Power grid

Rooftop PV System

Small-Scale, Renewable Energy Generators Can Leave the Power Grid More Susceptible to Failure

Renewable energy that feeds into the main power grid could destabilise the system and potentially cause power failures according to a new study.

Electricity Transmission

Ofgem Boosts National Grid’s Green Energy Projects with £1.5m

Some 13 energy network projects designed to accelerate Britain’s progress towards net zero have secured £1.5 million in funding from Ofgem.

Smart Meter

E.ON Reaches 100,000 Smart Meter Milestone in Germany

E.ON reports Germany’s smart meter rollout is still sluggish and the country is lagging others in Europe such as Sweden and the UK.

Smart Grid

Schneider Electric and Cisco Link up to Build Egypt’s Smart Grid

Schneider Electric signed the contract, with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, to build and transform four control centres for Egypt’s national…

Electrification

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Way Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

Electricity Transmission

Xinjiang's Electricity Transmission Volume Tops 500B kWh

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China has transmitted a total of 503.7 billion kWh of locally-generated electricity to other parts of the country …

Energy Storage System

Battery Energy Storage Systems as Viable Transmission Assets

A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the benefits of storage as a transmission asset (SATA) in power grid upgrades and provides an update on regulator…

Smart Grid

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Wave Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

Electrification

China’s Economic Growth to Cool Power Demand Growth

China’s power demand growth could be dampened by the moderate economic growth in the country, Wood Mackenzie reported.

China

China Datang Guaranteed Power and Heat Supply During Beijing Winter Olympics

During the Spring Festival of 2022, China Datang was in full swing to ensure energy supply, and the production safety was stable and orderly.

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Transmission Key for Reliability in Extreme Weathers

Insufficient interregional electricity transmission is attributed at the core of extended power outages in Texas due to Storm Uri in February 2021.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Smart Charging May Be Key to Saving Power Grid in World of EVs

As electric vehicle (EV) sales rise, the big question for power grid operators, charging companies and governments is how to run tens of millions of vehicles wi…

Natural Gas

EMA Extends Temporary Electricity Contracts to May 2022

The disruption in piped energy supply persists.

Hassyan Power Plant Adds 1,200MW to Dubai’s Electric Grid

The production capacity of Hassyan power complex has reached 1,200 megawatts, according to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

Australia

All-Renewable 5 MW Kalbarri Microgrid Goes Live in Western Australia

Sophie Vorrath of One Step Off The Grid reports on the activation of an all-renewable microgrid that will back up the unsteady grid connection in the Western Au…