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Good News and Bad for Energy Engineers in 2025

Good News and Bad for Energy Engineers in 2025

The energy landscape is changing in 2025. Here’s what you need to know.


Power Trains: Delivering Stored Energy for Local Grid Needs

Power Trains: Delivering Stored Energy for Local Grid Needs

SunTrain is developing freight trains equipped with lithium iron phosphate battery storage to transport renewable energy across existing rail…


News Jan 16, 2025 by John Nieman
3 Types of Photovoltaic Systems

3 Types of Photovoltaic Systems

This article highlights the applications, features, and functionality of three types of PV systems: day-use-only, DC with storage, and DC powering…


Wind, Solar, Storage Heat Up in 2025

Wind, Solar, Storage Heat Up in 2025

This year, massive solar farms, offshore wind turbines, and grid-scale energy storage systems will join the power grid.


TIME’s Best Innovations of 2024: Renewables, AI, and Efficiency

TIME’s Best Innovations of 2024: Renewables, AI, and Efficiency

TIME’s notable inventions of 2024 included devices for generating and storing energy, AI-enhanced energy efficiency, and chips the size of dinner…


News Jan 06, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Japan Handles Fluctuations in Renewables With Flow Batteries

Japan Handles Fluctuations in Renewables With Flow Batteries

The vanadium-based energy storage technology enables efficient grid-scale energy storage.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
From Coal to Solar: Repurposing Mines for Renewable Energy

From Coal to Solar: Repurposing Mines for Renewable Energy

A U.S. coal firm will convert former mining sites in Illinois and Indiana into solar energy and battery storage installations.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Beyond Li-Ion: 5 Top Battery Tech Advances in 2024

Beyond Li-Ion: 5 Top Battery Tech Advances in 2024

From solid-state to lithium-ion alternatives, battery technology leaped forward in 2024.


News Dec 20, 2024 by Kevin Clemens
NREL Simulates Future Smart Grid Renewables Scenarios

NREL Simulates Future Smart Grid Renewables Scenarios

The ARIES platform models power flow in response to renewable energy and other grid situations.


Amazon Web Services for Energy: FaaS Balances Renewable Volatility

Amazon Web Services for Energy: FaaS Balances Renewable Volatility

Terralayr has created a virtual platform for battery storage owners to sell excess battery capacity.


How Can Redox Flow Batteries Prevent Power Outages?

How Can Redox Flow Batteries Prevent Power Outages?

Redox flow battery microgrids could be the answer to disaster-caused outages.


Can Hybrid Plant Design Ease Grid Congestion?

Can Hybrid Plant Design Ease Grid Congestion?

Solar- and wind-plus-storage power systems add value to energy transmission, but can they ease connection backlogs?


News Nov 14, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
How Commercially Cost-Effective Is Thermophotovoltaic Energy?

How Commercially Cost-Effective Is Thermophotovoltaic Energy?

Thermophotovoltaic energy is sustainable, but is it less expensive than conventional energy? An economic analysis has the answer.


ANPC Converter Design for Efficient Energy Storage Systems

ANPC Converter Design for Efficient Energy Storage Systems

A doubling of new energy storage installations globally has driven a change in power converter design for utility-scale systems. With an…


Designing High-Voltage SiC-Based Battery Disconnect Switches

Designing High-Voltage SiC-Based Battery Disconnect Switches

When designing a high-voltage solid-state battery disconnect switch, there are several fundamental design decisions to consider.


Pushing BESS Boundaries: Energy Density, Security, and VPPs

Pushing BESS Boundaries: Energy Density, Security, and VPPs

Battery energy storage system providers unveil technical improvements and fresh features.


News Oct 07, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Boosting Microgrids: Smart Algorithms Unlock Hybrid Storage Potential

Boosting Microgrids: Smart Algorithms Unlock Hybrid Storage Potential

How can a simple algorithm solve hybrid energy storage problems?


High-Tech Labs Fuel Renewables Research

High-Tech Labs Fuel Renewables Research

The centers aim to boost renewable energy storage research and testing to modernize the electric grid.


News Sep 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Beyond Li-Ion: Carbon Dioxide Batteries in Energy Storage

Beyond Li-Ion: Carbon Dioxide Batteries in Energy Storage

The Columbia Energy Storage Project will use carbon dioxide for long-duration energy storage.


News Sep 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Protecting and Monitoring the Low-Voltage Grid

Protecting and Monitoring the Low-Voltage Grid

With increasing amounts of renewable energy, the power grid is changing with new and different types of electrical loads pulling energy from the…