using real-world examples like Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico's telecommunications infrastructure. What You'll Learn: Emergency Fuel System Fundamentals - How to establish proper fuel quality testing protocols and understand the critical importance of testing emergency backup diesel fuel every 3-6 months for water contamination, microbial growth, and fuel degradation.Generator Load Testing Best Practices - The difference between simple startup checks and comprehensive full-load testing, including healthcare industry requirements for monthly 30% load tests and annual 4-hour full load tests.Industry-Specific Compliance Requirements - Healthcare facilities' obligations under NFPA 99 and NFPA 110 standards, including the mandatory 96-hour fuel supply requirement and CMS documentation standards for emergency preparedness.Telecom Infrastructure Protection Strategies - How to implement proper testing for battery backup depletion scenarios and ensure seamless switchover from UPS to generator systems without service interruption.Priority Registration Systems for Emergency Response - The critical importance of DIRS and TSP registration for telecom operators and how these systems provide government-backed priority for fuel deliveries and infrastructure repair during disasters.Infrastructure Security and Theft Prevention - Post-storm security considerations and the reality of equipment theft from telecom sites, with over 4,000 reported incidents in just three months of 2024. Effective Emergency Planning Through Tabletop DrillsHow to design and conduct scenario-based training exercises that expose hidden vulnerabilities in emergency response plans before real disasters strike.Comprehensive Documentation Strategies - Essential record-keeping requirements for both healthcare and telecom sectors, including automated monitoring systems and NOC-level reporting tools for regulatory compliance and operational optimization. Ideas Worth Sharing: Here are three notable quotes from the podcast episode: "You have got time to prepare, but the time to prepare is right now, you do not want to let that get away from you as much as the temptation might be for that to happen." "This kind of thing or these kinds of things like whether your entire power redundancy chain works as opposed to just the generator, that can really only be confirmed under this kind of full load test scenario, and this is the time for you to make it happen. This is the calm before the upcoming storms." "Tabletop drill is a really useful tool that exposes the hidden points, the hidden choke points where a hurricane can take your system offline and then gives you a chance to fix them ahead of time when it still costs nothing but time." Resources Mentioned: NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power SystemsNFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code (96-hour fuel requirement)Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) - Organization providing hurricane forecastsNOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - Reference for average hurricane season dataBellicideErik Bjornstad: LinkedIn Show Notes: [00:00:00 - 00:05:00] Introduction and Context Setting - Welcome and host introduction - Recap of previous episode's 2025 Atlantic hurricane season predictions - Discussion of ACE Index differences between prediction groups - Transition from "how bad will it be" to "how to prepare" [00:05:00 - 00:08:00] Recommendation #1: Fuel Quality Testing - Emergency backup fuel quality requirements - Testing frequency: every 3-6 months for water, microbial contamination, and degradation - Healthcare sector: NFPA 110 compliance requirements - Telecom sector: Increased testing frequency due to smaller storage tanks [00:08:00 - 00:14:00] Recommendation #2: Full Generator Load Testing - Healthcare requirements: CMS and Joint Commission standards (30 minutes at 30% load monthly, 4-hour annual test) - Telecom testing protocols: Simulating full site failure including battery depletion - Power redundancy layers: Grid → UPS → Diesel generator - Load testing procedures for telecom facilities [00:14:00 - 00:18:00] Recommendation #3: Secure Sufficient Fuel Inventory - Multi-day outage planning - Healthcare sector: NFPA 99 requirement for 96-hour fuel supply - Netflix "Pulse" series example of ...
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  • 074 - Hurricane Season Preparation

    074 - Hurricane Season Preparation
    2025/05/21
    In Episode 74 of the Fuel Pulse Show podcast, host Erik Bjornstad discusses predictions for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. He explains how hurricane seasons are measured using named storms, hurricanes, major hurricanes, and the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index, which accounts for both storm intensity and duration.After reviewing forecasts from major institutions, including Colorado State University and the University of Arizona, the consensus indicates a near-normal to slightly above-average season with approximately 15 named storms expected. Differences in predictions largely stem from varying assumptions about sea surface temperatures. Bjornstad compares these predictions to 2024's active season, which ranked in the top 20 historically with an ACE index of 161.6, and previews the next episode, which will focus on hurricane preparation strategies for critical infrastructure industries. What You'll Learn: How hurricane seasons are measured and classified using named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanesThe significance of the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index and how it's calculatedCurrent predictions for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season from multiple meteorological organizationsHow sea surface temperatures influence hurricane activity forecastsComparison between upcoming predictions and recent hurricane seasonsHistorical context of significant hurricane seasons and notable stormsThe importance of hurricane preparation for critical infrastructure industriesWhy many named storms never make landfall in the United States Ideas Worth Sharing: Here are three notable quotes from the podcast episode: "Hurricane season starts usually on June 1 and runs through November 30th and before June. All through that first part of the year, we start getting predictions about whether we should expect the coming season to be good, bad, or ugly." "The ACE index reflects this or confirms, makes us see that this idea that how bad a storm is isn't just reflected in something like, well, how, you know, what is its maximum wind speed. It really matters for saying how powerful a storm is. It really matters, not just if the winds are strong, but how long they are strong for." "The predictions are, it's not going to be a quiet season. It may not end up being as busy or as, as bad as the seasons were in 2017 or 2024, much less, you know, 2004, 2005, all of which were, shall we say, historically active hurricane seasons." Resources Mentioned: Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) - Organization providing hurricane forecastsNOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - Reference for average hurricane season dataBellicideErik Bjornstad: LinkedIn Show Notes: 00:00:00 - 01:00 - Introduction to the Fuel Pulse Show podcast with host Erik Bjornstad, explaining the show covers all aspects of fuel for professional and personal use. 01:00 - 02:00 - Introduction to the topic: expectations for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, mentioning the first predictions from four organizations (Tropical Storm Risk, Colorado State University, University of Arizona, and North Carolina State University). 02:00 - 05:00 - Explanation of what a typical hurricane season looks like, covering the three to four key elements in hurricane season predictions: average number of named storms (14), hurricanes (7), major hurricanes (3), and the ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy) index (70-110 units). 05:00 - 08:00 - Detailed explanation of how the ACE index is calculated for individual storms and entire hurricane seasons, using sustained wind speeds expressed in knots. 08:00 - 11:00 - Discussion of historical ACE index records, including the highest recorded in 1933 (258.6), and notable recent years like 2004/2005. Description of Hurricane Ivan (2004) which had the second-highest single-storm ACE index at over 70. 11:00 - 14:00 - Predictions for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season from different organizations: Tropical Storm Risk (average season), Colorado State (above average), University of Arizona (normal), with varying predictions for named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes. 14:00 - 16:00 - Analysis of differences in ACE index predictions (ranging from 110 to 155 units) based on assumptions about sea surface temperatures. 16:00 - 18:00 - Comparison with the 2024 hurricane season, which was more active than usual with 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, 5 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 161.6, including notable storms like Hurricane Barrel, Milton, and Kirk. 18:00 - 19:00 - Preview of the next episode on how to prepare for hurricane season, particularly for critical industries like healthcare and telecommunications that need reliable emergency backup systems and fuel supplies.
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