Smart Wires - Leader in Grid Solutions
WEBWe help electric utilities to unlock capacity and solve their critical grid issues. Together, we're reimagining the grid for net zero.
Replacing Wires Could Double How Much Electricity The US Grid …
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Replacing existing power lines with cables made from advanced materials could nearly double the capacity of the electric grid in many parts of the country, making room for much more wind and...
US Federal Government Boosts Smart Wires for Grid Solutions
WEBApr 22, 2022 · This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took actions to support the widescale roll-out of grid enhancing technologies (GETs), and Smart Wires is poised to lead the way.
Smart Wires Raises $30.8M for Transmission Power Routing
WEBJun 4, 2015 · Smart Wires, a startup with technology that could turn transmission lines into flexible power conduits for an increasingly solar- and wind-powered grid, has raised $30.8 million to bring its...
Smart Wires Clears Congestion and Allows More Renewables …
WEBApr 30, 2015 · The startup’s power-throttling and routing devices could bring new flexibility to a solar- and wind-influenced power grid.
Smart Wires: using power electronics to unlock grid capacity
WEBNov 22, 2021 · A recent Brattle Group report, referenced by Smart Wires, found grid enhancing technologies could double the renewable generators able to connect to the grid over the next five years compared with “the status quo approach to transmission planning.”
SmartWires debuts digital power flow tech for transmission grid …
WEBMar 13, 2020 · The transmission grid is failing to keep up with renewable energy. San Francisco startup Smart Wires has a solution — and global ambitions.
How GETs help data centers reach net zero - Smart Wires Inc.
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Grid enhancing technologies, such as modular power flow control, can help utilities to balance power flows across circuits by changing the reactance of transmission lines, allowing utility operators to push power off overloaded lines or pull power onto underutilized lines.
Smart Wire Grid | arpa-e.energy.gov
WEBApr 23, 2012 · Increased consumer demand should be met in part with a more efficient and economical power flow. Smart Wire Grid's devices clamp onto existing transmission lines and control the flow of power within—much like how internet routers help allocate bandwidth throughout the web.
New projects aim to break US barriers to digitizing the grid
WEBJun 20, 2024 · U.S. utilities are just starting to deploy grid-boosting tech like Smart Wires’ SmartValve systems. A carbon-free grid will need a lot more of it to succeed.
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