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Aspern smart city grid to be modelled with digital twin

Smart Energy International

As part of its long running Aspern Smart City research demonstration, Siemens software is to develop a digital twin of its low voltage grid. The Aspern Smart City Research is located in Aspern Seestadt, a major residential and business future focussed urban development project in the northeast of Vienna.

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Hitachi Completes Acquisition of ABB Power Grids to Tackle Renewable Energy’s Rise

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Japan’s Hitachi has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in ABB Power Grids worth up to $7.8 billion, creating a new business aimed at tackling the renewable and distributed energy frontiers of the power industry. percent stake in the venerable power grids unit of the Swiss-Swedish engineering giant.

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Urban grids are ‘feeling the heat’, IEA reports

Smart Energy International

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. By 2050 urban growth is expected to be equivalent to adding the combined land area of Germany, Italy and Japan.

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Bidirectional trucking: Switzerland’s DPD tests fleet electrification

Smart Energy International

As part of the federally funded TEC-OFF research project, Swiss parcel service provider DPD is testing bidirectional charging with its vehicle fleet to help close potential power gaps at peak times on the power grid.

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Japan’s Tepco to power crypto mining with surplus renewable energy

Smart Energy International

Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), its subsidiary Agile Energy X and computing technology provider Triple-1 are partnering to promote data centre developments in Japan. Agile Energy X was launched by Tepco in October to lead the development of the MW2MH concept of the conversion of electricity (i.e. the megahash).

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Itron’s flagship EMEA event gathers industry visionaries

Smart Energy International

We invite the EMEA community, colleagues and industry and thought leaders to join us for the two-day virtual event to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing utilities and smart cities,” said Andrew Jones, vice president of sales for EMEA in a statement. “We

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Itron Inspire EMEA 2022: Utility best practices and innovation

Smart Energy International

Ranging from advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to electric vehicle (EV) grid integration and data analytics, the different sessions provided a wealth of information and advice on industry best practices. Electric vehicle charging impacts the power grid The EV industry has been experiencing a surge of interest and investment.