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Duke Energy Expands Storage Options

Duke Energy Expands Storage Options

Duke Energy is finding ways to improve grid reliability, support renewables, and provide emergency backup power.


News Sep 28, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Engineering and Design Tools can Decrease Urban Heat Island Effects

Engineering and Design Tools can Decrease Urban Heat Island Effects

Higher temperatures and growth of cities have led to a worsening of urban heat island effects globally. Continued temperature rise will have…


Sunnova Seeks Approval to Build California Micro-utilities

Sunnova Seeks Approval to Build California Micro-utilities

Sunnova recently submitted an application to build “micro-utilities” in California, aiming to provide energy generation, storage, and…


News Sep 19, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Rhode Island Adds Energy Storage to its Renewables Portfolio

Rhode Island Adds Energy Storage to its Renewables Portfolio

A new lithium-ion battery storage facility is one step toward a goal of 100% renewable energy for the state by 2033.


News Sep 13, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
California Debuts First-of-its-kind Solar Project Atop a Canal

California Debuts First-of-its-kind Solar Project Atop a Canal

After years of planning, a $20 million over-canal solar project in California’s San Joaquin Valley is set to break ground next month and come…


News Sep 12, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Heat Wave Threatens California’s Grid Resilience

Heat Wave Threatens California’s Grid Resilience

A recent wave of triple-digit temperatures sheds light on the vulnerabilities of California’s power grid.


News Sep 11, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Determining Phase and Line Voltages and Currents in Wye-connected Generators

Determining Phase and Line Voltages and Currents in Wye-connected Generators

A generator that produces three separate sinewave output voltages with 120° phase differences is called a three-phase generator. The three…


How do F-gas Regulations Affect Switchgear?

How do F-gas Regulations Affect Switchgear?

Here’s an overview of how the latest proposed updates to the European Commission’s F-gas regulation affect those involved in switchgear…


Silver-free AMB Copper Technology Bonds Highly Reliable Metal Ceramic Substrates

Silver-free AMB Copper Technology Bonds Highly Reliable Metal Ceramic Substrates

High-power electronics have become one of the fastest growing market segments of the semiconductor industry. Because the power electronic modules…


Using Artificial Intelligence to Lower Nuclear Energy Costs

Using Artificial Intelligence to Lower Nuclear Energy Costs

Argonne scientists are developing artificial intelligence to streamline operations and maintenance at nuclear reactors.


News Aug 24, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Fighting Wildfires With Sensor, Drone and Machine Learning Technology

Fighting Wildfires With Sensor, Drone and Machine Learning Technology

The growing number of wildfires in the U.S. and globally has prompted DOE researchers to deploy sophisticated sensors, drones, and machine learning…


News Aug 24, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
High-Voltage Direct Current: A History of Innovation

High-Voltage Direct Current: A History of Innovation

High-Voltage Direct Current technology has seen many technological advancements in the past century. This article provides an introduction and…


Power Management Solutions for Aerospace and Defense Applications

Power Management Solutions for Aerospace and Defense Applications

Analog Devices' portfolio of antenna-to-bits solutions makes possible today’s mission-critical and rugged advanced aircraft, space systems,…


Silicon Capacitor Portfolio Offers Density and Performance

Silicon Capacitor Portfolio Offers Density and Performance

Empower Semiconductor has announced that it has expanded its E-CAP™ family of silicon capacitors with technologies that offer further…


Giant Pumped Storage Hydropower Facility Opens in Switzerland

Giant Pumped Storage Hydropower Facility Opens in Switzerland

Fourteen years and more than $2 billion later, the Nant de Drance power plant has begun operation in the Swiss Alps.


News Aug 12, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Nuclear Power Outlook: The Technology of the Future

Nuclear Power Outlook: The Technology of the Future

The past decade has been rocky for nuclear power, but it may be one path to net-zero by 2050. Here is a look at the nuclear future and the…


News Aug 10, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Passive Day Cooling Tech Promising for Building Temp Regulation

Passive Day Cooling Tech Promising for Building Temp Regulation

Researchers develop an indoor test setup for determining the daytime cooling performance of passive cooling materials.


News Aug 09, 2022 by Darshil Patel
US Power Grid Adding Capacity

US Power Grid Adding Capacity

Wind power accounted for the biggest share of the more than 15 gigawatts of new generating capacity added in the first half of 2022.


News Aug 08, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
The New AI Powered Grid. RAM-1: The World’s Smartest Powerline Monitoring System

The New AI Powered Grid. RAM-1: The World’s Smartest Powerline Monitoring System

Learn how Edge Impulse's RAM-1 helped Izoelektro build one of the most advanced power grid…


Unigel to Build World’s Largest Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant

Unigel to Build World’s Largest Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant

Slated to commence operations in late 2023, the site will utilize three 20-megawatt electrolyzers to initially produce 10,000 tons of green…


News Aug 05, 2022 by Ian Hahn