Constellation Moves to Acquire Calpine in $16.4B Deal, Forming Competitive Generation Goliath

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:41:35 +0000

Competitive generation giant Constellation has agreed to acquire Calpine Corp. in a $16.4 billion deal that is set to create the largest producer of clean and reliable energy in the […]

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Generational Shift—Data Centers Bring Change to Energy Landscape

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:12:22 +0000

Deals involving the data center sector are occurring regularly, as tech companies make moves to ensure they have a reliable supply of power for their energy-intensive operations. Several generation types, […]

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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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Central Theme for Energy’s Future: Decentralizing Power Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:13:00 +0000

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and resilient

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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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How Successful SCADA Implementation Improves Efficiency, Uptime, and Safety

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:09:51 +0000

Boiler systems play a crucial role across industrial, institutional, commercial, and other large-scale facilities. The systems are often complex and require meticulous oversight to ensure optimal performance and safety. This […]

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The POWER Interview: Driving the Development of Distributed Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:07:43 +0000

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs), which can include solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, fuel cells, and more, is increasing as the power generation sector becomes more decentralized. The […]

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Understanding Uptime Institute’s Tier III Standard: A Guide to Data Center Electrical System Design

Credit to Author: Nguyen Cong Sang| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:12:53 +0000

The Uptime Institute’s Tier standard is a globally recognized framework that classifies data centers into four tiers based on their infrastructure’s reliability, redundancy, and fault tolerance. These tiers—Tier I through […]

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Advancements in Electrolyzer Technology Could Make Green Hydrogen Viable Sooner Than You Think

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:19:01 +0000

Historically, the mass production of green hydrogen has not been viewed as a viable alternative energy solution for our climate crisis. But recent technological advancements in proton exchange membrane (PEM) […]

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