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Data Centers in Space? Energy Demands Could Make It Reality

Data Centers in Space? Energy Demands Could Make It Reality

Artificial intelligence will require so much power from the grid that placing data centers in space is beginning to look feasible.


News Jan 03, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Grid Infrastructure Faces the Future: Plans for 2025

Grid Infrastructure Faces the Future: Plans for 2025

Transmission expansion, advanced grid tech, and storm response are critical priorities for the new year.


Japan Handles Fluctuations in Renewables With Flow Batteries

Japan Handles Fluctuations in Renewables With Flow Batteries

The vanadium-based energy storage technology enables efficient grid-scale energy storage.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Pros and Cons: Are DC Microgrids Worth the Hype?

Pros and Cons: Are DC Microgrids Worth the Hype?

DC microgrids can benefit industry and communities, but don’t overlook the drawbacks.


2025 Opens With 4 Major Energy and EV Tech Events

2025 Opens With 4 Major Energy and EV Tech Events

Tradeshow season is coming up. Here’s a preview of CES, PowerGen, APEC, and Distributech in 2025.


News Dec 21, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
2024 Wind Momentum: Expanding Infrastructure, Advancing Technology

2024 Wind Momentum: Expanding Infrastructure, Advancing Technology

In 2024, wind energy expanded and continued its rise as a dominant renewable resource.


tech insights Dec 17, 2024 by Jake Hertz
‘Mining’ Cryptocurrency Operations To Meet Power Demand

‘Mining’ Cryptocurrency Operations To Meet Power Demand

Cryptocurrency mining changes could end the strain on power grids.


AI Advancements Modernize Grid and Industrial Systems

AI Advancements Modernize Grid and Industrial Systems

Innovations in artificial intelligence are making complex power grid systems easier to manage.


News Dec 13, 2024 by Austin Futrell
ORNL Test Bed: Grid Hardening With Transmission Line Coating

ORNL Test Bed: Grid Hardening With Transmission Line Coating

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is testing coating material that could bolster transmission lines.


tech insights Dec 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Can Google’s Virtual Power Plant Solve Texas Grid Issues?

Can Google’s Virtual Power Plant Solve Texas Grid Issues?

Google Cloud has partnered with NRG Energy and Renew Home to launch an AI-powered VPP to address grid challenges.


News Dec 11, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Designing qZSIs for Renewable Energy Integration

Designing qZSIs for Renewable Energy Integration

This article explores the design of quasi-Z-source inverters, explaining the role of shoot-through state, impedance network, and modulation.


Doubling Up DERMS for Efficient Grid Management

Doubling Up DERMS for Efficient Grid Management

Grid operators can manage distributed energy resources more efficiently by combining platforms.


Understanding Motor Control Centers

Understanding Motor Control Centers

Learn about the NEC requirements for motor control centers.


Subsea HVDC Will Supply Wind Energy to 2 Million in the UK

Subsea HVDC Will Supply Wind Energy to 2 Million in the UK

National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Energy Networks will team up to lay a 196 km subsea HVDC between Scotland and England.


News Dec 09, 2024 by John Nieman
Energie AG Upgrades Smart Grid Network in the Austrian Alps

Energie AG Upgrades Smart Grid Network in the Austrian Alps

Westermo’s routers will use private LTE 450 MHz technology to connect Energe AG’s 600 substations in areas with complex terrain.


News Dec 07, 2024 by Jake Hertz
California Plans Nation’s First 5G Power Grid

California Plans Nation’s First 5G Power Grid

Southern California Edison will modernize its grid with a low-latency, high-bandwidth 5G network from Nokia.


News Dec 05, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
How Do Renewables Affect Grid Reliability?

How Do Renewables Affect Grid Reliability?

New research challenges the assumption that renewable energy sources weaken the grid.


Meeting Unprecedented Energy Demand With Virtual Power Plants

Meeting Unprecedented Energy Demand With Virtual Power Plants

Virtual power plants are primed to go from concept to reality and can help utilities respond to unprecedented increases in demand and demand…


TE Connectivity Taps Harger for Grid Protection

TE Connectivity Taps Harger for Grid Protection

TE Connectivity adds Harger’s expertise in protecting grid assets from electrical storms.


News Nov 26, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Addressing Grid Congestion With Modeling Infrastructure

Addressing Grid Congestion With Modeling Infrastructure

Accurate modeling systems can help manage climate-change-driven weather congestion in transmission systems.