Modernizing the world’s power grid
GreenBiz
JANUARY 29, 2024
Sponsored: A clean energy future will require the transformation of today’s power grid. To get there, businesses, utilities and governments must work together.
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Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss
TechXplore
JANUARY 24, 2025
Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy.
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Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a G4-level severe geomagnetic storm watch, urging the North American power grid to prepare for a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) […] The post Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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A 'local electricity market': Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could boost power grid resilience
TechXplore
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
There's a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids and make them more resilient to unforeseen outages, a new study shows.
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New AI model could make power grids more reliable amid rising renewable energy use
TechXplore
OCTOBER 25, 2024
As renewable energy sources such as wind and solar become more widespread, managing the power grid has become increasingly complex.
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Orsted, SRP Celebrate Commencement of Solar + BESS on Power Grid
Solar Industry
OCTOBER 10, 2024
It also has 1,300 MW of battery and pumped hydro storage supporting its grid. The post Orsted, SRP Celebrate Commencement of Solar + BESS on Power Grid appeared first on Solar Industry. With the addition of Eleven Mile, SRP has 3,000 MW of energy, including 1,400 MW of solar.
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China Has ‘First-Strike’ Capability To Melt U.S. Power Grid With Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon
Jim Conca
JUNE 25, 2020
China now has a network of satellites, high-speed missiles, and super-EMP weapons that could melt down our electric grid, fry critical communications, and even takeout the ability of our aircraft carrier groups to respond.
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Artificial Intelligence Platform Detects Power Grid Flaws And Wildfire Dangers Better And Faster Than Humans
Jim Conca
JULY 26, 2020
Powerlines and equipment problems have been the cause of most recent wildfires. But a new AI and machine vision technology can analyze millions of images of powerlines and towers to find dangerous faults and flaws to help utilities identify problem areas and repair them before a fire starts.
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Baltic states leave Russian power grid in closer EU integration
The Guardian: Energy
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from Russias network on Saturday, ending energy dependency and aiding security The three Baltic states have disconnected their electricity systems from Russias power grid as part of a plan designed to integrate the countries more closely with the EU and boost security.
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As surging threats teeter electrical power grids, scientists offer insights to make them more resilient
TechXplore
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Power grids—the web of electrical networks that sprawl across countries and continents—are under stress. Although these high-impact events can be very damaging, often overlooked is the impact of minor disruptions that trigger a domino effect throughout the system, according to a study analyzing European power blackouts.
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How the U.S. power grid is evolving to handle solar and wind
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 16, 2019
As renewable energy sources move mainstream, electricity generation and distribution systems are getting an extreme makeover.
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Quantum computers can accelerate the transition to net zero power grids
TechXplore
AUGUST 9, 2024
Power grid operators, such as National Grid in the UK, rely on high-performance computers to plan grid expansions and to schedule when energy should be produced from different sources.
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Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink
TechXplore
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
It's a gargantuan energy generation challenge that could push the power grid to its limits. But transitioning to electric transport isn't just about manufacturing new cars, installing chargers and so on.
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Accelerated renewable energy deployment, energy storage needed for a resilient power grid in Puerto Rico
TechXplore
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
With a lot of solar and wind power, energy storage, and advanced extreme weather impact modeling, Puerto Rico could achieve a 100% renewable power grid by 2050. These and other recommendations are the results of the "Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study" (PR100), announced Feb.
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Earning money while making power grid more stable—energy consumers can have key role in supporting grid flexibility
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
By providing flexibility services to renewable energy systems, consumers can both help in balancing power grids and receive financial benefits.
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Heat, Wildfires And Power Grid Challenges – Even The Pacific Northwest Begins To Worry
Jim Conca
JULY 7, 2021
Heat waves are stressing the electrical grid in the Pacific Northwest, making regional system operators prepare for rolling blackouts. Fortunately, we have tools to cope, including hydro and nuclear power, and demand response where you just ask big users to please not use any power for a while.
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Advanced inverters ‘push boundaries’ of how batteries can replace fossil fuel plants on power grid
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The inverters at an upcoming 300MW/600MWh project in Scotland, UK, will enable the asset to deliver inertia that is “essential for the grid to function efficiently”.
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More power grid connectivity in Western US could supercharge clean energy
TechXplore
APRIL 25, 2025
A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego offers a first-of-its-kind look at how deeper coordination among Western U.S. states could lower the cost of decarbonizing the electric gridand speed up the clean energy transition.
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US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Pace of growth helps maintain renewable energy when weather conditions interfere with wind and solar Faced with worsening climate -driven disasters and an electricity grid increasingly supplied by intermittent renewables , the US is rapidly installing huge batteries that are already starting to help prevent power blackouts.
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It’s Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and California’s Power Grid
POWER Magazine
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
With nearly 60% of the states electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the halfway mark to its goal of 100% renewable power generation by […] The post Its Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and Californias Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Novel technologies for transforming wind turbine and power grid stability control
TechXplore
MARCH 13, 2024
are working on novel ways of preventing threats to grid stability that can result in the loss of power to millions of people, equipment damage, and limited power transfer capability. Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K.,
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How AI Data Centers Are Quietly Wreaking Havoc on Your Power Grid
Hydrogen Fuel News
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Impact of AI Data Centers on Power Quality and Household Efficiency Broken Down Here: AI data centers significantly amplify harmonic distortion in nearby power grids due to their high and non-linear energy consumption. Their energy use often causes severe harmonic distortion in nearby power grids.
Novel framework for assessing the utilization efficiency of mobile power sources in the power grid
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Natural disasters are occurring more frequently, causing damage to the power grid and leading to widespread and prolonged power outages. Leveraging mobile power sources has shown potential in lessening the impact of these disasters; however, their efficiency remains largely unassessed.
