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How Much Renewable Energy Can the Grid Handle?

How Much Renewable Energy Can the Grid Handle?

Jeff St. John: March 4, 2013

Experts at the ARPA-E conference weigh in on how much solar and wind power is, or isn’t, too much for the grid.

Securing the Edges of the Smart Meter Network From Hacking

Securing the Edges of the Smart Meter Network From Hacking

Jeff St. John: February 25, 2013

An EPRI cybersecurity report finds a need for intrusion detection systems (IDS) on the outskirts of utility AMI networks.

A New Standard for the Smart-Grid-Ready Home Appliance

A New Standard for the Smart-Grid-Ready Home Appliance

Jeff St. John: February 11, 2013

The slow path toward ubiquitous, modular smart grid connectivity for water heaters, AC units and other big home energy loads

SolarTAC’s Mile-High Solar Proving Ground

SolarTAC’s Mile-High Solar Proving Ground

Herman K. Trabish: February 6, 2013

Hosting proprietary, cutting-edge research—but the industry is starting to share.

Can Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Can Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Eric Wesoff: December 18, 2012

Gigawatts of concentrating solar power could be built and integrated into existing fossil fuel plants, according to the DOE.

Versant, NoSQL, and the Smart Grid Big Data Challenge

Versant, NoSQL, and the Smart Grid Big Data Challenge

Jeff St. John: August 13, 2012

Could object-oriented data management have prevented the 2003 Northeast Blackout?

$22M for Potential Breakthrough in Energy Storage: Isentropic Energy

$22M for Potential Breakthrough in Energy Storage: Isentropic Energy

Eric Wesoff: June 12, 2012

Could Isentropic Energy’s pumped-heat electrical energy storage disrupt the large-scale electrical energy storage market?

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2012

Where will next-generation digital power controls find their way onto the grid?

The Solar Inverter-Smart Grid Connection

The Solar Inverter-Smart Grid Connection

Jeff St. John: April 5, 2012

Experts at The Networked Grid 2012 lay out the potential for solar PV inverters to manage grid instability—and how regulations can aid or hinder that process.

Stat of the Day: Power Plant Siting Problems? What Problems?

Stat of the Day: Power Plant Siting Problems? What Problems?

Herman K. Trabish: February 28, 2012

A new tool estimates that there is enough land and water to accommodate 958 gigawatts of clean energy and all the CAES we can use in the U.S.

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Can Areva’s Solar CSP Be Integrated With a Fossil Fuel Plant?

Eric Wesoff: February 7, 2012

Solar thermal hybrids create the chimera of a solar-augmented coal or natural gas plant. Does it make sense?

What Will It Take to Integrate Renewables Into the Grid and How Much Will It Cost?

What Will It Take to Integrate Renewables Into the Grid and How Much Will It Cost?

Herman K. Trabish: December 5, 2011

“Anywhere between zero dollars to seven or eight dollars per megawatt-hour for wind.”

International Battery’s Utility-Scale Li-Ion Goes After Solar

International Battery’s Utility-Scale Li-Ion Goes After Solar

Eric Wesoff: October 24, 2011

Battery companies at a solar show looking for the solar-storage connection

Update! 20 PowerPoint Slides That Shook the Earth

Update! 20 PowerPoint Slides That Shook the Earth

Eric Wesoff: September 22, 2011

These slides have served as change agents in greentech circles.  By popular demand, we’ve added a few slides to the collection.

How Wind Helps Coal Plants

How Wind Helps Coal Plants

Herman K. Trabish: August 18, 2011

It’s all about peak power and diversity down in Texas.