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.

Energy Monitor 116

Energy Monitor Logistics Power grid Energy 116

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Demand 98

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.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

AutoGrid

MARCH 30, 2022

How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands. The emergence of virtual power plants (VPPs) as bona fide replacements for fossil fuel peaker plants has been discussed conceptually, but is there data to support this opportunity? combustion turbines burning natural gas or oil meet most of the peak power demands.

Demand 94

Demand Fossil fuels Batteries Resilience 94

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

Investment 97

Investment Power grid Europe Demand 97

Charged

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Designwerk’s Mega Charger is a battery-buffered charging station with two CCS charging points, each with maximum power output of 420 kW. The container-sized charging station is equipped with batteries with a capacity of up to 2 MWh, in order to avoid burdening the power grid at peak demand times.

Power grid 116

Power grid Batteries Transportation Packaging 116

Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

That is the conclusion of new research released today by Imperial College London on behalf of energy firm Drax, which estimates that carbon emissions from Britain's grid fell by 16 per cent last year as a result of the growth of green power and plummeting energy demand during Covid-19 lockdowns. per cent.

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels Power grid Carbon-negative Hydropower 101

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

While this may be temporary, it could well be permanent, and such uncertainty demands that, more than ever, business flexibility is a key determining factor to future success. The good news is that the technology is already available to respond to this need for flexibility and the changing demands of energy markets.

Business Energy Monitoring 111

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 111

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

bp has entered an agreement with Harmony Energy Income Trust to offer power trading and optimisation services for two battery storage systems, making use of a previously acquired AI-based platform to support the power grid during hours of peak demand.

Batteries 65

Batteries Power grid Demand Energy 65

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Government and grid operators in the Netherlands are taking new, urgent measures to ensure sufficient space on the Dutch power grid as demand continues to surge in the compact country. That is good news, but it also puts enormous pressure on our power grid.

Power grid 65

Power grid Government Demand Electricity 65

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, highlighting the role of the grid in minimising economic loss. billion ($22.6

Investment 116

Investment Power grid Europe Energy 116

Smart Energy International

MARCH 20, 2024

The investment plan covers the period 2024 to 2028, with €2.6 Specifically, Terna intends to boost investment in developing the national power grid, with expenditure totalling €10.8 The most important projects in the 2024-2028 investment Plan, states Terna, include the Tyrrhenian Link, the Adriatic Link, Sa.Co.I.3

Investment 69

Investment IoT Innovation Technology 69

Charged

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The EX90 electric SUV, which is to be released in 2024, will be “the first Volvo car equipped with all the necessary hardware and (over time) software to enable bidirectional charging and direct energy storage from solar.”

Energy 119

Energy Energy Batteries Europe 119

AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Transmission upgrades are vital to help build the net zero carbon grid of the future by integrating large-scale solar and wind farms into the nation’s power grids. Our progress report for summer 2024? Our progress report for summer 2024? But building transmission lines is contentious and time-consuming.

Resilience 95

Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 95

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The smart grid phase 2 plan has three principal components – automation of distribution operations, advanced grid intelligence and telecommunications and cybersecurity. Have you read? The plan filings point to a number of challenges and opportunities that have driven the phase 2 vision.

Home Energy Monitoring 59

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 59

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since 2018, hundreds of thousands of Pacific Gas & Electric customers and tens of thousands of Southern California residents have experienced blackouts as utilities de-energize power grids to prevent them from sparking wildfires. California Sen.

Home Energy Monitoring 130

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The grid operator said it anticipates working on the expansion and reinforcement of the Dutch grid at 700 locations in the Netherlands over the next decade. This is according to TenneT’s Investment Plans 2024-2033 , which outlines which projects are needed over the next ten years to make the electricity grid ready for the future.

Investment 59

Investment Power grid Europe Energy 59

Smart Energy International

APRIL 10, 2024

The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s power grid. Thames vessel and quay operators will be surveyed over the coming weeks to identify and map out their needs.

Innovation 50

Innovation Power grid Fossil fuels Electricity 50

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The grid operator said it anticipates working on the expansion and reinforcement of the Dutch grid at 700 locations in the Netherlands over the next decade. This is according to TenneT’s Investment Plans 2024-2033 , which outlines which projects are needed over the next ten years to make the electricity grid ready for the future.

