The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #CurrentEvents #Engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #Featured

The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #CurrentEvents #Engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #Featured
The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants - Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/ #electricalgrid #currentevents #engineering #powerplants #greenhacks #featured
Did ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in #Europe? An #electrical engineer explains the phenomenon
#Portugal’s grid operator #REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced #atmospheric #vibration”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.
But what is this vibration? And how can #energy systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?
I saw something celebratory go by about Spain managing a day powered totally by renewable energy sources recently, and yet today they've been hit by a blackout.
This highlights how, while renewable energy is an excellent step forward, a transition towards networks of microgrids is an important step the world needs to embrace for more resilient, robust and adaptable operation.
Catch up on Arizona’s solar energy state https://www.byteseu.com/875770/ #ClimateChangeMitigation #ElectricBattery #ElectricPower #ElectricalEngineering #ElectricalGrid #electricity #Energy #EnergyAndTheEnvironment #EnergyConversion #EnergyStorage #EnergyTechnology #EnvironmentalTechnology #NetMetering #PhotovoltaicSystem #photovoltaics #Power(physics) #RenewableEnergy #RenewableResources #SolarPower #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableEnergy #SustainableTechnologies #Technology
Alternative energy provides more electrical options on farm https://www.byteseu.com/854418/ #AlternativeEnergy #ElectricPower #ElectricalGrid #Energy #EnergyAndTheEnvironment #EnergyDevelopment #EnergySources #iowa #MidamericanEnergyCompany #MidwesternUnitedStates #photovoltaics #Power(physics) #RenewableEnergy #RenewableResources #Solar #SolarPower #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableEnergy #SustainableTechnologies #WindFarm #WindPower
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.
Bitcoin decentralization is a matter of national security — Auradine CEO - According to CryptoQuant, the current Bitcoin network difficulty is 88.4... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-decentralization-matter-national-security-auradine-ceo #decentralization #nationalsecurity #electricalgrid #bitcoinmining #unitedstates #auradine #bitcoin #energy #china #ercot #asic #btc
" The US could essentially double the capacity of its #ElectricalGrid overnight by plugging renewables projects into old fossil fuel power plants, University of California Berkeley researchers found, whether they be coal, gas or oil. And projects could be plugged into existing plants, not just ones that are retiring. "
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/climate/coal-to-solar-minnesota
To arrive at their breakthrough, the study researchers combined two prior approaches: the original solution that treated #networks as #traffic; and a later one that instead viewed them as an #ElectricalGrid.
'Absurdly fast' algorithm solves 70-year-old logjam — speeding up #NetworkTraffic in areas from #AirlineScheduling to the #internet
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/absurdly-fast-algorithm-solves-70-year-old-logjam-speeding-up-network-traffic-in-areas-from-airline-scheduling-to-the-internet/ar-BB1qSRdF?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
A Field Guide to the North American Substation - Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/ #electricalgrid #engineering #highvoltage #substation #scada
Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water - Australian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In man... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/ #electricitymeter #controlledloads #powergeneration #controlledload #electricalgrid #currentevents #solarenergy #greenhacks #smartmeter #solarpower #australia #homesolar #featured #victoria #meter #solar #news
#Texas Leaders Worry That #Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid
Residents in the small town of Granbury are raising alarms over noise from a local Bitcoin mine, while state lawmakers warn that the energy-hungry facilities risk “crashing” the #electricalgrid.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10072024/texas-bitcoin-mining-threatens-power-grid/
#Biden announces actions to modernize America’s #ElectricalGrid, paving the way for #CleanEnergy and fewer outages https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html #USpol
"There is more #electricity from #SolarPower alone waiting to get on the grid than the entire amount of #energy currently on the grid. To combat the #ClimateCrisis and increase the amount of cheap energy from clean sources like #wind and #solar, the US needs more modern transmission lines."
White House announces actions to modernize America’s #ElectricalGrid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages
"The new initiative between the feds and 21 states aims to make faster fixes and improvements to the grid, committing to build a bigger and more modern grid as part of a larger effort to reduce power outages and increase electrical transmission capacity – a massive hurdle to getting more #CleanEnergy on the grid."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html
Interesting to think, there must be someone who is managing the energy supply in each region across N America who needs to ensure they're ready for when solar panels all along the #eclipse path lose power and the conventional grid needs to fill in for three minutes or so.
Large cryptocurrency miners in US now have to report energy use to government - Enlarge / A worker installs a row of new mining machines at the largest... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001578 #cryptocurrency #electricalgrid #syndication #policy