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YII Project Profile | PT Wijaya Karya delivers the world’s largest refuse-derived fuel facility

The RDF Jakarta Plant, located in Rorotan, Indonesia, is the world’s largest refuse-derived fuel facility. It is designed to convert up to 2,500 tons of municipal waste daily into a fuel source that is a sustainable alternative to coal....

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by Gavin England

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43% Human Error: The Grid Reliability Wake-up Call

Having recently joined the Bentley team, I’ve been exploring the challenges and opportunities shaping grid reliability today. With a background in BIM, mechanical engineering, and telecom, I’ve seen how digital transformation can unlock performance and resilience in complex systems. Now,...

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by Eryn Doran

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Electric Utilities: Is Sustainability Sustainable? 

Energy transition evolution The global energy transition is no longer optional. It is underway, and utilities are leading the charge. Electric utilities are working to manage major shifts, such as rising demand from electric vehicles and expanding data centers, aging...

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by Martha Murillo

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Strengthening America’s Power Grid: ASCE 2025 Insights

“American households and businesses are driving what is the largest growth in energy demand in the past two decades,” said Otto Lynch of Power Line Systems (PLS), part of Bentley. This increase in growth is being driven by the electrification...

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by Eleanore Nguyen-Locke

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Powering the Future: COPEL’s Digital Transformation for Substation Design

See how Brazil's COPEL cut substation design time by 50% and saved USD 630,000 annually using Bentley’s OpenUtilities Substation BIM workflows....

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by Nicole Pearson

Cityscape at dusk with illuminated buildings, a central high-rise, dark tree silhouettes, and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky—the scene whispers stories of when the lights went out during the Iberian Blackout.

When the Lights Went Out: Stories from the Iberian Blackout 

A sudden, cascading power outage swept across Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France, cutting electricity to tens of millions. In an instant, daily life was disrupted—transportation halted, communications failed, and uncertainty took hold. For many, it was a moment...

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by Nicole Pearson

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