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For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure

GreenBiz

For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure could provide a major benefit — boosting both clean energy and resiliency — for the power grid. The program could also nudge drivers to curb EV charging during times when the grid is really congested. . "We Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Leveraging quantum computing to tackle power grid challenges

Smart Energy International

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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ChatGrid to assist power grid operators with generative AI grid visualisation

Smart Energy International

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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How JFK’s New Microgrid Will Reduce Emissions and Boost Resilience

GreenBiz

Featuring the largest rooftop solar array in New York City and on any airport terminal in the United States, this project will deliver immediate greenhouse gas emission reductions of 38 percent over grid-sourced energy and will be the first resilient airport transit hub in the region that can function independently of the power grid.

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Strengthening Puerto Rico’s power grid

Smart Energy International

When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in US history. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year.

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Enel to support Puget Sound Energy’s demand response programme

Smart Energy International

In a partnership between Enel North America and the largest state utility in Washington, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), commercial, institutional and industrial organisations are offered incentive payments for participating in a demand response programme.

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EDF Renewables - EDF Renewables North America Announces Commercial Operation of Morris Ridge Solar Project

Global Renewable News

EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) today (Dec 16) announced Morris Ridge Solar project is fully operational and delivering electricity to the New York power grid. The New York State Energy Research.