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Performance Index-Based Security Assessment and Screening Effect: Part 1

Performance Index-Based Security Assessment and Screening Effect: Part 1

Learn how to conduct performance index-based security assessment in power systems and how the screening effect impacts the accuracy of the assessment.


Turn Bidirectional EVs Into Grid Assets Using Smart Charging Management

Turn Bidirectional EVs Into Grid Assets Using Smart Charging Management

Learn how developments in smart charging software will enable bidirectional EV charging to provide benefits to the utility grid, EV fleet owners,…


AI Solar Panels Follow the Sun to Maximize Energy Efficiency

AI Solar Panels Follow the Sun to Maximize Energy Efficiency

The AI-enhanced dual-axis solar tracking system significantly outperformed other solar harvesters.


News Jun 11, 2025 by Liam Critchley
 EV Chargers Offer Smarter, Automated, and Flexible Options

EV Chargers Offer Smarter, Automated, and Flexible Options

The electric vehicle charging industry pushes to integrate AI, robotics, mobile units, and bidirectional charging for a wide range of needs.


News Jun 09, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Understanding Capacitance in Overhead Transmission Lines

Understanding Capacitance in Overhead Transmission Lines

Learn how capacitance in high-voltage overhead transmission lines forms and is influenced by the earth, with derivations for single and three-phase…


Addressing the Current Sensing Challenges in Automotive Motor Control

Addressing the Current Sensing Challenges in Automotive Motor Control

Battery-run electric vehicles BEVs are quicker to design since they contain fewer parts, no complex fluid mechanics and proven electronics.…


Next-Gen Testing for PV-Storage-Charging Systems

Next-Gen Testing for PV-Storage-Charging Systems

There are a lot of advantages to integrating solar power, energy storage, and EV charging. Learn the technologies available to implement and test…


Machine Learning Is Rewiring the Power Grid

Machine Learning Is Rewiring the Power Grid

How is machine learning improving renewable energy and grid management? A survey of use cases in energy systems sheds some light.


Bi-Directional GaN Switches: Conversion with Single-Stage BDS Converters

Bi-Directional GaN Switches: Conversion with Single-Stage BDS Converters

A single-stage with bi-directional GaN eliminates the PFC stage and the DC-link capacitors while enabling ultra-high frequencies. What are the…


Digital Future-Proofing: Microgrids and DERs in Data Centers

Digital Future-Proofing: Microgrids and DERs in Data Centers

A multi-year approach to building microgrids and distributed energy resources is integral to meeting the growing energy needs of data centers.


NREL Sets Record With 294 Patents for Renewable Energy

NREL Sets Record With 294 Patents for Renewable Energy

Inventions in 2024 included flexible wave energy converters, a contactless characterization tool for solar materials, and a grid system that…


Future Planning: Handling the Accelerating Energy Demand

Future Planning: Handling the Accelerating Energy Demand

Energy demand is facing unprecedented growth, and generation resources are changing. How can energy leaders handle the increase and plan for an…


Fast Forward! Learn the Latest on EVs at EE Power Day 2025

Fast Forward! Learn the Latest on EVs at EE Power Day 2025

Join us on May 21 for EEPower Day 2025, a free virtual event featuring industry leaders and experts in electric vehicle technology.


News May 18, 2025 by EEPower Editorial
CERN Studies Quantum Technology to Optimize Grid Ops

CERN Studies Quantum Technology to Optimize Grid Ops

Renewable energy and distributed energy sources complicate grid operations. CERN proposes to streamline grid management with quantum computing…


News May 15, 2025 by Liam Critchley
AI-Powered Digital Twins for a Resilient Energy Infrastructure and Wildfire Prevention

AI-Powered Digital Twins for a Resilient Energy Infrastructure and Wildfire Prevention

Siemens Energy and NVIDIA are building geospatially accurate 3D AI models of our electrical grid to optimize utility operations, maintenance, and…


Hitachi Tests Grid-Forming Inverter for Grid Stability

Hitachi Tests Grid-Forming Inverter for Grid Stability

Hitachi’s Narashino Works deploys inverter-based systems to stabilize industrial power.


Biz Briefs: Partnerships and Expansions in Robots, EV Chargers, and More

Biz Briefs: Partnerships and Expansions in Robots, EV Chargers, and More

In this edition of Biz Briefs, Triad Magnetics, SSEN, Stardust Power, Rosendin, and Wallbox have made business moves to expand or advance their…


News May 09, 2025 by Karen Hanson
AI-Enhanced Platform Coordinates Solar, EVs, Batteries

AI-Enhanced Platform Coordinates Solar, EVs, Batteries

German startup RAZO Energy is using AI and real-time data to optimize EV charging, solar, and storage.


Charging Kit Enables Bidirectional EV Chargers to Power Homes

Charging Kit Enables Bidirectional EV Chargers to Power Homes

German startup Energy Island Power’s charging kit brings vehicle-to-home charging to electric vehicles with bidirectional capabilities.


News Apr 30, 2025 by Jack Shaw
Eversource Leverages MATLAB for Probabilistic Load Flow to Advance Grid Planning Efforts

Eversource Leverages MATLAB for Probabilistic Load Flow to Advance Grid Planning Efforts

EEPower met with Eversource Energy and MathWorks to learn how their collaboration is driving grid modernization design and investment decisions…


News Apr 29, 2025 by Dale Wilson