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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

Generation curtailment and increasing congestion and inertia deficits are among the challenges with grids that are inflexible and were not designed or built for these resources. Household PV modules can be connected to power grids safely and efficiently, while EVs can be charged in order.

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Iberdrola launches AI innovation project to optimise power grids

Smart Energy International

Iberdrola is leading the AI Innovation Data Space (i-DS) project to improve value extraction from data to optimise power grids. Specifically, the aim is to apply AI to speed up and enhance the extraction of value from the data to improve the service of distribution networks. Have you read?

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Smart Energy Finances: CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition

Smart Energy International

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. Generac IIoT acquisition.

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Managing power grid complexity: The 5 biggest priorities for utilities in 2024

Smart Energy International

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 grids vital to green energy drive

Smart Energy International

Centrality of the grid Whether it is the spiralling demand for more electricity or the universal initiative to shift to renewable energy, a crucial element in this complex matrix is the power grid. The modern grid will encounter some typical challenges associated with renewable energy.

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Smart meters set to transform into grid-edge computing devices – whitepaper

Smart Energy International

Have you read: Open-source data-science toolkit to augment DER efficiency Adani Electricity invests $62mn into Mumbai smart meter installations IoT for utilities: Harnessing big data from grid’s edge. Key capabilities for smart meter transformation. ”

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Plugging into electricity’s energy challenge

Envirotec Magazine

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Tom Christensen writes.