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US Reliability Commission warns of bulk EV charging’s grid impact

Smart Energy International

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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Could the UK run a net-negative emission power grid by 2033?

Business Green

The government's long-awaited Energy White Paper setting out its strategy for decarbonising UK heat and power was delayed by the Covid-19 crisis, but hopes are high it could still emerge later this year.

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UK nuclear, wind, and solar groups team up to demand 2035 net zero grid target

Business Green

The UK's leading nuclear, wind, and solar industry trade bodies have joined together to urge the government to set ambitious clean energy deployment goals for the end of the decade, backed by a binding 2035 target for the delivery of a net zero emissions power grid.

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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

With data aggregating from connected grid and end-user devices such as transformers, breakers, protectors, distributed generation, and meters, the SD-TTs effectively form a system platform with apps that can be installed on demand and delivered as a service. Also, software-defined terminals are used to analyze line loss within minutes.

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New UK DERMS Project Targets Flexibility Across Distribution and Transmission Grids

GreenTechMedia

will lay the foundations for a flexibility platform encompassing centralized and decentralized assets — the latest step in the country's push to enlist distributed energy resources (DERs) at grand scale to balance an increasingly renewable-powered grid. A new active network management project in the U.K. The recent U.K.

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EVs are the Game-Changing DER: Exploring Vehicle Grid Integration for Grid Balancing

AutoGrid

EVs are the Game-Changing DER: Exploring Vehicle Grid Integration for Grid Balancing. Our energy systems are being transformed by the dramatic increase in distributed energy resources (DER) that are now populating power grids around the world. By Peter Asmus. Luckily, there is good news on that front.

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How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands

AutoGrid

Traditional peaking plants have been relied upon for decades to prop up regional power systems during spikes in demand throughout the U.S. Demand response (DR) first and foremost; targeted reductions in demand can have the same impact on the power grid as increasing supply and typically at lower cost (and with lower emissions).

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