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Smart grids have widely adopted artificial intelligence platforms and equipment. What is AI’s promise for a smart grid future?

Smart grids have widely adopted artificial intelligence platforms and equipment. What is AI’s promise for a smart grid future?

Grid-enhancing technologies can increase grid capacity for renewable energy sources and reduce curtailment.

Grid-enhancing technologies can increase grid capacity for renewable energy sources and reduce curtailment.

Fuel cells are an increasingly attractive option in transportation, offering an alternative to fossil fuels and helping…

Fuel cells are an increasingly attractive option in transportation, offering an alternative to fossil fuels and helping reduce greenhouse gas…

Renewable energy projects wait months for grid connection, partly due to inadequate transmission lines and other…

Renewable energy projects wait months for grid connection, partly due to inadequate transmission lines and other infrastructure. Can UHV and HVDC…

A subsurface sensing system allows faster and safer undergrounding of power lines.

A subsurface sensing system allows faster and safer undergrounding of power lines.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory recommends drone surveillance to enhance smart grid infrastructure.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory recommends drone surveillance to enhance smart grid infrastructure.

From advanced meters to AI-enabled sensors, here’s how smart grid technology will transform the energy sector in 2025.

From advanced meters to AI-enabled sensors, here’s how smart grid technology will transform the energy sector in 2025.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cryptocurrency mining changes could end the strain on power grids.

Cryptocurrency mining changes could end the strain on power grids.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article explores the design of quasi-Z-source inverters, explaining the role of shoot-through state, impedance…

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

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

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