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How the grid can ride out winter storms
Texas fared much better this time around. After 2021, the state shored up its grid, adding winter weatherization for power plants and…
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China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
A is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry…
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An Artist Seeks Reinvention by Living Off the Grid in “Far West”
Lala Abaddon doesn’t have an address. Her home, made from scratch, sits off a rocky road, deep in the desert mountains of the American…
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Asean Power Grid projects could attract more Chinese investor interest in 2026
Clean-power manufacturers from China have been expanding in Indonesia, could seize more opportunities with cross-border projects China’s…
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Seatrium consortium bags major contract with TenneT to link Germany’s grid with North Sea wind power
This brings Seatrium’s value of new wins for FY2025 to over S$4 billion to date A consortium comprising Seatrium and GE Vernova was on…
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Why the grid relies on nuclear reactors in the winter
This scheduled regularity might seem mundane, but it’s quite the feat that operational reactors are as reliable and predictable as they…
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China threat to U.S. electric grid increases
China's government has penetrated networks used to control the U.S. electric grid and could use the covert access to shut down the flow of…
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Data centres, EVs and renewables spur Singapore to ‘future-proof’ its grid: Tan See Leng
The intermittency of solar and wind power introduces new operational challenges for the grid Keeping Singapore’s lights on is set to get…
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Sembcorp partners EMA to test energy-storage system for grid stability
Sembcorp Industries will work with the Energy Market Authority (EMA) to test its expanded battery energy-storage system on Jurong Island…
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Singapore's Nets join five other Asean networks for a common payment grid
The participating networks are Singapore’s Nets, Malaysia’s PayNet, Vietnam’s Napas, Philippines’ BancNet, Indonesia’s Artajasa and Rintis…
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China’s solar leader looks away from Sun to solve grid glut
China’s top province for solar panels plans to accelerate the development of other renewables as well as battery storage, as it seeks to…
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California lawmakers to decide on extending key climate program and boosting grid reliability
The fate of a key California climate program Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration's…
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Hitachi to invest US$1 billion to produce power grid components in US
Hitachi plans to invest US$1 billion to expand its US power grid infrastructure manufacturing, its energy unit said on Thursday (Sep 4),…
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Asean Power Grid: Can South-east Asia finally plug into a shared power future?
In 2011, Frank Phuan co-founded Sunseap Leasing, one of Singapore’s earliest solar energy providers. More than a decade on, he is chasing…
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China’s record renewables build-out is wasting power as grid lags
China’s breakneck expansion of renewable power continues to set records, but an increasing amount of that wind and solar energy is being…
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The Download: Google DeepMind’s DNA AI, and heatwaves’ impact on the grid
When scientists first sequenced the human genome in 2003, they revealed the full set of DNA instructions that make a person. But we still…
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It’s officially summer, and the grid is stressed
We rely on electricity to keep ourselves comfortable, and more to the point, safe. These are the moments we design the grid for: when need…
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The grid may fail, airports shouldn’t
The power always comes back on. It did at London’s Heathrow Airport earlier this year after a fire at a substation disrupted some 1,400…
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Is this the electric grid of the future?
Following the unanimous approval by Lancaster County commissioners of a 304-megawatt solar plant outside Lincoln, one of the largest in…
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From strain to support: Your AC could help stabilize the power grid
As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty about…
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Asean power grid could unlock 25 GW of renewable capacity, lowering Singapore’s electricity costs: Rystad Energy
A regional power grid that allows for electricity trade between Asean nations, if fully realised, could unlock up to 25 gigawatts (GW) of…
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Iberian blackout points to grid growing pains — not green energy failure
Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout…
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National Grid confirms Heathrow had power access during shutdown
The chief executive of the National Grid has confirmed power was available to keep Heathrow open throughout Friday's shutdown. In an…
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2-GW Offshore Grid Connection Takes Shape in the German Baltic Sea
50Hertz, the transmission system operator (TSO) for eastern Germany, has awarded its Ostwind 4 project to GE Vernova, in consortium with…