Power grid

Smart Grid

DEWA’s Smart Grid System to Augment Restorative Management

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched an Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System (ASGR) to increase the control, management and monitoring o…

Electricity Transmission

China-Laos Electricity Supply Achieves Two-Way Transmission for the First Time

The Nam Tha River Hydropower Station in Laos delivered electricity to Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday.

Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Bank of America Among Funders of Africa Mini-Grid Push

Crossboundary Energy Access, an investment platform which is project financing solar-powered mini-grid projects in rural Africa, has secured US$50 million fundi…

Electricity Transmission

Uk’s First Flexibility Demand Shift Trial

The UK’s first trial to shift electricity demand and augment local network capabilities has been completed, allowing customers to capitalise on the opportuniti…

Smart Meter

Placing Consumers at the Heart of Smart Metering

Chairperson of the South African Metering Industry Association, stated during that consumers should become more of a priority when utilities develop and install…

Electricity Transmission

Australian State to Invest $850 Mln in Power Grid

Australia's New South Wales state on Friday said it would invest A$1.2 billion in new transmission lines over 10 years.

Distributed Grid

Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Us Utilities

Four emerging technologies and issues are occupying regulators as utilities seek to modernise the electricity distribution system in the US.

Net Zero Emission

Glasgow Supercharges Net Zero With Electricity Network Upgrade

SP Energy Networks has completed the first phase of a £30m electricity network project

United States

Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar

Power demand in Texas is set to break its all-time record this week, testing the resilience of the grid after generation issues this year and a days-long blacko…

Energy Storage Battery

Zinc Batteries Power Stationary Energy Storage

As solar, wind and other renewable resources play a larger role on the power grid, renewables’ essential partner—energy storage—must keep pace to provide pow…

Smart Meter

Smart Meters and Smart Grids Key In SDG&E’s Clean Energy Plan

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a $3 billion plan for the years 2024-2027 towards its ongoing clean energy drive.

Offshore Wind Power

Europe Eyes Common Subsea Wind Power Grid to Bolster Energy Security

Offshore wind seen as key to cut Russian energy use

Smart Meter

Ecuador Advances Smart Metering

Ecuadorian power companies plan to instal over 44,000 smart meters and associated infrastructure over the next three years.

Distributed Grid

Hitachi Energy’s Thyrow Converter to Guide Power Supply to Greater Berlin Rail Network

Hitachi Energy has announced that it will provide a 120MW converter station to enable Deutsche Bahn Energie to secure power supply for the Greater Berlin rail n…

Smart Meter

Britain’s Smart Meter Network Hit 18 Million Mark

Smart meter installations last month were 17% lower than those in March, according to a report