Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a 2020 investment into electrical equipment company Arteche comes to a close, the Europe’s Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a new loan agreement with the company, doubling down on its research and innovation expertise. The deal sees €29 million ($31.9 In 2020, the two announced financing of €27 million ($29.7

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 31, 2024

. | Image: Google Google announced its biggest deal yet to purchase offshore wind energy for its data centers in Europe, signing power purchase agreements to support two new wind farms off the coast of the Netherlands. HKN started producing electricity last year , while HKW VI is scheduled to start operations in 2026.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Gas-insulated electrical switchgear is one of the few applications that still uses sulphur hexafluoride. A major new Horizon Europe project is seeking to reduce the release of a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 25,000 times higher than CO2.

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Europe Global warming Technology Demand 147

Smart Energy International

MARCH 11, 2024

The project is predicated on the need to better adapt the grid to the changing conditions of the electricity market with growing renewable energies and for example new energy efficiency regulations. Have you read?

Energy Monitor 69

Energy Monitor Power grid Investment Construction 69

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

At the same time as launching a V2G pilot, Volvo Cars is launching Volvo Cars Energy Solutions, a new business unit that will offer energy storage and charging-related technologies and services with bidirectional capacity, enabling customers to discharge energy back onto the power grid.

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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.” Join Enlit Europe in Paris. With plans to spend €35.8 Register now

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Charged

MARCH 10, 2020

The E-Mobility Group of Daimler Trucks & Buses is launching an initiative to develop a charging infrastructure for electric trucks. The eTruck Charging Initiative will begin by focusing on charging stations at the depots of truck customers in the US and Europe. The Japanese market will follow. Source: Daimler.

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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. The key takeaway, you ask? In the Netherlands, it is not.

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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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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. According to Alliander, traffic jams will recur on the Dutch electricity network for at least another 10 years. billion ($1.6

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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. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. The battery storage project will be located in Alfeld (Leine), Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

New analysis reveals that on May 24th over half of the continent's power came from renewables, as UK's coal-free run extends beyond 50 days. On a Sunday late last month, 55 per cent of Europe's power was delivered by wind, solar, and hydroelectric sources.

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AutoGrid

MAY 24, 2023

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is a relatively new innovation that has the potential to revolutionize the way we consume and generate electricity. and on how and when utilities turn on and off sources of electricity generation to respond. are working together to expand their V2G charging network across Europe.

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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. GME Engineering and Siemens contributed to the project, supporting with their energy domain acumen and by making the electricity grid increasingly interactive.

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Power grid Europe Innovation Demand 59

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

GreenCom Networks, the Internet-of-things platform provider that’s become a go-to for major European utilities to control solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers and smart home energy loads, has landed another funding round with two new strategic investors that could open new markets. Wednesday’s 12 million euros ($14.5

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Britain added more onshore and offshore wind capacity than any other country in Europe last year at 2.8GW, latest industry figures show. Climate neutrality and the Green Deal require Europe to install over twice as much new wind energy each year as it managed in 2019," said WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 4, 2024

The scientists developed a model that simulates storm damages to the Texas power grid and studied 10,000 realisations of potential damages for each of seven historical tropical cyclones, including the major hurricanes Harvey (2017) and Ike (2008). For the first time, our analysis shows how an electric network reacts to evolving storms.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Italy-based EDN , a producer of on-board battery chargers and power converters, will showcase its new on-board battery chargers (BHP19 for the US and BHP22 for Europe) for electric and plug-in hybrid applications in the off-highway sector at construction trade show CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas in March. EDN says its 19.2

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Batteries Power grid Europe Construction 117

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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Canary Media

JULY 27, 2023

based startup ev.energy has built a customer base of 120,000 electric-vehicle drivers in Europe and North America who are using its charging software to save money, ease stress on the power grid and soak up as much surplus clean energy as possible. Over the past five years, U.K.-based But the company wants to go way…

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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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Charged

APRIL 13, 2022

One of the hottest trends in the EV world is bidirectional charging , which promises to allow EV batteries to be used to provide services to the electrical grid. Five production Porsche Taycans were connected to the power grid via the Porsche Home Energy Manager (HEM) both in a domestic environment and under laboratory conditions.

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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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Smart Energy International

MARCH 19, 2024

million) green loan to expand the electricity distribution grid in Spain. The loan will finance smart power grid development and expansion, facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources and new connections of clean tech assets, such as heat pumps and EVs. Of the loan, an initial €500 million ($542.7

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altenergymag

JANUARY 28, 2020

Smart charging is resulting in e-mobility becoming increasingly intelligent by, for example, charging electric cars when it makes economic sense to do so or by allowing car batteries to temporarily store electricity for use in the car owner’s home or the power grid.

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Europe Power grid Transportation Batteries 60

Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2024

The virtual power plant (VPP) integrated capacity of vehicle to grid (V2G) is forecast to surpass that of energy storage assets ahead of 2040. This is according to US-based consultancy Rethink Energy who in a report hail VPP technology as the core of future power grids.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Think AI-boosted investment platforms, moves to ease up grid connection queues and top tech players to watch. Power grid forecasting One of the key recurring themes that has gained solid recognition over the last year has been the unarguable position of the power grid as an investment priority to reach global net-zero targets.

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Energy Energy Power grid Investment 96

Smart Energy International

MARCH 27, 2024

The concept is apparent with the long lead times for grid build out, which can lag renewables development. Can the power grid save Europe’s bid in the race to net zero? Have you read?

Investment 59

Investment Power grid Europe Demand 59

Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2024

The smart grid, of course, refers to any tech integrating into the power grid – a vast array of applications. The round, led by a new investor in the company and one of the largest asset managers in Europe -Dutch pension fund service provider PGGM – brings the company’s raised capital to nearly €600 million ($643.9

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Europe Investment Startups Electric vehicle 86

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in frequency and narrowly avoided widespread power failure. It is possible to see a future where almost all of Europe’s electricity comes from climate-friendly energy sources.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A large-scale battery storage system from Rolls-Royce – touted to be the largest in the Netherlands – is the latest to help the Dutch grid manage its overflow of renewable connections. As a surplus of renewables have been coming online to the Dutch power grid, a new problem has unfolded – that of being at capacity.

Batteries 122

Batteries Europe Power grid Energy 122

Smart Energy International

JUNE 29, 2022

Northeast German DSO Mitnetz Strom and Volkswagen subsidiary Elli have launched a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) grid integration pilot. 5 are participating in making their EVs part of the energy system and increasingly using green electricity from the region for charging. million EVs to drive for a year.

Energy Monitor 105

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Power grid 105

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Siemens has been involved demonstrating new building and grid energy management solutions from the early days of the initiative, which opened in 2013 and is set to house some 25,000 people and provide around 20,000 workspaces. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Have you read? Register now

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Our analysis also explores the costs of using battery storage to complement wind and solar power, finding that, even with storage included, both are still highly cost-competitive. For starters, Alberta and Ontario are in the midst of transforming their power grids. These results are important for a few reasons.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

Europe, Asia and beyond. The degree to which this wave of new flexible resources can be tapped for grid-balancing will depend on four key areas, according to a new research insight from WoodMac. Both electric vehicles and electric heat are expected to see record growth in the 2020s. and Europe. Today, the U.S.

Building Energy Monitoring 218

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 218

Smart Energy International

MARCH 2, 2022

Europe’s TSOs via ENTSO-E have said they are focused on identifying the key conditions to support electricity supply to Ukraine as a matter of priority. ENTSO-E says that it and its member TSOs understand the urgency to address the request while ensuring the security and stability of the Continental European power system.

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