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2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia)

Programs Overview

United States

US Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale Draws $82.7 Million in High Bids

Aug. 12 — The Trump administration’s latest sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico attracted nearly $82.7 million in high bids on Wednesday…

India

IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Two-Stage Microalgae Method for CO₂ Capture and Bioenergy

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a two-stage cultivation method that improves carbon dioxide capture, microalgal biomas…

United States

Verdek’s Florida Sheriffs Association EV Charging Contract Renewed Through 2028

Verdek, LLC has announced that its contract under the Florida Sheriffs Association Cooperative Purchasing Program for Electric Vehicle Charging, Power Stations,…

United Kingdom

UK Grants Cornish Lithium £7.2 Million for Cross Lanes Geothermal Lithium Project

Cornish Lithium has secured a £7.2 million grant from the UK Government’s DRIVE35 programme to support drilling, testing and demonstration work at its Cross L…

Italy

Altea Green Power Receives Approval for 80 MW Battery Storage Project in Piedmont

Aug. 11, 2026 — Altea Green Power (AGP.MI) said the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has authorized a new 80 MW battery energy storage s…

United States

FIA Confirms 406.320 mph Hydrogen-Powered Land Speed Record

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile has confirmed a new provisional World Land Speed Record for a hydrogen internal combustion-pow…

United States

S&C Electric and Argonne Expand Research Partnership to Advance Grid Technologies

Aug. 7, 2026 — S&C Electric Company and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have expanded their collaboration through a new umbre…

Japan

Ohi Unit 3 Reactor Automatically Shuts Down After Generator Trip

Kansai Electric Power Company said the reactor at Ohi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 automatically shut down on the night of August 8, 2026, after a Loss of Field…

United Kingdom

Sumitomo Acquires 33.3% Stake in UK Floating Offshore Wind Project

Sumitomo has acquired a 33.3% equity stake in the Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore wind project being developed in the Celtic Sea off the coas…

India

CESC Unit to Buy ReNew Solar Assets for $510 Million

India’s CESC said on Aug. 10 that its renewable energy platform, Purvah Green Power, will acquire a 1.4-gigawatt operational solar portfolio from ReNew So…

Eswatini Launches 10 MW Nsoko Solar Power Plant to Boost Renewable Energy Supply

Eswatini has launched the 200 million Malangeni Nsoko Solar Power Plant, marking another important step in the country’s efforts to strengthen its renewab…

New Zealand

Waitaki Hydro Scheme Gains 30MW in Generation Capacity

Meridian Energy has increased the maximum operating capacity of three hydropower stations in New Zealand’s Waitaki scheme, adding a combined 30MW of renew…

United States

Amazon Plans Massive Gas-Fired Power Plant for AI Data Center in Texas

Amazon is planning to build a major AI data center campus in Pecos County, Texas, powered by a dedicated natural gas plant with a planned capacity of 7.65 gigaw…

India

Coal Ministry Reviews Commercial Coal Mining Reforms and Private Sector Participation

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal met on August 5 to discuss commercial coal mining reforms and ways to incre…