Part XII: How to keep the grid stable as more and more energy from unpredictable renewable sources enters the electricity market. Imagine you’re driving on the highway and suddenly your engine cuts ...

One concern some observers raise about the growth of inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind, and battery storage, supplying the power grid is that they don’t provide inertia. Inertia has ...

Launched in 1997, the wildly successful video game series Age of Empires didn’t come from any of the dominant developers of that era. It came from an IT consulting company founded by brothers who were ...

Some carefully selected analogies might make the reasons for this clearer. Is it easier or harder to control the speed of a motor cycle or a heavily loaded truck? Most people would correctly surmise ...

One of my favorite things about physics is that the result that seems to make the most sense on the surface isn't the result you get. One of the properties that can result in a seemingly weird result ...

Ever had a busy day ahead of you, but you just couldn't get out of bed? You're probably experiencing sleep inertia. Scientifically, "sleep inertia refers to the temporary degradation of alertness and ...

Flywheels handle short power spikes better than batteries alone; Quint pairs units with sodium-ion batteries for sustained ...