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AI, Grid-Edge, DER, and V2G: Distributech Highlights, Part 1

AI, Grid-Edge, DER, and V2G: Distributech Highlights, Part 1

The annual conference showcased the latest in transmission, distribution, and energy management. EEPower was on site to bring you the news.


Strategic Moves by Mercedes-Benz, National Grid and Equinor

Strategic Moves by Mercedes-Benz, National Grid and Equinor

Developments in energy business news include multi-billion-dollar wind projects, next-gen electric vehicle batteries, and renewable energy pivots.


News Mar 28, 2025 by Shannon Cuthrell
New Moves in SMRs, Hydrogen Fuel, and Smart Grid Tech

New Moves in SMRs, Hydrogen Fuel, and Smart Grid Tech

Leaders in energy and tech have progressed in nuclear and hydrogen energy and smart grid solutions.


News Mar 25, 2025 by Shannon Cuthrell
Audi EV Charging Simulator: Testing the Future

Audi EV Charging Simulator: Testing the Future

Audi’s power grid simulator allows engineers to optimize electric vehicle charging to increase efficiency, ease grid strain, and reduce costs.


News Mar 07, 2025 by Jack Shaw
Alabama Power Takes Predictive Power Mapping to the Next Level

Alabama Power Takes Predictive Power Mapping to the Next Level

A predictive power mapping system has won $275,000 and propelled Alabama Power and partner E Source to the third round in the Department of…


News Feb 28, 2025 by Karen Hanson
Microgrids, Macrotrends: Local Generation Feeds the Grid

Microgrids, Macrotrends: Local Generation Feeds the Grid

Microgrids can benefit users and aid the power grid when optimized by AI and management software.


News Feb 24, 2025 by Karen Hanson
Gyrotron Technology Goes Deep For Geothermal Energy

Gyrotron Technology Goes Deep For Geothermal Energy

A gyrotron device, more commonly used in nuclear fusion experiments, may hold the key to globally accessible geothermal energy.


News Feb 06, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
California Plans Nation’s First 5G Power Grid

California Plans Nation’s First 5G Power Grid

Southern California Edison will modernize its grid with a low-latency, high-bandwidth 5G network from Nokia.


News Dec 05, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
TE Connectivity Taps Harger for Grid Protection

TE Connectivity Taps Harger for Grid Protection

TE Connectivity adds Harger’s expertise in protecting grid assets from electrical storms.


News Nov 26, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Can Hybrid Plant Design Ease Grid Congestion?

Can Hybrid Plant Design Ease Grid Congestion?

Solar- and wind-plus-storage power systems add value to energy transmission, but can they ease connection backlogs?


News Nov 14, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Smart Meters, Smarter Grids: Forging AMI Partnerships

Smart Meters, Smarter Grids: Forging AMI Partnerships

Trilliant’s partnerships aim to provide improved energy management services.


News Nov 02, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Gridlock to Grid Growth: HV Transmission for a Renewable Future

Gridlock to Grid Growth: HV Transmission for a Renewable Future

Constructing high-voltage transmission lines would upgrade the U.S. national grid to accommodate renewable energy sources.


News Oct 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz