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The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

A new generation of circuit breakers is becoming the future backbone of the United States’ energy transition.


Microreactors To Power 5 Military Bases in $2.2 Billion Project

Microreactors To Power 5 Military Bases in $2.2 Billion Project

The U.S. Army’s Janus program links five nuclear developers with five military bases, aiming for the first Army-regulated reactor to be…


News Sep 14, 2026 by Shannon Cuthrell
From Grid to GPU: Enabling Multi-Megawatt SST Architectures With High-Current SiC Power Modules

From Grid to GPU: Enabling Multi-Megawatt SST Architectures With High-Current SiC Power Modules

AI-driven data centers require power supplies with high efficiency, power density, and reliability. Solid-State Transformer (SST) architectures…


World’s Smallest Nation Goes All-In on Solar With Agrivoltaics

World’s Smallest Nation Goes All-In on Solar With Agrivoltaics

Vatican City has signed a deal to complete its transition to 100% solar energy while preserving local croplands through agrivoltaics.


Distribution Transformers—Part 6: Voltage Drops, Quality Standards

Distribution Transformers—Part 6: Voltage Drops, Quality Standards

This article reviews feeder voltage drop, practical calculation methods, service quality standards in North America and Europe, and planning…


MaxLinear Unveils Control-Plane Portfolio for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

MaxLinear Unveils Control-Plane Portfolio for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure


new products Sep 04, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Distribution Transformers—Part 5: Line Voltage Regulators and Capacitor Banks

Distribution Transformers—Part 5: Line Voltage Regulators and Capacitor Banks

Learn how line voltage regulators and capacitor banks provide fine control of feeder voltage profiles and reactive power balance, ensuring…


AI Data Centers Can Lower Communities’ Power Bills Using Our Existing Grid

AI Data Centers Can Lower Communities’ Power Bills Using Our Existing Grid

Physics-based analysis and operational flexibility safely unlock unused infrastructure capacity. This strategy connects massive computing loads…


London Microgrid Turns Buildings into Local Power Generators

London Microgrid Turns Buildings into Local Power Generators

The microgrid combines wind, solar, and energy storage at the building level to provide 80% of a London college’s energy needs.


Compressed Air Storage: The Energy Transition’s Missing Piece

Compressed Air Storage: The Energy Transition’s Missing Piece

Compressed air energy storage can provide efficient, long-duration grid power using caverns underground, without burning fossil fuels.


Briefs: Collaborations in Solar, Batteries, and Nuclear Fusion

Briefs: Collaborations in Solar, Batteries, and Nuclear Fusion

Google, RWE, Tandem PV, nextTC, Integrals Power, Denchi, Factorial, SK On, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are partnering for next-gen technology…


News Aug 06, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Google Backs Its Largest Solar-Storage Project in Arkansas

Google Backs Its Largest Solar-Storage Project in Arkansas

Construction kicks off on a massive solar-and-storage hub that will add multi-gigawatt generation capacity to Arkansas's regional grid.


News Aug 05, 2026 by Shannon Cuthrell
Robotics and a Huge Solar+Storage Farm Reshape the Solar Future

Robotics and a Huge Solar+Storage Farm Reshape the Solar Future

Two companies are developing robotics to automate labor-intensive construction tasks, while Google is investing in a massive, domestically sourced…


News Aug 03, 2026 by Claire Turvill
Briefs: Deals in SiC, GaN, Smart Grids, Storage, and EVs

Briefs: Deals in SiC, GaN, Smart Grids, Storage, and EVs

Navitas, Magnachip, Ionate, GM, Brookfield, Aypa Power, Blackstone, Ricardo, and Nissan are advancing high-voltage SiC, smart grids, energy storage…


News Jul 30, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

In this article, we detail distribution transformer tap changers: fixed off-load (DETC) vs. dynamic on-load (OLTC) types, their operational roles,…


Hitachi Energy Commits to Flying Taxi Energy Solutions

Hitachi Energy Commits to Flying Taxi Energy Solutions

The company has partnered with Eve Air Mobility to provide ground power infrastructure for its eVTOL aircraft.


News Jul 24, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Ampera 3D-Prints First Nuclear Reactor Module

Ampera 3D-Prints First Nuclear Reactor Module

The full-scale subcritical thorium reactor module is designed for portable, container-based energy generation.


News Jul 20, 2026 by Liam Critchley
Renewable Energy to Power AI Data Center Near Amazon River

Renewable Energy to Power AI Data Center Near Amazon River

The AI computing facility in northern Brazil, powered by 100% renewable energy, is expected to be operational in mid-2027.


News Jul 16, 2026 by Claire Turvill
Briefs: AI Data Centers Drive Power and Storage Solutions

Briefs: AI Data Centers Drive Power and Storage Solutions

Infineon, LS Electric, Peak Energy, ESS Tech, and Inovance Technologies have new products for grid-scale energy storage and AI data center power…


News Jul 16, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Emerson Launches Sync Tool for Digital Twins in Power Plants

Emerson Launches Sync Tool for Digital Twins in Power Plants

The Ovation Curation Tool software automates version control and change tracking between production Ovation systems and their simulation models


new products Jul 13, 2026 by Luke James