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EDP Brazil shrinks Hydropower Portfolio In Favor Of Solar

Image credit: WFranz on PixabayEDP Brazil said it believes in a future with more solar energy in its portfolio, in addition to more investments in distribution …

Wind Farm

Enbridge and Partners Celebrate Inauguration of Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Known for its blustery winds, choppy seas and notorious storms, the Bay of Biscay in western France may seem like an unusual place for warm smiles and sunny cel…

Power Construction

U.S. Finding Grid Equipment For Ukraine At Home And Abroad - Officials

electric power lines damaged by Russian military strikes in Kherson region, Ukraine November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - As W…

Belgium

Seismic Surveys To Investigate Geothermal Potential In Wallonia, Belgium

The Geological Survey of Belgium with Gallego Technical Geophysics will be conducting a seismic survey to determine the presence of rocks favorable for the deve…

Energy Storage Battery

EDF Renewables UK Signs Contract With Wärtsilä for Energy Superhub

EDF Renewables UK has signed a contract with global technology company Wärtsilä for a new transmission-connected battery storage facility in Sundon, Bedfordsh…

Australia

LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in …

Electricity Transmission

US Sets the Stage With $13BN Grid Modernisation Programmes

Washington has announced $13 billion in financing opportunities for the expansion and modernisation of the US electric grid.

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…

Electricity Transmission

Latvian TSO to Invest Over €500M in Digital Grid Solutions

Latvian transmission system operator AS “Augstsprieguma tīkls” (AST) plans to invest €500.5 million ($516.8 million) up to 2033 to strengthen the electricit…

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…

Brazil

EDP Brazil Shrinks Hydropower Portfolio in Favour of Solar

EDP Brazil said it believes in a future with more solar energy in its portfolio, in addition to more investments in distribution and transmission.

Electricity Transmission

Transgrid Completes Smart Interconnector Upgrades

Australian utility Transgrid has used SmartValve technology from US-based grid enhancing technology company Smart Wires to improve the efficiency and capacity o…

Smart Grid

Illinois Regulators Approve US Utilities’ Smart Meter Data Collaboration

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a smart meter collaboration that enables Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas to securely transmit natural gas meter da…

Electricity Transmission

Sun Cable Forms Asia Green Grid Network

This aims to boost partnerships to connect renewable energy in Asia.

Electricity Transmission

EIB Invests Nearly Half a Billion Euros in Major German Grid Expansion Plan

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Dutch-German TSO TenneT with a loan of €450 million ($440 million) for the construction of a 185km electricity …