Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in US history. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year.

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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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North America Power grid Resilience Hydrogen 109

Smart Energy International

MARCH 6, 2024

In a partnership between Enel North America and the largest state utility in Washington, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), commercial, institutional and industrial organisations are offered incentive payments for participating in a demand response programme.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 30, 2024

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has announced an upgrade and modernisation of its power transformer factory in Varennes, and other facilities in Montreal, Canada, to address fast-growing customer demand for sustainable energy in North America.

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Global Renewable News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) today (Dec 16) announced Morris Ridge Solar project is fully operational and delivering electricity to the New York power grid. The New York State Energy Research.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers.

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Charged

JUNE 13, 2024

platform, a vertically integrated, modular and customizable smart charging platform that is currently powering thousands of EV chargers and generating billions of telemetry messages in Europe and North America. Source: IoTecha

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

Wood Mackenzie expects that North America could have nearly 650 gigawatt-hours of EV battery capacity by 2030, up from 97.5 De-risking grid edge investment. Both electric vehicles and electric heat are expected to see record growth in the 2020s. gigawatt-hours today.

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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

MAY 9, 2024

V2G tech company Nuvve and battery specialist Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of stationary storage batteries and their integration with the power grid. V2G technology and grid services like demand response increase those savings.”

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 115

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The company is expanding manufacturing and bolstering resilience to increase the supply of its solutions for customers in utility, commercial, healthcare, industrial, and residential markets across North America. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published by Sean Wolfe on Power Grid.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The companies plan to address the growing energy storage market by approaching utilities and power generators with thermal energy solutions at facilities that are being phased out. E2S Power offers a solution to ensure security of supply while preserving important assets and power plant jobs.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The new centre, which is based at the University’s Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) and launched formally on November 1, brings together partners from the UK and Australia as well as others in the US to undertake research towards the delivery of 100% renewable energy power grids across the world.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Scheduled for deployment in markets like Japan, Europe, North America, and China by 2026, the 3rd Gen system is not limited to cars. Its being targeted for heavy-duty commercial vehicles like trucks and buses, industries where hydrogen-powered solutions may shine due to their quick refueling times and potential for high mileage.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Hydrogen 88

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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Smart Energy International

MAY 31, 2024

The solution is designed to help increase grid stability in the face of increasing weather-related threats. Ecobee cites the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), which has found that two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortages during high-demand periods that stress the energy grid.

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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 With plans to spend €35.8

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 8, 2024

The system’s launch was announced by FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America. It was created by FuelCell Energy and will be used by Toyota Motor North America ( TMNA ). Tri-gen is expected to aid in the reduction of more than 9,000 tons of carbon emissions from the power grid every year.

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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2025

Kennedy International Airport, the busiest airport for international traffic in North America, always seems to be reinventing itself. MWh of battery energy storage to balance electrical demand and improve power quality. The system can operate independently from or while connected to the main power grid.

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Electricity Health Electric vehicle Transportation 111

ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 22, 2025

buildings could avoid seven gigatons of carbon-equivalent emissions by 2050 and save 24,500 miles of transmission line construction by offsetting needs from the power grid. According to Oak Ridge National Laboratory1, adoption of geothermal heat pumps in 70% of U.S.

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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

JUNE 16, 2024

Entergy is touting the success of a grid modernisation and reliability task force that significantly improved power grid reliability in the utility’s New Orleans service territory. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published by John Engel on Power Grid International.

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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

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.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The report forecasts that global markets will experience a surge in smart meter upgrades and replacement projects throughout the next decade, comparing meter lifetimes across utilities in North America and Western Europe. This is due to the initial surge in smart meter installations experienced during the late 2000s and early 2010s.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 18, 2024

DERConnect has been launched as a testbed for the power grid on the University of California San Diego campus. One room is dedicated to servers and computers capable of simulating power grids for entire cities and states. Have you read? The facility is set to be available for use by both on-site and remote researchers.

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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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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. Global motor companies BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co.,

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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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Canary Media

JULY 27, 2023

based startup ev.energy has built a customer base of 120,000 electric-vehicle drivers in Europe and North America who are using its charging software to save money, ease stress on the power grid and soak up as much surplus clean energy as possible. Over the past five years, U.K.-based But the company wants to go way…

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2024

The virtual power plant (VPP) integrated capacity of vehicle to grid (V2G) is forecast to surpass that of energy storage assets ahead of 2040. This is according to US-based consultancy Rethink Energy who in a report hail VPP technology as the core of future power grids.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 2, 2024

The accelerated hardening projects included in Phase one total a $335 million investment in the Southeast Texas power grid. Targeted vegetation management: Proactive inspections and trimming to mitigate vegetation-related outages and wildfire risks.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 26, 2024

Grid orchestration, the dispatch of flexible clean tech assets, may prove key to maintaining Europe’s competitive streak. Although Europe has not yet lost its first-mover advantage, the US is a hair’s breadth behind.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 4, 2024

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. Their approach allowed them to reproduce observed supply failures.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 10, 2024

Data centers under construction in North America combined would need as much energy as all the households in the San Francisco metro area annually, according to a February report from real estate services company JLL. “If Electrifying homes, buildings, and vehicles puts more pressure on power grids.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Infravision, a company focused on power grid modernisation with drone-enabled power line upgrades, announced it has raised $23 million in Series A financing. “We’re confident Infravision’s proven technology is the solution for today and for the future of power line construction automation and grid efficiency.”

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 30, 2024

Many homes taking a small action adds up to a big impact on the grid Ecobee’s new product update offers something similar to residents in places lacking such programs or who might not sign up for them. It’s a tactic called demand response that’s supposed to help power grids get more resilient to increasingly extreme weather.

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