Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Infravision, a company focused on power grid modernisation with drone-enabled power line upgrades, announced it has raised $23 million in Series A financing. “We’re confident Infravision’s proven technology is the solution for today and for the future of power line construction automation and grid efficiency.” .

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has acquired eks Energy in a strategic move to add power and electronics and energy management software to their ever-growing portfolio. Hitachi Energy called the move part of its strategy to meet global demand for battery energy storage solutions.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

In today’s distributed energy system, managing power grid complexity is challenging. But grid operators are often handling these changes with an ageing infrastructure that wasn’t built with a distributed energy system in mind. What is grid orchestration and why is it critical in 2024?

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this debut of the Power Playbook, our spotlight on the finance and investment side of the energy transition, Yusuf Latief investigates how Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech is becoming a burgeoning market space ripe with investment opportunities. This is what has caught our eye. The rest of the process is automated.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

It’s estimated that private cellular networks for utilities will account for nearly $2 billion in cumulative infrastructure spending between 2023 and 2026. 450connect is rolling out a nationwide 450 MHz LTE network for the digitisation of energy and water utilities as well as other critical industries in Germany. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2024

The US energy storage market broke previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236MW/12,351MWh installed over the period. These additions bring with them critical benefits to our power grid. With a robust pipeline, the future for energy storage deployment is strong.”

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2024

The US energy storage market broke previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236MW/12,351MWh installed over the period. These additions bring with them critical benefits to our power grid. With a robust pipeline, the future for energy storage deployment is strong.”

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Smart Energy International

MAY 6, 2022

The US Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) said in a summer readiness workshop that it will likely need to import more non-firm energy and/or need additional energy resources to meet the 2022 summer peak demand. powers innovation district with green energy.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

Europe's power system will look very different in 2030, with energy storage supporting the “dominance” of wind and solar generation, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. Most of that will come from front-of-the-meter battery systems. The big five European markets — Germany, U.K.,

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CleanTech San Diego

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Cleantech San Diego member Baker Electric Home Energy, a leading solar, battery, and home energy solution provider, has announced the launch of its ChargeOn Battery Rewards Program in partnership with sonnen, a global market leader in smart energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) technology.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled four new microgrids with advanced remote operation capabilities and safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 6, 2024

Following a decline from 2016 to a little over $300 billion 2019 and 2020, the investment in power grid infrastructure has been steadily increasing, the IEA shows in its latest ‘World Energy Investment’ overview. In 2023, the investment in the grids was about $375 billion, up from less than $350 billion in the previous year.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ireland-headquartered battery storage technology company ADS-TEC Energy has received more than 100 million euros in new orders, from both existing and new customers, for delivery of its fast-charging systems in 2023 and 2024. New customers include Dutch charging point operator PowerGo, which has ordered 20 ChargeBox systems.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Bringing out the most from flexible systems can enable a valuable entry point for consumers into the power system and support power grid management. They will be able to avoid costly price peaks by mainly consuming electricity when it is sufficiently windy or sunny.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 10, 2024

The laterals are approximately 1700 meters long and have been drilled within the Rock Creek formation at 2400 meters depth. Output and uptime Eavor-Lite has produced 20 GWh of thermal energy since start-up. with the only downtime attributed to a 3rd party power outage. cubic meters per day.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Centre stage in this week’s Smart Energy Finances is the closing of an acquisition by CPower. Upon the close of the transaction, previous Centrica demand response customers will join CPower and will be able to tap the company’s industry expertise and technology to support their energy portfolios across the US.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This past summer, dangerous levels of heat broiled the globe, and July 2023 became the hottest month on record. This heat feeds surging demand for electricity and increased strain on already taxed power grids. GW of dirty power plant usage Controlling over 1.1

