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1 week ago | 
smart-energy.com | Yusuf Latief
Italian DSO AcegasApsAmga will use Siemens’ software to develop a digital twin of its medium and low voltage grid in Trieste. By developing a digital twin of Trieste’s power grid, AcegasApsAmga aims to proactively manage congestion challenges arising from the growing integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), and the substantial energy demands of port operations.
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1 week ago | 
smart-energy.com | Yusuf Latief
The Spanish government has released a report on the causes of the April 28 Iberia blackout, saying the event was caused by a ‘multifactoral origin’ that caused a chain reaction of overvoltage disconnections, mitigated by miscalculations from Spain’s system operator, Redeia. The report, presented by Spain’s vice president and minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, comes nearly two months after the blackout, which hit Spain, Portugal and parts of France.
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1 week ago | 
smart-energy.com | Yusuf Latief
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France. The EIB financing for the Bay of Biscay project takes the form of loans to Spanish and French transmission-system operators (TSOs) Red Eléctrica and RTE Réseau de transport d’électricité (RTE).
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2 weeks ago | 
smart-energy.com | Yusuf Latief
Emma Nehrenheim, most recently chief environmental officer and president of Northvolt Materials, has joined InnoEnergy as managing director of the European Battery Alliance (EBA). Nehrenheim joins the impact investor focused on clean tech innovation, particularly for batteries, months after the collapse of Northvolt, previously hailed as Europe’s biggest hope for a battery champion.
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2 weeks ago | 
renewableenergyworld.com | Yusuf Latief
The UK’s National Grid is working with Hyperion Robotics and the University of Sheffield on a UK-first trial to manufacture, install and test 3D-printed substation foundations. According to the British utility in a release, 3D printing the foundations has the potential to reduce construction-driven carbon emissions and reduce the costs to consumers of network construction.
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2 weeks ago | 
renewableenergyworld.com | Yusuf Latief
US-based grid edge intelligence tech company Sense has released EV Analytics, a new load management solution delivered through AMI 2.0 meter to provide insights into grid visibility and reliability needs. According to the company’s release, the new solution can identify all electric vehicles (EVs) charging on the power grid, providing enhanced insights into load management. The product analyses high-resolution waveform data locally on the meter with embedded AI and machine learning.
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2 weeks ago | 
powerengineeringint.com | Yusuf Latief
Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK. The UK-based company was selected by Great British Energy – Nuclear (formerly Great British Nuclear) to design and build SMRs, which the UK government says are smaller and quicker to build than traditional nuclear plants. Rolls-Royce’s selection comes at the end of a two-year selection process, during which time Great British Energy – Nuclear assessed technology companies globally.
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2 weeks ago | 
powerengineeringint.com | Yusuf Latief
The UK government has announced a £14.2 billion ($19.1 billion) investment to build the Sizewell C nuclear power plant. The facility is being built in East Suffolk, located next to Sizewell B, which started operating in 1995. Sizewell C will replicate the design and operation of Hinkley Point C in Somerset, generating up to 3.2GW of power, enough to power six million homes.
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2 weeks ago | 
smart-energy.com | Yusuf Latief
National Grid is working with Hyperion Robotics and the University of Sheffield on a UK-first trial to manufacture, install and test 3D-printed substation foundations. According to the British utility in a release, 3D printing the foundations has the potential to reduce construction-driven carbon emissions and reduce the costs to consumers of network construction.
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2 weeks ago | 
smart-energy.com | Yusuf Latief
US-based grid edge intelligence tech company Sense has released EV Analytics, a new load management solution delivered through AMI 2.0 meter to provide insights into grid visibility and reliability needs. According to the company’s release, the new solution can identify all electric vehicles (EVs) charging on the power grid, providing enhanced insights into load management. The product analyses high-resolution waveform data locally on the meter with embedded AI and machine learning.
