By Jenna McGuire Renewable technologies are also becoming more advanced, while costs are plummeting. The United States has the resources and technology to shift away...
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Knowledge As Power: Improving the Energy Industry with Artificial Intelligence and ‘Smart’ Systems
By MIRIAM ACZEL The global energy sector produces and uses massive amounts of data. To further enhance the power of this wealth of energy-related data, artificial...
The Decentralization and Democratization of Energy
There are many current challenges in the energy sector. The sector is adapting to increased demand for sustainable energy and balancing new renewable sources with the current loads of the users connected to the grid. The generation of energy by renewables such as wind and solar at industrial scale is not the only challenge the utilities need to find a sustainable way to implement but also how to feed the electricity created by distributed generation and prosumers onto the grid.
Mini Grids: Providing electricity to Myanmar’s communities away from the grid
In Myanmar, approximately 70 percent of the population and 84 percent of the rural households do not have access to electricity. The Myanmar National Electrification Plan (NEP), funded by the World Bank and other partners, aims to achieve 100 percent electrification by 2030. However, the challenge to reach this goal is huge. Electricity shortages and supply disruptions are widespread in Myanmar due to under-investment in the sector.
Mini grids using locally engineered and financed technology have played a crucial role in the provision of electricity for thousands of villages in the country. These mini-grids largely emerged due to the entrepreneurial drive from the local private sector and community organizations with little or no public sector support. They also simultaneously reflect the determination and ingenuity of many local communities in finding alternatives to candles and kerosene.
Building a Responsive Energy Infrastructure for the Future
By KERRY WORTHINGTON Rain or shine, a crowd of energy professionals were on cloud nine at the “Building a Responsive Energy Infrastructure for the Future” event...
America’s Electric Grid: Why Is Our Thinking in the Dark?
By MIKE HYLAND, Senior Vice President of Engineering Services, American Public Power Association I remember working in Washington, DC in the fall of 1999 as...
Does Today’s Smart Grid Need More Intelligence? The Link Between Intelligence & Reliability
In this article on smart grid intelligence, the authors explore the unique challenges and resource limitations that utilities experience in responding to emergency power outages...