It turns out that the crisis wasn’t so dire. Of the 360 substations that were reported down, most “were out because of damage to the transmission system that supplies them with power, not necessarily damage to all those substations,” said Brooks, the Duke Energy spokesperson. But even a handful of destroyed substations is no small matter. … Continue reading “Hurricane Helene could force local utilities to rethink grid resilience”
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GM will ditch the Ultium brand name amid a broad shift in battery strategy. The automaker will continue using underlying batteries and technology platforms, but also incorporate LFP and nickel-rich prismatic cells. A new Battery Cell Development Center in Michigan aims to accelerate R&D. When General Motors launched the Ultium electric vehicle platform and battery … Continue reading “GM Will Dump 'Ultium' Branding, Rethink How It Does Batteries”