Power grid

PowerGrid Technology

Milestone Marked in SSEN’s Auto Restorative Power Tech

A programme of works by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to install technology that helps ‘self-restore’ electricity supplies has reached a m…

Smart Grid

Blockchain Demonstrated for Smart Grid Cybersecurity

Blockchain has been demonstrated to validate communication among devices on the smart grid and thereby enhance its resiliency.

Smart Meter

Octopus Energy’s Smart Meter Scheme Demonstrates 1GW Load Shift Potential

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy has released preliminary results from its first ‘Saving Session’ trial, which has demonstrated that – should such a project…

Australia

LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in …

EU

R2D2 Project to Improve the Reliability, Resilience and Defence of Europe’s Grid

The R2D2 (Reliability, Resilience and Defence technology for the griD) project has been launched to address the growing number of threats and vulnerabilities th…

United Kingdom

Nearly 60% Of Britons Are “Concerned” About Potential Blackouts This Winter

Almost half feel “prepared” to cope with blackouts in their area, according to a new survey

E.ON’s Leonhard Birnbaum Takes the Reigns at Eurelectric

Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO and chairman of the Board Management of E.ON, has been appointed acting president of Eurelectric, federation of the European electricity …

Electric Car

Honda Plugs Into German VPP for Grid Stability Proof of Concept

In what the motor giant is calling a huge breakthrough for Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology, Honda has become the first automaker in Europe to gain Frequency Co…

Electricity Transmission

US Sets the Stage With $13BN Grid Modernisation Programmes

Washington has announced $13 billion in financing opportunities for the expansion and modernisation of the US electric grid.

Philippines

Grid Network Expansion May Boost Philippines’ Renewables: Report

This is seen to open more opportunities for power project development.

Electricity Transmission

White House Announces $13 Bln in Funding to Modernize Power Grids

The White House announced through the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday that it is soliciting grant applications for $13 billion in new financing under the b…

Smart Grid

Duke Energy and AWS Partner up on Smart Grid Solutions

Duke Energy and Amazon Web Services (AWS), are entering a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of smart grid solutions, in…

Electrical Grid Health Key Tool to Decarbonise Cities – WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with four global organisations, is launching the Toolbox of Solutions to drive urban decarbonisation.

Electricity Transmission

Latvian TSO to Invest Over €500M in Digital Grid Solutions

Latvian transmission system operator AS “Augstsprieguma tīkls” (AST) plans to invest €500.5 million ($516.8 million) up to 2033 to strengthen the electricit…

Smart Grid

EIT Innoenergy and Redeia Enterprises Close Three Smart Grid Projects

Together with EIT Innoenergy, Red Eléctrica and Elewit – Redeia enterprises – have closed three grid projects as part of the Grid2030 programme, aiming to de…