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Grid related patenting has grown seven fold over the last 20 years with the largest growth in the period 2009-2013, a new study from the European Patents Office and IEA has found.
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Researchers are developing a subsurface sensing system with AI and UAVs for safe and efficient underground powerline installation.
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Southern California Edison (SCE) and NVIDIA have started collaborating on AI-based solutions to address evolving grid challenges.
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In California, two companies analysed satellite imagery to identify trees at risk of striking powerlines - their results are groundbreaking.
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MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) is to apply generative AI to smart grid modeling.