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Running power stations at peak performance 17 November, 2011 Automation is taking the power industry by storm as technologies emerge to increase efficiency and streamline resources. Mitch Beedie profiles several new technologies, including the...

Small and smart: Distributed generation and the smart grid 27 October, 2011 Local power generation, when combined with smart technology, could make the grid more reliable and flexible. Power Technology checks out some of the distributed generation projects aiming to...

Controlling smart grids 10 October, 2011 As utilities modernise their networks toward smart grids, they also need to modernise their control systems. Elisabeth Fischer finds out about the shift towards designing maintenance...

Securing the smart grid 05 October, 2011 Smart grids hold the potential to revolutionise power distribution, but going digital opens the grid up to new risks. Chris Lo explores the new connected frontier of energy infrastructure...

Snapshot: the market for smart grid rollout in Asia-Pacific 08 September, 2011 Rocketing demands for power across the Asia-Pacific has fuelled a growing market for smart grid technology. Energy providers in countries like China, Japan and India have raised the need...

Smartening up power infrastructure 29 August, 2011 Many power grids operate under the burden of aging infrastructure, but can smart grid technology paper over the cracks? Mitch Beedie asks whether smart metering and smart grid technology could...

Wind From the Woods: Onshore Power Generation 16 August, 2011 Are forest wind farms a sustainable and cost-efficient onshore alternative to offshore wind generation? Elisabeth Fischer reports on the successes of a few European forest wind farms and finds...

The Power of Beauty 28 June, 2011 Energy projects are not renowned for their beautiful looks, but we could soon see them in a whole new light. Sarah Blackman discovers how governments, designers and engineers are transforming...

Intelligent Design: 3D Modelling for New Power Plants 31 January, 2011 From cutting costs and labour to analysing future scenarios, 3D modelling has a lot to offer power plant design. Chris Lo talks to ESI's Demetrius Franklin about harnessing the power of the...

Keeping Power Cool 22 December, 2010 As a plant's final layer of heat exchange, cooling towers are a large but necessary part of a power plant. Unfortunately, the role these towers perform has often led them into muddy...