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2022

Romanian distribution system operator (DSO) Distributie Energie Oltenia is to implement Siemens’ Advanced Distribution Management Software (ADMS). The energy transition is putting tremendous pressure on power grids worldwide. The share of renewable energy is increasing in Romania.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ubitricity, a UK-based EV charge point operator with a network of more than 7,000 public charge points, is partnering with UK Power Networks (UKPN), the UK’s largest electricity distribution network, to shift charging demand away from periods of peak demand on the power grid.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Swell Energy has lined up $450 million in financing to give homeowners and business owners batteries and solar systems at no upfront cost, and earn the money back by turning them into virtual power plants serving utilities’ grid needs. Ares Management Corp. Ares Management Corp.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 17, 2024

Octopus Energy chief says using generative AI is ‘like a superpower’ for his employees Generative AI has “turbocharged the power of the human”, according to Greg Jackson, the founder and chief executive of Octopus Energy. He said that for his staff, using artificial intelligence has been “like a superpower for them.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

German grid operator E.DIS Netz has reported putting into operation its first radio site on the 450MHz radio network. The first radio site successfully started operation at E.DIS north of Berlin in late 2023, with the first use case for smart metering.

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Bidgely

JULY 23, 2024

Avista Utilities to Host Bidgely EmPOWER AI 2024 Conference Showcasing Advanced Solutions for Load Shifting, Grid Planning and Modern CX Join Tucson Electric Power, SoCalGas, Rocky Mountain Power and others to learn real-world applications of AI and explore future technology advancements LOS ALTOS, Calif.,

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

’s novel approach to enlisting rooftop solar, behind-the-meter batteries, electric vehicle chargers and grid-responsive appliances as an integral part of its power grids. First, they’ve built up the technology to monitor and manage these distributed energy resources (DERs) at a large scale.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 28, 2024

This post is the fourth in a series titled “Real Talk on Reliability,” which will examine the reliability needs of our grid as we move toward 100 percent clean electricity and electrify more end-uses on the path to a climate stable future. Electricity Grid Planning Areas with the Sharpest Increase in 2023 Load Forecast.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

million) contract to explore using quantum computing to optimise energy grids. With building and maintaining grid connections costing up to £1.5 million per km of line, determining the optimal layout and usage of this growing infrastructure is important to minimise the costs. million ($1.5

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Smart Energy International

MAY 2, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve key areas of grid management, a new US Department of Energy report finds. However, it is crucial that new AI use cases do not introduce new risks to the grid, the report states. Have you read?

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. The stakes are particularly high because India is the world’s third largest energy consumer.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

The clean energy analyst estimated $4.1tr would be required to sustain existing power systems worldwide, in addition to $17.3tr to expand grids for new electricity consumption and production, with significant policy intervention need to unlock the necessary level of investment. billion tonnes of CO2 this year to 7.6

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

Investor-owned utility, Consumers Energy has proposed a $272 million investment in Michigan’s electric grid in what it said is a bid to increase reliability and prepare the grid for more renewable energy. In the second half of 2021, Consumers Energy filed a five-year, $5.4 per month.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2024

billion) increase to its 2024-2028 investment plan, citing the need for continued grid expansion to connect an increasing number of renewable energy facilities. plans to boost its four-year investment plan from €33 billion ($36 billion) to €42 billion ($46 billion), focusing on energy networks and energy infrastructure solutions.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A new partnership in the US combines a demand response programme with smart air conditioners, enabling a gamified reward system to incentivise consumers to lower consumption at times of peak demand on the power grid. ” LG and OhmConnect have plans to expand and enhance the service later in 2023.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Enlit Europe 2022 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany Enlit is a newly unified brand, composed by three global exhibition series, DistribuTech, Utility Week and Power-Gen. The ENLIT EUROPE 2023 will be held in Paris France, from November 28 to November 30, 2023. The exhibition travels around European countries every year.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. CAISO has issued a "Flex Alert" asking Californians to conserve energy from 3 p.m.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2023

Form Energy is partnering up with a US utility Xcel Energy for commercial deployment of its iron-air battery storage system. The 1GWh multi-day storage system will be used to integrate renewables and maintain grid reliability as retiring coal plants in two US states are shut down.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Energy Networks Association (ENA) in the UK has set out an industry action plan to release enough grid capacity in the next year to decarbonise Great Britain’s power grid. The report explains six steps in the energy networks’ action plan, four of which have been under way since the start of the year and two that are new. 

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