Electricity use will grow significantly in the next five years, causing higher summer demand. Can virtual power plants handle the peak load growth?
Electricity use will grow significantly in the next five years, causing higher summer demand. Can virtual power plants handle the peak load growth?
Maximum power point tracking can maximize wind energy output under variable and unpredictable conditions.
Maximum power point tracking can maximize wind energy output under variable and unpredictable conditions.
Solar cell output can be variable, and weather can interfere with voltage, but maximum power point tracking allows…
Solar cell output can be variable, and weather can interfere with voltage, but maximum power point tracking allows operators to maximize solar…
As renewable energy grows, Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems can increase capacity and augment voltage…
As renewable energy grows, Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems can increase capacity and augment voltage stability in power lines.
As the grid modernizes, distributed energy resource management systems are essential for efficient power management.
As the grid modernizes, distributed energy resource management systems are essential for efficient power management.
Artificial intelligence can address management challenges caused by integrating renewables into the grid.
Artificial intelligence can address management challenges caused by integrating renewables into the grid.
Artificial intelligence can modernize the power grid but comes with risks. This article, the first in a three-part…
Artificial intelligence can modernize the power grid but comes with risks. This article, the first in a three-part series, examines the benefits…
A mix of multiple resource portfolios, grid-enhancing technology, and energy storage could provide grid reliability while…
A mix of multiple resource portfolios, grid-enhancing technology, and energy storage could provide grid reliability while reducing emissions.
Researchers have developed an online monitoring system to locate transmission line disturbances. This method requires…
Researchers have developed an online monitoring system to locate transmission line disturbances. This method requires less information and provides…
In a decentralized smart grid, blockchain technology can facilitate operations, strengthen security, and aid sustainability.
In a decentralized smart grid, blockchain technology can facilitate operations, strengthen security, and aid sustainability.
Renewable energy requires both AC and DC interconnections. Researchers are investigating how virtual synchronous…
Renewable energy requires both AC and DC interconnections. Researchers are investigating how virtual synchronous generators can resolve reliability…
Outdated equipment is hindering full grid digitalization. Retrofitting may be the answer. This is the fourth part in a…
Outdated equipment is hindering full grid digitalization. Retrofitting may be the answer. This is the fourth part in a series examining technical…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners are testing methods to use quantum computing to safeguard the power grid from…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners are testing methods to use quantum computing to safeguard the power grid from cyberattacks.
Grid digitalization faces many challenges, but it also means more efficient performance and a more robust platform for…
Grid digitalization faces many challenges, but it also means more efficient performance and a more robust platform for renewables integration and…
Researchers have developed a technique to prevent public safety power shut-offs during fire-prone weather conditions.
Researchers have developed a technique to prevent public safety power shut-offs during fire-prone weather conditions.
European researchers introduce an AI-enabled control strategy to make distribution systems more adaptive to voltage…
European researchers introduce an AI-enabled control strategy to make distribution systems more adaptive to voltage fluctuations from renewables.
Behind-the-meter distributed energy resources like home electric vehicle chargers and solar panels offer opportunities…
Behind-the-meter distributed energy resources like home electric vehicle chargers and solar panels offer opportunities for boosting grid…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s technical analysis spotlights the practical grid impacts of geothermal heat pumps. Mass…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s technical analysis spotlights the practical grid impacts of geothermal heat pumps. Mass deployment can electrify…
How will the power grid handle the rapid increase in electric vehicles? A North American Electric Reliability Corporation…
How will the power grid handle the rapid increase in electric vehicles? A North American Electric Reliability Corporation report outlines the need…
Virtual power plants have the potential to optimize the grid by integrating and managing energy from renewable sources,…
Virtual power plants have the potential to optimize the grid by integrating and managing energy from renewable sources, electric vehicles,…