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Europe’s largest battery powers up in Blackhillock, in Moray

Envirotec Magazine

Zenob, an owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on the GB transmission network, has announced that Europes largest battery site, located in Blackhillock, Scotland, has begun commercial operations. The delivery by Zenobe of this grid forming battery is a major accomplishment and brings us a step closer to this goal.

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Tetra Tech awarded $85m to support the Moldova power grid

Smart Energy International

Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting and engineering services in water, environment and sustainable infrastructure, has been awarded $85 million to integrate a BESS in Moldova to strengthen the country’s power grid infrastructure.

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EC launches EU Supergrid program to make Europe's power grids “interconnected and highly resilient”.

EnergyTrend

EC launches EU Supergrid program to make Europe's power grids “interconnected and highly resilient”. OnMay30th,EUenergyministersattheEnergyCouncilmeetingapprovedaproposaltopavethewayforan“interconnectedandhighlyresilientEuropeanSupergrid”,inaneffortto.

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Cyclonic resilience method developed off Texas power system

Smart Energy International

Based on a model of the Texas power system, scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK have developed a new method to identify and harden critical lines against tropical cyclones and increase power system resilience. Regions or cities fail in one major cascade, rather than gradually.

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Targeting grid resilience with digitalisation

Smart Energy International

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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3 Ways to Boost Grid Resilience During Heat Waves

AutoGrid

Transmission upgrades are vital to help build the net zero carbon grid of the future by integrating large-scale solar and wind farms into the nation’s power grids. Europe has been hit particularly hard by heat the past few years, in part because older European homes rarely include AC. What can we do right now?

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

GreenTechMedia

These DER aggregations can be combined into virtual power plants , which can respond to changing wholesale energy prices to optimize power costs, balance local consumption and generation to maximize carbon emissions reduction, or aid utilities and grid operators in managing constraints on their power grids.