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Reactive Technologies: Pinpointing the Inertia of Renewable-Powered Grids

GreenTechMedia

Getting to 100 percent clean energy presents power grid operators with a major problem: what to do about inertia. Reactive Technologies says its novel technology for measuring this critical aspect of grid stability can help them find answers. An increasingly valuable measurement for clean-powered grids.

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An Open Letter: The Texas Energy Transition—The Greentown Labs Community Offers Pathways to a Resilient and Sustainable Energy Future

Greentown Labs

This event nearly devastated the state’s power grid due to a frequency drop that put Texas four minutes and 37 seconds away from a months-long blackout. The most recent spate of power crises are disheartening reruns of the significant grid outages that Texans experienced during cold spells in 2011 and 1989.

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5 Startups Working to End Utility-Caused Wildfires

GreenTechMedia

PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric are expected to collectively spend more than $15 billion to reduce the threat of wildfires caused by their power grids through 2022. These advanced materials also prevent sagging caused by increased power capacity on a line, which can cause wildfires.

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? The bits and bytes of grid tech

Climate Tech VC

To get there, the grid requires constant attention to balance the flow of electrons. Ensuring grid reliability, resilience, and security is a balancing act between assets, systems, and participants. But how do grid operators know how to work with this additional flexibility and generation and pull these capabilities into the grid?