by Mike Sheppard, Saqib Saeed | 2018, September, 11 | Conference Review, Distribution, EV, Mike Sheppard, Saqib Saeed, Transmission
Power Technology Research (PTR) had the opportunity to visit CIGRE 2018, held in Paris, France which took place from August 26-31. During the last CIGRE, PTR had followed four of the key trends: Eco design of equipment; maintenance, refurbishment, and life time; real...
by Mike Sheppard | 2018, August, 10 | Analyst Impression, EV, Mike Sheppard
3D printing the next generation of batteries. Impression: The density problem Last week, some interesting news came out of Carnegie Mellon University about a development in the 3D printing of battery electrodes which immediately raised eyebrows across PTR. Although we...
by Mike Sheppard, Saqib Saeed | 2018, June, 6 | Conference Review, EV, Mike Sheppard, Saqib Saeed
Power Technology Research was invited to speak at The Battery Show Europe. We gave two presentations during the conference. One on the topic of “EV Charging Standards and EVSE Market Overview” and the other one on “The Business of Batteries in EVs...
by Mike Sheppard | 2018, March, 9 | EV, Mike Sheppard, Thought Piece
Since the Paris Agreement, EVs have been viewed as a catalyst for change by all major countries. A low-hanging policy fruit for hastily-made proclamations, sometimes with, but more often without any regard for existing ecosystems in place. The result has led to many...
by Mike Sheppard | 2018, February, 2 | Conference Review, Distribution, EV, Mike Sheppard
PTR’s Mike Sheppard had the opportunity to visit DistribuTECH last week in San Antonio, Texas which took place from January 22-25 and covered the latest advancements in materials, manufacturing processes, and system integration for this emerging industry. The...
by Mike Sheppard, Saqib Saeed | 2017, October, 26 | Analyst Impression, Mike Sheppard, Saqib Saeed, Transmission
Image Source: Siemens AG First bullet resistant retrofit ordered for a transformer. Impression: As stated by PTR Principal Analyst Saqib Saeed during the CWIEME conference in Chicago a few weeks ago, bulletproofing is a big topic utilities are dealing with since the...
