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Solar-Powered Line Sensors Predict Wildfires

Solar-Powered Line Sensors Predict Wildfires

Gridware uses solar-powered sensors and artificial intelligence to detect fire risks.


News Oct 25, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Moon Power: NASA Seeks Energy Solutions for Lunar Living

Moon Power: NASA Seeks Energy Solutions for Lunar Living

Living on the moon requires reliable energy. Two teams have developed power solutions to withstand harsh lunar conditions.


News Oct 11, 2024 by Liam Critchley
Can Drones Transform Power Grid Monitoring and Maintenance?

Can Drones Transform Power Grid Monitoring and Maintenance?

A drone with embedded AI can detect grid problems, including small issues like power line insulation defects. 


News Sep 10, 2024 by John Nieman
Could an Underwater Power Grid Help Offshore Wind?

Could an Underwater Power Grid Help Offshore Wind?

An offshore power grid could make offshore wind farm expansion easier and less expensive.


News Aug 23, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Transformer Crisis: Delays Slow Renewables Progress

Transformer Crisis: Delays Slow Renewables Progress

A transformer shortage impacts the entire energy industry, but renewable projects have been hardest hit. What are the causes, and how can renewable…


News Jul 16, 2024 by Devin Partida
Bill Gates Fund Catapults Grid Tech

Bill Gates Fund Catapults Grid Tech

Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures unveils a grid modeling project.


News Jul 16, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Transforming Transmission With Superconducting Lines

Transforming Transmission With Superconducting Lines

VEIR’s superconducting transmission lines can move significantly more power without increasing voltage or footprint.


News Jul 15, 2024 by John Nieman
Siemens Software Powers Up Low-Voltage Grid

Siemens Software Powers Up Low-Voltage Grid

The software is a smart guide, preventing low-voltage grid instability, allowing maximum capacity operation, and accelerating digitalization.


News Jun 21, 2024 by Jake Hertz
No More Gridlock? AI Startup Offers a Digital Copilot

No More Gridlock? AI Startup Offers a Digital Copilot

ThinkLabs AI is developing digital assistants to help control room operators better manage the modern grid’s complexities.


News Jun 18, 2024 by Mike Falter
Solving Solar Stability With VPPs

Solving Solar Stability With VPPs

Solnet Goup’s virtual power plant management aims to maximize distributed energy sources for more reliable solar energy.


News Jun 14, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Geospatial Tech Transforms Smart Grid Performance

Geospatial Tech Transforms Smart Grid Performance

Black & Veatch has developed Canada’s first award-winning community-wide smart grid, deploying geospatial technology to improve grid…


News Jun 05, 2024 by John Nieman
Offshore Wind Design Captures Stronger Winds in Deeper Waters

Offshore Wind Design Captures Stronger Winds in Deeper Waters

Researchers seek to scale up semi-submersible floating platforms for wind farms farther from shore and in deeper water.


News Jun 01, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Tesla Megapack Planned for Mega-Storage System

Tesla Megapack Planned for Mega-Storage System

With 1.3 GWh capacity, the Megapack battery storage system will become Australia’s largest.


News May 17, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Better Than Tesla? This Grid-Scale Storage System Lasts Longer

Better Than Tesla? This Grid-Scale Storage System Lasts Longer

The CATL system remained intact for years without degrading and surpassed Tesla’s Megapack in capacity and energy density. 


News May 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Countdown to EEPower Day: Join the Ultimate Virtual Event for Power Engineers

Countdown to EEPower Day: Join the Ultimate Virtual Event for Power Engineers

Don't miss EEPower's first free virtual conference and trade show for power engineers. Register now!


Great River Energy Uses ‘Magic Balls’ To Improve Power Line Capacity

Great River Energy Uses ‘Magic Balls’ To Improve Power Line Capacity

A collaboration with Heimdall Power has significantly improved Great River Energy’s power line capacity.


News Mar 22, 2024 by Jake Hertz
New Software Helps Utilities Adapt to Rapid DER Adoption

New Software Helps Utilities Adapt to Rapid DER Adoption

Siemens recently released two software programs to help utilities model the impact of distributed energy resources on their networks.


News Mar 21, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Hitachi Energy, TransnetBW Team Up for Supercapacitor Grid Deal

Hitachi Energy, TransnetBW Team Up for Supercapacitor Grid Deal

Hitachi Energy partners with TransnetBW to advance renewable energy growth and grid resilience with supercapacitors.


News Mar 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
AI-Enabled 3D Models Tackle Critical Challenges for Utilities

AI-Enabled 3D Models Tackle Critical Challenges for Utilities

AI tools simulate the effects of extreme weather events, pinpoint vegetation risks, and reduce time-consuming manual surveys across utility networks.


News Mar 11, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Trenchless Distribution Tech Speeds Line Undergrounding

Trenchless Distribution Tech Speeds Line Undergrounding

Federal funding supports trenchless technologies designed to hasten the construction and installation of electric power distribution lines.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell