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IEEE Spectrum January 2011 Peter Fairley |
Flexible AC Transmission: The FACTS Machine Flexible power electronics will make the smart grid smart  |
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Germany Takes the Lead in HVDC New developments in high-voltage DC electronics could herald an epic shift in energy delivery  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Peter Fairley |
Closing the Circuit Engineers working in the teeming cities and lonely deserts of North Africa are creating the last links in a power grid that will ring the Mediterranean Sea  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 William Sweet |
Winner: Adrenaline for the Grid A novel superconducting device provides essential voltage support.  |
Industrial Physicist Eric J. Lerner |
What's wrong with the electric grid? Experts widely agree that failures of the power-transmission system are a nearly unavoidable product of a collision between the physics of the system and the economic rules that now regulate it.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Madani & Novoosel |
Getting a Grip on the Grid The findings of major electric disturbances around the world highlight the need for cross-regional grid reforms, so that the best available technology is promptly put to use, without lengthy delays arising from American legislative or regulatory processes.  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2012 Joshua J. Romero |
Blackouts Illuminate India's Power Problems Weak links in the grid prove difficult to fix  |
PC Magazine October 28, 2004 Bill Machrone |
Electron Leak? Raging Torrent! How technology wastes power, why the problem worsens, and what to do.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
American Electric Power Gets Smart The company will work with General Electric to develop and install "smart meters" to help better manage the transmission of electricity, and give customers more direct control over how much they use, thus saving them money.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 John Kappenman |
A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects  |
Wired March 23, 2009 Vince Beiser |
Store Power in Super Batteries Storing wind and solar power is key to the successful transition to these energy sources.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Ahn et al. |
The All-Electric Car You Never Plug In Wireless power transmission would let EVs draw their power from the road  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2013 John Boyd |
Japan's Digital Grid Scheme Japanese consortium aims to transform the country's centralized grid into islands of interconnected cells  |
HBS Working Knowledge March 8, 2012 Dina Gerdeman |
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid? Replacing the antiquated electrical system in the United States with a super-efficient smart grid always seemed a surefire opportunity for entrepreneurs. So what went wrong?  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Toby Shute |
The Sunshine State's Getting Smart From its early alliance with American Electric Power, to last fall's gang-up with Google, General Electric has been pursuing smart grid opportunities for years now. At last, it seems this bright idea's time in the spotlight has arrived.  |
Wired March 23, 2009 Brendan I. Koerner |
Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the Grid, Now The grid took more than a century to grow into the unwieldy beast it is now. Given the urgency of climate change, energy independence, and economic demands, we have only a fraction of that time to fix it.  |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Toby Shute |
Google Swoops on the Smart Grid Fresh off of its investment in next-generation geothermal power, Google makes another notable cleantech move, announcing it's pairing up with General Electric to bring our electric grid into the 21st century.  |