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GE Partners With Greenwood for Power Grid Data Collection

GE Partners With Greenwood for Power Grid Data Collection

GE acquires Greenbird Technologies to advance and integrate GE’s GridOS, a software suite for electrical power production and distribution plants.


News Sep 07, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Demand Response Platforms: Ensuring Grid Stability Amid Escalating Heat Waves

Demand Response Platforms: Ensuring Grid Stability Amid Escalating Heat Waves

Year after year, heat waves across the U.S. and around the world have intensified, placing extreme strain on power grids. Demand response platforms…


Floating Offshore Wind Farm Powers Oil and Gas Fields in Norway

Floating Offshore Wind Farm Powers Oil and Gas Fields in Norway

The world’s largest deep-water floating offshore wind project started delivering power to oil and gas fields in the North Sea.


News Sep 04, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
Solar-Plus-Storage Plants Dominate Hybrid Power Growth in 2022

Solar-Plus-Storage Plants Dominate Hybrid Power Growth in 2022

New data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory tracks last year’s immense growth in hybrid power plants, particularly in solar-plus-storage…


Looking Ahead at Dry Cooling Alternatives in Power Plants

Looking Ahead at Dry Cooling Alternatives in Power Plants

Dry cooling has become a popular process in power plants to reduce water usage, but this operation is still energy-intensive. Researchers are…


California’s Progress Toward Power Grid Resilience and Carbon Neutrality

California’s Progress Toward Power Grid Resilience and Carbon Neutrality

California has made significant clean energy gains and strives to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, a goal outlined by Senate Bill 100. 


Xcel Energy, Ambri Team Up for World-First Grid Deployment of Liquid Metal Batteries

Xcel Energy, Ambri Team Up for World-First Grid Deployment of Liquid Metal Batteries

This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the commercialization of liquid metal batteries.


tech insights Aug 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
$1.3B Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Plant Opens in Illinois

$1.3B Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Plant Opens in Illinois

A 1.25-gigawatt natural gas-powered combined-cycle plant recently came online in Illinois. The $1.3 billion project offers a low-emitting source of…


News Aug 28, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
Intermittent and Volatile: Renewable Energy Challenges Grid Stability 

Intermittent and Volatile: Renewable Energy Challenges Grid Stability 

As climate change continues without signs of diverting its path toward warmer temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, electricity…


Coordinating Energy Resources Could Increase Grid Reliability

Coordinating Energy Resources Could Increase Grid Reliability

Coordinating the operation of energy resources in preparation for greater electricity demand may decrease the strain on transmission and…


Introduction to STATCOM Systems

Introduction to STATCOM Systems

Modern power electronics provide keys to improving the performance and reliability of electrical power grids.


Facilitating a Clean Energy Future with Current Sensing Solutions

Facilitating a Clean Energy Future with Current Sensing Solutions

Innovative technologies like current sensors will be crucial in transitioning to carbon-neutral energy.


ABB Turns to Uninterruptible Power Supplies to Address Grid Supply Challenges

ABB Turns to Uninterruptible Power Supplies to Address Grid Supply Challenges

Taking an innovation from the data center and applying it to the road, ABB hopes to enable the future of EV charging.


News Jul 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Engineering Better Transmission With STATCOM

Engineering Better Transmission With STATCOM

EEPower sits down with Eaton Utilities to discuss Static Synchronous Compensators used in high-voltage DC systems for reactive power compensation.


What’s New in DC/DC Converters

What’s New in DC/DC Converters

These DC/DC converters aim to bring reliability and efficiency to different verticals.


new products Jul 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz
$30M in Funding Focused on Middle-Mile Infrastructure and Grid Reliability

$30M in Funding Focused on Middle-Mile Infrastructure and Grid Reliability

In support of the ongoing transition to a renewable grid, ComEd and Baltimore Gas and Electric have received a total of $30 million in federal…


Heat Wave Threatens Texas Power Grid…Again. Here’s How To Protect the Grid

Heat Wave Threatens Texas Power Grid…Again. Here’s How To Protect the Grid

Solar power and battery storage have come to the rescue to help keep the fragile Texas electricity grid up and running.


Memory Inductors for Energy-Efficient Applications

Memory Inductors for Energy-Efficient Applications

The advanced series of WE-MAPI inductors combine the best possible utilization of inductance and current carrying capacity with low intrinsic…


Black Start Generators: Energy To Restart the Power Grid

Black Start Generators: Energy To Restart the Power Grid

When the power grid goes down, a black start system provides the energy to bring it back up again.


Algorithm Pinpoints Grid Status With Smart Meters Instead of Measurement Devices

Algorithm Pinpoints Grid Status With Smart Meters Instead of Measurement Devices

Arizona State University researchers have developed an algorithm that pulls data from residential smart meters to identify network connectivity,…