Electricity

Smart Meter

UK DCC Sets Out Smart Meter Plans

The UK smart meter Data Communications Company (DCC) is evolving its activities to support the ongoing rollout and operation of the country’s electricity and g…

Smart Grid

DEWA Virtual Power Plant Enhances Smart Grid Der Integration

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has enhanced integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in its smart grid through its Virtual Power Plant (…

Energy Storage Project

Statkraft Dispatches Large Scale Battery Storage in Ireland

Statkraft has announced its successful participation in the largest dispatch to date of power from battery storage into Ireland’s electricity market.

Smart Meter

Asia-Pacific Forecast to Reach 1 Billion Smart Electricity Meters by 2026 – Study

The smart electricity metering market in Asia-Pacific is on its way to reaching a historic milestone of 1 billion installed devices, according to a new research…

Ireland

Ireland Demonstrates Crucial Role of Storage to Balance Grid

Renewable energy company Statkraft has participated in its largest dispatch to date of power from battery storage into Ireland’s electricity market.

Solar Power Plant

Totalenergies and Veolia to Build Solar Plant to Power Desalination Project in Oman

The new plant will produce more than 30,000 megawatt-hours of green electricity annually

Wind Power Project

ABO Wind Sells 514.6MW Buffalo Plains Wind Project in Canada

The Buffalo Plains project in Alberta will generate 1.5GWh of clean electricity a year.

Hydrogen Production

Can Salt Water Help Produce Green Hydrogen?

As renewable electricity costs continue to fall, green hydrogen (H2) production via water electrolysis is gaining pace as a means to decarbonize worldwide energ…

Energy Storage Battery

Sand Batteries: The Next Green Energy Revolution?

Polar Night Energy in Finland has developed the world’s first commercial sand-based heat storage battery system, potentially providing a solution to sustainabl…

Natural Gas

EU Greenlights €5BN German Scheme to Support Energy and Trade Intensive Firms

Under the measure, the aid will take the form of direct grants for additional costs due to severe increases in natural gas and electricity prices

Net Zero Emission

Canada Advances Rules to Reach a Net-Zero-Emission Grid by 2035

The Canadian government published its proposed Frame for the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER), a follow-up to a discussion paper published in March.

Smart Meter

Smart Meter Data Integration and Analysis Platform to Test in Japan

The aim is to study the feasibility and usefulness of the SaaS platform in what is a changing market for Japan’s electricity retailers.

Coal Price

Back to Black? Germany’s Coal Power Plan Hits Hurdles

High coal prices, supply bottlenecks and aged plants are posing a challenge to Germany's plan to increase electricity production from hard coal-fired power plan…

Spain

Iberdrola and EU Bank Ink €550M Loan to Boost Renewable Energy in Spain

The loan will support the construction of solar and wind farms with a total capacity of around 1,800MW, generating enough electricity to power around one millio…

Nuclear Power Plant

Main Construction Phase for El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant Project Begins in Egypt

Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom Director General, and Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy gave a green light to the pouring of the "…