Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As hurricanes threaten, Puerto Rico utilities are shoring up their defences using a PNNL-devised planning tool called the Electrical Grid Resilience and Assessment System (EGRASS), writes Nick Hennen from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year. million customers.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. Granholm. “As

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2023

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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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

The need for more reliability and resilience of power delivery, both in the U.S. and worldwide, has utilities and grid operators looking for solutions to the challenge of bolstering the […] The post Building a Better Grid—Infrastructure Upgrades Require Ingenuity, Innovation, and Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

The first winners of the Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), backed by £7 million overall, were announced on 11 April and, so the Department of Transport suggests, could help create cleaner, more innovative ways of delivering freight around the country. million in UK government funding.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The ability to remotely operate microgrids, says SDG&E in a release, offers real-time monitoring, faster response to grid events, more efficient energy storage management and enhanced grid resilience.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 20, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced in utility use cases from renewables integration to resilience and more. Utilities to advise on AI and advanced computing for the smart grid We must demystify new tech like artificial intelligence says Enel’s Viviana Vitto.

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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

JULY 8, 2024

Researchers from UAlbany and UConn in the Northeast US will work together to provide risk assessments and grid resilience investment guidance to several states in the region. The two Northeast grid resilience projects were awarded $2.63 In total, six projects investigating grid resilience received $4.6

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Smart Energy International

MAY 11, 2022

Ericsson has announced the opening of its Global Utilities Innovation Centre at its facility in Plano, Texas. The new facility consists of a purpose-built operating lab and demo environment locations for utilities to engage and solve smart grid connectivity challenges. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Intelligent power management company Eaton announced the opening of its newest global Innovation Center near Montreal in Brossard, Quebec, Canada, following nearly four decades of developing software in the region. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published by Sean Wolfe on Power Grid.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Researchers are applying AI to develop more efficient, cost-effective methods and uncover innovative catalysts, potentially revolutionizing hydrogen production. New Catalyst Development Through AI Innovations A recent breakthrough in green hydrogen production exemplifies AIs impact.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion in funding today to upgrade the US’s aging electric grid, the largest investment to date in the grid. Stressed power grids need the money badly, both to prevent blackouts and bring more clean energy online. Weather disasters supercharged by climate change have already led to more power outages in the US.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Bloom Energys Role in Transforming Energy for AI Data Centers and Beyond Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) is steadily making strides in the energy sector, pushing boundaries with its innovative fuel cell technology.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 1, 2024

The Dutch demonstrator of the eFORT project is developing a digital twin of the grid to increase its resilience to cyber attacks. In particular the focus of the demonstrator is on preventing cascading failures and power grid restoration following an outage. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

Universities, incubators, investors and the public sector weren’t aligned on how to incentivize innovation, discover entrepreneurs and help researchers build a business. The rise of renewables is forcing utilities and other energy stakeholders to make the grid smarter, more resilient and efficient.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

This is the reasoning behind a new project being led by researchers at the University of Toronto to explore quantum-based technology solutions to defend power utilities against such future cyberattacks. And quantum computing, which is becoming more feasible and practical, is a powerful tool that will make our classical defences obsolete.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? And, when accelerating this transition towards a carbon-neutral energy system, innovation is key. The shift to decentralisation requires new advanced grid network to ensure load sharing to secure stable supply of energy to an entire community.

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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 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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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Rapidly scaling sustainable, diversified, and resilient clean energy supply chains is key to achieving net-zero targets on-time and at as low a cost as possible, according to the ETC. Ensure a diversified, resilient, and secure supply of materials and components for the energy transition.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

Chattanooga headquartered power distribution company EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have launched the Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science. As a result of this work, the EPB Quantum Network powered by Qubiteckk was launched to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum technologies.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As part of Louisiana’s newly announced energy resilience initiative, Hubs for Resilient Energy Operations (HERO), The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will create Community Resilience Hubs and undertake a project meant to enhance electric grid resiliency. This award is the largest in University history.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This is unfortunate, because, as revealed by the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) recent State Energy Assessment , Michigan's energy system is not as resilient as it could be. By shifting electric demand to off-peak times and keeping the grid stable, storage can serve as an alternative to old ways of upgrading the grid.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A record season for wildfires and hurricanes, on top of coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders, has driven resilience to the top of customer's minds. CEO Blake Richetta said when launching the ecoLinx that selling a high-value product to the luxury market initially would eventually let the company bring those innovations to the masses.

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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

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. Without greater collaboration, they add, policymakers may need to act.

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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. Under the terms of the three-year partnership, commercial financing will be extended on a project-by-project basis. billion ($300.9 million).

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Smart Energy International

JULY 4, 2022

This versatility is stated as an advantage for the utility, which reportedly has geographically dispersed customers and is in need of safe, sustainable and efficient methods to ensure resilient and reliable power supply to consumers. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Future of Energy and Grid Resiliency is Distributed By Giovanni Herazo, Vice President, Smart Grid Solutions As one of FPL’s smart grid & innovation leaders, I saw firsthand how our grid was consistently put to the test by unexpected outages, power quality issues, adverse weather conditions, and rising load demand.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. What we need to work on is (grid) investments.” Said Armani during the keynote panel discussion: “I like to eat as an Italian.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2024

But fully realizing its promise demands balancing tech innovation with collaboration across industry, says Massimo Muzzì, head of strategy, business development and sustainability at ABB Electrification. The question is what we can collectively do about the situation – and how can we use technology and innovation to slow it down.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A microgrid is a small, self-contained energy system that can operate independently or in conjunction with the main power grid. It includes energy generation sources like solar panels or wind turbines, battery storage for holding excess power, and advanced software to balance supply and demand. What is a Microgrid Anyway?

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

This event nearly devastated the state’s power grid due to a frequency drop that put Texas four minutes and 37 seconds away from a months-long blackout. As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Institute of Technology (SIT) in Singapore are funding a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project, the largest in the country, to help ease congestion on the power grid. from 2023 to 2028, states the SIT. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Launched in 2019, the S$20 million ($14.6

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Laura Sherman is president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council. Virtual power plant projects have been operating in places like California and New England for some time, but such projects have been scarce in many parts of the country, including the Midwest.

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