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

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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

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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. Will I see you there?

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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.” Volvo’s data shows that the average daily drive in Europe uses less than 10 kWh.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 1, 2024

Although the electrification of road transportation represents a significant challenge to our energy systems, adding pressure on power grids at the national and local levels, V2G provides immense potential as a source of flexibility to support the energy system of tomorrow, explains Francesco Nobili of Charles River Associate (CRA) Energy.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Greenlight for ‘Europe’s largest’ battery project in Germany Rolls-Royce supplies battery containers to balance Singapore’s power grid The CO2 Battery does not use materials from rare metals and its main components are based on already existing and known supply chains. Have you read?

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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.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The company, which operates from Delaware, US, has said that, with pipeline growth to 6GWh in 2023, the company is doubling down on utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a priority focus for 2024 and beyond. The team also aims to further expand its origination portfolio to almost 5GWh in total.

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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. Across Europe, there are massive expansion plans for renewable energy facilities that will need to be connected to networks,” said E.ON German network operator E.ON

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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.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2020

Major milestone reached for pioneering green grid project. A major renewable energy infrastructure project is to bring wind power from Shetland to the UK mainland via Europe's first multi-terminal high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) interconnection, the firms behind the development announced yesterday.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

This data has been successfully used to develop unique energy tariffs, allowing smart devices to run or charge during off-peak hours or notify customers of peak demand as an opportunity to reduce consumption – saving money while reducing demand on the power grid. However, there are a number of challenges to successful deployment.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 13, 2024

These costs come from lower market prices for costs incurred by TenneT to compensate for grid losses, maintain the energy balance in the grid and pay for alternative electricity routes in case of congested or unavailable grid sections.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2020

France has an abundance of nuclear power generation, while the UK's growing renewable energy capacity from offshore wind farms in particular is set to enable it to sell increasing amounts of its surplus generation to Europe in the coming years.

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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.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 11, 2024

With a capacity of over 60GWh, the programme is expected to make up 15 to 20% of the UK’s battery energy storage system needs by 2024. million) towards developing substations to help speed up connections to the power grid. Alongside the upcoming battery pipeline, the company announced the allocation of over £600 million ($770.6

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The portal for editing, visualisation and model simulation serves as a repository to edit, visualise and compare power grid models. In addition, a specialised database to allow managing multiple versions of the electricity network with change control is expected to be ready during the first half of 2024.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Also on the radar is the launch of AI software company Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid. The company, known for its energy market simulation software, is calling the acquisition a move to scale up and improve its platform in support of grid reliability and the energy transition.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

billion energy acquisition of Con Edison business assets, expansion into Europe of an online renewable asset trading platform, a new electric vehicle (EV) initiative from SMS to ease financial constraints for UK businesses and an IIoT acquisition by an energy tech designer. Renewables asset online platform expands into Europe.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Established in 2015 and headquartered in London, Statera is a prominent player in the UK’s battery storage and flexible energy sector, providing generation capacity from tech such as pumped hydro and green hydrogen to assist with balancing the power grid. I will also be attending Enlit Europe in Paris from November 28 to 30.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The project will be delivered as part of the NOA Stability Pathfinder, a programme seeking new ways of increasing transmission network stability as synchronous fossil fuel generators are phased out in the UK, with the last coal power stations scheduled to close by 2024.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2022

However, in due course it could be expanded to others such as Europe, to which GM has indicated that it intends to return with its Ultium platform, which forms the basis for its growing range of EVs. GM repurposes vehicle hydrogen tech for power supply Electric Vehicle Charging: 3 of the UK’s most common questions. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Utilities have increasingly recognised the increasing urgency of consumption management on the power grid as a high priority. However, says Garret Fitzgerald of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), although its importance is clear, this clarity is a recent phenomenon. This uptake was repeatedly cited as a key market focus.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The round comes as severe weather and wildfires continue to cause significant stress on power grids across the globe, in some cases causing blackouts This is resulting in greater investments into power grids and networks. billion ($300.9

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

But if the next two years could result in a worrying setback for energy storage and the clean energy transition, BloombergNEF said it expected the recent increase in battery costs to be short-lived, predicting that costs could start to decline again from 2024, before dropping below 2021 prices in 2026.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A 6GW pipeline of green hydrogen projects is being primed in the UK and Europe over the next two years, but experts fear key pieces of the policy puzzle still need putting in place. Could 2022 be the year in which green hydrogen produced using renewable power moves from 'nice idea' towards a mainstream, bankable investment proposition?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Commented Skeleton Technologies’ CEO and Co-Founder Taavi Madiberk on the SuperBattery funding round: “Securing an investment from one of Europe’s largest tech companies is a significant milestone for Skeleton. The new factory is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2024 and produce up to twelve million cells annually.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 4, 2024

Image: Worldview Films The first week of 2024 has already been a rollercoaster of good and bad news for President Joe Biden’s offshore wind ambitions. The nation’s first large-scale wind farm just started producing power for the New England power grid.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 31, 2023

National Transmission Needs Study The National Transmission Needs Study serves as DOE’s triennial state of the grid report and is an assessment of current and near-term future transmission needs through 2040. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Register now Originally published by Sean Wolfe for, and edited with permission from, Power Grid.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 5, 2024

The smart meter network is considered a critical part of the nation’s energy infrastructure and an important platform for digitalising the power grid, enabling real-time data delivery to customers, network operators and suppliers. With its use, the DCC estimates current CO2 savings at 1.125Mt/year.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Obviously, more electricity is also going to be needed to provide power to vehicles through those many millions of chargers, and so significant investment is going to be needed to increase generation capacity and bolster power grids.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Early-Stage ⚡ Exodigo , a Tel Aviv, Israel-based advanced power grid sensing platform, raised $105m in Series A funding from Greenfield Partners, Zeev Ventures, 10D, Jibe Ventures, National Grid Partners, and other investors. for a new fund that focuses on digitization and decarbonization investments in Europe.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

⚡ Gridcog , a London, UK-based power grid asset management platform, raised $4m in Seed funding from AlbionVC.    Europe's largest pension fund, Netherland-based ABP, implemented stricter ESG guidelines targeting €30bn investments , accounting for longer-term climate and biodiversity risk.

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