It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

In simple terms, inertia refers to the energy stored in the rotating masses of synchronous generators, typically found in traditional thermal power plants. This stored kinetic energy acts as a cushion ...

People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

As global power grids transition from centralized fossil-based generation to decentralized, renewable sources, system stability has become a critical challenge. The phasing out of synchronous ...

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can provide fill the rising demand, but are they “grid friendly”? A modern grid must ...

Between an abandoned market and a rusty, decades-old electrical substation in a rundown part of Liverpool sit two buildings with a shiny coat of white paint behind a high-security fence. This ordinary ...

Despite operating within long-standing system constraints in the power sector, Nigeria’s national grid recorded a noticeable improvement in stability in 2025, the Nigerian Independent System Operator ...

A grid-scale battery in the Scottish Highlands got a chance to prove its mettle in March when, 11 days after it started up, a massive wood-burning generator in northern England shut down unexpectedly.

The energy economy of the world is currently based upon largely nonrenewable sources, meaning that there is a finite lifetime upon our current sources of energy. In the media, much has been made about ...

SINGAPORE, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Canaan Inc. (CAN) ("Canaan" or the "Company"), an innovator in crypto mining, today announced a 4.5-megawatt sales contract with an electrical engineering ...