Welcome to this third biennial issue devoted to the integration of large-scale solar energy. Once gain Ben Kroposki, of the National Renewable Energy…
This issue of IEEE Power & Energy Magazine is the third in a series that addresses the integration issues associated with the large-scale…
The decrease costs of solar technologies have led to the prospect of a move for photovoltaic and concentrating solar power from niche applications to major contributors…
Conventional power plant performance metrics are designed for dispatchable generation. These can be difficult to apply to variable generators such as wind and solar power.
Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI) is one of the largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, serving about 1.9 million customers…
Energy supply systems are facing significant changes in many countries around the globe. A good example is the German power system, where renewable energy sources are…
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011 spurred numerous discussions and debates regarding the national energy policy of Japan.
Readers are encouraged to share their views on issues affecting the electric power engineering profession. Send your letters to Mel …
Recently I read an interesting article on the Internet. The author, who was born in 1947, wrote that he had found a record of…
The inspiration for this history article was supplied by Thomas J. Blalock, a frequent contributor of interesting and informative history articles…
The IEEE Fellow Award is a special recognition for members with extraordinary accomplishments in the IEEE technical fields.
The IEEE Power & Energy Society website features a meetings section, which includes calls for papers and…
I’ve been involved with the solar industry since 1999 and have seen many peaks and valleys throughout the years. Fortunately, each peak has been higher than the last…
