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Connected Energy Secures £15 Million in Funding to Scale Up Operations

Connected Energy Secures £15 Million in Funding to Scale Up Operations

Connected Energy receives funding to continue the development of its second-life electric vehicle battery technology and business expansion.


News Jun 29, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Fault Currents Are One Challenge Facing Grid-Scale Renewables

Fault Currents Are One Challenge Facing Grid-Scale Renewables

Adapting large-scale power grids to run safely and reliably on solar and wind power will require some adaptations.


News Jun 24, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Here Are the Key Takeaways From the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2022

Here Are the Key Takeaways From the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2022

Electric vehicle sales doubled, skyrocketing materials prices threaten to slow growth amidst bottlenecks, and existing grids should suffice through…


News Jun 20, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Rising Lithium Costs Threaten Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Rising Lithium Costs Threaten Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Lithium-ion batteries are one way to enable renewable energy to fight climate change — but battery raw material costs have increased by more than…


News Jun 09, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Semi Leading Smart Grid Change

Semi Leading Smart Grid Change

Semiconductor manufacturers are leading the charge toward zero-emission grid solutions using the latest AI and communications technologies.


News Jun 01, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
DOE Pours $3B into Transmission Lines, Energy Storage, and EVs

DOE Pours $3B into Transmission Lines, Energy Storage, and EVs

With its aggressive funding, the DOE will look to counter growing integration gridlock, ensure stability in the face of intermittent renewables,…


News May 23, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
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
The Impact of EVs on the Electric Grid

The Impact of EVs on the Electric Grid

With gas prices rising, electric vehicles are becoming more popular, but transportation decarbonization remains a major issue.


News May 14, 2022 by Harsha Korde
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
DOE Advances Funding to Boost Power Grid And EV Battery Supply Chain

DOE Advances Funding to Boost Power Grid And EV Battery Supply Chain

The Department of Energy announced billions in investment to modernize the power grid and build a domestic supply base for EV-critical materials,…


News May 10, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
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
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
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…


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
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
GaN Systems and EPowerlabs Collaborate to Deliver High-Density DC/DC Power Converter

GaN Systems and EPowerlabs Collaborate to Deliver High-Density DC/DC Power Converter

GaN Systems announces its entry into a collaboration with EPowerlabs to deliver up a new converter, DDC48-1K, for use in mobility applications.


News Oct 11, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Mitsubishi Acquires Smarter Grid Solutions

Mitsubishi Acquires Smarter Grid Solutions

Mitsubishi’s Electric Power Products subsidiary acquires U.K.-based Smarter Grid Solutions, which provides distributed energy resources…


News Sep 18, 2021 by Shannon Cuthrell
Saticoy Battery Storage Plant Becomes Largest Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage System in U.S.

Saticoy Battery Storage Plant Becomes Largest Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage System in U.S.

Arevon Asset Management (Arevon), a leading renewable energy company, has created the largest grid-scale battery energy storage system in the…