Grids

Wave Energy

Schneider Explores New Resource for Microgrids — River Currents

A selling point for microgrids is that they can use just about any form of generation, making them able to reap the benefits of local resources.Mostly, however,…

Distributed Solar

Solar Mesh-Grids to Improve Energy Access in Nigeria

Image: Rural Electrification Agency.The European Union has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for O…

Electricity Transmission

How Microgrids Can Boost Economic Development For A Community And Its Residents

Jim Fonger, vice president of asset and advanced technology development for Ameresco, outlines how microgrids create local jobs and bolster local economies.When…

Hydropower Plant

Hydro-powered Rural Grids For Productive Use Of Energy

Zengamina weir helps to power a rural electricity grid in northern Zambia. Source: Gridworks.Gridworks, the UK government-backed investor into Africa’s el…

EU

Emergency Call Services, Telcos Urge EU to Protect Telecoms Networks From Power Cuts

Europe's top telecoms operators and an emergency services lobby on Monday urged Brussels to shield mobile and fixed grids from power cuts, a letter reviewed by …

Electric Car

UK Approves $26.6 Billion Power Grid Investment to Expand Renewable Capacity

Six electricity distribution network companies, covering fourteen local networks in the UK, will have $26.6 billion (£22.2 billion) to invest by 2028 to make t…

Electricity Transmission

White House Announces $13 Bln in Funding to Modernize Power Grids

The White House announced through the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday that it is soliciting grant applications for $13 billion in new financing under the b…

HVDC

Equinor and Hitachi Energy to Develop High-Tech HVDC/AC Grid Connectors

The energy giants have announced a collaboration to develop standardised base designs for High-Voltage Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) transmis…

Iberdrola Renewables Investment Rises

Iberdrola invested almost €8bn globally in the first nine months of 2022, an increase of 14%, with 90% of funding allocated to renewables and smart grids.

Carbon Emissions

Cities Must Slash Emissions 50% By 2030 for 1.5°C Pathway

Cities must halve their per capita emissions by 2030 to remain on a 1.5°C trajectory, finds a new report that prescribes low-emissions mass transit, better was…

Microgrid

Mapping Europe’s Microgrids to Ensure Effective Regulation

University of Groningen doctoral researcher Jamie Behrendt has started mapping existing and developing microgrids across Europe.

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Inks €220M Top-Up Loan with EU Bank for Smart Grids in Spain

The loan increase, which brings the total to around €820m, will support the development, modernisation and digitalisation of Iberdrola’s electricity distribut…

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Taps EIB for €220M Smart Grid Development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have agreed to increase the green loan signed in 2021 with a top up of €220 million ($215 million) to strength…

Solar Mini Grids Could Power Half a Billion People by 2030, World Bank Says

Providing electricity to 490 million people will require constructing more than 217,000 mini grids at a cost of $127bn

Microgrid

ABB-Backed Research Will Develop Smart Microgrid Cybersecurity Testbed

With the increasing penetration of smart tech in our grids, the threat of cybersecurity likewise rises. To research and develop technologies to combat such thre…