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The technologies that will shape our energy future are in development today in private and public funded laboratories around the world. Follow R&D initiatives related to the electric grid in this section.
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Scotland has been extremely aggressive in its initiatives to develop a thoroughly optimized smart grid and as much renewable energy as possible. Now the country has its own world-class research center that will tackle transmission line loss and other challenging issues.
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Researchers from a DOE lab and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life flow battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electric grid. Click for details on what DOE is calling an important early result.
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That the smart grid has become broadly accepted is certainly a good thing. But it's not enough, says the executive director of the International Energy Agency. While there are bright spots, she says we aren't moving fast enough in areas like R&D or taking full advantage of readily available tools like energy efficiency. See if you agree.
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As part of its gridSMART program, AEP Ohio is investigating the impacts of several new distribution technologies, including Volt/VAR optimization, energy storage, DR, EVs and distributed solar PV. Working with Battelle, they developed what looks to be one of the most powerful simulation tools yet.
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Hard to believe, but scientists at Clemson University and partners are growing neurons in petri dishes with the goal of using them to control the smart grid. Click for more on how they're making control systems more brain-like so they can carry out real-time control of complex systems.
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Some new twists on energy generation and storage technologies look like solid bets - and others may be destined for a very short stint in the spotlight. Click for a look at a few intriguing projects currently in R&D mode and see if you think any of them have staying power.
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Suggesting there are critical gaps that underscore the need for science and engineering advances to accelerate innovations in the design and development of leading-edge smart grid systems, this report from NIST is a call to action. It outlines a set of strategic R&D opportunities it says must be addressed to enable the smart grid to reach its potential.
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Two scientists from the University of Calgary are claiming they may have found the elusive energy storage breakthrough in the form of an electrolyzer that could be both more efficient and less expensive than current methods. Click to see if you think they're onto something big.
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Researchers and companies that need to test their ability to connect to a smart grid have a new, $135 million state-of-the-art facility on the NREL campus in Golden, Colorado. Click for more on the 15-lab facility and its supercomputer.
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Evolving energy technologies can be thought-provoking and profoundly interesting. Or they can be a little weird. We'll let you decide where the technologies we're featuring today fit in. Click for a look at new innovations from GE, Bombardier and five others.
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The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation has issued a report claiming that when it comes to energy innovation, the U.S. government is spending too little and spending it wrong. Click for details, but be forewarned - it's not a pretty picture.
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EPRI says its research on using drones for faster and more accurate power line damage evaluation after major storms has taken a big step forward with the successful test flights of two prototypes earlier this month. EPRI is also working on integrating data and information gathered by the flying monitors with utility operations.
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When you're a smart grid specialist, everything looks like a smart grid problem. But a new study by university and lab researchers suggests the best way to enhance grid reliability and synchronization may be to tune the generators.
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With funding from DOE and help from three national labs, NRECA's Cooperative Research Network has developed an important modeling and simulation tool that gives utilities the chance to test smart grid scenarios in software before trying them in person.
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Japan put an URGENT! stamp on its smart cities/smart grid efforts following 2011's disastrous combination of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. Now, the government is supporting major projects in four large cities as well as other similar programs elsewhere in the country.
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