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Closing the Gap: ICF Report Urges Strategic Grid Action Now

Closing the Gap: ICF Report Urges Strategic Grid Action Now

An ICF report advises utilities to prioritize location-specific planning and grid-enhancing technologies while grid expansions catch up to demand.


What We Can Learn From Five California Microgrids

What We Can Learn From Five California Microgrids

Learn how California microgrids offer resilience and cost savings for critical facilities like data centers, using hybrid renewable systems (solar,…


New Consortium Aims to Reduce Impediments to Expanded Transmission Capacity

New Consortium Aims to Reduce Impediments to Expanded Transmission Capacity

As high-voltage transmission line demand explodes in the U.S, a new consortium gearing up to tackle the key legal and regulatory changes needed to…


TVA Gas Plant Proposal Clashes With Clean Energy Goals

TVA Gas Plant Proposal Clashes With Clean Energy Goals

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed gas plant sparks controversy as it clashes with the Biden Administration’s clean energy objectives.


What Do EPA Carbon Emission Caps Mean for the Energy Transition?

What Do EPA Carbon Emission Caps Mean for the Energy Transition?

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new carbon emissions limits on fossil fuel-fired power plants. Here’s what that means for the…


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. 


Solar Energy Costs Flare Up Dramatically in 2022

Solar Energy Costs Flare Up Dramatically in 2022

The price of commercial and residential solar power has increased for the first time in more than a decade.


Wind Energy Goals Can’t Be Met Without Addressing Workforce Gap

Wind Energy Goals Can’t Be Met Without Addressing Workforce Gap

The wind industry has trouble finding qualified workers, and qualified workers can’t find employment opportunities.


California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

The dramatic increase in lithium commodity pricing has made grid-scale battery storage more expensive.


Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

MIT researchers have published a paper on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which allows electric vehicles to return energy to the power grid and…


Climate TRACE Technology Provides Emissions Accountability

Climate TRACE Technology Provides Emissions Accountability

A new satellite-based tool used artificial intelligence (AI) to provide greenhouse gas emission data for more than 72,000 individual locations…


NREL Crafts New Tools to Enhance Power Grid Cyber-Security

NREL Crafts New Tools to Enhance Power Grid Cyber-Security

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is developing tools to help keep the growing electric power grid safe from physical and…


Enel, Brenmiller Open Rock-based Energy Storage Facility in Italy

Enel, Brenmiller Open Rock-based Energy Storage Facility in Italy

The Enel Group has partnered with Brenmiller Energy to launch a thermal energy storage facility in Italy’s Tuscany region that stores energy in…


Dynamic Line Rating Technology Improves Grid Congestion

Dynamic Line Rating Technology Improves Grid Congestion

Transmission line performance depends on a variety of environmental factors.


Building Electric Vehicles in the US Won’t Be Easy

Building Electric Vehicles in the US Won’t Be Easy

The federal government is realizing that building EVs in the U.S. will be a challenge they better get started on.


Existing Water Infrastructure Could Maximize Hydropower Opportunities

Existing Water Infrastructure Could Maximize Hydropower Opportunities

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have determined that using conduit hydropower could increase…