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New Algorithms Push Toward High-Fidelity EMT Modeling for Grid Data Analysis

New Algorithms Push Toward High-Fidelity EMT Modeling for Grid Data Analysis

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is pioneering research to make high-fidelity electromagnet transient models for grid data analysis.


tech insights Sep 13, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Solar-Plus-Storage Plants Dominate Hybrid Power Growth in 2022

Solar-Plus-Storage Plants Dominate Hybrid Power Growth in 2022

New data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory tracks last year’s immense growth in hybrid power plants, particularly in solar-plus-storage…


EV Charging Future: Xendee Report Highlights Challenges, Solutions

EV Charging Future: Xendee Report Highlights Challenges, Solutions

A recent report delves into the challenges facing commercial EV charging. Xendee CTO and Co-Founder Michael Stadler offers EE Power readers a…


tech insights Aug 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Using Quantum Computing for Grid Optimization

Using Quantum Computing for Grid Optimization

As the options for energy generation continue to grow, so does the complexity of power grids, and classic computers are struggling to keep up.…


Coordinating Energy Resources Could Increase Grid Reliability

Coordinating Energy Resources Could Increase Grid Reliability

Coordinating the operation of energy resources in preparation for greater electricity demand may decrease the strain on transmission and…


Microgrid in a Box Provides Renewable Backup Power for Rural Areas

Microgrid in a Box Provides Renewable Backup Power for Rural Areas

Engineers demonstrate a renewable energy-based mobile backup power system at a hydropower plant in rural Idaho. 


Securing the Renewable Energy Grid Against Cyberattacks

Securing the Renewable Energy Grid Against Cyberattacks

As the world plans to boost renewable power generation, can we protect the grid against cyberattacks?


Algorithm Pinpoints Grid Status With Smart Meters Instead of Measurement Devices

Algorithm Pinpoints Grid Status With Smart Meters Instead of Measurement Devices

Arizona State University researchers have developed an algorithm that pulls data from residential smart meters to identify network connectivity,…


UL Introduces Cybersecurity Requirements for Inverters and DER 

UL Introduces Cybersecurity Requirements for Inverters and DER 

UL and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed security certification requirements for photovoltaic inverters, EV chargers, wind…


Carbon Capture: Decarbonization Maturation

Carbon Capture: Decarbonization Maturation

Carbon capture and creative waste management could be keys to putting less carbon into the atmosphere.


Construction Begins on Renewable Thermal Energy Storage System With Sand Batteries

Construction Begins on Renewable Thermal Energy Storage System With Sand Batteries

Construction recently launched for a unique thermal energy storage installation in Italy featuring sand-based batteries. 


Why the Rise in Australian Residential Energy Storage?

Why the Rise in Australian Residential Energy Storage?

A new report charts Australia’s rapid rise in residential battery storage adoption. 


Decentralization and the Energy Transition

Decentralization and the Energy Transition

Decentralization describes the activity needed to make the energy system more sustainable and resilient, using decentralized energy resources…


Innovations Driving Sustainability: Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Innovations Driving Sustainability: Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Could hydrogen fuel cells be the sustainable savior industries battling climate change have been looking for?


Grid Resilience in the Eye of the Storm

Grid Resilience in the Eye of the Storm

Increasingly severe weather events cause concern for an aging grid infrastructure.


Sodium-aluminum Battery Heats Up Grid Storage

Sodium-aluminum Battery Heats Up Grid Storage

A new design of a molten sodium battery could find large-scale grid storage applications.


Putting the Energy Transition in Perspective

Putting the Energy Transition in Perspective

To put the energy transition in perspective, some questions must be answered–like, how will we master producing, distributing, and consuming…


Battery Storage Breaks Records

Battery Storage Breaks Records

The American Clean Power Association recently unveiled its fourth-quarter and full-year market report with interesting findings about clean energy…


Solar-powered Reactor: A Game-changer for the Circular Economy

Solar-powered Reactor: A Game-changer for the Circular Economy

An industry first, a solar-powered reactor from a University of Cambridge research team, promises to reduce plastic and greenhouse gas pollution by…


Will Renewable Power Generation Outpace Coal and Natural Gas?

Will Renewable Power Generation Outpace Coal and Natural Gas?

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is bright regarding solar and wind, but will clean energy surpass coal and natural gas?