Smart grids

Smarter energy markets: Another benefit of smart grids

One challenge in connecting more renewables to the grid is how to balance fairly predictable demand with the more unpredictable nature of on-and-off sources like wind and solar. Beyond that challenge, though, is another one that doesn’t always get as much public attention: how to incorporate the impact of

department of energy

DoE gets smart with $50m grid handouts

How smart are smart grids? Could they do the super hard Sudoku in the Sunday papers? Do they have doctorates in astrophysics? Can they get into a packet of digestives without using their teeth? Greenbang doesn’t know. She’s never had one around for tea. But what she does