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Wood Snake 2025
Celebrating Chinese New Year

The Year of the Wood Snake is upon us once again! Every 60 years, this mysterious sign comes to visit us, and in 2025 we can enjoy its wisdom and...

Green Policies and Economic Strain
Lessons from Germany's Energiewende

Germany's Energy Transition (Energiewende), a bold move towards an eco energy landscape aims to generate a minimum of 80 percent of the country's electricity from renewable sources by the year...

Balancing Innovation
The Light and Shadows of AI in Energy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how the energy industry operates. AI promises to improve efficiency and optimization across power grids. However, there are valid concerns around bias, security, and ethics...

Water
The Overlooked Resource in Energy Production

Water is critical for energy production. Thermal power plants, hydraulic fracturing, and even renewable sources all require significant water inputs. As energy demands grow, but supplies face increasing constraints, water's...

The Pricing Pitfall
Aligning Time-of-Use Models with Renewables Targets

Electric utilities increasingly look to time-of-use (TOU) pricing as a way to flatten peak demand and better integrate renewables. But ill-designed TOU rates can perversely incentivize energy usage patterns at...

Understanding Parasitic Capacitance
Implications for Circuit Design

In electrical systems, capacitance arises not only from discrete capacitors but also from unintended parasitic capacitance within circuits. If overlooked, these parasitic capacitances can distort circuit behaviour. Accounting for them...

Rethinking N-1
Key Considerations for Utility Contingency Planning

Utility systems deliver essential services such as electricity and water, making reliable operation a complex task. Utilities must plan for potential disruptions, including equipment failures and severe weather events. This...

New Transmission Lines vs. Decentralization
The Future of Energy Infrastructure – Progress or Pipedream?

The energy market is changing rapidly. Two major trends - the growth of renewable energy and decentralization of power generation - are disrupting traditional utility business models. This poses an...

Capturing Abundance
Managing Surplus Solar Generation in Germany's Grid

Germany has rapidly expanded its solar energy capacity by installing rooftop solar panels nationwide. This growth in renewables has decreased fossil fuel dependence and progressed sustainability aims. However, it has...

The Interconnection Debate
Centralized vs Localized Electricity Grids

Modern society depends on reliable electricity supply, necessitating careful planning of electric grid infrastructure. Grid design involves tradeoffs between larger interconnected transmission systems and more localized distributed grids. Industry leaders...

Non-Wires Alternatives (NWAs) in Modern Energy Systems

Non-Wires Alternatives (NWAs) are becoming increasingly important in the transformation of energy systems to meet the demands of a changing power grid infrastructure. Rather than relying solely on building new...

The Three Kings of Smart Energy
Smart Meters, AMI Solutions, and Energy Storage

The energy landscape is evolving fast. Utilities and energy providers face increasing pressure to modernize infrastructure, integrate renewable energy, and offer customers more control. This transformation is being driven by...