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Behind the meter, ahead of the market: using private wire to tame energy bills

As non-commodity charges climb and grid costs become harder to predict, private wire renewable projects can give large power users an alternative.

The quiet comeback of direct current

Blending AC with DC can cut losses, simplify prosumer microgrids, and build a more resilient power system.

Are oil majors retreating – or just recalibrating for net zero?

With BP and Shell cooling on renewables, Mike Torbitt of Cressall argues the real battleground is grid infrastructure.

The battery boom needs a moral backbone

The energy storage sector must demand traceability and reform across global networks or risk the same nightmare that plagued the solar industry.

Everything, everywhere, all at once – and the grid isn’t ready

As electrification accelerates and energy demand decouples, Frederic Godemel calls for a pivot to distributed energy to avoid costly delays.

Build small, learn fast: How energy suppliers stay competitive

Youssef Shehab, Head of Architecture at POWWR, argues that suppliers who ‘fail fast, fail cheap’ will outrun cautious rivals.

Can microgrids end rural power insecurity?

ABB’s microgrids experts explain how community-scale generation, storage and control keep rural areas on supply while cutting fossil-fuel spend.

Electrify the workforce, or electrification will stall

The clean-energy shift will be throttled by a skills shortage unless industry and government invest in training, tools and standards.

The hidden killer of smart meter accuracy

Tuxera's Umair Ejaz lifts the lid on flash wear, power-loss events and why resilience-by-design at the file system level is now non-negotiable.

Stop waiting for EPC clarity – electrify anyway

With programmes stretching up to two and a half years, owners must start electrifying now despite lingering EPC B uncertainty.

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