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River monitoring drone boats arrive in UK

Envirotec Magazine

The water monitoring Surfbee vehicles have a 1km transmitter with Bluetooth and 4G connectivity, hold a top speed of 4m/s and are powered by common power tool lithium-ion batteries. The Surfbee app enhances autonomy with pre-programmed GPS mission-planning and live onboard video streaming via a high-definition camera.

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Smart metering progresses in Europe but 11 countries have barely started

Smart Energy International

Thirteen of the 27 EU countries have now reported completing their smart metering rollouts with penetration greater than 80% but eleven are lagging far behind. Their non-availability is a key barrier to consumers receiving regular and accurate metering data in a timely manner. Have you read?

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Apprenticeship launched in the UK to combat smart meter ‘dumb mode’

Smart Energy International

Utilita Energy and Cheshire College South and West have launched a new-style smart metering apprenticeship, designed to overcome many of the communications issues engineers face during a smart meter installation, namely smart meters being left in a ‘dumb mode’, whereby data is not sent to the supplier.

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Smart Energy Finances Weekly: Elia Group outlook at negative & Adani’s smart metering subsidiary

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances – the first of 2023 – sees S&P Global downgrade Elia Group and Eurogrid’s outlook from stable to negative while Indian transmission company Adani Group announces BSML – a smart metering subsidiary. Adani launches smart metering arm. million prepaid smart meters, 4.9

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Digital twin of European electricity grid to be developed

Smart Energy International

Europe’s transmission and distribution system operators through their associations ENTSO-E and EU DSO Entity are to develop a digital twin of the region’s electricity grid. The digital twin will be a sophisticated virtual model of the European electricity grid. Have you read? Digital twin task force.

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Meters and More: Milestones

Smart Energy International

This sponsored feature article was originally published in The Global Power & Energy Elites 2022. WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE METERS AND MORE PROTOCOL? as the first laboratory accredited as a Meters and More Test Provider. as the first laboratory accredited as a Meters and More Test Provider.

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Predictive AI for T&D: How automated inspections optimise electric power systems and contain costs

Smart Energy International

Andrew Maximow of US aerial data analytics company Zeitview, writes on the immense task of modernising the transmission and distribution power grids and how automated inspections might provide some much needed support. Electric utilities are being asked to do what may seem like the impossible.