Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The project, operational since late November 2023, has the capability of providing 75MW of energy for two hours to Ireland’s electricity system.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

LineVision completed an installation of its patented, non-contact sensors on transmission towers owned by AES in Indiana and Ohio as part of a joint project to assess how grid-enhancing technologies , such as dynamic line ratings, may increase transmission capacity on the power grid.

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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. This puts enormous pressure on power generation,transmission and the distribution network.

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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. Distributed storage exceeded 2GWh in 2023, another first for the market.

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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. Distributed storage exceeded 2GWh in 2023, another first for the market.

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BloombergNEF

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Capital investment in global power grids jumped 5% in 2023 from the previous year to $310 billion, according to analysis by BloombergNEF. The post Global Grid Gets $310 Billion Lift in Step Toward Net Zero appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

THE NEW YORKER BY JOSHUA YAFFA PHOTOGRAPHY BY SASHA MASLOV FEBRUARY 20, 2023 One day last fall, a Kh-101 cruise missile, launched from a Russian strategic-bomber plane, slammed into an electrical substation on the.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

France, Italy and Spain — will get the majority of their power from wind, solar and other variable renewable energy sources as early as 2023, WoodMac says. As that variable output surges, Europe has four options for balancing out its grid: pumped hydro, gas peakers, energy storage and interconnectors.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 7, 2024

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. In China alone, in 2023 a 70% year-on-year increase in air conditioner sales was recorded. Have you read?

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

Lake Mead, formed by the dam on the Colorado River in the southwestern United States, at 47 percent capacity as viewed on August 14th, 2023. Photo by George Rose / Getty Images 2023 can now boast a terrifying record: planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from global energy use hit a record. But we’re moving in the opposite direction.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 15, 2024

Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. billion) in grid infrastructure. The key takeaway, you ask? In Germany, E.ON

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2023

Date/Time: March 30, 2023 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Schneider Electric and its joint venture AlphaStruxure are illuminating a new pathway to decarbonizing air transportation at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. Said Koen Bogers, CEO of Stedin: “Stedin does everything within its capacity to expand the power grid…But that won’t be enough.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Those resources would connect to the state’s electric power grid at interconnection points in Humboldt County and at Central Coast locations. The CPUC said this finding would be validated in detail by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) in its 2022-2023 Transmission Planning Process (TPP).

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Charged

JANUARY 4, 2023

Bi-directional chargers enable EV batteries to provide energy storage to the power grid, reducing power loads during peak times and consequently reducing electricity costs. Fermata Energy’s proprietary software system is designed to generate income from grid services for EV owners and defray the cost of going electric.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Renewable energy is finally starting to take over the power grid. Fossil fuels dropped to their lowest point since reliable record-keeping started in 1990, making up less than a third of EU’s electricity generation in 2023. Coal saw the steepest fall in 2023, generating 26 percent less electricity than the year before.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. What we need to work on is (grid) investments.” With plans to spend €35.8 Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Register now

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 19, 2024

million) green loan to expand the electricity distribution grid in Spain. The loan will finance smart power grid development and expansion, facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources and new connections of clean tech assets, such as heat pumps and EVs. Of the loan, an initial €500 million ($542.7 billion ($59.1

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This final 2023 edition of Smart Energy Finances Weekly looks into key deals from the last year and different trends to keep your eye on as we transition into 2024. Think AI-boosted investment platforms, moves to ease up grid connection queues and top tech players to watch.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Those resources would connect to the state’s electric power grid at interconnection points in Humboldt County and at Central Coast locations. The CPUC said this finding would be validated in detail by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) in its 2022-2023 Transmission Planning Process (TPP).

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“These microgrids will actively dispatch clean energy to the grid when needed and help improve energy resiliency for critical facilities like fire stations, schools, and cooling centres in San Diego.”

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Roman DSO Areti’s project RomeFlex will test the capital city’s ability to manage congestion and voltage volatility across its stressed power grids. Successfully completed in August 2023, Platone was a four-year Horizon 2020-funded European project. “With RomeFlex, Areti is confirming its pioneering spirit. “It

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

The hard truth is that the majority of electric grids were not originally designed to accommodate DERs, writes Dominique Verhulst, head of the Energy Segment at Nokia’s Network Infrastructure Group. All this ratchets up the importance of transforming the power grid into a dynamic entity that can sense, think, and act.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 12, 2024

Kenya’s state-owned geothermal developer Geothermal Development Company has launched its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan that outlines the company’s goals, initiatives, and vision for the next five years. The abridged version of the 2023-2027 Strategic Plan can be accessed via this link. Davis Chirchir.

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Global Renewable News

AUGUST 24, 2023

Unreliable power, lack of robust connections to mainstream power grids, and threats from strengthening storms are among the energy challenges faced by remote and island communities. On July 25th, 2023.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2024

That’s why we’re investing even more and even faster in our power grid infrastructure, which is set to continuously grow by an average of ten percent annually through 2028.” investment: 2023 results The Group significantly accelerated its investments in the financial year 2023, bringing it a total of €6.4 In 2023, E.ON

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Under the program, which is expected to launch in 2023, customers who lease an eligible EV, including the Ford F-150 Lightning , will get reduced lease payments in exchange for allowing their EVs to feed energy back to the grid. Duke Energy is planning a new demand response pilot in the Duke Energy Carolinas service area.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

LV Insights X is an off-the-shelf solution that was launched in June 2023 for low voltage grid management. Implementing LV Insights X is the next milestone in our partnership with ASCR, incorporating valuable insights gained from a fruitful collaboration.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Dutch companies are calling it the first ‘capacity restriction’ contract, which will see Eneco gear electricity supply from a wind project in Farmsum to meet the load on the power grid, a technique to avoid peak demand periods known as congestion management. The contract takes effect on 1 September 2023.

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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. SGCC (State Grid Corporation of China) has deployed a private 5G NR-U (NR in Unlicensed Spectrum) network – operating in license-exempt Band n46 (5.8

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Have you read: DOE announces $42mn for semiconductor research and development EPICS global research centre for 100% renewable power grids launched in US This is the second financing signed by the EIB and Arteche to support the company’s RDI. In 2020, the two announced financing of €27 million ($29.7

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2024

According to Mercom’s report, smart grid corporate funding came to $686 million in 14 deals in Q1 2024, compared to $1.1 billion in 18 deals in Q1 2023 and $314 million in 12 deals in Q4 2023. In a QoQ comparison, funding in Q1 2024 was 197% higher compared to Q4 2023, when $221 million was raised in 10 deals.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Picture date: Tuesday June 13, 2023. The world will need a lot more renewable energy to clean up pollution from power grids and satiate skyrocketing electricity demand from data centers at the same time. A view of Meta’s data center in Clonee Co Meath, Ireland.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. in 2023, less than the 2.4% In 2023 the share of electricity in final energy consumption is estimated to have reached 20%, up from 18% in 2015. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2023

For Xcel Energy, the rollout marks the next step in the modernisation of its power grid, which so far has focussed primarily on boosting the capacity and reliability of the system through new and improved lines and substations. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Institute of Technology (SIT) in Singapore are funding a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project, the largest in the country, to help ease congestion on the power grid. Starting November 2023, Strides will begin the pilot project in the Punggol region. from 2023 to 2028, states the SIT.

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