Credit to Author: Maximilian Weber| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:59:38 +0000
Over the past couple of decades, the expected growth in electricity usage unexpectedly flatlined, leaving utilities with stagnant revenue, but aging infrastructure in need of capital investment. Then came the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:47 +0000
The U.S. power grid has many vulnerabilities, but power companies, with additional support from the government, are investing in the system and enhancing its operation through new innovative technology. The
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:18:04 +0000
COMMENTARY The American grid is reaching a tipping point. With electric vehicles (EVs) making up 5% of all new vehicle sales last year, there is an urgent need to prepare […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:27:30 +0000
The global market for energy storage is experiencing rapid growth, in part because the technology is being included in decarbonization and sustainability programs. It also is being used to support the grid integration of more renewable energy resources, and has been touted as an important piece of electricity transmission and distribution system upgrades. Enertis Applus+, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:13:53 +0000
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said it will build a new 190-MW peaker power plant in central Texas to provide additional dispatchable power to the state’s electric grid. A peaker plant is one that is typically used only for brief periods during times when the demand for power approaches or surpasses the amount of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:13:53 +0000
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said it will build a new 190-MW peaker power plant in central Texas to provide additional dispatchable power to the state’s electric grid. A peaker plant is one that is typically used only for brief periods during times when the demand for power approaches or surpasses the amount of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mbae Ariel Mutegi| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:13:21 +0000
A trilemma is a situation that presents three possible choices to a complex challenge. Due to mutual exclusivity of the available choices, achieving them simultaneously is always a daunting task. The overarching objective is to achieve the three possible solutions in a balanced manner. Energy trilemma refers to the need to find a balance between […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000
It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000
It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:11:00 +0000
A project known as Netzbooster, or Grid Booster, is being deployed in Germany, designed to improve the efficiency of the country’s existing power grid infrastructure. Fluence Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of
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