Investment 52

Investment Power grid Europe Energy 52

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 16, 2023

These are issues that residents of Puerto Rico have historically demanded and that, consequently, are being addressed through this project that is being developed after a substantial allocation of funds from FEMA.” The smart meter rollout is expected to get under way by the summer of 2024 and to extend over three years. Have you read?

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Resilience 52

Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2020

The link will transmit wind power generated by energy giant SSE on the islands to the UK mainland, where it will help meet electricity demand in the north of Scotland and beyond, the firms said. Capable of transmitting 600MW, the Shetland HVDC Connection is expected to be operational in 2024.

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Wind power Power grid Europe Construction 89

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. 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.”

Business Energy Monitoring 59

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Investment Building Energy Monitoring 59

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Indian scheme was awarded in fiscal year 2022 and covers the construction of a new 400/220kV substation at Koppal along with 144km of 400kV direct current transmission line with extension of the 40kV GIS Bays at the PGCIL (Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd) Narendra substation.

Energy 119

Energy Energy North America Europe 119

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

The total cost of the projects is estimated to be more than R7 billion ($375 million), and construction is expected to commence in mid-2024. When completed, the three projects will dispatch electricity under 15-year power purchase agreements to South Africa.

Batteries 52

Batteries Africa Power grid Electricity 52

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The systems involve electric-powered vehicles communicating with the power grid to sell demand response services, usually overseen by a third party, such as energy retailers or aggregators. The new service features Nissan-unique energy management technology that controls the charging and discharging of EV batteries.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 98

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. ” Originally published by John Engel on power-eng.com. GW in 2020 to more than 14 GW by the end of 2023.

Batteries 93

Batteries Construction Power grid Retail 93

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Sunrun has been selected to build Puerto Rico’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) by the island’s electric utility provider. The company is aiming to dispatch the VPP in 2024. Sunrun said it will aggregate the solar and battery storage systems of more than 7,000 customers to form the 17MW VPP.

Resilience 52

Resilience Batteries Power grid Electricity 52

Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2021

Britain also chalked up a number of green electricity records last year as record levels of wind and solar generation dominated the power grid during periods of low demand thanks to lockdown measures spurred by the coronavirus crisis, and several of the UK's remaining coal plants shuttered.

Fossil fuels 92

Fossil fuels Electricity Power grid Carbon 92

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With this GM is the latest vehicle manufacturer to broaden the potential of its EV development to create new business opportunities, particularly around storage, for which the demand is growing as more and more homes and businesses turn to solar PV and other clean energy technologies. Have you read?

Energy 52

Energy Energy Electric vehicle Power grid 52

Business Green

MARCH 8, 2022

Suppliers are increasingly offering products such as 'time of use' tariffs enabling consumers to potentially save on their bills by using energy at times of least demand, such as by charging up electric vehicles or using smart appliances overnight when there is less demand on the grid.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 36

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Ameren Illinois’ EV Charging Program Tariff has special rate and line extension provisions to encourage EV adoption and promote grid efficiency for home, multifamily, school and transit bus, and corridor charging. This was originally published on Power-Grid. EV Programmes. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

Investment 52

Investment Fashion Electricity Power grid 52

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The main reasons for this are increased market volatility due to uncertainties on the global supply and demand side as well as tense geopolitics. Both projects are under construction and set to commence commercial operations in 2024, bolstering grid reliability and stability within their respective regions. billion ($1.7

Energy 73

Energy Energy Investment Batteries 73

Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The government is aiming to get the prototype nuclear fusion plant that can provide a new source of clean energy to the UK's power grid up and running by 2040, and has committed to spending £222m on the early-stage design phase of the project.

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Government Fossil fuels Construction Power grid 84

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. Customer enrollment is already underway.

Home Energy Monitoring 52

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 52

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

BloombergNEF also expects costs across the sector to remain high throughout 2023, due to high raw material and labour costs, soaring demand for battery packs from automakers, and cost increases across other parts of their supply chain, such as for power conversion systems and balancing services.

Batteries 44

Batteries Fossil fuels Lithium Demand 44

Low Carbon Prosperity

APRIL 24, 2021

Washington’s unique advantages (power grid, heating demand) could keep compliance costs lower.

Investment 40

Investment Power grid Demand Carbon 40

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Wood Mackenzie's latest Global Energy Storage Outlook projects that deployments will grow 13-fold over the next six years, from a 12 gigawatt-hour market in 2018 to a 158 gigawatt-hour market in 2024. Energy storage can also provide backup power during events that disrupt the power grid.

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Investment Energy Energy Batteries 130