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Why Fragmented Intelligence Undermines Grid Reliability

Why Fragmented Intelligence Undermines Grid Reliability

Relying on periodic snapshots for transformer health leads to costly failures, but continuous, real-time hydrogen monitoring can avoid them.


Distribution System Fundamentals—Part 1: Networks

Distribution System Fundamentals—Part 1: Networks

This overview develops distribution’s role within the power system hierarchy, its functional objectives and constraints, and the common voltage…


Researchers Create First Working Quantum Battery Prototype

Researchers Create First Working Quantum Battery Prototype

The proof-of-concept battery can charge faster as it gets bigger and complete a full charge-storage-discharge cycle.


Probe Capacitance, Ground Inductance Effects in HV Measurements

Probe Capacitance, Ground Inductance Effects in HV Measurements

High-voltage probing errors scale with voltage and dV/dt, as probe capacitance and ground inductance inject energy, distort waveforms, and stress…


DC-DC Converter Modules Propel Formula EV Race Car to Victory

DC-DC Converter Modules Propel Formula EV Race Car to Victory

The Japanese student team implemented Vicor Power’s DC-DC converter modules to lighten up their winning car and improve performance.


Argonne Researchers Jet-Print Durable, Low-Power Transistors

Argonne Researchers Jet-Print Durable, Low-Power Transistors

Argonne National Laboratory researchers have jet-printed durable transistors for flexible electronics.


The Legacy of Switzerland’s First Female Engineering Professor

The Legacy of Switzerland’s First Female Engineering Professor

To celebrate Women's History Month, we spotlight Erna Hamburger, an engineer who graduated top of her class at EPFL in 1933 and spent decades…


tech insights Mar 26, 2026 by Luke James
BYD Launches Faster-Charging 2nd Gen Blade Battery

BYD Launches Faster-Charging 2nd Gen Blade Battery

BYD has introduced the second-generation Blade Battery for electric vehicles, featuring faster charging and improved cold-weather performance.


tech insights Mar 19, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Substation Commissioning and Testing—Part 2: Pre-Commissioning Inspections

Substation Commissioning and Testing—Part 2: Pre-Commissioning Inspections

This article walks through pre‑commissioning inspections and electrical tests commonly used in utility and industrial substations, translating…


Sensorless Method Detects Solar Faults Using Inverter Data Only

Sensorless Method Detects Solar Faults Using Inverter Data Only

Australian researchers have developed software that detects photovoltaic underperformance using only standard AC inverter data.


tech insights Mar 11, 2026 by Jake Hertz
From Months to Minutes: How Automated AI Can Modernize the Grid

From Months to Minutes: How Automated AI Can Modernize the Grid

ThinkLabs AI’s CEO spoke to EEPower about helping Southern California Edison automate its grid planning and operations with AI.


Smart Substations and Digitalization—Part 5: Future Trends

Smart Substations and Digitalization—Part 5: Future Trends

This article discusses trends in AI-assisted smart substations, including sensor density, autonomous and self-healing networks, and inverter-based…


Orchestrating White and Gray Space to Maximize AI Compute

Orchestrating White and Gray Space to Maximize AI Compute

Existing data centers must coordinate white space and gray space, including cooling and power, into a single, converged system to maximize AI…


Smart Substations and Digitalization—Part 3: Comms and Data Integration

Smart Substations and Digitalization—Part 3: Comms and Data Integration

This article focuses on practical implementation details for communications and data integration in smart substations and reviews predictive…


Solid-State Batteries Race to Mass Production

Solid-State Batteries Race to Mass Production

With differing technologies, Toyota, Samsung SDI, QuantumScape, and others are vying for breakthroughs in solid-state batteries for electric vehicles.


EIA Energy Outlook: While Solar Soars, Fossil Fuels Flounder

EIA Energy Outlook: While Solar Soars, Fossil Fuels Flounder

A U.S. Energy Information Administration report estimates that 32.1 GW of solar generating capacity will come online in 2026.


Grid-Forming Inverters Stabilize Grids With High Renewables

Grid-Forming Inverters Stabilize Grids With High Renewables

Kauaʻi’s 2021 oscillation event and a 2023 repeat test show how grid-forming controls can replace lost inertia and damp harmful frequency swings


tech insights Jan 26, 2026 by Luke James
Old Salt To Deliver Nuclear Power for Modular Reactors

Old Salt To Deliver Nuclear Power for Modular Reactors

Natura’s molten-salt nuclear reactors will use the same coolant salt used in a historic experiment from the 1960s.


Smart Substations and Digitalization—Part 1

Smart Substations and Digitalization—Part 1

Digitalization replaces conventional substations with smart, standards-based systems to address modern grid demands through interoperability,…


 With Steady Progress, Fusion Tech Inches Closer to Feasibility

With Steady Progress, Fusion Tech Inches Closer to Feasibility

In 2025, nuclear fusion technology scaled up, improved efficiency, and attracted billions of dollars in funding. But is it enough to move from lab…