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Biden admin announces $2.2B in grants to boost US power grid
Canary Media
AUGUST 6, 2024
power grid is overburdened and under-resourced — and the Biden administration just announced a major investment aimed at helping solve those problems. billion to eight projects across 18 states that could expand and strengthen the grid. The Department of Energy has offered $2.2 The projects range from…
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A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operation
POWER Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a steady frequency (60 Hz in North […] The post A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operation appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Exploring the resilience of the Texas power grid against extreme weather conditions
TechXplore
APRIL 4, 2024
The Gulf Coast of the United States is often hit by tropical cyclones (TCs), hurricanes and other extreme weather phenomena, which can cause widespread electricity outages. Climate change and global warming are expected to increase the risk of these events occurring, which could significantly disrupt activities in the area.
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Data scientists help find space on crowded power grid in the Netherlands
TechXplore
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The energy network in the Netherlands is overcrowded and the demand for new connections cannot be kept up with. So, if there is still space to be found, a network company like Alliander wants to know exactly where and when that space is available.
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Danfoss’s new Editron EC-LCL1200B electric filter is a compact solution for high-power grid-connected electric machinery
Charged
APRIL 11, 2025
Danfoss Power Solutions has launched a new heavy-duty LCL electric filter specifically designed for off-highway applications. The Editron EC-LCL1200B electric filter is a compact yet robust mobile-grade solution for fully electric, high-power machinery that pulls power from the AC grid rather than batteries.
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Leveraging quantum computing to tackle power grid challenges
Smart Energy International
MAY 5, 2024
The US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is collaborating with quantum computing company IonQ to help solve power grid challenges and drive infrastructure improvements. In the US Department of Energy-funded project, the two organisations intend to explore how quantum computing technology can be used to modernise the power grid.
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The power grid is hard to understand. This startup is trying to help.
Canary Media
AUGUST 21, 2024
When Max Kanter bought an electric vehicle back in 2022, he didn’t expect it to be so hard to find accurate data on the cost and carbon-intensity of the electricity surging through the power grid. As not only a new EV owner but also a data whiz, he sought out the information because he “wanted to build a machine…
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Coalition sues FEMA over troubled grid project in Puerto Rico
GreenBiz
APRIL 17, 2023
A Puerto Rican coalition is pushing back against FEMA’s plans to rebuild its power grid with fossil fuels.
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Q&A: Economist says EVs can help drive US to carbon-neutral power grid
TechXplore
MAY 7, 2024
Vehicle standards recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency establish stringent new goals for manufacturers to slash greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution, pushing the industry to accelerate a transition to electric vehicles.
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Power grids supplied largely by renewable sources experience lower intensity blackouts
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as various countries around the globe attempt to meet their climate emissions targets -- with the research showing grids with high penetration of WD-RESs tend to have reduced blackout intensities (..)
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How a solar storm could lead to a US nuclear disaster worse than Chornobyl | Mark Leyse
The Guardian: Energy
APRIL 28, 2025
When a solar storms electrically charged particles envelop Earth, they cause geomagnetic storms that generate electric fields in the ground, inducing electric currents in power grids.
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Europe’s largest battery powers up in Blackhillock, in Moray
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 15, 2025
Deliberately located between Inverness and Aberdeen to address grid congestion from Viking (443 MW), Moray East (950 MW) and Beatrice (588 MW) offshore wind farms, the project is said to significantly reduce the amount of wasted clean energy and is an important milestone to achieving the UK governments mission to have a net zero power grid by 2030.
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Software, Hardware, Innovation All Needed to Upgrade the Power Grid
POWER Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Enhancing the transmission and distribution of electricity is a priority to ensure a reliable and resilient power supply, as demand increases and grid challenges mount. Providing more electricity to meet The post Software, Hardware, Innovation All Needed to Upgrade the Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Tetra Tech awarded $85m to support the Moldova power grid
Smart Energy International
JUNE 24, 2024
Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting and engineering services in water, environment and sustainable infrastructure, has been awarded $85 million to integrate a BESS in Moldova to strengthen the country’s power grid infrastructure.
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Data Centers Might Be Catalyst for Modernizing U.S. Power Grid
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
data center market is ushering in a new era of power demand and testing the ability of electric utilities to keep pace with this surging […] The post Data Centers Might Be Catalyst for Modernizing U.S. Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine. Rapid growth in the U.S.
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Why the U.S. Government Should Fund Cybersecurity Efforts of Private Companies Protecting the Power Grid
POWER Magazine
JUNE 6, 2024
Government Should Fund Cybersecurity Efforts of Private Companies Protecting the Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine. FBI Director Christopher Wray, while speaking at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats in Nashville, Tennessee, in April, warned that U.S.
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116 Ann Arbor's sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future alongside the old one
TechXplore
MARCH 10, 2025
An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.
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221 Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize East Coast energy
TechXplore
JULY 31, 2024
Strong offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates offshore wind farms could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.
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ChatGrid to assist power grid operators with generative AI grid visualisation
Smart Energy International
MARCH 7, 2024
ChatGrid has been developed as a generative AI solution to simplify and speed up decision making for power grid operators in the US. Moreover, to further protect grid security, the model was not trained on the data itself.
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What makes Waratah Super Battery a ‘giant shock absorber’ for Australia’s power grid?
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 23, 2025
ESN Premium discusses the technology enabling Australias Waratah Super Battery to fulfil its critical System Integrity Protection Scheme (SIPS) duties.
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An extra 3 centimeters can prevent fires in rooftop solar panel systems
TechXplore
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In 2022 alone, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) registered a doubling of installed solar power systems connected to the power grid. Solar panel systems are now being installed at a rapid pace.
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