The University of Tennessee is developing a technology that would enable the recycling of wind turbine blades into new recycled composites.
This new technology recovers the glass fiber from reinforced polymer composites while limiting mechanical degradation of the fiber during the reclamation pro... Read More »
As part of its Glenmary Substation Project in Roanoke County, Va., Appalachian Power plans to upgrade the electric transmission system with a new substation and a quarter-mile of transmission line.
This will be built in the Roanoke County Center for Research and Technology. Also included will be ... Read More »
With the complexity of the grid is growing, a cooperative effort from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has yielded a new computational tool dedicated to helping operators manage that intricacy.
Traditionally, regional indepen... Read More »
Duke Energy achieved two major agreements related to the development of solar energy in the Carolinas.
First, Duke Energy struck an agreement with most of the major solar industry developers in North Carolina and South Carolina for a defined process and timeline by which a substantial additional... Read More »
West Penn Power is installing fuses to reduce the number of service interruptions caused by severe weather, tree contacts, equipment issues, and other causes.
The company, which serves approximately 725,000 customers in central and southwestern Pennsylvania, plans to install thousands of new fuse... Read More »
Con Edison is working with the State University of New York at Albany to install 17 weather-monitoring stations in New York City to gather data that will help it better understand climate trends.
The "New York City Micronet" project is designed to provide information on warming trends within the ... Read More »
With the advancement of two energy bills out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sees an opportunity to expand and reform energy access and practices.
The first, the Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 (H.R. 4447), was introduced... Read More »
Electric utility companies on high-alert for potential wildfires are turning to drones and even satellites for a hawk’s-eye view of the miles of transmission wires and hundreds of transformers and other pieces of equipment that could spark a catastrophic blaze on a windy day.
Strong winds, part... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric announced plans to create two self-build Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, one on Hawaii Island and one on Maui, and has filed applications for them with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission this week.
The Hawaii Island project would be built at Keahole Power Pla... Read More »
Although it has already upgraded more than 170 wooden transmission structures, Gulf Power is pushing forward with additional updates throughout Northwest Florida, increasing capacity and replacing dozens of existing lines with concrete or steel poles.
The effort is meant to improve reliability a... Read More »