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

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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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

billion ($38.96) by 2026, more than half of this being funnelled into power grid investments, the Group said more focus will be placed on profitability, flexibility and resiliency through selective capital allocation to maximize its risk/return profile. Beyond the power grid , approximately €12.1

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has cautioned against the impacts of electric vehicle (EV) charging on bulk power system reliability, calling for cross-sector coordination to bolster and ensure the reliability of the power grid.

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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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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

MAY 24, 2022

The energy provider will make significant upgrades to its high voltage distribution (HVD) system in an effort to make the power grid more reliable for Consumers Energy’s electric customers in the state of Michigan, US. And as weather becomes more severe, Michigan needs a power grid that’s more reliable and resilient.

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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.

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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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Renewable Energy World

JULY 21, 2021

Enel Green Power North America has acquired a 3.2GW solar portfolio, including 450MW solar-plus-storage projects, from Dakota Renewable Energy. Balancing a renewable grid: What are the options? Massive 50-GW wind, solar, hydrogen power plant with unique ownership model announced in Australia. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 11, 2022

According to Ericsson, the Centre contains a physical representation of a utility smart grid, enabling real-world demonstrations of end-to-end private network operations across the power grid from generation and transmission to distribution to end users.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Indian scheme was awarded in fiscal year 2022 and covers the construction of a new 400/220kV substation at Koppal along with 144km of 400kV direct current transmission line with extension of the 40kV GIS Bays at the PGCIL (Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd) Narendra substation. Also from Smart Energy Finances: E.ON billion). “The

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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

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

APRIL 29, 2024

million grant to Iowa State University engineers to establish a new cybersecurity centre focused on protecting power grids that rely on renewable energy sources. This will be a university-based cybersecurity research centre for renewable energy on the distribution grid,” Govindarasu said. The centre will have two main goals.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

At the start of the summer, the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a warning that two-thirds of North America would be at risk of energy shortfalls during periods of extreme demand. 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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The company will operate for consumers in the US and Canada, aiming to unlock the potential offered by EVs for the electric power grid. According to the partners, the establishment of ChargeScape aligns with the increasing adoption of EVs , which presents challenges to the electric grid due to higher electricity demand for charging.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The service marks Kaluza’s first deployment in North America—the company has worked with OVO Energy in the UK, AGL Energy in Australia and Mitsubishi in Japan. “A A well-managed power grid is a benefit to the entire community, both in terms of reliable electricity service and keeping prices down,” said EBCE CEO Nick Chaset. “A

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With changing weather patterns and extreme weather events becoming more prevalent – among them in Michigan a doubling of average wind speeds over the past four years – grid reliability and resilience are coming under increasing utility scrutiny. More resilient. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed “More reliable.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 25, 2022

Solano County, California, and renewable energy services provider ENGIE North America, have broken ground on a $41 million new energy infrastructure upgrade programme as part of a sustainability alliance. “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

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Also on the radar is the launch of AI software company Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid. for grid resiliency Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid, announced its official launch, initial institutional capital raise of $2.5

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 24, 2021

For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 03/24/2021 – 00:30 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure could provide a major benefit — boosting both clean energy and resiliency — for the power grid. This is a big year for infrastructure.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

They aim to build momentum for a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid. Have you read: Construction starts on 230MW solar plant in Azerbaijan Alibaba logistics arm generates solar power from warehouse rooftops Rooftop solar PV could reduce grid resilience, study finds.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to West Monroe, in the US specifically, there are five priorities for utilities in 2024: decarbonisation and integrated electrification and gas planning; decentralised and virtual power supplies; transmission infrastructure needs; resiliency and security objectives; system operations digitisation.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 9, 2022

The Ready Path Solution is the first competitively awarded reliability project chosen by ISO New England (ISO-NE), the region’s independent power grid operator. National Grid and Eversource partnered on the project as part of a collaboration to maintain the reliability of the region’s electric system.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2023

For Xcel Energy, the rollout marks the next step in the modernisation of its power grid, which so far has focussed primarily on boosting the capacity and reliability of the system through new and improved lines and substations.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

It also gives us clearer insight to the power grid and how it is operating, ultimately creating a smarter energy future for our customers and communities.”. For example, solar panels combined with battery storage can play a key role in grid resiliency and flexibility in the near future.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In addition to remote grids, PG&E’s system hardening efforts include undergrounding, installing stronger and more resilient poles and replacing bare powerlines with larger, covered lines. The new remote grid will power Pepperwood’s Bechtel House, which houses overnight visitors.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The smart grid phase 2 plan has three principal components – automation of distribution operations, advanced grid intelligence and telecommunications and cybersecurity. Have you read? The plan filings point to a number of challenges and opportunities that have driven the phase 2 vision.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nostromo Energy, a US-based tech company, is developing an ice-based energy storage system that can operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to provide demand flexibility to the local power grid when needed.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By strategically placing three autonomous sensors at a location and utilising the Ample platform to create a virtual three-phase device, Alabama Power can now accurately identify ground faults, exceeding its target accuracy of 85%, says Sentient in a release. This has enabled Alabama Power to improve its response and restoration times.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2022

Changing climatic patterns are expected to bring operational challenges, while electrification for decarbonisation will result in more reliance on the grid as electricity demand increases in sectors such as transport and industry. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Laboy Rivera, executive director of the Puerto Rico government’s Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3). In addition reconstruction was begun of three substations to improve the reliability and resilience of the service. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

“We’re solving energy insecurity on the island by switching the model so that solar energy is generated on rooftops and stored in batteries to power each home, and then shared with neighbors, creating a clean shared energy economy.” Residential solar systems have proved resilient despite Puerto Rico’s harsh climate.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A new partnership in the US combines a demand response programme with smart air conditioners, enabling a gamified reward system to incentivise consumers to lower consumption at times of peak demand on the power grid.

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AutoGrid

JUNE 20, 2023

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting a historic demand of over 80,000 MW , putting immense pressure on the state’s power grid. We may not see an end to extreme heat, but we have proven strategies to mitigate the impact on our power grids.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 16, 2024

We’re excited and honored to partner with Citizens to help some of our most vulnerable communities build resilience against climate change.” Kennedy III said the programme will serve the nonprofit’s mission to support projects and programmes that increase grid strength and decrease electricity costs. Citizens President Joseph P.

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