Corrosion shortens the service life of all types of metallic assets by causing their premature deterioration and, in some cases, leading to accidents. Even highly localized corrosion with only minor material loss can result in severe consequences. It is estimated that approximately 15% to 35% of corrosion-related costs can be avoided through improved corrosion prevention and control measures.Read More

The energy transition continues to place greater demands on our telecommunications infrastructure. Renewable generation, distributed energy resources (DER), electric vehicles and smart metering are multiplying the number of connected devices, and the networks that carry our critical operational and enterprise traffic must evolve with them.Read More

The first grant recipient selection of the CIGRE Innovation & Education Fund was a great success. More than 60 applications were received from countries around the world, presenting a wide range of highly relevant projects across key areas such as innovation, education, and humanitarian initiatives.Read More

As power systems transition to accommodate greater penetrations of variable renewable energy, short-duration energy storage, particularly Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), are being increasingly utilised to maintain supply-demand balance. For many power systems, particularly thermal-dominated systems, resource adequacy is assessed using dispatch models that assume perfect foresight – i.e., that variability in demand and renewable power is known in advance to inform intertemporal decision-making. Read More