Die Struktur der Energieversorgung in Deutschland ändert sich: Durch die Energiewende gehen fossile Großkraftwerke, die essentielle Systemdienstleistungen erbracht haben, immer seltener ans Netz. Diese mechanische Schwungmasse wird auf Übertragungsnetzebene zunehmend durch sogenannte STATCOMs ersetzt. Wie funktioniert diese Technologie? Den gesamten Beitrag lesen: STATCOM: Elektronische Schwungmasse für die Netzstabilität.| Cleanthinking – Cleantech-Wirtschaftsmagazin
Wackelt Spaniens Atomausstieg? Die Indizien sprechen dafür, dass die spanische Regierung am Ausstieg aus der Kernkraft bis 2035 festhält - und den EE-Ausbau beschleunigt. Den gesamten Beitrag lesen: Keine Renaissance: Spaniens Atomausstieg bleibt auf Kurs.| Cleanthinking – Cleantech-Wirtschaftsmagazin
Die Energiewende braucht intelligente Speicherlösungen. In Föhren im Kreis Trier-Saarburg hat Schoenergie nun einen Großspeicher mit netzbildenden Wechselrichtern eingeweiht, der mehr kann als nur Strom zu speichern. Die Anlage gilt als Meilenstein für die Netzstabilität der Zukunft. Der Batteriespeicher in Föhren ist nach Angaben der Projektbeteiligten der erste seiner Art im Verteilnetz Kontinentaleuropas. Den gesamten Beitrag lesen: Batteriespeicher mit netzbildenden Wechselrichtern:...| Cleanthinking – Cleantech-Wirtschaftsmagazin
This year will see 750GW of new renewable energy capacity installed globally – but 1700GW remains “in the queue, waiting to be connected to the grid”.| News | Smart Energy International
ENTSO-E’s factual report presents a second-by-second account of the Iberia blackout in April.| News | Smart Energy International
Norway's long history of using electricity market systems could provide a good example of how to tackle flexibility.| News | Smart Energy International
Brussels conference hears how flexibility can match electricity demand to supply while holding down costs and decarbonising.| News | Smart Energy International
Landis+Gyr has secured a grid edge intelligence solutions contract in Australia with PLUS ES, a metering services provider.| News | Smart Energy International
The European association of transmission system operators has published first findings into the April blackout across Spain and Portugal.| Power Engineering International
GOPACS and European power exchange Nord Pool have partnered to strengthen congestion management on the Dutch electricity grid.| Europe & UK | Smart Energy International
Landis+Gyr Group AG has entered a share purchase agreement to divest its EMEA operations to equity investor AURELIUS for $215 million.| Europe & UK | Smart Energy International
As renewable generation scales, grids need flexible tools to match production with round‑the‑clock demand. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) store …| IEEE Innovation at Work
DRI, the EU renewables arm of DTEK Group, has selected Fluence Energy B.V to supply battery storage units for its 622MWh Trzebinia project.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Harwell has signed an agreement with SNRG to design, fund and operate a smart grid to accelerate their expansion plans.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Recent announcements paint a very positive picture for the future of a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market in Germany.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
But EV uptake increases in Spain, so too does demand, which raises the question: is Spain grid-ready for en masse EV uptake?| Regional News | Smart Energy International
ELES and Hitachi Energy are launching a project to develop advanced digital solutions for transmission grid control centres.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
National Grid and Emerald AI will demonstrate how AI data centres can work with the transmission network to adjust energy use in real time.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Volkswagen Group’s e-mobility subsidiary Elli has announced a pilot project for bidirectional charging in private households in Germany.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Are you seeking agile technologies that deliver greater visibility and management at the grid edge? Access the latest industry report, which succinctly covers this topic in an easy-to-download format.| Industry insights | Smart Energy International
A core set of six key principles recommended for building a cyber-resilient grid infrastructure and to overcome the constraints of the modern energy market.| Smart Energy International
ENGIE is partnering with Kraken to manage its Italian storage sites to optimise renewables and reduce grid congestion.| Europe & UK | Smart Energy International
Tauron has signed two financing agreements with BGK, valuing €1.2 billion across power grid transformation and infrastructure digitalisation.| Smart Energy International
5G improves smart utility operations by enabling fast data transfer and grid control. Smarter systems reduce outages and increase savings.| Telit Cinterion
The UK has issued a challenge to tech experts in flexibility to shift peak demand on the power grid by 2030.| Smart Energy International
Discover how Anterix and Semtech are revolutionizing utility network resilience with private networks and multi-network connectivity solutions. Learn about their collaborative efforts to enhance flexibility and security. The post How Anterix and Semtech Deliver Resilience in an Era of Grid Challenges appeared first on Semtech (formerly Sierra Wireless).| Semtech (formerly Sierra Wireless)
Maryland Public Service Commission has voted to adopt a comprehensive suite of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interconnection rules.| Smart Energy International
A report has been released on the causes of the April 28 blackout Iberia, attributing it to a ‘multifactoral origin’.| Power Engineering International
In this week’s Power Playbook: The smart energy market is surging and two European startups have been spotted staking a claim.| Smart Energy International
