Power grid

Australia

Early Closure Of Torrens Island B Power Station Could Increase The Annual Average Electricity Price By As Much As 19%

Early Closure Of Torrens Island B Power Station Could Increase The Annual Average Electricity Price By As Much As 19%

Smart Meter

Europe’s Smart Gas Meter Penetration Reached 38% In 2021

The installed base of smart gas meters in Europe amounted to 45.9 million units in 2021, Berg Insight has reported in its latest annual update.

PowerGrid Technology

Digital Opportunities to Secure Europe’s Power Supply

Digitalisation offers many opportunities to secure Europe’s power supply over the coming seasons, Siemens has reported.

Distributed Grid

Nokia-Equipped Drone Tech to Bolster Australian Network Inspections

In the initial phase of the partnership, a Carbonix Volanti Un-Crewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was used to prove the Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) capability …

United States

U.S. Power Use to Hit Record in 2022 on Economic Growth, Hotter Weather -EIA

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 because of increasing economic activity and hotter summer weather, the U.S. Energy Information Adminis…

Smart Meter

SIT and GWF Partner to Develop Residential Smart Water Meters

Italian meter developer SIT is partnering with Switzerland-based GWF on new ultrasonic water meters and is introducing other new water and gas smart meters.

EU

Emergency Call Services, Telcos Urge EU to Protect Telecoms Networks From Power Cuts

Europe's top telecoms operators and an emergency services lobby on Monday urged Brussels to shield mobile and fixed grids from power cuts, a letter reviewed by …

France

First Winter Cold Snap Tests French Power Grid

Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France's power network, even as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French not to pan…

United Kingdom

UK Power Networks Launches Biggest-Ever Flexibility Tender

UKPN has launched a Flexibility Tender that could potentially unlock more than 500MW of capacity, equivalent to 300,000 homes over the next three years.

Smart Meter

E.ON Increases German Grid Security With 450MHz Radio Network

E.ON has announced using the 450MHz radio network to connect and control local grid stations and smart meters in homes when conventional communication systems a…

Energy Storage System

ADB Launches Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy in Mongolia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a hybrid renewable energy system in Mongolia.

Electric Car

UK Approves $26.6 Billion Power Grid Investment to Expand Renewable Capacity

Six electricity distribution network companies, covering fourteen local networks in the UK, will have $26.6 billion (£22.2 billion) to invest by 2028 to make t…

Jenbacher Engines to Power 60MW Data Center Power Plant in Ireland

INNIO has announced that its Jenbacher engine technology has been selected by Winthrop Technologies to power a 60MW hyperscale data center in Dublin, Ireland.

Smart Meter

Europe’s Smart Electricity Meter Penetration Reaches 56%

This corresponds to the deployment of about 9.2 million meters across the region, the EU27+3, during the year taking the total from 163 million units at the end…

Smart Grid

DCC Smart Meter Data to Enhance Energy Efficiency Schemes in UK

A new AI initiative by a tech firm has been announced, utilising the extensive data collected from smart meters in the UK to inform energy efficiency schemes.