Credit to Author: Sally Jacquemin| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:55:56 +0000
Most people, when they imagine a power plant, picture equipment like smokestacks that stretch hundreds of feet into the sky, massive, spinning turbines and the hum of electric transmission lines […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:30:29 +0000
An array of technologies, both thermal and renewable, are being used in the design of microgrids, supporting distributed power generation across several sectors. The use of microgrids to provide reliable […]
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Credit to Author: Emily Newton| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:28:57 +0000
Global communities increasingly turn to distributed energy resources (DERs) to boost their local economies and enhance energy resilience. Generating and managing power locally cuts energy costs and fosters sustainable development. […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 21:51:38 +0000
There are several obstacles to overcome when building a clean-energy project, but perhaps the biggest is getting through the generator interconnection queue (GIQ). Every regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:35 +0000
The importance of a reliable and resilient power supply continues to grow, and so does the need to control energy costs. That’s why more institutions want power systems that support operational efficiency
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Credit to Author: Hannah Bascom| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:24:06 +0000
To state it simply, current decarbonization goals cannot happen without deeper engagement between utilities and their customers, and utilities are not yet truly harnessing the potential that their customers bring. […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:04:05 +0000
North American electric utilities continue to grapple with the challenge of managing behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DERs), according to the results of a survey of utility decision-makers published Feb. 15. […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:20:55 +0000
According to a guidebook issued by Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) multi-mission laboratory, microgrids are defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dominique Verhulst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:54:13 +0000
We’ve come a long way since the first waterwheel in 200 BC. Renewable energy sources now make up about 30% of the world’s generated power and are set to more […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000
The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]
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