Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

The concept of “grid computing” was created in the late 1990s by researchers at Argonne National Labs and other places. Like many revolutionary concepts in IT, including the World Wide Web and ...

Although grids and clusters may both satisfy high-performance or high-throughput requirements by enabling distributed computing, grids solve the more complicated problem of providing computing ...

In recent years, Europe’s rapid transition to renewable energy, particularly solar and wind power, has dramatically reshaped its energy landscape. Countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, and the ...

The electric distribution grid is facing unprecedented challenges as artificial intelligence (AI) and data center growth drive energy demand to new heights. Over the next five years, the surge in ...

More than 300 people attended this year’s event in Warsaw, Poland. Image: Solar Media. In terms of sheer capacity deployed, the Eastern European solar sector has gone from strength to strength in ...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, is working together with Norwegian ...

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...

Adding renewable energy and energy storage capacity brings an added layer of complexity to traditional electrical grid systems. Balancing supply and demand of energy for power systems, even under ...