Profiles in Innovation: Maria Guimaraes Biagini
EPRI
“In nuclear construction, inspecting by removing samples from the structure is not desirable. That is when nondestructive evaluation becomes a key factor in allowing us to inspect.”
Law & Lawyers
United States Energy Association Looks Back and Forward
USEA
“The unique contributions that USEA is making are extraordinary in the international and national communities.”
Profiles in Innovation: Anil Kondabathini, HyoJong Lee, Reynaldo Nuqui, Jiuping Pan
Hitachi ABB Power Grids
“The hacker can ramp down or up the DC power. We monitor those. If the behavior is not consistent with normal operation, we stop the command from being executed.”
USEA Advanced Energy Technology Forum
Meaningful Moments
“We have to clean electricity. There will be more coal to gas. There will be more renewables, but we need to make sure the largest source of clean energy, nuclear, stays online.”
Profiles in Innovation: Dave Geier and Stephen Johnston
San Diego Gas & Electric
Their project prevents mylar balloons from causing a blackout or fire when they float into a power line.
Rethinking Resiliency
2020’s Lessons on Grid Hardening
The new normal of COVID-19 and pandemic-related health requirements has coincided with the new reality of increasing severe weather events and fires.
Profiles in Innovation: Alyssa Grigoryan, Kathy Hidalgo, Sunanda Singh, Lucero Vargas
Southern California Edison
California’s utilities are using drones, sensors, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to reduce wildfire risk in ways that would seem like science fiction a few years ago.
Demand Charges?
What are They Good For?
Modern electric system capabilities are rendering demand charges obsolete, with a few narrow exceptions.
When We Think About Innovation
Black & Veatch
“If you’re not improving, if you’re not innovating, you’re falling behind.”
EPRI's Electrification Summit, From Cyberspace
Head Spinning, Wistful, Hopeful
While EPRI leads the way, lots is going on in the industry in the march toward cleaner air.