Modernizing the world’s power grid
GreenBiz
JANUARY 29, 2024
Sponsored: A clean energy future will require the transformation of today’s power grid. To get there, businesses, utilities and governments must work together.
Bolstering Power Grid Cybersecurity in an Era of Hybrid Threats
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Russian government-affiliated hackers orchestrated cyberattacks that targeted Ukraine’s electrical grid and energy infrastructure.
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The world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaul
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Photo by Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Governments and utilities need to add or replace the equivalent of virtually all the world’s power grids by 2040 to reliably keep the lights on while cleaning up pollution from the power sector. But power grids aren’t keeping up, and it puts that 1.5-degree
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Sungrow VPP project to support ailing South African power grid
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Touted as South Africa’s first wind-solar-storage integrated virtual power plant (VPP), EDF Renewables and private investment company Perpetua Holdings (Pty) Ltd won the Umoyilanga project bid in the South African Government’s Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme in March 2021.
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£1.2 million government funding aims for lower-emissions freight
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 15, 2023
million in UK government funding. 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.
Strengthening Puerto Rico’s power grid
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in US history. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year.
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Electrical distributor EIS to acquire Power Grid Supply
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers.
Forrest unveils 10GW renewable “super hub” to power grid and green hydrogen
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
The post Forrest unveils 10GW renewable “super hub” to power grid and green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy. FFI and Windlab to co-develop 10GW-plus wind and solar "Super Hub" in northern Queensland to fast-track the state's green hydrogen ambitions.
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Offshore wind farm balancing German power grid in green energy “milestone”
Renew Economy
MAY 22, 2022
Offshore wind energy in Germany is being used to stabilise the country's electricity system in case of grid fluctuations. The post Offshore wind farm balancing German power grid in green energy “milestone” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Ontario Invests $5.9 Million in Nine Projects to Incorporate Hydrogen Into Provincial Power Grid
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
HALTON HILLS – The Ontario government is investing $5.9 Nine new projects will add more clean electricity from hydrogen and reduce emissions. million in nine new projects that will integrate hydrogen.
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Will the mass uptake of EVs blow up the power grid?
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Report says sensible – and smart – policies will support the huge new load on the power system as Australia transitions to battery-electric cars. . The post Will the mass uptake of EVs blow up the power grid? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Europe needs €800bn to meet 2030 climate targets, says industry
Financial Times: Energy
APRIL 8, 2024
Governments need massive private and public investments to expand power grids and energy storage facilities
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Enhancing the U.S. Electric Grid to Meet the Nation’s Growing Power Needs
POWER Magazine
JANUARY 2, 2024
power grid is in need of an upgrade and the federal government knows it. Much of the electric grid was built in the 1960s and 1970s, according to a paper published by the U.S. Electric Grid to Meet the Nation’s Growing Power Needs appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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WoodMac: Wind, Solar and Storage to Dominate Europe’s Power Grid by 2030
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 3, 2020
Europe will lose 41 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2040 as new projects fail to keep place with closures, WoodMac says. are struggling to raise finance leaving the government to assess whether it’s economical to fund construction directly from consumer bills. New-build projects in the U.K.
Ready to embrace IEC 61850 everywhere in your power grid?
Smart Energy International
MARCH 28, 2022
But if Thomas Edison, who opened the first investor-owned power utility in New York City 140 years ago, were to tour the switchyard of a modern substation, he would still recognize the transformers, circuit breakers, switches and capacitors. To the naked eye, it might appear that the power grid hasn’t changed. About Hansen Chan.
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Biden administration announces ‘largest ever’ investment in US electric grid
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 18, 2023
billion in funding today to upgrade the US’s aging electric grid, the largest investment to date in the grid. Stressed power grids need the money badly, both to prevent blackouts and bring more clean energy online. Weather disasters supercharged by climate change have already led to more power outages in the US.
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US DOE $10m grant to support nation’s first regional cybersecurity center for grids
Smart Energy International
APRIL 24, 2024
A $10 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant will help create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations centre meant to help protect the power grid against cyber attacks. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published by Sean Wolfe on Power Grid International.
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‘It’s like buying an iPhone and not having a cable’: UK’s bid for net zero in the balance due to grid ‘blind spot’
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data.
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For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure
GreenBiz
MARCH 24, 2021
For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure could provide a major benefit — boosting both clean energy and resiliency — for the power grid. That's where EVs can discharge electricity back onto the power grid in an exchange with utilities. Katie Fehrenbacher.
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Renewables overtake fossil fuels in 2020 as Britain's power grid enjoys 'greenest year' yet
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
per cent of Britain's power supplies, with coal supplying just 1.6 per cent as more plants shuttered last year in preparation for the government's proposed 2024 coal power phase-out deadline. In contrast, fossil fuel sources made up 39.6
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Are You Doing Solar Only Halfway?
The Environmental Blog
JULY 27, 2023
A solar panel produces the energy that an inverter can send to a battery to charge it and keep the excess stored instead of sending it to the local power grid. Such a solar + storage system makes it possible for you to obtain the full benefit of your residential solar power system. The post Are You Doing Solar Only Halfway?
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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 24, 2024
Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, or about 20% above 2005 levels.
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Canada’s power grid is pretty clean. Here’s why it needs to be cleaner
Clean Energy Canada
AUGUST 23, 2019
Over the past few months, we’ve been writing this series to inform readers about just what exactly the federal government is doing in the fight of our lifetimes — that is, the fight against climate change. So far, our series has covered what the federal government has implemented to support electric vehicles. Phasing out coal.
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Hitachi Energy upgrades Canadian transformer facilities with over $100m
Smart Energy International
APRIL 30, 2024
Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has announced an upgrade and modernisation of its power transformer factory in Varennes, and other facilities in Montreal, Canada, to address fast-growing customer demand for sustainable energy in North America.
