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TenneT awards contract for BorWin6 HVDC connector in the North Sea

Smart Energy International

McDermott International said it has been awarded its largest-ever renewable energy contract from German transmission grid operator TenneT for BorWin6, an innovative 980-MW High-Voltage, Direct Current (HVDC) project. Additional project partners include Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co.

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US May Host First Factory for Siemens Gamesa’s 14MW Offshore Turbine

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after confirming on Tuesday that it will supply that model to Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. waters, with targeted installation over the course of three phases in 2024-2026. gigawatt project will produce enough electricity for around 650,000 homes, Siemens Gamesa says. Dominion’s 2.6-gigawatt

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Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure

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Furthermore, the company draws a distinction between a battery-buffered solution, which needs the grid to operate, and a battery-integrated solution, which can operate on its own, and can be made bidirectional to send energy back to the grid in times of need. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.

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Romania’s Retele Electrice DSOs launch 300,000 smart meter tender

Smart Energy International

The new tender forms part of the ongoing smart meter rollout for the three Retele Electrice DSOs, which together have over 1.5 million), is for up to about 300,000 smart meters, with a minimum volume of 120,000 units, for delivery over one year. At the end of 2023, the over 1.5 million end points installed. million ($26.2

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Squeezing valuable drops out of smart water innovation

Smart Energy International

A $4m project is attempting to deliver groundbreaking smart water metering solutions that cater for utilities in terms of readability, battery lifetime, interoperability and cost. Jonathan Spencer Jones reports. The four-year, €4.44 million ($4.3 million and ran until January 31, 2022. Pre-commercial procurement. from Italy.