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How Orlando Utilities Commission has been testing grid tech innovation

Smart Energy International

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. This became apparent during a visit to the municipality-owned public utility’s innovation centre in Orlando, Florida.

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Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund

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Brandon Middaugh , the Director of Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund , comes on the show to explain. Investments in its portfolio cover carbon removal, carbon marketplace innovation and the circular economy, among others. The Interchange is brought to you by Hitachi ABB Power Grids.

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Sungrow VPP project to support ailing South African power grid

Smart Energy International

Also, the virtual power plant technology will be configured to achieve long-distance cross-regional energy coordinated dispatch, improve regional power supply stability, and meet the power grid’s needs. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published on Power Engineering International.

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Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund

GreenTechMedia

Brandon Middaugh , the Director of Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund , comes on the show to explain. Investments in its portfolio cover carbon removal, carbon marketplace innovation and the circular economy, among others. The Interchange is brought to you by Hitachi ABB Power Grids.

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EPICS global research centre for 100% renewable power grids launched in US

Smart Energy International

The Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) centre has been launched at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, MD in the US. Thrust 2 is aimed to find ways to accommodate wind, solar and storage resources into the grid and leverage these inverter-based resources’ flexibility for ancillary services.

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Strengthening Puerto Rico’s power grid

Smart Energy International

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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New digital twin reference library to further decentralise power grids

Smart Energy International

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) – which aims to drive development of the digital tech – has announced a reference library of use cases and case studies, including use of digital twins as a tool to decentralise power grids. The Digital Twin Consortium Technology Showcase is now open!