Grid

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

SoCalGas Begins Using Fuel Cells for Microgrid Power

Southern California Gas has started powering two of its facilities with solid oxide fuel cells made.

Power Construction

EGYPT: Schneider Electric to Upgrade Power Grid with Digital Technology

The French industrial group Schneider Electric has been chosen by the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company for the construction of four control centres for the …

Power Construction

Ofgem Conditionally Approves 600MW Shetland Transmission Link

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has conditionally approved a subsea transmission link between the Shetland Islands and the mainland of Great Britain.

Power Construction

TfL Eyes Renewables PPAs to Power Rail Network

Renewables could power Transport for London’s rail services as it explores the possibility of forming Power Purchase Agreements.

PowerGrid Technology

ASTRA Program Supports a More Resilient U.S. Power Grid

A new data integration, discovery, and decision-support system to mitigate space weather impact.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Launches ‘Grid-eMotion’ EV Charging System

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has launched its new grid-to-plug EV charging system – Grid-eMotion Fleet, that delivers a step-change approach for public transport an…

Power Construction

Greenlink Interconnector Wins First Consent

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has awarded the proposed 500MW Ireland-Wales Greenlink Interconnector the first of several consents.

Pumped Storage

Drax Hydro Provides National Grid stability

Drax Group’s Cruachan hydroelectric pumped storage plant in Argyll in Scotland has begun supplying critical system stability support services to keep Britain’…

Pumped Storage

Walcha Energy Signs Agreement with GE to Accelerate 500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project

Dungowan pumped hydro storage power plant will support 4GW of new renewable energy generation developed by Walcha Energy being fed into the grid.

Smart Grid

Electric Power Industry Needs Urgent Transformation, Huawei's New ICT Empowers Smart Grids

Today marked the Seventh Huawei Global Power Summit themed “Bits Drive Watts, Building a Fully Connected Smart Grid”.

Nuclear Power Plant

Unit 2 at Koeberg Power Station Synchronised Yet Loadshedding Continues

Eskom announced that Unit 2 of the Koeberg power station, which had been on cold reserve since April 2020, was successfully synchronised to the grid to help rel…

Smart Grid

Bits to Watts for a Fully Connected Smart Grid

Electric power companies around the world want to improve their quality and efficiency by deploying data centres.

Electricity Transmission

Turkey's Karpowership Signs 5-Year Power Deal with Sierra Leone

Karpowership, one of the world's largest operators of floating power plants, has agreed a 5-year deal to provide electricity to Sierra Leone's state power utili…

China Energy

Asia Pacific's Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Successfully Connected to the Grid

China's first 10 MW offshore wind turbine was successfully connected to the grid at the Three Gorges Group Fujian Fuqing Xinghuawan Phase II offshore wind farm.

Hydropower Plant

Hydro Generation Surges to Historic Level for WAPDA

In the fiscal year 2019-2020 it generated its highest ever amount of hydropower, providing 37.4 billion units to the National Grid.