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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

GreenBiz

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. In the accelerating push to electrify transportation, one big obstacle always comes up: The grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Especially when fast-charging stations gulp down prodigious amounts of power?

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

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. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2%

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Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift

Envirotec Magazine

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% of the total electricity supply in 2023. The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what’s described as the most comprehensive English-language report on China’s energy transition.

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Eaton’s Charging Network Manager makes it easier to add EV charging using existing electrical service

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Adding EV charging stations often requires complex and expensive upgrades to existing electrical infrastructure. Intelligent power management company Eaton aims to meet this challenge with a new solution that safely maximizes the charging capabilities of existing electrical systems.

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Ekoenergetyka to sell 140 bus charging stations to Scandinavian public transport operator

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Polish EV charging provider Ekoenergetyka will deliver up to 140 chargers for electric buses to Nobina, a Scandinavian public transportation operator. Ekoenergetyka provides round-the-clock remote monitoring and repair services for its charging stations from its headquarters in Zielona Góra, Poland. Source: Ekoenergetyka

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GB’s SSEN gives access to smart meter half-hourly consumption datasets

Smart Energy International

GB distribution company Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has made its full smart meter half-hourly consumption datasets available as open access. These are exciting times for accessing and utilising smart meter data. Have you read? SSEN has over 1.8

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Hitachi Energy upgrades Canadian transformer facilities with over $100m

Smart Energy International

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has announced an upgrade and modernisation of its power transformer factory in Varennes, and other facilities in Montreal, Canada, to address fast-growing customer demand for sustainable energy in North America. The additional 130,000 square foot (approx.