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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

A new set of integrated technologies has been introduced by Huawei to manage the increasing complexities of utility distribution networks. Generation curtailment and increasing congestion and inertia deficits are among the challenges with grids that are inflexible and were not designed or built for these resources.

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China’s State Grid Corporation to use Nokia IoT across power infrastructure

Smart Energy International

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) will deploy a Nokia solution, aiming to use automation to better monitor electrical power production and distribution status in real time, using IoT sensors throughout their infrastructure. SGCC supplies electrical power to more than 1.1 Nokia : IoT and smart grid complexity.

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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. With funding of more than €12.5

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Google Cloud partners up to utilise perovskite within IoT

Smart Energy International

Saule Technologies and Columbus Energy have partnered with Google Cloud to develop new products using perovskite solar cells and solutions in the field of distributed energy and IoT (Internet of Things). Google Cloud will become a strategic partner of both companies, providing cloud computing services and technologies.

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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond

GreenTechMedia

Centrica’s 2019 investment , for example, cemented GreenCom’s role in providing the IoT backbone for the home energy services related to Centrica’s Hive smart home devices , now used by about 1.7 Enabling European virtual power plants. million customers.

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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. And it’s this coordination that’s critical in a distributed grid.

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Extreme weather preparedness a top concern for US utilities, Wi-SUN finds

Smart Energy International

Furthermore, the utilities are adopting new approaches to improve outage recovery times through advanced networking, with predictive maintenance analytics topping the list, followed by smart grid technologies and enhanced communications, as well as the use of drones and robotics to inspect assets.