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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

Generation curtailment and increasing congestion and inertia deficits are among the challenges with grids that are inflexible and were not designed or built for these resources. Household PV modules can be connected to power grids safely and efficiently, while EVs can be charged in order.

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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond

GreenTechMedia

Centrica’s 2019 investment , for example, cemented GreenCom’s role in providing the IoT backbone for the home energy services related to Centrica’s Hive smart home devices , now used by about 1.7 Enabling European virtual power plants. million customers.

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Managing power grid complexity: The 5 biggest priorities for utilities in 2024

Smart Energy International

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. But in recent years the world has faced an endless catalog of severe weather events.

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Itron’s flagship EMEA event gathers industry visionaries

Smart Energy International

Itron has announced the second iteration of their annual customer event, Itron Inspire EMEA , from April 5-6, 2022. The event aims to gather industry experts, colleagues and thought leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Siemens and NVIDIA to enable industrial metaverse

Smart Energy International

Have you read: Fujitsu pools digital twin IoT resources to advance its Trusted Society Digital twin for hydrogen transport in GB’s gas transmission system Norway’s Tensio to trial power grid digital twin. Discover #SiemensXcelerator 's three main elements – a thread! ?? Roland Busch (r.),

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Extreme weather preparedness a top concern for US utilities, Wi-SUN finds

Smart Energy International

Phil Beecher, President and CEO of the Wi-SUN Alliance, comments that extreme weather events are fast evolving from a rare occurrence to something that should be built into the risk profile of any utility company. Have you read? The study was conducted for the Wi-SUN Alliance by Censuswide in February 2024.

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Germany’s E.DIS Netz starts transition to 450Mhz network

Smart Energy International

The 450MHz band – formerly known as the C band – has gained growing interest for military and other critical applications with characteristics such as strong signal penetration and suitability for large scale IoT applications.