U.S. utilities need more transformers to build the zero-carbon grid and keep the lights on after major storms. But the specialized equipment is hard to build, and manufacturers can’t keep up with ...

An emergency spare transformer program is a key part of the preparation for and rapid recovery from a high-impact, low-frequency (HILF) event, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week ...

For those people driving along Twin Cities Highway and crossing Robinson Rd. over the last month (Twin Cities is the continuation of Colvin north of the 290 expressway.) you may have passed it without ...

William Fehrman had a 450,000-pound puzzle on his hands. A large power transformer in the utility executive’s service territory was sputtering toward the end of its useful life. Fehrman, president and ...

Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers -- a critical component of the ...

The hype is real and not only for machine design; networks and systems are getting smarter. A recent report from GTM Research entitled “Transformer Monitoring Markets, 2013-2020: Technologies, ...

A Catch-22 is a damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t trap so absurd that only human beings are capable of creating them. Like this business of trying to let the hot air out of inflationary forces ...

Grid resiliency has become a widely discussed topic recently. Experts have been called before congressional hearings to testify on the topic, and close calls—including a massive solar storm that ...

It’s rather evident that collectively, the energy industry must make some optimizations to the conventional power grid. There are many questions and concerns—both ethical and security-focused—about ...