Topic: grid reliability
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Power Engineering Talent Shortage Puts Progress at Risk
The global power sector faces a severe shortage of qualified engineers, with projections indicating a need for 450,000 to 1.5 million additional professionals by 2030 to support infrastructure and clean energy goals. This talent gap is driven by an aging workforce retiring, insufficient recruitme...
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Power Up the Grid: Why Software Is the Key
Surging electricity demand, primarily driven by the explosive growth of AI and data centers, is straining the aging electrical grid, creating an opportunity for software solutions to optimize infrastructure. Software startups are addressing this by identifying hidden grid capacity and aggregating...
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Virtual Power Plants: The Ultimate Grid Test
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are emerging as digital networks that link distributed resources like home batteries and smart thermostats to help balance the electricity grid, with their reliability being tested against traditional power plants. VPPs offer a rapid and cost-effective way to add signi...
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AI's Energy Crisis: Why the US is Losing the Race
The U.S. power grid is struggling to support the rapid growth of data centers needed for AI, leading to increased electricity costs in affected communities. China is rapidly expanding its power generation capacity, adding significantly more than the U.S., while reducing its reliance on coal in fa...
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