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Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Maternal and Child Health

The intersection of climate change and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) was at the heart of the fourth dialogue in PMNCH's Ready, Set, Implement Dialogue Series, held on February 27, 2025. This virtual gathering brought together over 300 global health and climate leaders, decision-makers, and advocates. The dialogue focused on the severe and often overlooked impacts of climate change on pregnant women, newborns, children, and adolescents, urging greater action to build climate-resilient societies.

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Calculation of Capacitance Matrix in Electrical Systems

In typical electrical systems, the capacitance between multiple conductors is of primary interest. To facilitate calculations, it is possible to arrange the mutual capacitances of a system of N conductors in a matrix format. For precise calculations of capacitance matrices in electrical systems,...

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DOE Grants $2.2B for Transmission and Storage Projects

In a landmark move aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a more resilient and sustainable energy grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a groundbreaking investment of $2.2 billion in innovative transmission and energy storage projects across 18 states. This significant funding injection underscores the federal government’s commitment to advancing infrastructure that supports clean energy, enhances grid reliability, and facilitates the integration of renewable resources.

Overview of the Funding Initiative

The $2.2 billion allocation is part of the DOE’s broader strategy to modernize the nation’s energy infrastructure, ensuring it can meet the growing demand for clean energy while addressing challenges associated with climate change. This funding is aimed at a diverse array of projects that include cutting-edge transmission technologies and state-of-the-art energy storage solutions.

Transmission projects funded by this initiative are designed to upgrade and expand the existing grid, allowing for more efficient delivery of electricity from renewable...

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Implementing Advanced Vegetation Management Strategies

Improve grid reliability today. BY SARA SANKOWICH, Unitil In 2011, the New England region faced two significant weather events: Hurricane Irene and an unseasonably early October snowstorm—on top of other frequent major storm events in the preceding four years. Utilities could not avoid the...

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Underground Distribution Sensors

Exploring the benefits of wide-area monitoring BY TED MYERS, On-Ramp Wireless The average citizen and business experiences over 120 minutes of electricity outage duration a year. This has a significant societal impact costing 10s to hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Furthermore, the measure...

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High Voltage AC Transmission Lines

Three-phase electric power systems are used for high and extra-high voltage AC transmission lines (50kV and above). The pylons must therefore be designed to carry three (or multiples of three) conductors. The towers are usually steel lattices or trusses (wooden structures are used in Germany in...