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Energy Saving Products

On the Road to Better Solid-State Batteries

Scanning transmission electron microscope images reveal the elemental distribution in a disordered solid electrolyte: Top row: titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), an…

United States

2022 Policy Wins and What’s to Come for the Advancement of Microgrids

Between major federal policy wins in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure & Investment Jobs Act (IIJA), coupled with a variety of successful…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geoscience BC Refines Model of Kootenay Lake Geothermal Project in BC, Canada

Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada (source: Mari Smith / flickr, Creative Commons)A study by Geoscience BC has identified the most viable area for developm…

Electricity Transmission

German Machinery Unlocks Onsite Transmission Line Recycling in Australia

Australian grid operator Transgrid has partnered with German machinery manufacturer Zeck for the use of its innovative steel separation tech. Zeck’s machi…

Energy Storage Battery

Developing a Revenue Model Is the Next Challenge as Storage as a Transmission Asset Advances: Experts

The 190MW/380MWh Cunningham facility being commissioned next year will be the largest operating battery energy storage project on the Texas grid. Courtesy of Ac…

Offshore Wind Power

Damen Shipyards Working Full Steam on Aker Solutions’ Hvdc Topsides

Damen Shipyards Group has announced that the company is currently working on delivering two High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore transmission projects wi…

Electricity Transmission

Veolia Makes Major Step Forward in Renewable Energy Generation at Scotland’s Largest Wastewater Treatment Works

Seafield wastewater treatment works generates all of its own power and supplies the grid with enough renewable electricity to power 800 homes each day.Global re…

Electricity Transmission

Veolia Passes a New Milestone for Delivering Renewable Electricity to the UK

Veolia now exports more than six times the renewable electricity than it uses across its 400 offices and sites across the UK

Offshore Wind Power

Brazil’s Aneel Approves 1.2+ GW of Auctioned Renewable and Gas Capacity

Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has approved the results and awarded capacity for two auctions held in 2022 totalling renewable and gas-f…

Off-Grid

Ramaphosa Declares State of Disaster to Tackle Electricity Crisis

Measures outlined by the South African president in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) include market reforms and the appointment a Minister of Electricity …

Geothermal Power Plant

Seismic Campaign for Geothermal Prospecting to Start in Magglingen, Switzerland

Fog in Magglingen, Bern, Switzerland (source: Jean-Daniel Echenard / flickr, Creative Commons)Around 2700 measuring devices will be set up next week in 13 citie…

Electricity Transmission

Collaboration, Coordination Key to Assuring Reliability During Rapid Grid Transformation

The Reliability Issues Steering Committee (RISC) held its biennial Reliability Leadership Summit on January 25. The summit was attended by industry experts, sta…

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Management Strategy to Mitigate Power Demand Surges, Increase Grid Reliability and Reduce Costs

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainConcerns are mounting among policymakers and utility companies amid the impact of severe weather on the nation's electrical…

Energy Technology

Photovoltaic-Thermal System Based on PCM Cooling

Malaysian researchers have developed a system that can absorb heat from PV modules and transmit it to a nanofluid, in order to transform it into thermal energy …

Solar Power Plant

New Coalition Urges California to Create Western Regional Transmission Organization

The Lights on California coalition was launched on February 6 by a growing number of clean energy, business and environmental advocates committed to expanding r…