Transformer shortages: New bottleneck of the energy storage supply chain

Transformer shortages are taking their toll on battery energy storage system (BESS) integrators, as competition in the market intensifies. SOURCE: PV Magazine While the BESS supply chain has stabilized in terms of prices and supply of raw materials, lead times for certain components, such as transformers, have greatly extended. “While global battery supply eased in […]

Ford snaps up EV power startup to boost its charging tech

Ford is buying and burying Auto Motive Power, or “AMP” for short, to bolster its charging, battery management and power conversion tech. The secretive energy startup once claimed to power “most of the world’s top electric OEMs,” though as far as we can tell it never disclosed its customers publicly. Following the deal, Los Angeles-based AMP will […]

Cadence Announces Voltus InsightAI, Industry’s First Generative AI Technology that Automatically Identifies and Addresses EM-IR Violations

Highlights: Industry’s first generative AI-driven technology to predict, root cause and resolve IR drop issues early in the design process New breakthrough technology uses machine learning-generated power grid models to enable fast IR inferencing within design implementation Improves PPA by eliminating the need to overdesign the power grid due to early IR drop prediction and […]