Conventional connectors and sliprings have limitations in some industrial applications. A contactless data and power transmission technology called NearFi can overcome these, allowing data at up to ...

For decades, U.S. electricity demand was steady, allowing utilities to plan gradual growth and maintain the grid with modest upgrades. That era is over. The convergence of electric vehicles (EVs), ...

A controversial proposal for a high-voltage power line to carry renewable energy in the Midwest has notched regulatory wins but faces challenges as it woos landowners in prime farm country. Grain Belt ...

Utilities across the U.S. are installing thousands of miles of 765 kV transmission lines, exceedingly becoming the backbone of our high voltage grid. Driven by rising demand from data centers and AI ...

Evergy plans to build a new power transmission line across southern Kansas to send electricity to Oklahoma and Missouri. The project is part of a larger effort by the Southwest Power Pool to improve ...

A transmission line is a far more complex piece of equipment than many people realize. In its simplest form it may be considered as just a pair of wires merely carrying ac power. Usually in these ...

Communicating with someone thousands of miles away is now just a few keystrokes away, thanks to the internet and other forms of communication. Modern communication leverages a variety of wired and ...