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EEP Sister Site, Control, is Launching Control Automation Day

EEP Sister Site, Control, is Launching Control Automation Day

Slated for June 21, Control Automation Day 2022 will take a full dive into PLC systems, and is set to be packed with keynote addresses, educational…


News May 20, 2022 by Ian Hahn
EIA Predicts Summer Energy Usage Will be Higher

EIA Predicts Summer Energy Usage Will be Higher

Wind and solar power take up the slack as rising natural gas prices make fossil fuels less attractive.


News May 20, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Amperon Secures Funding For AI-enabled Electricity Demand Analytics

Amperon Secures Funding For AI-enabled Electricity Demand Analytics

Amperon announces a win of $7 million in Series A funding to bring its AI-powered electricity demand analytics to new markets.


News May 20, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
How not to Manage Your Power Grid

How not to Manage Your Power Grid

Lebanon offers lessons to the rest of the world on how not to manage your power grid.


News May 19, 2022 by Ahmad Ezzeddine
Mine Truck Powered by Massive Battery Hydrogen Fuel Cell Launches in South Africa

Mine Truck Powered by Massive Battery Hydrogen Fuel Cell Launches in South Africa

The truck’s powertrain, the largest of its kind in the world, employs eight hydrogen fuel cells in parallel, a gargantuan radiator, and seven…


News May 17, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Why Are Cryptocurrencies Such Energy Hogs?

Why Are Cryptocurrencies Such Energy Hogs?

Digital currencies seem ready to turn the world upside down—but there is a cost.


News May 16, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Dual Membrane Redox Flow Batteries for Grid-scale Storage

Dual Membrane Redox Flow Batteries for Grid-scale Storage

Researchers at Imperial College came up with a new redox flow battery design for low-cost, long-term energy storage solutions.


News May 13, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Zenobē Kicks off Construction of Scotland’s First Transmission-Connected Battery

Zenobē Kicks off Construction of Scotland’s First Transmission-Connected Battery

Zenobē’s Wishaw-based battery project is forecast to remove 450,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere and is expected to provide more affordable…


News May 06, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
ROHM and Delta Electronics Announce GaN-focused Strategic Partnership

ROHM and Delta Electronics Announce GaN-focused Strategic Partnership

With Delta’s power supply development know-how and ROHM’s vast experience in power semiconductors, the companies will look to develop 600 V…


News May 03, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
PCIM Europe 2022 Starts Next Week. Here’s What to Look For.

PCIM Europe 2022 Starts Next Week. Here’s What to Look For.

Touting itself as the world's premier forum for power electronics, intelligent motion, renewable energy, and energy management, the conference…


News May 02, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
GE Opens R&D Facility for 3D Printing Massive Wind Turbine Tower Bases

GE Opens R&D Facility for 3D Printing Massive Wind Turbine Tower Bases

Using a 3D printer the size of a three-story building, GE will look to develop bases capable of supporting onshore turbines twice the height of the…


News Apr 29, 2022 by Ian Hahn
High-Efficiency TPV Cells for Grid-Scale Thermal Batteries

High-Efficiency TPV Cells for Grid-Scale Thermal Batteries

MIT and NREL researchers have developed a low-cost, grid-scale storage technology that uses thermophotovoltaic cells to convert heat to electricity.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Northvolt and Galp to Build Lithium Conversion Plant in Portugal

Northvolt and Galp to Build Lithium Conversion Plant in Portugal

The companies, through their joint venture Aurora, will construct the site just south of Lisbon in the coastal city of Setúbal, where it will…


News Apr 25, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Littelfuse to Acquire Both C&K Switches and Embed

Littelfuse to Acquire Both C&K Switches and Embed

The C&K acquisition expands Littelfuse’s extant portfolio of switches, while the addition of Embed will enable the company to expand its…


News Apr 19, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
National Grid ESO Deploys ML-based Inertia Forecasting

National Grid ESO Deploys ML-based Inertia Forecasting

Great Britain’s electricity network, National Grid ESO, has implemented a machine-learning-based forecasting system from GE Digital giving…


An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

Researchers earlier developed an energy storage system that captures sunlight and stores it for up to 18 years. They have now succeeded in creating…


News Apr 15, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Wisconsin Regulators Greenlight State’s Largest Solar Plant

Wisconsin Regulators Greenlight State’s Largest Solar Plant

At 465 MW of total capacity, including 300 MW of solar generation and 165 MW of battery storage, the plant is set to become the state’s largest…


News Apr 15, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Advanced Energy to Acquire SL Power Electronics

Advanced Energy to Acquire SL Power Electronics

The acquisition significantly expands Advanced Energy’s market reach in both the medical and industrial sectors, while broadening its influence…


News Apr 13, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Consortium Develops World’s Largest Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade

Consortium Develops World’s Largest Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade

LM Wind Power, a Danish subsidiary of General Electric (GE), developed the blade in collaboration with researchers and a number of industry players.


Graphite One and Lab 4 to Build Li-ion Recycling Plant in Washington State

Graphite One and Lab 4 to Build Li-ion Recycling Plant in Washington State

Once online, the facility will complete Graphite One’s circular graphite supply chain, the first to be based entirely in the U.S.


News Apr 06, 2022 by Ian Hahn