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EPICS global research centre for 100% renewable power grids launched in US

Smart Energy International

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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Australian DSO warns of trifecta weather threat to power grid

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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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Octopus Australia acquires 1GWh transmission-connected battery project

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The renewable energy developer and fund manager purchased the project from Firm Power, a battery energy storage systems (BESS) developer. Once operational, the project will store and dispatch 1GWh of electricity, supporting peak demand on the power grid and providing power to approximately 70,000 homes for one day.

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Smart Energy Finances: Growth financing for AI-based network resilience

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million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology. The round comes as severe weather and wildfires continue to cause significant stress on power grids across the globe, in some cases causing blackouts This is resulting in greater investments into power grids and networks. billion ($300.9

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Construction begins on 500MW Australian battery project

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. “Synergy’s ground-breaking project is significant for the Collie community and will help local workers and families as Synergy seeks to exit coal-fired power by 2030. “When complete, this battery will support reliability and more renewable energy on WA’s main electricity grid.”

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Australia breaks ground on energy infrastructure digitalisation

Smart Energy International

To launch headway on its planned digitalisation efforts in Australia they have entered into a three-year partnership with electricity utility Horizon Power alongside a collaboration with investee company NNNCo. The IoT solutions will be rolled across Lake Argyle, Kununurra and Wyndham by Enzen and NNNCo.

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Neara expands to improve network safety and reliability

Smart Energy International

The critical infrastructure we all rely on daily for fundamental needs like electricity is under pressure from annual weather emergencies like floods and fires. This post was originally published on Power-Grid International in light of DISTRIBUTECH 2022.