Adrian Guggisberg, President of ABB’s Electrification Distribution Solutions division, and Marco Tellarini, Senior Vice-President, EMEA for ABB’s| Smart Energy International
EnBW and TransnetBW have launched a new power plant in Germany that will not be used in the market but for grid stability purposes.| Power Engineering International
Scientists from South Korea’s Incheon National University have developed a new optimisation model to improve microgrid operation.| Power Engineering International
In the Power Playbook: US sees a slow down in corporate financing for energy as Europe expects record investments from utilities in 2025.| Smart Energy International
Edwin van den Maagdenberg from Honeywell explains how AI will make an impact on the energy transition in 2025.| Power Engineering International
The EIB has signed a €500 million loan with Iberdrola for the development and expansion of smart electricity networks in Spain.| Smart Energy International
Institutional and governance frameworks integrating energy and digital strategies needed to accelerate renewables deployment - new UN report.| Smart Energy International
There is a hefty price tag for expanding the power grid, but it's important to know how to prioritise spend, stated panellists during Enlit Europe.| Smart Energy International
Itron has released its 2024 Resourcefulness Insight Report, which explores the current trends and future expectations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on utility operations and strategies.| POWERGRID International
Over 80 action points are due to be implemented on Europe’s grids from legislations and action plans, energy think tank Ember has found.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook looks into Mario Draghi's competitiveness report and what it may entail for financing in the cleantech sector.| Smart Energy International
The Fall 2024 event will showcase research and development progress and introduce new energy system focus areas including AI.| POWERGRID International
Customers will receive annual payments of about $400 per Powerwall for dispatching energy from at-home batteries during peak periods.| Smart Energy International
Kaluza and Mitsubishi have announced the launch of Kaluza Japan, a joint venture to localise Kaluza’s platform in the Japanese market.| Smart Energy International
Romania's Rețele Electrice DSO companies and Romania’s Ministry of Energy have signed electricity modernisation financing of €38.4 million.| Smart Energy International
The AEMC has proposed in a draft paper that virtual power plants compete directly with large-scale generators in the energy market.| Smart Energy International
FirstEnergy company Met-Ed is installing smart reclosers on powerlines in York and Adams Counties in eastern Pennsylvania.| Smart Energy International
DEWA has completed their first virtual power plant (VPP) project, which they are calling the first of its kind for the region.| Smart Energy International
Star Catcher Industries has closed a $12.25 million seed round to construct what they are calling the world’s first space-based energy grid.| Smart Energy International
DERConnect has been launched as a testbed for the power grid on the University of California San Diego campus.| Smart Energy International
A vehicle-to-grid trial in the UK is testing workplace V2G charging technology, offering trial participants free V2G chargers as incentive.| Smart Energy International
Spanish TSO Red Eléctrica has announced deployment of more than 750 dynamic line rating (DLR) devices on overhead power lines.| Smart Energy International
The co-build collaboration aims to address bottlenecks in the energy transition, with initial focus on areas like scenario planning and safety.| Smart Energy International
Proposals for smart grid indicators for observability have been put forward for discussion by the EU DSO Entity.| Smart Energy International
Urban power grids are pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand finds the IEA.| Smart Energy International
Minsait shares the latest innovative IoT and DERMs solutions on the market, covering all utility processes from commercial to measurement, asset and operation management.| Smart Energy International
An exclusive interview looking at how Kraken technology enables and disrupts many of the incumbents in the industry.| Smart Energy International
The Ministry of Energy in Romania has signed 21 financing contracts, valuing a total €646m from the Modernisation Fund to modernise distribution networks.| Smart Energy International
The widely awaited EU Action Plan for Grids is aimed to enable the grids to operate more efficiently and be rolled out further and faster.| Smart Energy International
We wanted to find a way to make the invisible aspects of energy more visible and more accessible to the average person. So we dug into the ways it intersects our lives on an everyday basis. We worked on this project in collaboration with student animators from the University of Colorado-Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information. The student animators, with assistance from Inside Energy staff, produced this series of videos that highlight the often invisible aspects of energy...| Inside Energy
Twee weken later – in Nederland is ondertussen een “hittegolf” uitgebroken met temperaturen van bijna 20 graden in februari(!) – komt de energiegroep van Schoonschip (de bewonersvertegenwoordiging) met de deskundigen van Fraunhofer en Spectral in een digitale meeting voor een evaluatie bijeen. De uitkomst samengevat:| Schoonschip
Back in 2015, Gogoro proposed setting up a network of battery-swapping stations so that riders of its electric smartscooter no longer had to worry about per-charge range. Now the company operates thousands of them, and has partnered with Enel X to have the network serve as virtual power plants in…| New Atlas
