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An asphalt tanker that loaded in Venezuela arrived on US shores last week in spite of US sanctions on Venezuela´s state-owned PdV that will be in full force near the end of April. The 14,634tThe Amigo, chartered by trading firm Trafigura, departed Venezuela´s Amuay Bay at the end of February before arriving in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, on 4 March and Savannah, Georgia, on 6 March. The ...

Mar. 14, 2019

By Argus Media Ltd.

State-owned Saudi Aramco released its customer allocations for April today, with volumes far below requests by about 635,000 b/d, according to a knowledgeable Saudi source. Despite very strong customer demand totalling more than 7.6mn b/d, companies were allocated less than 7 mn b/d for April. Saudi crude oil production in April is expected to hover around, or slightly below, March levels of ...

Mar. 10, 2019

By Argus Media Ltd.

FirstFuel Software, the global leader in B2B energy analytics and customer engagement for utilities, and Vlocity, Inc, the leader in Energy & Utility cloud software on Salesforce, today announced a Vlocity Industry Partner (VIP) alliance and the verified integration of Vlocity Energy and Utilities Cloud Apps with energy data analytics from FirstFuel. As more energy providers embrace ...

Feb. 13, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Electricity providers focus on reliability of service, fair price and safe energy delivery—and according to Sensus, a Xylem brand, the new Stratus IQ™ residential electricity meter can help them deliver on all fronts. Designed to enhance distribution system management, Stratus IQ is the first meter in the industry to have four data streams from a single, smart device. With ...

Jan. 30, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Aclara, a leading supplier of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) to electric, gas and water utilities worldwide, recently (1/28) announced significant enhancements to its fifth-generation kV2cTM commercial and industrial (C&I) meter, making it easier for utilities to optimize existing grid infrastructures. One major enhancement permits utilities to ...

Jan. 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

You’ve no doubt come across Big Data Analytics but what are Edge Data Analytics? Seen as a quick win in terms of data resulting from IIOT (the Industrial Internet of Things), it means deploying advanced analytics solutions “at the edge” rather than at Enterprise level. Essentially it’s about carrying out Big Data analysis closer to ‘the edge’ of the ...

Jan. 21, 2019

By CNIguard Ltd.

EDF Energy and tech start-up Howz are launching a new home monitoring system that uses energy data and connected home technology to empower the elderly, or those with additional needs, to live independently for longer.The system, which has been developed and tested extensively with existing EDF Energy ...

Nov. 27, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Efficiency Vermont and Sense have launched a pilot program with more than 200 Vermont households to assess how an innovative smart home technology can inspire people to use less energy and make their homes more efficient.Sense offers a home energy and awareness monitor that, combined with Efficiency Vermont programs and services, can transform how customers understand their own energy use and ...

Jul. 25, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

In the field of heavy cur-rent measurement, current transformers are essential. Among the important parameters are reliability and accuracy, to guarantee very lengthy service life. A measurement device like this one from Camille Bauer Metrawatt AG, developed and manu-factured in Switzerland, normally always needs one current transformer for each conductor, which is why these products are so ...

Jul. 11, 2018

By Camille Bauer Metrawatt AG

Lumex Instruments solution provides reliable control of FAME content starting from the lowest concentration level of 0.05 % (V/V). A simple and convenient module of quantitative analysis integrated into the software SpectraLUM allows ...

Jul. 5, 2018

By Lumex Instruments Group

Summer has finally arrived and we enjoy the sunny season. To celebrate this, we have the latest news, projects and events for you in this month's issue of the LufftPost. In the June issue of the LufftPost you find an invite to our coming webinar about efficient solar-monitoring, a report about the research project at Schiphol Airport, two new StaRWIS surface sensor references, more details about ...

Jun. 26, 2018

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

Elering AS (https://elering.ee/en), an independent electricity and gas system operator in Estonia, and WePower (http://www.wepower.network) a blockchain based green energy trading platform that aims to drive global green energy adoption and promote sustainable living, today announced a pilot project to test the large scale tokenization ...

Jan. 3, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

OMNETRIC Group, the Siemens and Accenture joint venture, today announced that it has partnered with KELAG to build its first MindApp for the energy industry. The OMNETRIC Planning and Outage Intelligence Application (PnOI), built on Siemens’ MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system, was developed through the collaboration of data scientists, power engineers and IT experts. ...

Oct. 1, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

What do you think? Does the replacement of mechanical wind sensors trough ultrasonic anemometers in wind turbine control pay off after less than a few years? You will find the answer in the free to download Cost Benefit Analysis! We captured the 5 year cost of different mechanical wind sensors and compared it with the cost of ultrasonic anemometers for wind turbine ...

Aug. 27, 2017

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

Aclara has acquired GE's majority equity position in General Electric Philippines Meter & Instrument Co., Inc. (GEPMICI), the market leader for electric meters in the Philippines. GEPMICI is a joint venture between GE and Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest electric distribution company in the Philippines. As a result of the acquisition, Aclara will own a majority ...

Aug. 2, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

With the first phase of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) complete and the second phase in full swing, the Environment Agency has revealed that hundreds of organisations could be issued fines for non-compliance with the energy auditing regulations. The Environment ...

Jul. 9, 2017

By Inprova Energy

A renewable source that’s gained significant attention in recent years is biogas, one of the most established renewable energy sources which is capable of producing heat, steam, electricity and vehicle fuel. [1] ...

Jul. 3, 2017

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd

AMETEK Grabner Instruments Releases a new high-speed, compact, FTIR fuel analyzer for automatic and comprehensive measurement of gasoline, and jet and diesel fuels. Built on Grabner´s new Vision instrument platform, the MINISCAN IR Vision increases analysis speed by a factor of ten when compared to previous models. The MINISCAN IR Vision builds on Grabner’s more than 20 years of ...

Jun. 7, 2017

By Grabner Instruments Messtechnik GmbH

SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has shown it is ahead of the curve following the publication of a new wind turbine standard from the International Electrotechnical Commission, the 2nd edition of IEC 61400-12-1. The leading renewable energy and grid integration consultancy’s Power Performance Testing (PPT) services, which deliver wind turbine power curve ...

May 5, 2017

By SgurrEnergy Ltd.

Endress+Hauser are presenting their very own life-cycle information cloud for the first time at Hannover Messe 2017; it will form the infrastructural basis for a multitude of possible future IIoT applications for customers. In addition to the cloud, the experts in process automation and digitalization are also introducing initial examples of suitable IIoT applications at the trade fair. ...

Apr. 23, 2017

By Endress Hauser AG