It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...
On November 18, 2021, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments on reactive power capability compensation and market design. (Link to NOI here). Reactive power is a critical component of ...
On June 16, 2016, FERC issued Order No. 827, which requires transmission-owning public utilities to revise their open access transmission tariffs to establish reactive power requirements for new ...
As more wind and solar generation is added to the power grid and large coal and nuclear plants are retired, a reduction in reactive power is becoming a concern. Underutilized gas and steam turbines ...
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 30, 2003 — American Superconductor Corp., a global supplier of superconductor products and power electronic converters to the electric power industry, introduced its new line ...
Global Synchronous Condenser Market Global Synchronous Condenser Market Dublin, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Synchronous Condenser Market by Cooling Type (Hydrogen-Cooles, Air-Cooled, ...
People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...
AT THIS POINT, there is no telling when the Department of Energy will issue its final report detailing the cause(s) of the August 14 blackout. However, according to an initial blackout report by the U ...
Siemens Energy will supply technology to Irish energy company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) to stabilise the grid at the Moneypoint coal power station, which is slated to be substituted by a 1.4GW ...