Power grid

Power Construction

Husk Power Launches ‘Minigrid-In-A-Box’ Solution

Husk Power says Prism, its new containerized minigrid-in-a-box solution, allows it to deploy minigrids at a rate of one per day with the same resources.Husk Pow…

Microgrid

Suriname Starts Building Hybrid Solar Microgrids to Power 25 Villages

PowerChina is building three hybrid solar microgrids in Suriname, combining solar panels, energy storage, and diesel backup to power 25 remote villages across t…

Virtual power plants

US Grants $305 Million Loan Guarantee for California VPP With Ice Storage

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted a $305 million loan guarantee to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant (VPP) that will deploy up to 193 …

Microgrid

The Great Grid Transition in the Age of Data Centers and EVs

Rapidly increasing energy consumption due to data centers, EVs and AI, requires adopting innovative energy strategies like distributed energy resources and micr…

Geothermal Power Plant

APRI to Augment Makban Geothermal Power Plant With Battery Storage

Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Bay, Laguna, Philippines. This project will provide battery storage for APRI’s Makban geothermal power plant, allo…

Electricity Transmission

EnergyConnect Transmission Project Reaches Tri-State Milestone

The New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria power grids have been successfully connected with the $2.3 billion EnergyConnect transmission infrastructure …

Virtual power plants

Energy Department Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee for Widespread VPPs

The conditional loan guarantee will help deploy up to 1,000 solar and battery energy storage systems in a virtual power plant that spans as many as 27 states.Th…

HVDC

Hitachi Energy HVDC Technology Selected by PowerGrid to Transmit Renewable Energy From Khavda to Nagpur

The consortium of Hitachi Energy India Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will design and execute the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link to transm…

Electricity Transmission

Route Determined for Suedostlink Section

The German Federal Network Agency has concluded the third planning approval procedure for a section of the SuedOstLink.The link is planned as a line for high-vo…

Microgrid

Brazil’s Largest Microgrid Goes Online

Brazil’s largest microgrid has gone online at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). The CampusGrid project combines a 565 kW solar system with a 1 M…

Smart Grid

Eversource Energy Adopts New Smart Grid Software to Speed Up Interconnection Study

Eversource Energy, New England’s largest energy utility, is partnering with German smart software company envelio to accelerate and streamline its grid in…

Electricity Transmission

NSW Humelink Approval Puts 2,200 MW On-Demand Energy Within Reach

New South Wales network operator Transgrid has received approval from the state government for its 365 kilometre HumeLink transmission project, which could be o…

Power Construction

CER Grid Integration Research Project Wins $1.7 Million ARENA Grant

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has granted $1.7 million to a New South Wales university research project to better understand the impacts of integration…

Virtual power plants

The Grid’s New Secret Weapon: Your Home

Rising energy costs and environmental concerns are pushing buyers toward sustainable features, making virtual power plant capability a valuable selling point.Th…

Electricity Transmission

UK’s First Co-located Solar and Storage Facility Connects to Transmission Network

To connect the solar PV facility to the transmission network, new switchgear was installed at the site by Cero and Enso in collaboration with National Grid.Deve…