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The Role of HIL Testing in a Resilient Energy Future

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing is reshaping power system validation by enabling realistic, system-level assessments under dynamic grid conditions. In this interview, Fabian Renzo of KEMA Labs explains how HIL enhances resilience, supports renewables integration, improves interoperability, and helps utilities and manufacturers reduce risks before deployment.

The resistance to renewables

Mike Torbitt, Managing Director of Cressall, explains the role that resistor technology can play in meeting sustainability targets.

Berwick Bank: a catalyst for wind farm electrification?

Paul Cairns, CEO of Charge Offshore, highlights the urgent need integrate offshore vessel charging infrastructure into new projects from the outset, not only to reduce operational emissions, but to unlock long-term economic benefits for industry as it continues to expand.

 

Is floating offshore wind too big to start?

The UK government promised 43 – 50 GW of offshore wind by 2030, with 5 GW coming from floating offshore wind. However, without more leases, infrastructure, or investor confidence, the country’s floating wind ambitions could sink, says Theo Cleave, Commercial Manager at MintMech.


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A blueprint for future offshore wind projects

In our Summer 2025 issue of Energy Global, Luke Bridgman, Ørsted, outlines some recent milestones for the world’s largest offshore wind farm: Hornsea 3.

Shaping the Americas’ future

In the Summer 2025 issue of Energy Global, Glenn Kangisser, Partner, Shu Shu Wong, Counsel, and Grace Kaplow, Associate, Haynes Boone, look at energy trends and transformation across the Americas. This special report lists all the sources used for this article.

Quanta Technology: Empowering Utilities by Optimising Resilience and Reliability System Planning

Quanta Technology empowers US utilities to shift from legacy tools to optimisation-driven planning using Gurobi. Its AI-based solution enhances grid reliability and resilience by solving complex system models at full scale – improving performance, reducing outages, and enabling smarter, faster decision-making for a more sustainable and efficient energy future.

Now is the time to seize biogas opportunity

A new report from the International Energy Agency shows that now is the time to seize bigoas opportunity, argues Matt Hale Global Key Account Director, HRS Heat Exchangers.