Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2022

Consumers Energy has announced plans for a $100 million investment to reduce the frequency and length of power outages. And as weather becomes more severe, Michigan needs a power grid that’s more reliable and resilient. “The HVD system is the backbone of our power grid.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

With the worst of winter weather arguably still ahead of us, John Humble of grid voltage experts Fundamentals explores how intelligent risk management, targeted maintenance and better communication across our networks are critical for preparing our power grids to keep the lights on. That’s not necessarily so.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As hurricanes threaten, Puerto Rico utilities are shoring up their defences using a PNNL-devised planning tool called the Electrical Grid Resilience and Assessment System (EGRASS), writes Nick Hennen from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. How EGRASS helps prepare for hurricanes.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting energy storage. No electricity system can operate without a backup. In Ireland this has traditionally been provided by fossil fuel generation.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) centre has been launched at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, MD in the US. Thrust 2 is aimed to find ways to accommodate wind, solar and storage resources into the grid and leverage these inverter-based resources’ flexibility for ancillary services.

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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. Not investing in the grid is like accumulating cholesterol – you find out you are in bad shape.”

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 4, 2021

Getting to 100 percent clean energy presents power grid operators with a major problem: what to do about inertia. Reactive Technologies says its novel technology for measuring this critical aspect of grid stability can help them find answers. An increasingly valuable measurement for clean-powered grids.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 27, 2024

In a new report Eurelectric calls for national regulatory authorities to allow Europe’s DSOs to make anticipatory investments to ready the power infrastructure for net zero. Can the power grid save Europe’s bid in the race to net zero? Have you read?

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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. These are to include the modernisation and construction of almost 8,000km of medium and low voltage grids, installation of 2.4

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Tesla's co-founder is pioneering a circular system for electric vehicle batteries. This week, I've been thinking a lot about electric vehicle batteries and the massive potential for battery recycling and reuse. Electric Vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 09/02/2020 - 01:30. Transportation & Mobility. Circular Economy.

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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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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

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 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

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. plans to boost its four-year investment plan from €33 billion ($36 billion) to €42 billion ($46 billion), focusing on energy networks and energy infrastructure solutions.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 20, 2024

Italian TSO Terna has announced investment plans of up to €16.5 The investment plan covers the period 2024 to 2028, with €2.6 billion) to be invested this year. I am proud to present the Industrial Plan with the highest level of investments in Terna’s history: €16.5 billion ($17.9 billion ($2.8 Terna plans to deliver €15.5

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 19, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have signed a €700 million ($759.8 million) green loan to expand the electricity distribution grid in Spain. Additionally, more than 65% of the total investment will go to Spanish regions where per-capita income is below the EU average. billion ($1.6 billion ($59.1

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Today’s new paper lays out the federal government’s vision for reaching a 100% clean power grid by 2035. The paper precedes the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations that will provide the regulatory support for this transition. Canada is starting from a position of strength, with an already 84% non-emitting electricity grid.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 13, 2024

As the Dutch-German TSO TenneT investigates the sale of its German operations to the Federal government, its annual investments are expected to grow to at least €10 billion ($10.9 billion), spurred by the call for grid expansion. In 2023, Tennet invested €7.7 billion ($8.4 billion ($3.2 billion) and Germany at €4.8 billion ($5.2

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Power utility says ‘fundamental reform’ of UK’s electricity network needed to tackle backlog of projects awaiting connection National Grid has increased its investment plans to £42bn by 2026 as the backlog of clean energy projects waiting to connect to the UK’s power networks continues to grow.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

National Grid ESO data reveals a number of fresh records, as zero carbon power sources made up more than half of Britain's power for extended periods of the year. The electricity grid achieved its lowest ever carbon intensity month in February 2022, which delivered an average of 126g CO2/kWh over the period, the data reveals.

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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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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 7, 2023

SA Power Networks, a DSO in the state of South Australia, has forecast a trifecta of weather threats, including catastrophic bushfire risk, thunderstorms and wind gusts up to 100kmh, to electricity supply and grid operations in its operating area.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Their primary components are transformers, responsible for converting electricity to lower voltage levels. Substations increasingly handle the reverse process, enabling the transportation of locally generated renewable energy back into the transmission grid. Compensation coils help maintain this balance.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In your search, an electric water heater should be high on your list because they’re easy to install and good for the environment. Below, we will tell you the pros and cons of installing an electric water heater. The majority of houses are already hooked up to the electric grid. So, the electric option is arguably safer.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In this episode, Shayle talks to Raffi Garabedian , the former CTO of pioneering solar manufacturer First Solar and now the co-founder and CEO of Electric Hydrogen Co. Disclosure: Shayle just led Energy Impact Partners’ investment in the company). The Interchange is brought to you by Hitachi ABB Power Grids.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

kls” (AST) plans to invest €500.5 million) up to 2033 to strengthen the electricity supply and transmission system. This encompasses digital solutions for the grid to prepare for synchronisation with continental Europe and increasing renewable capacity. Of the total investment, €210.5 million ($516.8 million ($216.6

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“The conclusion is very simple: without a power network fit for purpose, we will not achieve our REPowerEU goal to replace Russian fossil fuels, nor will we reach our net-zero targets,” stated the European Commissioner for Energy during the first High-Level Electricity Grid Forum hosted by ENTSO-E. But we can get there.”

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

The federal government has released a new paper, Powering Canada Forward , which lays out the federal government’s vision for a 100% clean power grid by 2035. The paper precedes the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations that will provide the regulatory support.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

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% Growing weather impacts on power systems highlight the importance of investing in electricity security.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%). Consequently, the growth of the RES share in final electricity consumption was also much weaker (+8 vs. +17 percentage points). An engine for change. awski, Electrum’s CEO.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

On the back of approving €805 million in clean energy financing, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million ($425.2 million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. million). The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Fortunately, there’s a new trend on the rise – that of electric vehicles (or EVs for short). Foregoing fossil fuels, these vehicles are charged directly through a power outlet, generating no harmful emissions, and offering savings in the long run, despite their higher initial price.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Yet many are still struggling to understand how to value energy storage as an investment. Global investments of $374 billion a year will be needed to upgrade the grid with enough flexibility to account for the variable power generation profiles of renewable technologies like solar and wind.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This is the second post in our series on the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , covering how the Act invests in strengthening our electric grid, which could better prepare us for the shift from fossil fuel generated electricity to renewable power. The Act establishes this $2.5

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