Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

With the worst of winter weather arguably still ahead of us, John Humble of grid voltage experts Fundamentals explores how intelligent risk management, targeted maintenance and better communication across our networks are critical for preparing our power grids to keep the lights on. So how can we minimise this risk?

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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).

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. Build a resilient grid. Software underpinned with a strong data foundation is key.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Peaking at nearly 32MW from 8,500 solar-plus-storage residential systems, Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customer batteries provided consistent clean energy to California’s power grid through the summer and fall of 2023. ”

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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. DR is the first line of defense to stretch thin power supplies.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

New research from the Wi-SUN Alliance finds that advanced weather prediction tops the list of initiatives that US utilities are undertaking to ensure better network resilience. Other top initiatives are renewable energy integration, grid modernisation and microgrids and disaster response and recovery plans. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. Grid resilience and reliability.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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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

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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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Future of Energy and Grid Resiliency is Distributed By Giovanni Herazo, Vice President, Smart Grid Solutions As one of FPL’s smart grid & innovation leaders, I saw firsthand how our grid was consistently put to the test by unexpected outages, power quality issues, adverse weather conditions, and rising load demand.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These models aim to help eliminate network monitoring blind spots in stress-testing grid resilience and improve severe weather response while reducing reliance on manual field surveys.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 2, 2024

The report, focussed on potential opportunities for AI in the grid, finds that AI is able to improve grid planning, permitting, operations and reliability and resilience as well to advance the broader transition to a clean energy economy. Anticipating system anomalies to avoid disruption.

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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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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As part of the Baltic power grid synchronisation project, the compensators will also be installed in Lithuania and Estonia – three in each country. kls signed a contract with the general partnership EM&SE Syncons for the supply and installation of the compensators, with a total cost of €114 million ($112.5

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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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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. More resilient. 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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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

This event nearly devastated the state’s power grid due to a frequency drop that put Texas four minutes and 37 seconds away from a months-long blackout. As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With a focus on sustainability and grid resilience, energy storage systems are unlocking a new era of flexibility, efficiency, and reliability. The integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid presents unique challenges, such as intermittent generation and grid stability.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This means that in the event of a heatwave, a spike in electricity use would ultimately test the power grid’s ability to meet supply with demand, potentially resulting in summer brownouts or blackouts. This enables a more environmentally prudent supply of electricity to meet peak power loads, while also containing costs.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

FirstEnergy subsidiary Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) announced a five-year, $935 million proposal that includes key investments in grid modernisation, system resiliency and substation modernisation, and represents the largest infrastructure upgrade investment in the company’s history.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 31, 2023

Acting chair Phillips declared that reliability was job number one and shared his three key areas of focus: cyber and physical security; extreme weather; and grid resiliency during this period of rapidly changing resources. This was originally published on Power-Grid International.

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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. Since a microgrid can operate during outages, it reinforces grid resilience and help mitigate disturbances.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 4, 2022

Virtual Event. A panel of grid experts explaining why grid resiliency matters and how to mitigate events like wildfires in the era of climate change. This event is complimentary for all WCS members. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event. July 13, 2022. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

. £145,000 for Otaski Energy Solutions Ltd and Syselek Ltd (Based in Gateshead and partnered with Costain): Trialling their cost and energy-efficient smart charge and bi-directional converter, which allows EVs to charge from any power grid source and discharge energy back to the grid or storage.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 28, 2022

The panel was moderated by Clarion Event’s VP of Energy Content, David Wagman and took place during the DISTRIBUTECH and POWERGEN International leadership summit in Dallas, Texas on May 23. Matevosyan said the extreme weather event that hit Texas during February 2021 could not have been predicted and planned for.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 26, 2022

Neara aims to solve the greatest issues faced by utilities, including an increasingly unstable climate, extreme weather events and commitments to scale up renewable energy generation. This post was originally published on Power-Grid International in light of DISTRIBUTECH 2022. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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CleanTech Alliance

MAY 13, 2021

Grid resiliency has been on everyone’s mind lately. From the rolling blackouts in California during the wildfires last year to the outages in Texas this past February, ensuring we have a reliable power grid is a priority for utilities and consumers alike.

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CleanTech Alliance

JUNE 1, 2021

Grid resiliency has been on everyone’s mind lately. From the rolling blackouts in California during the wildfires last year to the outages in Texas this past February, ensuring we have a reliable power grid is a priority for utilities and consumers alike.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This heat feeds surging demand for electricity and increased strain on already taxed power grids. These climate change linked trends are highlighting the growing need for distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) that can manage the grid intelligently while quickly responding to the real-time needs of grid operators.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This is why we’ve designed our fully digital substations at One Energy to be secure, digital, resilient, embrace real-time condition monitoring, and survive every conceivable weather event.” Measures were also taken to increase the substation’s safety and resilience.

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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

MAY 25, 2022

Have you read: Network solutions to guide Peachtree Corners infrastructure communications Virginia Natural Gas to inspect natural gas infrastructure with UAVs The grid needs long-duration energy storage. “Solano County currently relies heavily on the power grid, and our rates went up eight percent this year,” added Greve.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 18, 2022

The BlockEnergy solar-plus-energy storage microgrid aims to enable increased operability, security, and grid resilience to mitigate extreme weather and other events that can impact electric utility grid uptime.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Swiss-based Energy Vault, which develops grid-scale energy storage solutions, is developing a 2GWh gravity energy storage project alongside deployment of their Energy Resiliency Centers (ERCs) for China’s zero carbon industrial parks. Also of interest: Opening day for Enlit Asia 2022 a dynamic start to 3 days in Bangkok.

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