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Iberdrola launches AI innovation project to optimise power grids

Smart Energy International

Iberdrola is leading the AI Innovation Data Space (i-DS) project to improve value extraction from data to optimise power grids. Specifically, the aim is to apply AI to speed up and enhance the extraction of value from the data to improve the service of distribution networks.

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Leveraging quantum computing to tackle power grid challenges

Smart Energy International

The US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is collaborating with quantum computing company IonQ to help solve power grid challenges and drive infrastructure improvements. In the US Department of Energy-funded project, the two organisations intend to explore how quantum computing technology can be used to modernise the power grid.

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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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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!

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

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Statnett to tap CERN for grid innovation

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Norwegian TSO Statnett is to collaborate with the European particle physics lab CERN on sustainable solutions for the operation of future power grids. As we navigate the challenges posed by the integration of wind and solar energy into our grid, collaboration with CERN emerges as a valuable partnership. “As

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UK innovation project assesses ‘Thames-to-grid’ tech

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The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s power grid. Electric Thames has been supported by the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).