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Machine Learning: The Smart Grid Cyber Defense?

Machine Learning: The Smart Grid Cyber Defense?

A machine learning algorithm could increase smart grid cybersecurity.


How Does a Hippo Influence Grid Performance?

How Does a Hippo Influence Grid Performance?

An algorithm patterned after hippopotamus behavior could optimize grid capacity for integrating renewable energy sources and electric vehicle…


Doubling Up DERMS for Efficient Grid Management

Doubling Up DERMS for Efficient Grid Management

Grid operators can manage distributed energy resources more efficiently by combining platforms.


How Do Renewables Affect Grid Reliability?

How Do Renewables Affect Grid Reliability?

New research challenges the assumption that renewable energy sources weaken the grid.


Grid Modernization: What’s Keeping Power Pros Up at Night? 

Grid Modernization: What’s Keeping Power Pros Up at Night? 

Grid professionals struggle to keep up with increasing power demands and a changing energy landscape.


How Can Redox Flow Batteries Prevent Power Outages?

How Can Redox Flow Batteries Prevent Power Outages?

Redox flow battery microgrids could be the answer to disaster-caused outages.


How Do Inverters Contribute to Grid Resilience?

How Do Inverters Contribute to Grid Resilience?

As renewable energy grows, advanced inverters plus battery energy storage systems are keys to grid stability.


AI Synergy: Streamlining Renewables in Grid Operations

AI Synergy: Streamlining Renewables in Grid Operations

Artificial intelligence can aid in meeting renewable energy goals.


tech insights Oct 18, 2024 by Jane Marsh
AI Stabilizes the Grid by Sharing Energy Between Buildings

AI Stabilizes the Grid by Sharing Energy Between Buildings

Researchers demonstrated how algorithms can facilitate energy-sharing between urban buildings to ease grid strain. 


Reinforcement Learning Improves Smart Grid Management

Reinforcement Learning Improves Smart Grid Management

The algorithms adapt to the challenges of managing renewables and distributed resources.


Breaking the Backlog: How To Solve Europe’s Wind Delays

Breaking the Backlog: How To Solve Europe’s Wind Delays

Wind farms wait for months for grid connection. What’s causing the delays, and what will it take to streamline the process?


GET-ing More: Increasing Grid Capacity With Renewables

GET-ing More: Increasing Grid Capacity With Renewables

How can grid-enhancing technology help a strained power grid add more renewable resources without building more infrastructure?


Have You Heard About IoT-Enabled Electric Vehicles?

Have You Heard About IoT-Enabled Electric Vehicles?

Electric vehicles become efficient power sources when equipped with Internet of Things devices.


The Internet of Things Is Making Renewables Integration Easier

The Internet of Things Is Making Renewables Integration Easier

How is the IoT taking over renewable energy management?


Testing Turbines: Mobile Emulator Speeds Offshore Wind Connection

Testing Turbines: Mobile Emulator Speeds Offshore Wind Connection

German researchers developed a mobile platform to emulate realistic grid conditions for offshore wind turbine compliance tests. 


Solar Cells: The New Frontier of Cyber Warfare?

Solar Cells: The New Frontier of Cyber Warfare?

Why are solar energy systems so easy to hack, and what should be done to secure the systems?


Wish List: What Power Pros Need To Meet Future Energy Demands

Wish List: What Power Pros Need To Meet Future Energy Demands

What do power industry leaders prioritize in modernizing the grid?


Watching the Wind: AI Finds Faults Faster

Watching the Wind: AI Finds Faults Faster

MIT uses artificial intelligence to find malfunctioning wind turbines more quickly. How can this tech be applied in the real world?


tech insights Sep 11, 2024 by Jane Marsh
ORNL Algorithms Manage Grid Electromagnetic Transients

ORNL Algorithms Manage Grid Electromagnetic Transients

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is creating algorithms to make electromagnetic transient analysis simulation software viable for managing utility…


Wildfire-Safe: Using Optical Sensors to Protect Transmission

Wildfire-Safe: Using Optical Sensors to Protect Transmission

Optical fiber sensing can protect the grid from wildfires and other threats.