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Examining Fuel Cells for Transportation

Examining Fuel Cells for Transportation

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


Renewable Grid Capacity: Overcoming Transmission Challenges

Renewable Grid Capacity: Overcoming Transmission Challenges

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


Eyes Underground: AI Sensors Assist in Power Line Installations

Eyes Underground: AI Sensors Assist in Power Line Installations

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


News Jan 20, 2025 by Shannon Cuthrell
How Do Drones Make Smart Grids Smarter?

How Do Drones Make Smart Grids Smarter?

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


3 Ways the Grid Will Get Smarter in 2025

3 Ways the Grid Will Get Smarter in 2025

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


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