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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
BOEM Sells Carolina Long Bay Offshore Leases for $315 Million

BOEM Sells Carolina Long Bay Offshore Leases for $315 Million

The energy giants TotalEnergies and Duke Energy won the right to the two lease areas, which if developed could produce enough electricity to power…


News May 18, 2022 by Ian Hahn
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
How Eindhoven’s Heat Battery Could Make Millions of Homes Gas-Free

How Eindhoven’s Heat Battery Could Make Millions of Homes Gas-Free

Researchers announce that Eindhoven’s loss-free battery is now ready for real-world testing.


News May 05, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Daily Wind Generation Surpasses Nuclear & Coal for the First Time

Daily Wind Generation Surpasses Nuclear & Coal for the First Time

Wind was the U.S.’s second-largest electricity source on March 29, a first for renewable power generation. Is this a sign of a broader shift, or…


News Apr 26, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Department of Energy Launches $84 Million Geothermal Program

Department of Energy Launches $84 Million Geothermal Program

The DOE issued a request for information (RFI) from relevant geothermal stakeholders, seeking guidance in its future selection of four enhanced…


News Apr 20, 2022 by Ian Hahn
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…


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
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