Household-battery startup raises $1 billion for expansion
Household-battery startup Base Power Inc. raised $1 billion to expand its energy-storage business and build a manufacturing plant in Texas.
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Page 8: Research news on Power system flexibility
Power system flexibility refers to the technical, economic, and institutional capabilities that allow electricity systems to accommodate variable renewable generation and dynamic demand while maintaining reliability. Work in this area develops control strategies for distributed energy resources, flexible electric vehicle charging, and building loads, alongside grid-forming converters, storage integration, and virtual batteries. It also encompasses local and wholesale market designs, policy and governance frameworks, and AI-based forecasting and optimization tools that coordinate flexible assets to enhance resilience, reduce grid reinforcement needs, and support decarbonization goals.
Energy & Green Tech
Open-source tool predicts wind farm power fluctuations with greater short-term accuracy
Researchers from TU Delft, a partner of the SUDOCO project, in collaboration with the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of Golden (U.S.), have developed a new open-source ...
Oct 8, 2025
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Green electricity deals are too complex. Even as a researcher in sustainability I've been confused
After comparing electricity tariffs on a spreadsheet, I can confirm that deciphering the plans feels a bit like learning ancient Greek.
Oct 8, 2025
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Energy flexibility is reshaping Finland's electricity market
The future of the electricity market may depend less on big power plants and more on everyday choices made at home. Nayeem Rahman's dissertation at the University of Vaasa shows how consumers are gaining influence through ...
Oct 8, 2025
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New model forecasts renewable growth for distributed energy resources
In the last decade, the rapid proliferation of distributed energy resources (DERs), including rooftop solar panels, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles, has transformed the modern energy landscape. In a new study, ...
Oct 7, 2025
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Solar energy is now the world's cheapest source of power, study finds
Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, according to a new study ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Power-outage exercises strengthen resilience of US military bases
In recent years, power outages caused by extreme weather or substation attacks have exposed the vulnerability of the electric grid. For the nation's military bases, which are served by the grid, being ready for outages is ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers
Electric vehicles (EVs) can have lower fuel costs and reduce emissions relative to cars that use gasoline, but they are only a practical option if drivers have convenient ways to charge them. For people who live in multi-unit ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Simulation tool improves accuracy and speed of electric grid modeling
Covering half of North America, the U.S. electric grid functions somewhat like a vast, complex organism. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new simulation platform for ...
Sep 30, 2025
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Goodbye petrostates, hello 'electrostates': How the clean energy shift is reshaping the world order
For more than a century, global geopolitics has revolved around oil and gas. Countries with big fossil fuel reserves, such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, have amassed significant wealth and foreign influence, helping shape the ...
Sep 25, 2025
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