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Bosch’s new flexible charging cable does away with the “charging brick”

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It includes the usual control and safety technology, but dispenses with the usual bulky in-cable control box, or “charging brick.”. The new cable weighs less than three kg, and comes with adapters for Type 2 and household plugs. (In The three-phase cable enables Mode 2 and Mode 3 AC charging at power levels of up to 22 kW.

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Barbara IoT develops edge computing-based trip analysis tool

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Software startup Barbara IoT is developing a tool based on edge computing to characterise the state of electrical substation elements when a trip occurs. This, in turn, aims to improve connectivity and provide valuable information for the operation, maintenance and planning of the electrical grid.

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TenneT awards contract for BorWin6 HVDC connector in the North Sea

Smart Energy International

McDermott International said it has been awarded its largest-ever renewable energy contract from German transmission grid operator TenneT for BorWin6, an innovative 980-MW High-Voltage, Direct Current (HVDC) project. Additional project partners include Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co.

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Ofgem supports National Grid with £1.5m for energy network innovation

Smart Energy International

National Grid Electricity Transmission has been awarded £400k ($532k) for three projects that will help develop a net zero electricity network – including replacing greenhouse gas SF6 with a low carbon alternative as well as utilising satellite data analytics to future proof against the impacts of climate change. Have you read?

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Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure

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Furthermore, the company draws a distinction between a battery-buffered solution, which needs the grid to operate, and a battery-integrated solution, which can operate on its own, and can be made bidirectional to send energy back to the grid in times of need. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.

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Solplanet shines with PV innovations at Intersolar Europe

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Solplanet's product portfolio includes single-phase and three-phase inverters as well as system technology for connecting and monitoring small- and large-scale installations.

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Squeezing valuable drops out of smart water innovation

Smart Energy International

A $4m project is attempting to deliver groundbreaking smart water metering solutions that cater for utilities in terms of readability, battery lifetime, interoperability and cost. Jonathan Spencer Jones reports. The four-year, €4.44 million ($4.3 million and ran until January 31, 2022. Pre-commercial procurement. from Italy.