Ava Baineson

Ava Baineson

Energy Distribution Specialist
Ava specializes in grid management and energy distribution systems. She regularly writes about grid reliability, resilience, and cybersecurity, as well as distributed energy resources and microgrid technologies. Ava’s insights help utilities and grid operators future-proof infrastructure by navigating the challenges of energy supply. Ava’s audience consists of engineers, government officials, and business leaders who rely on her expertise for the outlook in the energy and utilities industries.
What Is Driving the 2026 Battery Storage Pivot?
Energy Management What Is Driving the 2026 Battery Storage Pivot?

The energy storage industry has reached a critical inflection point, moving beyond a monolithic focus on lithium-ion technology and upfront cost to embrace a more sophisticated, resilient, and diversified strategy. This transformation is not driven by a single innovation but by a confluence of

How Can Leasing Make Solar More Accessible?
Renewable Energy How Can Leasing Make Solar More Accessible?

The promise of harnessing the sun's power from your own rooftop has long been accompanied by the steep financial barrier of a five-figure upfront investment, placing it out of reach for the average American household. This reality, however, is rapidly changing as the residential solar industry

What Do a Crash and Storm Reveal About India?
Renewable Energy What Do a Crash and Storm Reveal About India?

As the final hours of 2025 ticked away, two disparate crises unfolding hundreds of miles apart offered a stark and sobering snapshot of the nation's pressing challenges. In the mountainous terrain of Uttarakhand, the clamor of a rescue operation pierced the Himalayan silence following a severe

Trend Analysis: Green Hydrogen Commercialization
Renewable Energy Trend Analysis: Green Hydrogen Commercialization

A landmark investment plan from Aslan Energy Capital is poised to transform Indonesia's energy landscape, marking a decisive shift for a green hydrogen sector long overshadowed by its renewable counterparts. For years, green hydrogen has been hailed as a key solution for decarbonizing hard-to-abate

2025 Delivered Big Wins for Climate, EVs, and Renewables
Energy Management 2025 Delivered Big Wins for Climate, EVs, and Renewables

The global energy landscape underwent a seismic transformation this year, demonstrating with unprecedented clarity that the transition away from fossil fuels is not just a future possibility but a present-day reality unfolding at an accelerated pace. Across multiple sectors, from power generation

Is the U.S. Sacrificing Climate for the Economy?
Environmental & Regulations Is the U.S. Sacrificing Climate for the Economy?

A seismic shift in American environmental policy is currently underway, as the federal government has initiated a comprehensive and aggressive rollback of regulations that governed the nation's energy and industrial sectors for years. This sweeping deregulatory agenda, championed as a catalyst for

Puget Sound's Clean Fuel Push Sparks a Heated LNG Debate
Conventional Fuels Puget Sound's Clean Fuel Push Sparks a Heated LNG Debate

A deep-seated environmental paradox is unfolding across the waters of Puget Sound, where the urgent push to clean the air from maritime shipping has ignited a fierce and divisive conflict. As the region’s major seaports champion a transition away from polluting heavy fuel oil, they find themselves

Trend Analysis: Green Hydrogen Production
Renewable Energy Trend Analysis: Green Hydrogen Production

As nations race to curb carbon emissions and fortify their energy independence, a powerful yet invisible molecule is rapidly emerging as a linchpin of the global clean energy transition. This molecule, green hydrogen, is produced using renewable energy and represents a pivotal tool in the fight

PJM Pushes Fossil Fuels for Data Center Demand
Energy Management PJM Pushes Fossil Fuels for Data Center Demand

The burgeoning digital economy is creating an unprecedented energy demand, with regional grid operator PJM Interconnection forecasting a colossal 32-gigawatt surge in peak demand, nearly all of which is driven by the power-hungry data centers fueling our online world. This projected increase is so

China Mandates Zero-Fire EV Battery Safety Standard
Environmental & Regulations China Mandates Zero-Fire EV Battery Safety Standard

In a move set to redefine automotive safety on a global scale, China has unveiled a sweeping regulatory overhaul that includes, for the first time, a mandatory national standard demanding electric vehicle power batteries neither catch fire nor explode. This zero-tolerance policy is the centerpiece

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