Innovation in Power Generation

The energy sector is undergoing significant transformations, driven by technological advancements, and evolving demands from customers, data centers and AI. For innovators in the energy industry, particularly those at utilities or tech companies focusing on grid modernization, understanding these trends is crucial.

Grid Modernization

The grid is becoming digital, more flexible and bi-directionally integrated with more intermittent sources of generation.

Meeting New Demand

The rise of AI, datacenters and the world’s population is increasing the demand for electricity.

Grid Reliability

Generation from new sources such as renewables and microgrids can provide resiliency to the centralized system.

Securing the Modern Grid

As the grid becomes interconnected, cyber threats must be thwarted.

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Here are some examples of trending challenges and solutions on the InnovationWorks platform:

Rapid Increase of Transmission Capacity

The increased demand for energy driven by new datacenters and data-driven computing requires capacity upgrades. How can utilities rapidly deliver these upgrades affordably and rapidly to modernize the transmission infrastructure?

(source: Georgia Power IRP 2023)

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Energy Storage Capacity

To manage the intermittent nature of renewable energy, expansion in utility-scale battery storage will be required with capacity expected to double by 2025, enhancing grid reliability and flexibility.

(source: PG&E 2024 R&D Report)

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Increasing Capacity Without Upgrades

To optimize the capacity of existing T&D infrastructure without requiring extensive physical upgrades, utilities can leverage AI-driven solutions to identify underutilized assets, and prevent overload conditions.

(source: PG&E 2024 R&D Report)

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Raising Transmission Towers Without De-Energizing Lines

High-voltage transmission utilities face the challenge of raising tower lines without taking an outage, which traditionally incurs significant costs in outages, outage planning, and environmental impact due to the need for heavy machinery and roadwork.

(source: Ampjack)

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Battery Energy Storage Systems

As the rollout of renewable power generation continues the Battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be an essential technology that helps enable this transition and reduce the variability of intermittent electricity sources such as wind and solar.

(source: Systems With Intelligence)

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Dynamic Line Rating Systems

New advanced "sensorless" Dynamic Line Rating solutions can handle increasing electricity demand to reduce congestion, enhance service reliability, and support economic growth without costly new infrastructure investments.

(source: GridRaven)

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