Block ip Trap

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27 Jun, 2026
From Transformer Diagnostics to Monitoring

Power transformers play a vital role in maintaining stability across electrical networks. Their failure can result in unplanned outages, high repair costs, and significant operational disruptions. Traditionally, transformer maintenance has relied on...

Imtiyaz Barkatali Surani

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26 Jun, 2026
Scoring a Victory with Solar + Storage

The 54,000-square-foot Victory Pickleball looks ordinary from the parking lot. Inside, fifteen indoor pickleball courts host leagues, lessons, and open play seven days a week. Hiding on the southern roof is a 250kW solar array, while on a pad behind...

Tim Montague

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15 May, 2026
Protecting Components from Snow, Wind, and Seismic Loads

Extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and blizzards have increased over the past several years. Alongside this trend, the need to protect critical onsite energy storage equipment has grown in order to maintain grid...

John Whalen

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15 May, 2026
Rethinking Resilience: Why smarter inspections are the future of storm preparedness

From hurricanes to ice storms and derechos, severe weather is hitting harder and more often. Energy infrastructure is under unprecedented strain, and the traditional methods of grid hardening are no longer enough.  For decades, utilities...

Kaitlyn Albertoli

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15 May, 2026
Data Overload: America’s infrastructure problem

Americans are watching their electricity bills climb, and many are pointing the finger at the massive data centers sprouting up across the country. It's an understandable reaction. The U.S. Department of Energy U.S. says that data center energy...

Derrick Carter

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15 May, 2026
The Great Copper Heist

The number of electric vehicle (EV) owners is increasing every year, with an estimated 116 million EVs currently on our roads, a 30 percent increase over last year. To keep them all moving, charging stations will continue to expand across the U.S....

Hans Kahler

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15 May, 2026
Beyond Tariffs: Policy uncertainty is reshaping energy storage

The U.S. clean energy sector has spent the past several years navigating a shifting mix of policy incentives, trade restrictions, and supply chain constraints. The industry now faces a broader issue navigating uncertainties that have created an...

Darren H. S. Tan

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15 May, 2026
The Cybersecurity Blind Spot in a Rapidly Scaling Grid

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are no longer pilot projects or niche assets. They are becoming foundational to grid reliability across North America. In many ways, they can be considered the central nervous system of the modern grid. As...

Rafael Narezzi

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15 May, 2026
Resist the Creep

As solar, battery, and smart-glass technologies advance toward higher efficiencies, longer service lives, and thinner architectures, they operate in regimes sensitive to moisture, oxygen, and organic contamination. Active chemistries in perovskite,...

Tyson C. Davis, Ph.D.

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04 May, 2026
Securing Vehicle‑to‑Grid Tech

Electric vehicle (EV) charging and vehicle‑to‑grid (V2G) technology are turning millions of vehicles and chargers into a virtual power plant. This rapidly growing machine‑to‑machine (M2M) network is now becoming critical grid infrastructure...

Steve Visconti