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Safe Passage: Innovative Hydro Turbines Do No Harm

Safe Passage: Innovative Hydro Turbines Do No Harm

Hydropower plants can negatively impact the ecosystem. Here’s how Natel Energy is helping negate some of these impacts.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Devin Partida
Solar Combats Data Center Drain: Microsoft Plans 1 Billion kWh

Solar Combats Data Center Drain: Microsoft Plans 1 Billion kWh

Microsoft will help bring 500 MW of community solar capacity online across 150 projects.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Could an Underwater Power Grid Help Offshore Wind?

Could an Underwater Power Grid Help Offshore Wind?

An offshore power grid could make offshore wind farm expansion easier and less expensive.


News Aug 23, 2024 by Jake Hertz
ORNL Algorithms Manage Grid Electromagnetic Transients

ORNL Algorithms Manage Grid Electromagnetic Transients

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is creating algorithms to make electromagnetic transient analysis simulation software viable for managing utility…


Megapack, Mega Power: Tesla Battery Storage Adds 800 MWh to Grid

Megapack, Mega Power: Tesla Battery Storage Adds 800 MWh to Grid

The latest energy storage project in California features a grid-scale modular battery system from Tesla.


News Aug 20, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Low-Wind Turbines Generate Big Energy

Low-Wind Turbines Generate Big Energy

Two projects have catalyzed advances in wind turbine technology and performance.


News Aug 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Lighting Las Vegas: Huge Solar+Storage Heats Up

Lighting Las Vegas: Huge Solar+Storage Heats Up

The largest co-located solar-plus-battery storage system in the U.S. has started delivering power near Las Vegas.


News Aug 12, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Input Power Flexibility Design Challenges in EV Charging Stations

Input Power Flexibility Design Challenges in EV Charging Stations

Learn how you can reduce EV charger installation costs and complexity with field-configurable bus bars. The charging station adapts to the voltage…


Wildfire-Safe: Using Optical Sensors to Protect Transmission

Wildfire-Safe: Using Optical Sensors to Protect Transmission

Optical fiber sensing can protect the grid from wildfires and other threats.


Out of the Ashes: Nuclear Redux, Part 2

Out of the Ashes: Nuclear Redux, Part 2

Officials are considering restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, but should they? Part 2 analyzes the challenges and alternatives.


Smart Solar: Machine Learning Helps Add Renewables to the Grid

Smart Solar: Machine Learning Helps Add Renewables to the Grid

Researchers used machine learning algorithms to enhance energy efficiency in solar grid integration.


Nuclear Redux: The Complexities of Recommissioning

Nuclear Redux: The Complexities of Recommissioning

Should Three Mile Island and other closed nuclear reactors start operating again? Part 1 of this two-part series examines the possible benefits.


Employment Explosion: Nuclear Fusion Creates Thousands of Jobs

Employment Explosion: Nuclear Fusion Creates Thousands of Jobs

Growing the technology will create job opportunities across research, construction, operations, policy, supply chain, education, and waste…


Battery Energy Storage Surges as Global Leader Emerges

Battery Energy Storage Surges as Global Leader Emerges

Renewable energy’s future depends on storing energy in huge battery systems. Who are the top 5 in the industry?


More than Monitoring: How Observability Keeps Power Flowing

More than Monitoring: How Observability Keeps Power Flowing

As grid operations become more complex, energy engineers use observability, digital tools, and artificial intelligence to view and evaluate the…


Tiny Spheres, Big Energy: PV ‘Balls’ Challenge Solar Panel Tech

Tiny Spheres, Big Energy: PV ‘Balls’ Challenge Solar Panel Tech

The company claims these spheres could achieve 60 times more energy output than solar panels in natural or artificial light.


News Jul 25, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Solar, Wind and Fire: Making Battery Energy Storage Systems Safer

Solar, Wind and Fire: Making Battery Energy Storage Systems Safer

Fires in battery energy storage systems put renewable energy systems at risk. How can they be prevented?


Oceans of Info: Dual Platform Tests Wave Energy Converter Tech

Oceans of Info: Dual Platform Tests Wave Energy Converter Tech

European research group creates dual hardware-in-the-loop platform for rigorous testing of wave energy converter technology.


News Jul 22, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Grid Interrupted: Differential Relay Communications in Smart Grid

Grid Interrupted: Differential Relay Communications in Smart Grid

In this age of electrification, a resilient grid means never having to say you’re sorry for an unexpected power outage. Differential protection…


Wind Powerhouse: Siemens Gamesa’s 15 MW Giant

Wind Powerhouse: Siemens Gamesa’s 15 MW Giant

Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD generates more power with fewer moving parts.


News Jul 20, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell