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BlackRock and Temasek Lead $35M for ConnectDER
Philadelphia-based ConnectDER has raised $35 million in a Series D funding round, led by Decarbonization Partners, a venture fund established by BlackRock and Temasek. This…
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Hydro-Québec planning to reduce number of power outages in 2024
Montreal, Quebec - The city of Montreal slowly heals and regains power after the recent ice storm wreaked havoc on its infrastructure. While significant progress…
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Energy Storage Cuts Costs for Building Owners
On July 26, 2024, a new report highlighted the growing role of energy storage systems in reducing operational costs for building operators. As electricity prices…
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Climate Change Impacting Bird Migration Patterns
Climate change is increasingly influencing bird migration patterns, affecting the timing, routes, and destinations of many species. These alterations have significant implications for ecosystems, conservation…
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Vineyard Wind Blade Debris Still Washing Ashore
Weeks after an incident involving a broken wind turbine blade, debris from Vineyard Wind's project continues to wash ashore, raising concerns about the environmental impact…
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Texas CEO Calls for Redesign of the Grid
As Texas continues to experience rapid population growth and surging electricity demand, there is increasing pressure on the state's electrical grid to meet the needs…
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Novonix Secures $755M Loan for Graphite Facility
Novonix, an Australian battery materials and technology company, has secured a conditional commitment for a $754.8 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
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Silver Sequestered Beneath the Sea: Climate Change's New Impact
Recent research has unveiled a surprising consequence of climate change: silver, a metal traditionally associated with jewelry and electronics, is now being buried beneath the…
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From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations
For decades, substation protection and substation maintenance were treated as separate disciplines. Protection relays existed…
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Substation Cybersecurity in the Digital Era: NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and Protecting the IEC 61850 Network
Every benefit that digital substations and IEC 61850 networking bring to T&D operations comes with…
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Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies
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The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety
For much of the trade’s history, the most important safety lessons in line work were…
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Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”
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The Future of DC Transmission
An inside look at the rise of HVDC technologies
BY DIETMAR RETZMANN & KARL UECKER, Siemens Energy
The answer to the dreaded cry from towns…
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Facing Wildfire? Choose Toughened Glass Insulators
Insulators under fire, what are we talking about?
A line directly in the fire is considered as lost
A line near the heat of a…
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Vibration and Noise Control in T&D
It is very often that “just putting some rubber” to isolate structures creates an inefficient or even a vibration isolation problem, without taking into account…
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A Closer Look into the True Cost of Replacing Electrical Switchgear
During my switchgear modernization presentations all over the US, I am constantly reminded of the concerns customers face with their aging electrical infrastructure. For the…
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Speed Up Damage Assessment, Assembly and Dispatch of Resources During Outage Events
In a survey conducted in September 2016 by ARCOS LLC (a provider of emergency resource management software), the software provider asked utilities how they manage…
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