Reliability in an Uncertain Future: The Role of Advanced Power Flow Control
Reliability in an Uncertain Future: The Role of Advanced Power Flow Control Advanced Power Flow Control Reliability in an Uncertain Future: The Role of Advanced Power Flow Control Data centers and AI-driven demand are rising while forecasts remain uncertain. APFC lets planners add firm capacity now and keep long-term options open. Insights • October 29, […]
Grid Enhancement: A Necessary Step Forward for Europe’s Energy Transition
Grid Enhancement and Europe’s Energy Transition Grid Enhancing Technologies Grid Enhancement: A Necessary Step Forward for Europe’s Energy Transition Europe is adding clean generation at record pace, but grid capacity is not keeping up. The result is delay and curtailment that slow progress. Enlit Europe 2025 – CurrENT Pavilion Register interest Skip to GETs overview […]
War of the Currents
In the late 1800s, the “War of the Currents” pitted two titans of industry against each other: Thomas Edison, championing direct current (DC), and Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse backing alternating current (AC). DC offered precise control, electricity flowed like water through a pipe, reliably from point A to point B. AC, meanwhile, oscillated back […]
Technology in focus: APFC and TCSCs
There are many forms of power flow control solution for transmission and distribution grids, but the differences between these solutions are often not well understood. In this article, we compare two commonly known power flow control solutions—Advanced Power Flow Control (APFC) and Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitors (TCSCs)—highlighting their similarities and differences. What are APFC solutions and […]
Unleashing Europe’s Grid Potential: A Vision for a Sustainable Future
As Europe moves toward its ambitious net-zero goals, the focus on electricity grids has never been more critical. Grids are the backbone of the energy transition, connecting renewable energy sources to consumers and enabling the electrification of key sectors. Yet, as highlighted in CurrENT’s recent report, Europe’s grids face unprecedented challenges that require bold, innovative […]
Powering Data Centers: How Grid Enhancing Technologies Meet Growing Energy Demands
As the backbone of our digital economy, data centers are driving unprecedented energy demand, pushing power grids to their limits. With projections showing electricity consumption by data centers tripling by 2030, innovative solutions are essential to ensure a reliable, efficient, and sustainable power supply. Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs), including Advanced Power Flow Control (APFC), are […]
Rising Electricity Demand: The Grid’s Critical Moment and the Path Forward
Electricity demand in the U.S. is growing at an unprecedented pace, driven by the rise of AI-powered data centers, advanced manufacturing, and the electrification of buildings and transportation. In this blog, Joaquin Peirano, General Manager for the Americas, discusses how these trends are reshaping the energy landscape and highlights innovative strategies, like advanced power flow […]
Utilizing New Transmission Lines with Advanced Power Flow Control
New transmission lines are essential to the energy transition, however often they can’t be utilized fully due to congestion in the surrounding network. In this article, Paul Harrington explains how advanced power flow control solutions enable utilities to manage this congestion and enable optimal use of new lines before and after they are commissioned. The […]