Power grid

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

Power Cable

Siemens Energy’s AI and Multi-Sensor Kitted Helicopter to Inspect German Power Lines

German grid operators Schleswig Holstein Netz AG and Bayernwerk Netz GmbH have commissioned Siemens Energy to inspect approximately 4,000km of high-voltage over…

Solar Power Plant

China to Boost Wind, Solar Power Capacity for Cleaner Energy Mix

China has rolled out a raft of measures to significantly increase its installed wind and solar power capacity in the latest step toward a low-carbon, secure and…

Tidal Energy

China’s First Solar-Tidal Photovoltaic Power Plant Connected to Grid

​China's first intelligent power plant utilizing solar and tidal power to generate electricity was connected to the power grid on Monday.

Smart Meter

Enzen Launches Zensmartcyber to Protect Energy Utilities

Enzen claims its zenSmartCyber model is the first industry-standard framework to assess smart cyber security maturity across 120 core competenciesEnzen has laun…

Microgrid

Schneider Electric Launches Grid Operations Platform as a Service on Microsoft Azure

Schneider Electric has announced the launch of its grid operations platform as a service on Microsoft Azure, which aims to offer remote access to utilities for …