Tag Archives: Technology insights
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Technology Insights Brief: Hydrogen-Capable Gas Turbines for Deep Decarbonization
This brief focuses on the status and decarbonization potential of gas turbines capable of reliable, high-performance operation on fuels containing up to 100% hydrogen.
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Digital Worker Case Study: Data Access for the O&M Field Worker
TVA’s Paradise Plant developed a web application called TVA Asset360° to help staff find data needed to perform daily tasks. This report discusses the project to develop the application, including background, objectives, results, and lessons.
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Quick Insights: Impact of Polar Vortex on Bulk Renewables Generation
This report highlights impacts of cold weather on solar, wind, and hydropower generation.
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Technology Insights Brief: Assessing Economic Impact of Geological Variability in Subsurface CO₂ Storage
EPRI is developing models to investigate two key questions related to the performance and risks of geologic storage of carbon dioxide: how geologic variability affects the storage capacity of underground formations and what impact these variations have on the cost of the technology.
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Strategic Plan for Combined Cycle Turbomachinery: 2018 Update
EPRI’s Combined-Cycle Turbomachinery program addresses all aspects of the management of conventional and advanced gas turbines. This report discusses the program’s activities in 2017 and 2018.
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Evaluation of Wholesale Energy Price Spikes in U.S. Electricity Markets
This report examines trends in wholesale energy price spikes in the United States. It is part of a series of briefs on historical electricity market conditions, current market designs, and anticipated changes in market designs.
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Quick Insights: UK’s Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan
In 2017, the United Kingdom government published its Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, which details 29 actions the government, the regulator, and industry will take to remove barriers to smart technologies, enable smart homes and businesses, and improve access to energy markets for new technologies, companies, and business models. This brief report discusses the key […]
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Grid-Connected Advanced Power Electronics Systems (GRAPES) Projects: Aiming to Enhance Power System Stability, Flexibility, Robustness, and Economy
Founded under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronics Systems (GRAPES) is an R&D program that aims to accelerate the adoption of power electronics–based controllers in the electric grid to improve system stability, flexibility, and robustness. The program is operated by The University of Arkansas, the University of South Carolina, and […]
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Technology Insights Brief: Magnetic Gearboxes for Extreme-Scale Wind Turbines
By relying on field forces rather than physical contact between surfaces to achieve high rotational speed, magnetic gears can potentially reduce the mass and cost of drive-trains for wind turbines rated above 10 megawatts, while improving efficiency and reliability. This brief report provides an overview of the technical basis, status, and potential of magnetic gearboxes […]
