I’ve always been drawn to the swarm ship design concept in science fiction. The idea is that what initially looks like one massive spaceship is actually a cluster of really small vessels that can ...

The rapid evolution of modern power systems toward highly interconnected and digitized smart grids has significantly improved operational efficiency, ...

Lately, it seems that everything is touted as being "smart." We now have smart cities, smart meters, smart phones, smart water, smart cars, smart homes, and the smart grid. But, with every ...

Hyundai Motor Group reveals HMG Smart City Vision, previewing a hexagonal urban concept with a large park in the center. The city concept features a function-centered underground layer, and ...

One of the most promising and innovative concepts in the quest for sustainable energy solutions, is that of grid-interactive buildings. These buildings represent a significant leap forward in how we ...

It is hard to imagine the electric power grid operating autonomously. Even the name autonomous grid sounds like a science fiction scenario, or does it? The idea of the autonomous grid has been around ...

Smart meters have gained widespread adoption. According to the latest figures from Berg Insight, the number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 with that ...

A novel plan that offers partnership in keeping the United States electric grid stable and reliable could be a win-win for consumers and utility operators. A novel plan that offers partnership in ...

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a collection of DERs such as renewable energy, storage, controllable loads, ...

"Our goal is to become the leading provider of universal smart-grid operating systems for any device and any broadband technology." -- GridNet Founder and CEO Ray Bell (pictured). Google the words ...

On August 14, 2003, a power line in Ohio overheated, causing a widespread blackout that affected over 50 million people in the United States and Canada. Grid operators at power plants are trained to ...