A high-voltage direct current (or DC) transmission system, for example, can overlay the alternating current or AC grid, ...

A U.S. map shows electrical currents in the ground at about 4:40 p.m. ET Thursday, when a geomagnetic storm hit G4 levels. These currents can lead to damage to the electrical grid.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — OSU Researchers completed an electrical mapping project that helps protect the U.S. power grid. Adam Schultz, a Professor of Geophysics at OSU and a lead researcher on ...

NVent also sells to data center and grid infrastructure operations, for example, new products are designed to run Nvidia-powered AI servers. NVent plans to sell its thermal management operation in ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A nearly 20-year effort to map the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle across the contiguous United States, viewed as critical to protecting the ...

Tech could help fix a broken grid The country's electricity system still mostly runs on fossil fuels. Thousands of solar and wind projects are ready to come online, but the country's aging ...

During a 2022 heatwave, for example, California governor Gavin Newsom asked EV owners to curtail charging to keep from straining the state’s power grid. 0:00 / 0:00 ...

Those events cause grid anomalies that lead to environmental damage, such as deadly wildfires nationwide. In the winter of 2021, power blackouts in Texas left millions without heat and killed ...

The West’s electric grid is stretched, and extreme events could knock the lights out Experts see enough power for a normal summer this year, but it’s getting harder to bet on normal.