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A Renewed Vision for the Energy Grid: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

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Credit to Author: Thomas Kiessling| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:29:42 +0000

As the world accelerates toward an electrified future driven by renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), and industrial electrification, energy distribution grids face unprecedented challenges. From grid overloads and delays in connecting distributed […]

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Major Solar Tracker Technology Deal as Kinematics Completes Acquisition of P4Q

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:32:05 +0000

Kinematics, an Arizona-headquartered global group focused on intelligent motion control, said it has completed its acquisition of P4Q. Kinematics on Feb. 4 said it will now integrate P4Q’s high-performance electronics […]

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Could Space Solar Power Play a Key Role in Disaster Relief?

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Credit to Author: Srikanth Raviprasad| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:09:34 +0000

The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 highlight a critical vulnerability in disaster response: power failure. With insured losses potentially reaching $45 billion and more than 170,000 residents displaced, reliable […]

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Data Centers Consume 3% of Energy in Europe: Understand Geographic Hotspots and How AI Is Reshaping Demand

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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:38:44 +0000

The rapid rise of data centers has put many power industry demand forecasters on edge. Some predict the power-hungry nature of the facilities will quickly create problems for utilities and […]

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DeepSeek Launch Should Prompt AI Security Reviews Across the Nuclear Industry

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Credit to Author: Trey Lauderdale| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:45:15 +0000

The new artificial intelligence (AI) model from China called DeepSeek created a stock market meltdown on Monday, with the Nasdaq composite dropping 3% and the S&P 500 falling 1.5%. Beyond hammering the […]

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India Energy Group Plans ‘World’s Largest’ Data Center

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:52:04 +0000

India’s government is pledging billions in financial support for the country’s ambitions around artificial intelligence (AI), and a Mumbai-headquartered energy group has said it plans to build what it calls […]

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Coal Continues to Lead China’s Record Levels of Power Generation

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:28:55 +0000

China’s thermal power generation reached a record high in 2024, primarily due to the country’s coal-fired power plants, even as the country continues to add renewable energy resources to its […]

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Mitsubishi Completes Second Unit of 1.4-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Thailand

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:05:40 +0000

Mitsubishi Power announced it has completed construction of a 1.4-GW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Thailand, with the second unit of the two-unit station now in commercial operation. The […]

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Annual Stocktaking: Empowering Future Power Systems with fgOTN

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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:26:37 +0000

As you enjoy the comforts of air-conditioned homes, chilled watermelons at outdoor gatherings, or a cold beer at a barbecue, or perhaps as you charge a new electric vehicle, have […]

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District Energy Systems: The Invisible Giant of Urban Efficiency

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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:32:51 +0000

District energy systems employ a centralized facility to supply heating, cooling, and sometimes electricity for multiple buildings in an area through a largely underground, mostly unseen network of pipes. When […]

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1. District Energy St. Paul is demonstrating a 2-MW combined heat and power (CHP) system fueled by various combinations of hydrogen and natural gas. Supported and partly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the project will be led by Caterpillar in collaboration with District Energy St. Paul and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Courtesy: Caterpillar

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