Grid Integration

Siemens Makes Claim as Smart Grid Software Kingpin

Siemens Makes Claim as Smart Grid Software Kingpin

Jeff St. John: June 6, 2013

How the German grid giant sees IT, OT and analytics converging

The Military Microgrid as Smart Grid Asset

The Military Microgrid as Smart Grid Asset

Jeff St. John: May 17, 2013

Fort Bliss, Texas becomes first DOD microgrid to hook up to the grid. What’s next?

Smart Grid Integration Showcase: Ventyx and E.ON

Smart Grid Integration Showcase: Ventyx and E.ON

Jeff St. John: May 16, 2013

Integrating Sweden’s power grid, from transmission to end-users

Grid Integration of Wind and Solar Is Cheap

Grid Integration of Wind and Solar Is Cheap

Herman K. Trabish: March 18, 2013

For 50 cents per megawatt-hour, you get strong wind penetration—and the grid holds up just fine.

Report: More Than 100 Gigawatts in the China Wind Pipeline

Report: More Than 100 Gigawatts in the China Wind Pipeline

Herman K. Trabish: February 22, 2013

Details from the new GTM Research/Azure International China Wind Market Quarterly

PTC in Place, The US Wind Industry Looks Ahead

PTC in Place, The US Wind Industry Looks Ahead

Herman K. Trabish: January 15, 2013

Cheap natural gas to the right and cheap PV solar to the left

US Solar Market Insight: Getting Utilities and Solar Developers on the Same Page

US Solar Market Insight: Getting Utilities and Solar Developers on the Same Page

Herman K. Trabish: November 6, 2012

Making the distinction between reliable solar and controllable solar

Petra Solar’s Distributed Utility Solar to Back Bahrain

Petra Solar’s Distributed Utility Solar to Back Bahrain

Jeff St. John: August 9, 2012

The New Jersey-based maker of solar panels and “smart energy modules” expands its Mideast contracts.

Taking Solar and Wind to the Next Level on the Grid

Taking Solar and Wind to the Next Level on the Grid

Herman K. Trabish: April 13, 2012

“By connecting it smartly, you are now able to leverage services from it that you didn’t know you had.”

Will DOE’s Water Energy Push Pay Off?

Will DOE’s Water Energy Push Pay Off?

Herman K. Trabish: January 30, 2012

The Department says it’s getting better at growing renewables without picking winners and losers

Wind Turbines and Bird Fatalities

Wind Turbines and Bird Fatalities

Herman K. Trabish: November 22, 2011

A bird mortality event at a wind farm had nothing to do with wind turbines. If you want to protect birds, outlaw cats. And windows.

What Do Wind Trends Show? Three Cents per Kilowatt-Hour

What Do Wind Trends Show? Three Cents per Kilowatt-Hour

Herman K. Trabish: July 21, 2011

Lawrence Berkeley scientists take a closer look at wind’s 2010 patterns and see price competitiveness.

Will German Offshore Wind RAVE On?

Will German Offshore Wind RAVE On?

Herman K. Trabish: June 15, 2011

Germany hopes to break its nuclear power dependence through its advanced RAVE research program.

Convergence in Ireland Will Bring Renewables to the Smart Grid

Convergence in Ireland Will Bring Renewables to the Smart Grid

Herman K. Trabish: October 6, 2010

With a “Let’s get on with it” determination, Irish innovators are coming together to get the grid ready for renewables and to create something bigger than the sum of its parts.

Still a Celtic Tiger, Ireland Stalks the Smart Grid

Still a Celtic Tiger, Ireland Stalks the Smart Grid

Herman K. Trabish: October 5, 2010

A ferocious competitor in once-booming IT, Ireland is now reinventing itself as a pioneer in the coming era of the smart grid.