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ABB’s New UPS Feature Supports Renewables Integration

ABB’s New UPS Feature Supports Renewables Integration

PowerExchanger enables data centers to feed uninterruptible power supplies’ stored power back into the grid when it isn’t needed for onsite…


News Apr 14, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Trident Winds Proposes Washington’s First Floating Offshore Wind Project

Trident Winds Proposes Washington’s First Floating Offshore Wind Project

The “Olympic Wind” project would join floating wind farms along California’s coast as the first floating commercial offshore wind…


News Apr 14, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Largest of its Kind Wind Farm Kicks off Operations in Oklahoma

Largest of its Kind Wind Farm Kicks off Operations in Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s Traverse Wind Energy Center is the largest single wind farm built at one time in North America, and one of the largest facilities in…


News Apr 08, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
New York’s Future Grid Challenge Funds Projects Assessing Electrification Impact

New York’s Future Grid Challenge Funds Projects Assessing Electrification Impact

New York revealed the first round winners of its Future Grid Challenge, which aims to assess the impacts of increasing electrification on the…


News Apr 04, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Coastal States, Fueled by Federal Incentives, Go Big on Offshore Wind

Coastal States, Fueled by Federal Incentives, Go Big on Offshore Wind

With federal funding and tax credits reducing R&D costs, coastal states pursue ambitious offshore wind development.


News Mar 30, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
California & New York Renovate Ports to Make Way for Offshore Wind Development

California & New York Renovate Ports to Make Way for Offshore Wind Development

With new port renovation projects underway, the geographic opposites are making room for upcoming offshore wind sites.


News Mar 28, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
ABB Calls on “Digital Mavericks” to Join its Electrification Startup Challenge

ABB Calls on “Digital Mavericks” to Join its Electrification Startup Challenge

The Swiss-Swedish tech giant will award three companies $30,000 each to develop digital tools to enhance systems both at home and at scale.


News Mar 25, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Interior Department Sets Records with $4.37 Billion Offshore Wind Lease Auction

Interior Department Sets Records with $4.37 Billion Offshore Wind Lease Auction

The six farms, located off the coast of New York and New Jersey, could produce enough energy to power 2 million homes.


News Mar 19, 2022 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
Report: Solar Power & Battery Storage to Account For 60% of Upcoming Electric Capacity Additions

Report: Solar Power & Battery Storage to Account For 60% of Upcoming Electric Capacity Additions

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that solar power and battery storage will account for 60% of new generating capacity additions…


News Mar 18, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Honeywell to Provide Energy Storage System for Upcoming New Mexico Solar Project

Honeywell to Provide Energy Storage System for Upcoming New Mexico Solar Project

Honeywell will supply the energy storage system to Hecate Energy, whose 50-megawatt solar farm in northern New Mexico is slated to open this fall.


News Mar 11, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
With Individual Systems Pricy, Community Solar Gains Momentum

With Individual Systems Pricy, Community Solar Gains Momentum

From Texas to Puerto Rico to Nevada, collective solar initiatives are helping consumers cut emissions, store clean energy, and save money.


News Feb 28, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Improving Power Quality in the Petrochemical Industry

Improving Power Quality in the Petrochemical Industry

Various frequency converters for pumps and compressors are used in the petrochemical industry for extracting and producing oil and gas, which leads…


Accelerating the Digital Transformation for Today’s Smart World

Accelerating the Digital Transformation for Today’s Smart World

Global digital transformation is well underway, driven by artificial intelligence, a rapidly maturing 5G wireless network and Internet of Things…


Power MOSFET Package Enables Innovative Source-Down

Power MOSFET Package Enables Innovative Source-Down

New OptiMOS™ power MOSFET package enables innovative Source-Down technology for PQFN 3.3 x 3.3 mm2 in 25 V to 100 V variants.


Automotive Buck/Reverse-Boost Converter with GaN for Efficient 48 V Power Distribution

Automotive Buck/Reverse-Boost Converter with GaN for Efficient 48 V Power Distribution

Demonstrating the design of a bi-directional DC-DC converter for automotive 48 V power distribution, showing how GaN technology is a powerful…


Wide Bandgap Devices for Automotive Applications

Wide Bandgap Devices for Automotive Applications

Learn about the applications of WBG based semiconductor devices specifically in automotive applications.


Vincotech’s New On-Line Simulator Launches from a Webpage

Vincotech’s New On-Line Simulator Launches from a Webpage

With no download necessary, the new simulation tool requires no third-party software and works with any operating system.


STMicroelectronics’ Debuts Isolated Gate Driver Aimed at SiC MOSFETS

STMicroelectronics’ Debuts Isolated Gate Driver Aimed at SiC MOSFETS

The new unit is a galvanically isolated gate driver that can sink and source up to 4 amps at voltages up to 26V.


Utility Power Transmission and Distribution Systems

Utility Power Transmission and Distribution Systems

Electrical power used in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings is typically generated by a utility at a central point and transmitted…


A New Approach to Current Measurement for High Power Applications

A New Approach to Current Measurement for High Power Applications

The power utilities business is changing globally. Where once the main providers of electrical power were coal, gas, oil or even nuclear power…