Forget pools, clubhouses, parks, and playing fields — the coveted new living community amenity may be the microgrid. Trendy new residential developments that feature elements of shared power ...

Power outages have increased as the U.S. places growing demands on a century-old electric grid. In fact, the U.S. endures more blackouts than any other developed nation. And according to federal ...

As more renewable energy sources and battery storage units are specified and incorporated into power systems, consultant specifying engineers are faced with many challenges that could impact the ...

A 2020 report by Deloitte forecasts total EV sales growing from 2.5 million in 2020 to 11.2 million in 2025, then reaching 31.1 million by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 29% over ...

ESS Tech, a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announced that it will participate in a utility-scale microgrid ...

Microgrids are seen by some large energy users as a solution to meet sustainability goals, ensure resiliency, and in a few instances, replace their dependency on traditional utilities. Many utilities ...

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will test long-duration energy storage in a microgrid with funds provided by the ...

The majority of the U.S. electric grid was built in the early 20th century — designed for the one-way transfer of electricity from large fossil-fuel power plants in rural areas directly to consumers ...

The use of power electronics is increasing in the industry for both low-scale applications like chargers for batteries and LED drivers and high-scale applications like photovoltaic (PV) systems and ...

Community microgrid development, as shown in this AI-generated rendering, could become common in Oregon under recent legislation that establishes a regulatory framework for creating smaller power ...