2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia)

Programs Overview

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Group Opens First Integrated Waste-to-Hydrogen Facility in Cheongju

Hyundai Motor Group has opened HTWO ENERGY Cheongju, its first Group-operated integrated waste-to-hydrogen production and refueling facility, establishing a loc…

Power Construction

Egypt Secures $391 Million Grid Investment to Support Renewable Energy Projects

Egypt has secured a $391 million investment from an Egyptian-Emirati consortium to strengthen its electricity transmission infrastructure and connect renewable …

United States

Trump Administration Plans Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration plans to announce on July 22 that it has reached a broad nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said, a deal t…

Australia

Envision Energy Receives Notice to Proceed for 179MW Narrogin Wind Farm in Western Australia

Envision Energy has received a Notice to Proceed from Neoen for the turbine supply and installation package of the 179MW Narrogin Wind Farm in Western Australia…

United States

Xcel Energy Completes Sherco Solar Phase 3 in Minnesota

July 21, 2026 — Xcel Energy has completed Sherco Solar Phase 3, marking a major step in the company’s effort to transform a retiring coal plant site into…

Gas power plant

Alliant Energy Seeks Air Permit for Morgan Valley Natural Gas Plant Amid Air Quality Concerns

Alliant Energy has submitted a 309-page air quality permit application for its proposed Morgan Valley Natural Gas power plant in Linn County near the Benton Cou…

Pakistan

KP Completes Two Mini-Micro Hydropower Projects in Upper Dir

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed two mini-micro hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 342 kilowatts in Upper Dir district, providing lo…

United Kingdom

Bank of England to Bar Thermal Coal-Linked Bonds from Key Lending Operations

The Bank of England will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral for key lending arrangements from October, in a move welcomed by climate camp…

Morocco

ECOWAS States Sign Agreement Backing Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline

July 20 — Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed an intergovernmental agreement on Sunday in Freetown supporting the Ni…

United States

Constellation Technology Ventures Invests in Blue Energy to Advance Small Modular Nuclear Deployment

July 16, 2026 — Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants, announced a strategic equity investment from Constellation Technol…

France

Axens Launches France’s First Industrial-Scale SAF Project Based on Advanced Bioethanol

Axens has announced the launch of the ERA project, or Ethanol to Refuel Aviation, France’s first industrial-scale sustainable aviation fuel production unit bas…

United States

California Launches $3,500 EV Rebate for First-Time Buyers

California will introduce a new $3,500 instant rebate for first-time electric vehicle buyers later this summer, moving to offset the cancellation of federal EV …

Japan

JERA Invests in Quaise Energy to Advance Superhot Geothermal Technology

July 14, 2026 — JERA Co., Inc., Japan’s largest power generation company, has made a strategic investment in Quaise Energy, a Houston-based developer of …

Denmark

European Energy Connects 38 MW of Battery Storage to Denmark’s Grid

July 13, 2026 — European Energy has connected battery storage systems at two sites in Denmark, bringing a combined 38 MW/152 MWh of battery capacity into opera…