The growth in plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) can put strain on nearby transformers, causing overloads, premature aging and potential failures. Fortunately, there is a solution: installation of battery energy storage systems...
According to a January 2021 report, “A 2030 United States Macro Grid,” from Breakthrough Energy Sciences (BES), an organization founded by Bill Gates that works to promote innovation designed to help eliminate greenhouse...
Better modeling is needed to accurately determine the impacts of disruption of smart power grids on communication networks and vice versa, according to a review of existing literature by researchers at the Energy's Department...
Bernie Sanders has blazed a trail of bold political positions such as free college education and Medicare for all. The progressive presidential candidate has also set his sights on the issue of climate change, and his...
While grid modernization, especially advances in cybersecurity, has been at the forefront of discussions for electric utilities, utility associations and governmental agencies, it is now gaining even more support in the...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $7.5 million to improve the reliability and resiliency of the electric grid, according to a June press release. The Indian Ministry of Science and Technology and industry...