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PowerGrid Technology

Grid Enhancing Technologies Advocated to Boost Renewables in US

The Efficient Grid Interconnection Act of 2021 has been introduced to expand access to clean energy and reduce grid congestion in the US.

Power Construction

Video: Texas Power Grid FAILS AGAIN, What The Hell Is Going On?

Krystal and Saagar explain what's happening with the latest power grid failure in Texas.

Electricity Transmission

New Orleans to Build New $74 million Substation

The city of New Orleans has announced plans to build a new $74 million substation in order to reliable power the city’s drainage and water pump systems.

Market Analysis

German Gas Grid Operators See Big Role for Hydrogen

TSOs’ scenario framework report for 2022-2032 includes study of 500 projects across Germany

Market Analysis

Austrian Power Grid: The Electricity Market is Becoming more European

The bidding zones of Eastern Europe are linked to the Central European energy market by means of so-called "Market Coupling".

Hybrid Power Plant

World's First 100% Solar-Plus-Storage-Only Community Grid

Horizon Power, Western Australia's regional and remote energy utility, and PXiSE Energy Solutions have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind hydrocarbon-free powe…

Hydropower Plant

The World's First Million-Kilowatt Hydroturbine Generating Unit Generates Electricity

It is understood that after the unit is connected to the grid and undergoes a series of load tests, it will be officially put into operation for power generatio…

Power Construction

Texas Grid Operators Have Another Mess On Their Hands

It’s been one heck of a year for Texas energy grids. Six months ago only a very select group of industry insiders and policy nerds had ever heard of The Electr…

Solar Power Plant

Australia Powers Town Completely with 100% on-Grid Solar

The town of Onslow in Australia has reached a milestone within the renewables sector after consumers were powered completely by non-fossil energy or hydropower …

Electricity Transmission

Xinjiang's Electricity Transmission Tops 400 bln kWh

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has transmitted over 400 billion kilowatt-hours of locally generated electricity to other parts of the countr…

Digitalization

AES Ohio Secures Green Light for $249m Smart Grid Project

The Public Utility Commission of Ohio has granted US utility AES Ohio approval to implement phase 1 of its $249 million smart grid programme.

Power Cable

National Grid Completes Construction of North Sea Link Cable

Construction work on the world’s longest subsea electric cable, the North Sea Link, has now been completed by the National Grid.

Distributed energy

Blockchain Crowdfunding Platform to Scale Solar, Mini-Grids in Sub-Saharan Africa

Engie Energy Access and Energy Web are to develop a decentralised finance crowdfunding platform to support electrification in sub-Saharan Africa.

Power Construction

Grid Operator Says Texans can Return to Regular Electricity Use

"Grid operator says Texans can return to regular electricity use" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that inf…

Energy Storage System

Hitachi ABB to Provide Battery Storage for TVO

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been awarded a contract to provide Teollisuuden Voima with one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage systems to the island of …