Urgent measures announced as Dutch grid creeps to capacity
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Government and grid operators in the Netherlands are taking new, urgent measures to ensure sufficient space on the Dutch power grid as demand continues to surge in the compact country. That is good news, but it also puts enormous pressure on our power grid.
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altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The demand for EVs is rising, the demand for charging stations and established power grids have also increased to ensure that the cars run smoothly. Furthermore, stringent government vehicle emission regulations have made consumers buy EVs.
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Government kicks off search for site of UK's first nuclear fusion power plant
Business Green
DECEMBER 2, 2020
UK takes a major step forward in its plans to commercialise a nuclear fusion power plant by 2040, inviting local communities to submit bids to host the country's inaugural project. Assessment of potential sites will take around two years, with the winning site set to be announced by the Business Secretary in 2022, the government said.
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Dutch demand continues to outstrip supply despite record grid investments
Smart Energy International
MARCH 8, 2024
Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. Said Koen Bogers, CEO of Stedin: “Stedin does everything within its capacity to expand the power grid…But that won’t be enough.
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'Common-sense solution': Government urged to bring forward £5.8bn home retrofit programme
Business Green
JANUARY 17, 2023
IPPR calls on government to ramp up efforts to tackle UK’s housing and energy crisis through new scheme to deliver energy efficiency information and financial support. In addition, it called on the government to confirm plans for phasing out oil and gas boilers.
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'Get cracking': Why pressure is building on government to deliver a net zero power plan
Business Green
MARCH 1, 2023
With the government's attention focused on the energy crisis triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, the NAO said Ministers had made little progress in drawing up a long-term delivery plan for delivering on its target for all electricity to be generated through net zero emission energy sources by 2035.
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Powin and Pulse Clean Energy partner on Scottish battery project
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The project will provide services to maintain balance within the power grid, enabling more renewables to be connected securely to the UK energy system. The batteries will allow Galp to store the solar energy produced in periods of high generation, and to deploy it during periods of high demand, alleviating stress from the power grid.
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'Asleep at the wheel': CCC urges government to go all-in on 2035 green grid goal
Business Green
MARCH 8, 2023
The UK's climate advisory body latest report provides an in-depth assessment of the mix of renewable, flexible grid, hydrogen, nuclear, and carbon capture technologies that will need to be in place by the middle of the 2030s if the government is to deliver on its stated goal of operating a nearly completely decarbonised power grid by 2035.
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'A crucial step': Government unveils funding plan for new nuclear plants
Business Green
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Government touts RAB funding model as 'win-win' for climate and consumers, but pushing upfront costs onto energy bills could prove controversial. The new financing rules are likely to provide a major boost for EDF's hopes of building a £20bn nuclear power plant at Sizewell C in Essex.
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Reports: Government poised to announce 2035 boiler phase-out
Business Green
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The government is reportedly poised to publish the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy next week, with the crucial document expected to feature plans to ban the installation of gas boilers from 2035 and accelerate the roll out of heat pumps through a package of grants and energy bill reforms.
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Reports: Government to set new target to deliver zero emission grid by 2035
Business Green
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Boris Johnson is expected to use his Conservative Party Conference speech this week to reassert his commitment to accelerating the net zero transition by announcing a new target to ensure the UK delivers a zero emission power grid from 2035. That will bring the cost of energy down and bring down the cost of transport.".
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Europe’s grid is receiving record levels of investment. But is it enough?
Smart Energy International
MARCH 15, 2024
Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. billion, highlighting the role of the grid in minimising economic loss.
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The Power of Hydrogen for Utilities
Energy Central
MAY 19, 2022
Government officials are creating sustainability regulations, which target greenhouse gas emissions. Diversifying the energy sector is essential when creating a low impact-power grid. They target pollution from the oil and gas industry to meet decarbonization goals.
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Blackstone acquires Texas-based electric grid components company
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 6, 2023
US asset manager Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with it have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, an electric grid components manufacturer. “The acquisition of Power Grid Components fits squarely within one of our favorite investment themes – the U.S.
Need to enable anticipatory investments for Europe’s DSOs – report
Smart Energy International
MARCH 27, 2024
Moreover in Europe, current regulatory frameworks allow DSOs to invest in building out the power grid only after a connection request is made, raising the possibility of the grid hindering such connections and ultimately putting at risk the achievement of the net zero targets. Have you read?
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Smart Energy Finances: Navigating the 2024 energy landscape
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Think AI-boosted investment platforms, moves to ease up grid connection queues and top tech players to watch. Power grid forecasting One of the key recurring themes that has gained solid recognition over the last year has been the unarguable position of the power grid as an investment priority to reach global net-zero targets.
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Governments must act decisively at COP27 to build a safer world for all
Business Green
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
This situation will become much more widespread without decisive action from all governments. Governments will negotiate how to pay for this loss and damage. And business and wealthier governments will also discuss how to cut emissions faster - what's known as mitigation. This is known as loss and damage.
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Government of Canada - Clean Power Roadmap for Atlantic Canada Unveils Collective Vision for an Interconnected Power Grid
Global Renewable News
MARCH 14, 2022
One of the most effective ways to fight.
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Phasecraft to develop quantum algorithms to optimise energy grids
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Quantum computing has the potential to solve important problems in a number of sectors, not least the public sector, and we’re glad that the UK government shares this belief.” Alongside power grid optimisation, another area the company has been working on is the discovery of new materials that can supply clean energy.
New clean electricity vision sees a competitive path for Canada
Clean Energy Canada
AUGUST 8, 2023
VICTORIA—Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s new vision paper, Powering Canada Forward : “Clean power will be the backbone of the 21st century economy. The federal government has set out the vision.
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