Principles of a Future Grid (Empower a Billion Lives)
The global push for universal energy access is one of the most significant challenges of our time. For many, the promise of reliable electricity remains out of reach. In remote
The global push for universal energy access is one of the most significant challenges of our time. For many, the promise of reliable electricity remains out of reach. In remote
This column looks holistically at the ongoing energy transition being driven by what we’ll refer to as “exponential technologies.” These are the areas where price declines and performance improvements, enabled
Empower a Billion Lives is in the midst of its third contest cycle. Initial concept papers and the full proposals have been evaluated by the judges, and their feedback has
In today’s world, it is widely understood that capitalism with open competition is the best way of providing high quality goods and improved services that people want in an economy.

Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society (PELS) initiative to address the problem of energy access for a large number