Smart Energy International

JANUARY 5, 2024

China’s state planner National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released reform recommendations on how China, the largest EV market globally, can optimally integrate electric vehicles into power grid planning. in residential communities.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 30, 2024

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.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring North America 86

Smart Energy International

APRIL 23, 2024

Solar renewables company Infinigen Renewables and ArcLight Capital Partners have announced a power and battery infrastructure project in Puerto Rico to provide supportive flexibility and reliability to the power grid. Energy storage is critical to helping Puerto Rico with extreme weather and grid reliability.

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Batteries Power grid Demand Energy 122

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 17, 2022

Netze BW GmbH has announced two actions to bolster power transmission in Germany: a strengthening of the power grid in Kusterdingen and the latest biodiverse summation substation for Hechingen-Weilheim. Power line works in Kusterdingen. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. Courtesy Netze BW GmbH.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

Grid modernisation initiatives, including the movement to new technologies such as smart grids, are spurring the demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to latest research from Research and Markets. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. billion by 2026.

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Demand Batteries Power grid Lithium 98

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.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Demand 98

Smart Energy International

MAY 6, 2022

The US Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) said in a summer readiness workshop that it will likely need to import more non-firm energy and/or need additional energy resources to meet the 2022 summer peak demand. powers innovation district with green energy. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

Each is being tested by Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) at their Gardenia Innovation Centre, with the potential outcome of being deployed for power grid management. Once done with testing, components are replaced by other installations for testing and/or are deployed along OUC’s grid.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled four new microgrids with advanced remote operation capabilities and safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability.

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Energy Monitor Resilience Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 69

The Verge: Energy

APRIL 8, 2024

Millions more live near dirty power plants that could be tapped to make up for a loss of solar power. Grid managers have had to find backup sources of energy to cope with the eclipse. It shows us how far the nation has come in cleaning up its power grid — and what we’re still in dire need of to complete that task.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has cautioned against the impacts of electric vehicle (EV) charging on bulk power system reliability, calling for cross-sector coordination to bolster and ensure the reliability of the power grid.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 11, 2024

Software company EnergyHub and auto major Toyota Motor North America are collaborating on a programme to shift EV charging load away from times of peak electricity demand. Our collaboration with EnergyHub is an important step forward in enabling an exceptional customer experience within a home energy ecosystem.”

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 19, 2024

The technologies, which can be integrated into existing wind turbine control systems, are aimed to address the two major issues identified with the rapid growth of wind farms globally – namely power system frequency control and forced oscillations, which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Power grid Patents 59

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 9, 2024

Danish EV charging platform Monta and Dublin energy optimiser GridBeyond have partnered to deliver technology that transforms charging points into resources for grid stability.

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Power grid Demand Electricity Innovation 64

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With increasing intermittent renewable generation, such real-time situational awareness is increasingly critical for grid stability. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Hydropower Power grid 59

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The project will provide services to maintain balance within the power grid, enabling more renewables to be connected securely to the UK energy system. The batteries will allow Galp to store the solar energy produced in periods of high generation, and to deploy it during periods of high demand, alleviating stress from the power grid.

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Batteries Power grid Energy Energy 59

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Kyon Energy received approval for a 137.5MW/275MWh battery project that will be located near a substation, charging and discharging as per renewable availability to help shave peak demand from Germany’s power grid. The battery storage project will be located in Alfeld (Leine), Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Batteries Power grid Europe Demand 72

Smart Energy International

MARCH 27, 2024

Moreover in Europe, current regulatory frameworks allow DSOs to invest in building out the power grid only after a connection request is made, raising the possibility of the grid hindering such connections and ultimately putting at risk the achievement of the net zero targets. Have you read?

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Investment Power grid Europe Demand 59

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Their objective was to inform researchers, regulators, policymakers, industry, and funding agencies about opportunities to enhance the models. New technologies such as solar power and grid energy storage are being rapidly deployed, and to accommodate these and other technologies, utilities must run electric grids in completely new ways.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A new partnership in the US combines a demand response programme with smart air conditioners, enabling a gamified reward system to incentivise consumers to lower consumption at times of peak demand on the power grid. ” LG and OhmConnect have plans to expand and enhance the service later in 2023.

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Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Demand 59

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 6, 2023

US asset manager Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with it have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, an electric grid components manufacturer. “The acquisition of Power Grid Components fits squarely within one of our favorite investment themes – the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 29, 2024

Dublin-based ESB Networks has announced that it has 1,000MW of electricity storage connected to the Irish power grid. According to the medium and low voltage electricity infrastructure operator, the figure includes 731.5MW of battery storage projects and 292MW from Turlough Hill pumped storage power station.

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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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Batteries Power grid Demand Energy 64

Smart Energy International

APRIL 12, 2024

According to NREL in a post , downscaled climate data is necessary to understand the impacts of climate change on local wind and solar resources and energy demand. Due to these challenges, most energy system planners have relied on historical high resolution wind, solar and temperature data to model electricity generation and demand.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More Bitcoin is mined in the US than anywhere else in the world , a trend that has sparked legal battles over the impact energy-hungry crypto mines have on the power grid, nearby communities, and the environment. Now, the DOE won’t be allowed to collect data through the survey or share any information it has already gathered.

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Energy Energy Power grid Blockchain 104

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Dutch energy supplier Eneco and DSO Enexis have signed a contract to free up capacity on the grid at certain hours and mitigate peak demand periods. The wind farm has a total capacity of approximately 25MW; Eneco will make 10MW of flexible capacity available to Enexis to open grid capacity for connecting roughly 30,000 solar panels.

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Power grid Energy Energy Demand 64

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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Power grid Government Demand Electricity 64

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Accommodating large-scale renewables is a complex and challenging task; according to West Monroe, it will require a portfolio of resources to work in concert — including traditional generation, energy efficiency, and demand response. As this rollout takes place, stakeholder management and whole systems thinking will be key.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Electric cars are balancing supply and demand on the UK power grid for the first time in a trial hosted by National Grid ESO and Octopus Energy. Running through the Power Responsive programme, the ESO’s live trial builds on previous work to incorporate the operation of EVs into the Balancing Mechanism.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Electric vehicle Electricity 105

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. In the next ten years, it is estimated that the peak electricity demand on the Roman DSO power grid will increase from 2,200MW to 3,300MW.

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Power grid Europe Innovation Demand 59

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. By leveraging V2G technology, EVs could potentially be tapped on to manage the increased peak electricity demand.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 7, 2024

This, however, depends on data interoperability and information sharing and getting there is a challenge. Specifically, the report highlights two significant challenges: connecting charging infrastructure to the power grid and smart grid integration.

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Batteries Transportation Power grid Energy 103

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. Let me know.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million for 15 projects across 11 states meant to improve the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility of the domestic power grid through the research and development of next-generation semiconductor technologies. Later in October, the DOE announced up to a $1.3

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Power grid Resilience Technology Electricity 110

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With data aggregating from connected grid and end-user devices such as transformers, breakers, protectors, distributed generation, and meters, the SD-TTs effectively form a system platform with apps that can be installed on demand and delivered as a service. Also, software-defined terminals are used to analyze line loss within minutes.

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