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It’s More Than Tech: Five Steps to Building a Self-Healing Grid

It’s More Than Tech: Five Steps to Building a Self-Healing Grid

A self-healing grid requires more than advanced technology. Consider five strategy shifts underlying a more resilient grid.


Solar Device Embraces the Heat for Better Performance

Solar Device Embraces the Heat for Better Performance

Researchers found rising temperatures can enhance energy storage in integrated solar devices, turning long-term performance liability into a design…


tech insights Sep 23, 2025 by Luke James
Sunny Proposition: Renewable Energy Future Could Be in Space

Sunny Proposition: Renewable Energy Future Could Be in Space

Space-based solar power could replace terrestrial solar farms and provide more reliable, less expensive energy, according to researchers.


Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for Tandem Solar Cells

Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for Tandem Solar Cells

Learn how stacking wide-bandgap perovskites with silicon solar cells may be an attractive option for increasing efficiency beyond single-technology…


AI Creates Better-Performing Batteries at the Atomic Scale

AI Creates Better-Performing Batteries at the Atomic Scale

Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Michigan have collaborated to use AI, machine learning, and supercomputers to evaluate potential…


Solar Energy Is Dropping in Price for Surprising Reasons

Solar Energy Is Dropping in Price for Surprising Reasons

An MIT-led study revealed the hidden contributors to plummeting solar costs, and many had nothing to do with solar at all.


tech insights Aug 22, 2025 by Luke James
Texas Trouble: Energy Needs Outpace Grid Improvements

Texas Trouble: Energy Needs Outpace Grid Improvements

Texas won’t have enough electricity to meet demand unless it adds more grid infrastructure and upgrades power plants, a University of Houston…


Seven Steps to Ensuring Product Electrical Safety Compliance

Seven Steps to Ensuring Product Electrical Safety Compliance

This article provides developers with step-by-step guidance in qualifying new electrical products for safety compliance certification.


Demand for Energy Efficiency Fuels Heat Pump Growth

Demand for Energy Efficiency Fuels Heat Pump Growth

A BCC Research report revealed that heat pumps are drawing interest as a critical solution for energy-saving next-generation heating and cooling.


Transmission Line Construction Too Slow To Meet Future Demand

Transmission Line Construction Too Slow To Meet Future Demand

While energy demand escalates, new line construction has slowed to the lowest level in a decade.


AI and Machine Learning in Industrial Power Management

AI and Machine Learning in Industrial Power Management

Artificial intelligence and machine learning in industrial facilities can optimize energy consumption and conserve resources.


Exclusive Interview: Quino Energy CEO Touts Flow Battery Advantages

Exclusive Interview: Quino Energy CEO Touts Flow Battery Advantages

Quino Energy’s CEO Eugene Beh discusses flow batteries’ role in grid stabilization and shorter-duration energy storage.


Rethinking the Utility + Consumer Relationship Through AMI 2.0

Rethinking the Utility + Consumer Relationship Through AMI 2.0

Next-generation smart meters transform the energy grid from passive infrastructure into an intelligent, adaptive platform that unlocks real-time…


Chemical Precipitation Extracts Lithium from Geothermal Brine

Chemical Precipitation Extracts Lithium from Geothermal Brine

A University of Connecticut study outlines a scalable, low-emission process to extract lithium from geothermal brines, offering a sustainable…


tech insights Jul 25, 2025 by Luke James
Can AI and ML Address Cyber Threats in EV Charging Networks?

Can AI and ML Address Cyber Threats in EV Charging Networks?

Electric vehicle charging presents multiple cybersecurity risks that smart grids alone struggle to handle.


Is Your Data AI-Ready? Mapping a Data Quality Strategy for Utilities

Is Your Data AI-Ready? Mapping a Data Quality Strategy for Utilities

Many utility companies are stuck in the early stages of AI adoption due to data quality. Learn about a comprehensive data strategy focused on…


What’s Driving Demand for Hydrogen Fuel Cells?

What’s Driving Demand for Hydrogen Fuel Cells?

Hydrogen fuel cell technology is expected to soar by the decade’s end, according to a BCC Research report.


Tin and Carbon May Create Safer Solid-State Batteries

Tin and Carbon May Create Safer Solid-State Batteries

A tin-carbon buffer layer shows promising results for suppressing dendrite growth in solid-state lithium-metal batteries.


tech insights Jul 02, 2025 by Luke James
EV Battery Makers Push for LFP and Solid-State Batteries

EV Battery Makers Push for LFP and Solid-State Batteries

New battery technologies include expanded U.S. production for LFP batteries and a squishy solid-state battery design.


News Jul 01, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Data Center Surge Drives Short-Term Energy Demand

Data Center Surge Drives Short-Term Energy Demand

As data center expansion skyrockets, U.S. power needs will exceed previous forecasts.