Building Better Ways to Keep the Lights On

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:11:00 +0000

Utilities and power grid operators walk a fine line when it comes to providing reliable and resilient power while also protecting valuable assets in the electricity transmission and distribution system. Power

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It’s Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and California’s Power Grid

Credit to Author: Doug Poffinbarger| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:53:44 +0000

With nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the halfway mark to its goal of 100% renewable power generation by […]

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

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

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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Cisco, Gridspertise Join to Support Grid Digitization

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:13:38 +0000

Cisco, a global technology company, and Gridspertise have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and deploy new solutions for the digital innovation in electricity grids. The companies announced […]

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Annual Stocktaking: Empowering Future Power Systems with fgOTN

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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Why Utilities Can’t Afford to Wait to Deploy DLR

Credit to Author: Brian Berry| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:38:14 +0000

Transmission congestion currently affects approximately 70% of the U.S. grid. Bottlenecks delay the interconnection of cost-effective clean energy sources, limit the transfer of electricity between regions, and raise operational and […]

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Restoration Efforts Continue Following Complete Blackout of Puerto Rico’s Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:34:32 +0000

LUMA, Puerto Rico’s electric power transmission and distribution system operator, has struggled to restore power to some of its customers in the wake of an outage that left the entire […]

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The Solid-State Shift: Reinventing the Transformer for Modern Grids

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:10:15 +0000

Transformers have been the backbone of power grids for over a century, but today’s demands for renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smarter grids are exposing their limits. Enter solid-state transformers—compact, […]

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Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:11:39 +0000

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there’s plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable […]

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