POWER Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

Scientists who maintain the world’s temperature records, which date back to 1880, calculate a global temperature anomaly each year to determine how much temperatures have changed compared to temperatures from […] The post How Utilities Are Planning for Extreme Weather Events and Mitigating Risks appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 17, 2022

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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altenergymag

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Join Solarplaza Summit Energy Storage The Netherlands on 16 February in Amsterdam, the leading storage event in the Netherlands. This event will empower you to take charge of and integrate your ambitions in the Dutch market.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 4, 2024

Based on a model of the Texas power system, scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK have developed a new method to identify and harden critical lines against tropical cyclones and increase power system resilience. Their approach allowed them to reproduce observed supply failures.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

MARCH 27, 2024

Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy. The research, which looked at extensive heat and cold waves across the six interconnected energy grid regions of the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 6, 2024

The Business Demand Response programme, which aims to ensure grid stability and reliability, will see eligible PSE business electric customers earn payments for making targeted energy reductions during periods of peak demand or grid emergencies. million electric customers in 10 counties, namely in Western Washington. ”

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It is no secret that the power plant grid in New York has been under tremendous stress in recent years due to a variety of causes, including extreme weather events and population growth.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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?

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Power grid expansion! This is a detailed assessment of a recent North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) survey of heavy-duty battery-powered trucks by Canary Media Inc.'s The data comes from trucks participating in Run on Less – Electric Depot, a three-week-long test-drive event. 's Jeff St.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The four microgrid and energy storage sites will help address surging energy demands in the San Diego region, especially during hot summer days and the peak evening hours when solar power generation typically diminishes and there is a significant strain on the grid.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Not investing in the grid is like accumulating cholesterol – you find out you are in bad shape.” The Enel boss stressed that without appropriate investments into keeping the grid in good shape, extreme weather events could render it vulnerable to damage and power outages. What we need to work on is (grid) investments.”

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After electric car batteries aren't very good at moving a car anymore, they can be taken and used for other applications, such as for the power grid, potentially for several years. One reason I've been thinking about this issue is because of our excellent event Circularity , which the GreenBiz team put on last week.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 10, 2024

They’re worried about coronal mass ejections (CMEs), explosions of plasma and magnetized particles coming from the Sun, that could potentially impact critical infrastructure, including the power grid, internet cables, and satellites. The watch means that conditions for a severe event are likely possible.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 22, 2022

DEWA nanosatellite improves management of power and water networks Extreme weather pushes power grids to the brink – is AI the answer? In the past, values of higher than 7V/km have been detected along railways in Sweden, while estimates of extreme solar storms have predicted events with strengths of up to 20V/km.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 19, 2024

The technologies, which can be integrated into existing wind turbine control systems, are aimed to address the two major issues identified with the rapid growth of wind farms globally – namely power system frequency control and forced oscillations, which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

Each is being tested by Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) at their Gardenia Innovation Centre, with the potential outcome of being deployed for power grid management. Once done with testing, components are replaced by other installations for testing and/or are deployed along OUC’s grid.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 15, 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a speech during an event called Microsoft Build: AI Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 2nd, 2024. The company would also have to spur the deployment of way more renewable energy onto power grids where it operates.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

Increasing transfer capability between regions may help to support greater grid resilience, the organisations said, particularly following extreme weather events and the influx of renewable generation resources with intermittent output.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Headlining the event with one of the welcome addresses was the Chairman & Senator for SETA. Also, opening the event was Richard Ireland, the CEO for Clarion Events Asia, who could barely contain his enthusiasm to being back in Bangkok for this long-anticipated Enlit event.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 12, 2024

The Strategic Plan was officially launched in a special event with GDC’s Board of Directors and top officials in attendance, as well as the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Hon. Two more power plants will be developed in this field, with target commercial operations by 2025. Davis Chirchir.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid, announced its official launch, initial institutional capital raise of $2.5 million, and partnership with Seattle City Light and Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO). Infrastructure investment planning has traditionally relied primarily on historical data.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

British distribution network operator Northern Powergrid has announced a flexibility initiative, tapping a virtual power plant and smart energy management programme to incentivise residential power consumption reduction at times of peak demand on the power grid.

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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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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2021

VIDEO: CEO and co-founder of high resolution CO2 emissions data provider for power grids pitches to top investors as part of BusinessGreen's Technology & Investment Forum. His pitch can be watched in full above, while the rest of last month's event - including all of the pitches - can be watched back on-demand via the event website.

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AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Transmission upgrades are vital to help build the net zero carbon grid of the future by integrating large-scale solar and wind farms into the nation’s power grids. Every megawatt of load reduced from the grid network can help bolster reliability. But building transmission lines is contentious and time-consuming.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2022

Enel and stakeholders of the power distribution ecosystem gathered in Rome for the Net Zero Grid Day, in which Enel announced Enel’s Open Power Grids association and Gridspertise’s expansion into the US as part of their ‘net zero strategy’ for grids. Open Power Grids association.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 27, 2023

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are working to understand the effects of electrical faults in the modern US power grid. Faults are abnormal conditions in an electrical circuit that interrupt the flow of power, with the potential to cause blackouts that affect thousands of customers.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in frequency and narrowly avoided widespread power failure. The alternative would see operators hit with additional costs, paying for expensive reinforcements or even building new power lines.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 16, 2023

An advanced metering infrastructure should improve the operation of the electricity system, as well as the metrics and situational awareness of the company and customers to address security issues and irregular situations during future weather events. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2023

Solar storms and the ensuing space weather can cause power system surges but predicting such events remains challenging due to their complexity and scale. But that should be about to change with a new research programme getting under way at Northumbria University with £520,000 (US$0.6

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Grid technology company Reactive Technologies has launched Tradenergy, a software tool and analytics platform with the aim of providing short-term energy traders real-time insights into grid events such as generation or interconnector trips.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

That Phase II system was not affected by the overheating event and is available for operation, Vistra said. The Phase II 100-MW system , which is located in a separate building on site, has not been affected by the event. The first phase was connected to the power grid and began operations in December 2020, according to reports.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If approved, Entergy says its plan will: Invest $1 billion in the grid over 10 years in two, 5-year phases Cut outage times by more than half and save customers millions of dollars Upgrade thousands of poles to withstand 150 mph winds Harden 650 miles (1046km) of power lines Have you read: How can Canada meet net-zero goals?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have filed five year grid modernisation with the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) to improve reliability. of the time, but we still have work to do to create a more resilient power grid that provides customers with the reliability they expect and deserve.”

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Centrality of the grid Whether it is the spiralling demand for more electricity or the universal initiative to shift to renewable energy, a crucial element in this complex matrix is the power grid. Virtualisation, another product of digitalisation, contributes to grid resiliency.

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