Study: Modern electric grid needs smarter modeling for improved resilience
Power systems and communication networks are increasingly interdependent, which can affect the response and recovery times when problems occur.
Mar 5, 2020
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Power systems and communication networks are increasingly interdependent, which can affect the response and recovery times when problems occur.
Mar 5, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
With the goal of eliminating brownouts and blackouts, new research from UBC's Okanagan School of Engineering is redesigning how electricity is distributed within power grids.
Feb 28, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
The main solution to climate change is well known—stop burning fossil fuels. How to do this is more complicated, but as a scholar who does energy modeling, I and others see the outlines of a post-fossil-fuel future: We ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Over the past several years, Stanford transformed its energy infrastructure by electrifying its heating system, replacing its gas-fired power plant with grid power, creating a unique system to recover heat, building massive ...
May 8, 2019
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The energy produced over the lifetime of typical rooftop solar panels more than makes up for the energy it takes to make, mount and then eventually recycle them. But adding a home battery usually lowers those dividends, according ...
Apr 9, 2019
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EPFL researchers have developed a compact and efficient medium-frequency transformer. Their device is poised to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of tomorrow's smart grids and DC power distribution networks. An EPFL-made ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Robustness of urban infrastructures in situations of crisis mainly depends on stable power supply. This is a particular challenge when planning future smart grids that have to cope with volatile conditions anyway. Smart grids ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Carbon-free energy: Is the answer blowing in the wind? Perhaps, but the wind doesn't always blow, nor does the sun always shine. The energy generated by wind and solar power is intermittent, meaning that the generated electricity ...
Feb 2, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
The future is looking sunny for Kennedy Airport's long-term parking lot No. 9. Construction began on April 23 on a solar array meant to cover some 21 acres of the lot while maintaining the car park beneath.
Apr 24, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Argonne-led studies investigate how hydropower could help Alaska add more clean energy to its grid, how it generates value as grids add more renewable energy, and how liner technology can improve hydropower efficiency.
Mar 21, 2024
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