Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Unseen Electrical Problem Affecting Household Appliances Imagine your refrigerator suddenly working harder than it should, using more electricity, and wearing out faster. Or envision your dishwasher struggling through its cycles due to subtle yet persistent electrical stress. This isnt science fiction.

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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2025

The New Terminal One will have what its creators have said is the largest solar array at any US airport, which will power a fleet of electric vehicles used at the terminal both landside and airside. MWh of battery energy storage to balance electrical demand and improve power quality. MW of fuel cells and 1.5

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2019

It’s exposing both the vulnerability of our existing electric system and the opportunity to use clean energy as a critical resilience strategy. Think about what five days without power would mean for your family or business. ” The good news.

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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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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

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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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Smart Energy International

JULY 2, 2024

Entergy Texas, which provides electricity to approximately 512,000 customers in 27 counties, has filed for approval of phase one of its Texas Future Ready Resilience Plan to ‘harden’ the grid. Our comprehensive Resiliency Plan creates stronger communities while managing customer bill impacts.”

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The manufacturer-agnostic, TXpert™ Ecosystem to enable millions of dollars in savings through greater flexibility, efficiency and resilience in electricity networks

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As hurricanes threaten, Puerto Rico utilities are shoring up their defences using a PNNL-devised planning tool called the Electrical Grid Resilience and Assessment System (EGRASS), writes Nick Hennen from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. million customers. Marcelo Elizondo notes. How EGRASS helps prepare for hurricanes.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

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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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion in funding today to upgrade the US’s aging electric grid, the largest investment to date in the grid. Stressed power grids need the money badly, both to prevent blackouts and bring more clean energy online. Stressed power grids need the money badly “Much of [the grid] was built nearly a century ago.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 28, 2024

billion in infrastructure projects across New York City and Westchester County to keep power grid service reliable. In Manhattan, Con Edison is in the final construction phase of a multi-year project to create a new electrical network and increase capacity in the Midtown West area.

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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

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 […] The post Microgrids Take Major Role for Reliability, Resiliency appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 4, 2024

Based on a model of the Texas power system, scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK have developed a new method to identify and harden critical lines against tropical cyclones and increase power system resilience. Their approach allowed them to reproduce observed supply failures.

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Charged

AUGUST 1, 2024

Sunrun, which offers a “clean energy as a subscription” service, is piloting a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional EVs, in partnership with Baltimore Gas and Electric.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) – which aims to drive development of the digital tech – has announced a reference library of use cases and case studies, including use of digital twins as a tool to decentralise power grids.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. Grid resilience and reliability.

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NRDC onEarth

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

EVs enhance stability, flexibility, and long-term resilience of the power grid.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Pacific Gas & Electric's top executives and members of its post-bankruptcy board of directors faced a nearly five-hour grilling from the California Public Utilities Commission on Friday over the communications, planning and execution failures of its massive fire-prevention power outage earlier this month.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

With the worst of winter weather arguably still ahead of us, John Humble of grid voltage experts Fundamentals explores how intelligent risk management, targeted maintenance and better communication across our networks are critical for preparing our power grids to keep the lights on. That’s not necessarily so.

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AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Transmission upgrades are vital to help build the net zero carbon grid of the future by integrating large-scale solar and wind farms into the nation’s power grids. Every megawatt of load reduced from the grid network can help bolster reliability. DR is the first line of defense to stretch thin power supplies.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at a successful Series B financing round of $20 million for a US-based platform, Amperon, that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock value from grid data and enhance electricity forecasting. This will play a key role as the platform expands.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Together, they aim to create near-zero-carbon power systems suitable for both data centers and other energy-intensive sectors like manufacturing. Unlike conventional gas turbines, which require combustion to produce electricity, Bloom’s fuel cells convert natural gas through an electrochemical process. With the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled four new microgrids with advanced remote operation capabilities and safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and resilient The post Central Theme for Energy’s Future: Decentralizing Power Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

The winners include Skyports Deliveries, who will use drones to improve island-to-island connectivity in the Orkney Islands, and Electric Assisted Vehicles, who are developing a four-wheel, electrically assisted lightweight delivery vehicle to help reduce road emissions.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2024

According to research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 5G features have the capability to support distributed controls and configurable security and resilience of power systems. Identical solar arrays, battery systems, vehicle chargers and protection equipment were modelled with interfaces via the 5G network.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

As the share of renewable energy on India’s electricity grid continues to rise and the smog continues to worsen, the need for flexible, clean power is increasing. Today, a growing number of them are focused on clean electricity. Simply deploying wind and solar at scale is no longer sufficient.

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Solar Industry

JULY 17, 2024

Generac Power Systems has been awarded a $200 million grant, spread over five years, by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund. “We are proud to be a recipient of this DOE grant to provide clean, resilient efficient power for those who are often underserved during outages.”

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million for 15 projects across 11 states meant to improve the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility of the domestic power grid through the research and development of next-generation semiconductor technologies.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2019

At the Ludington Pumped Storage facility, water is transported uphill when there is excess, cheap electricity and allowed to flow back downhill through a turbine when electricity is needed. By shifting electric demand to off-peak times and keeping the grid stable, storage can serve as an alternative to old ways of upgrading the grid.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2022

The energy provider will make significant upgrades to its high voltage distribution (HVD) system in an effort to make the power grid more reliable for Consumers Energy’s electric customers in the state of Michigan, US. And as weather becomes more severe, Michigan needs a power grid that’s more reliable and resilient.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2021

It’s been a very intense year for America’s power grid. Across the country, the electricity system just faced another stress-test as extreme heat taxed power plants and grid operators in the Pacific Northwest , Texas , and New York. The Energy Gang is brought to you by S&C Electric Company.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid, announced its official launch, initial institutional capital raise of $2.5 million, and partnership with Seattle City Light and Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO). Rhizome’s first utility partners are located on both coasts.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In regions with mild winters, the math has worked out in favor of going electric for some time. In Michigan, just over 10 percent of home heating is done using electric sources, compared to Florida, where over 90 percent is electric. Retrofitting existing buildings with electric systems is, of course, a much bigger challenge.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

EV chargers use immense power; writes Ijlal Ullah Khan, analyst at PTR Inc. thus, installing them on-site could strain the property’s electrical system. And electricity supply and power loads are generally overlooked unless there is an incident. Power Distribution Graph for Unmanaged Charging.

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