grid system News
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Bentley Releases RAM Structural System Version 11.2
Bentley’s RAM International Solutions Center has just released version 11.2 of RAM Structural System – Bentley’s modeling, analysis, and design software for structural engineers involved in the design of building structures of all types. The software provides powerful automated and integrated tools that increase structural engineers’ productivity, allowing them to be more profitable and to more ...
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Green Energy to the desert with our off grid systems
We have just delivered 31 off grid power systems to be installed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With 24V and 259Ah battery bank capacity each, the systems are designed and manufactured to work at a very harsh desert condition up to 55 deg C and will bring green energy to 31 ...
By Friem S.p.A.
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Christer Eriksson celebrates 50 years with ABB
Long-time Grid Systems and HVDC engineer is still enjoying his work with ABB and has no immediate plans to retire. Little did Christer Eriksson know when he started his professional career as an apprentice in Sweden in the fall of 1960 at the age of 18, that he would still be alive and well and living in the United States, and still with the same company 50 years later. Christer – now 67 ...
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mPrest and Innowatts Partner to Enhance Behind the Meter Transparency
mPrest, a leading global provider of mission-critical situational awareness, analytics, automation and control software for Grid Modernization and Innowatts, a self-learning and self-serving retail energy platform providing customer centric energy intelligence and business solutions across the utility value chain; today announced a partnership to integrate customer/ behind-the-meter intelligence ...
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Windkinetic: acquisition process accomplished
Effective 24th September, the acquisition process started one year ago of WWS Group, owner of the Windkinetic brand, has been completed. The Board of Directors of FRIEM confirms Stefano Pellegrini, already appointed in June, as Chief Executive Officer of the subsidiary. “Being Stefano the manager of the Business Unit Energy - says Lorenzo Carnelli, CEO of FRIEM Group - his appointment ...
By Friem S.p.A.
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New SGIP White Paper Addresses Smart Grid Security with Broadcast Communications
SGIP announced the release of a free white paper that addresses the issue of cybersecurity for smart grid broadcast communications. Smart Grid System Security with Broadcast Communications was published by the Home/Building/Industry-to-Grid Domain Expert Working Group (H/B/I2G DEWG) at SGIP. The white paper is for utilities, energy service providers and vendors of energy management equipment. It ...
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Kitu Systems Announces Software Suite for California Rule 21
Kitu Systems recently announced the availability of its Convoy DER Communications Aggregator, upgrades of its Spark and Citadel product lines to support IEEE 2030.5-2018, and the release of its NorthGate API to interface with utilities' grid management systems. California Electric Rule 21 governs the interconnection requirements between generation facilities and utilities' distribution ...
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AMSC and ComEd Agree to Install Resilient Electric Grid System in Chicago
AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, announced this week that it has entered into an agreement with ComEd, which delivers electricity to more than 4 million customers in northern Illinois, to deploy AMSC’s high temperature superconductor technology which is expected to make the electric grid even more reliable for ComEd customers.The project is ...
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Solar Company of the Year: Monitoring Solutions
EcoPhi Renewables Engineering GmbH won the prestigious ‘Solar Company of the Year: Monitoring Solutions’ award at KENYA SOLAR WEEK LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2022. The event focused on utility-scale solar, grid-connected rooftop solar, and off-grid solutions. There were exciting discussions and debates about the latest regulatory frameworks, current and future technology and business ...
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EV Connect Closes $8 Million Financing Round
EV Connect, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions and the most advanced cloud-based EV network management platform, today announced that it has closed an $8 million financing round. The round was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with participation by Montage Capital and existing investors. Funds will be used to accelerate deployment of EV Connect’s EV Cloud™ ...
By EV Connect
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Gamesa Finalizes Development Of Off-grid System Prototype
November 10, 2016 -- Gamesa has achieved a new milestone in the development of its off-grid technology with the installation and start-up of a lithium battery for energy storage at the company's prototype in La Muela (Aragon). Gamesa's off-grid system, inaugurated last May, enables power supply to regions without grid access. The prototype is pioneering on account of its bundling of four ...
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Influencing environmental behaviour through nudging and information
One of the greatest challenges facing environmental policymakers is encouraging people to behave more sustainably. A recent study explores how ‘nudging’ people to make environmentally friendly choices, together with providing information, can be a successful combination for achieving behavioural change. Policymakers have a number of options available to them to encourage sustainable ...
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Infocast`s 3rd Annual Transmission Summit West Returns
Infocast brings its highly acclaimed 3rd Annual Transmission Summit West on September 19-21, 2011 to the Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel in San Francisco, CA. This Summit takes place at the perfect time as the Final Rule on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation, passed unanimously by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has created a massive business opportunity for industry ...
By Infocast
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Fulcrum3D forecasts now being used to dispatch over 1 GW of NEM connected wind and solar
Fulcrum3D are fast becoming the forecast provider of choice for market participant 5-minute forecasts (MP5F) in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). Our forecasts are currently being used in dispatch on 1 GW of wind and solar generation with a further 2GW either in assessment or late-stage construction awaiting assessment. Dispatch self-forecasts have delivered system ...
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International Organization for Standardization Approves Standard that Integrates Control Technologies into the Grid
SGIP recently announced that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016, Facility Smart Grid Information Model (FSGIM), which helps electrical energy consumers participate in smart grid networks. The standard, published earlier this year by ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), provides a common basis for ...
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Lead Acid Battery Replacement: An Off-Grid Winter Power Guide
For homeowners who live off-grid, preparing for winter is serious business. With solar production at its lowest when temperatures drop, an energy storage system must be able to produce enough power to carry a home through long winter nights and periods of inclement weather. Many first-generation off-grid systems include lead acid batteries to provide energy storage. What many homeowners ...
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The European Investment Bank finances NorNed – the submarine power cable linking the Netherlands and Norway
While the European Commission is today unveiling a new energy technology plan, the EIB – the EU’s financing institution – is providing funding for a major European energy project to link the Netherlands and Norway by means of the world’s longest undersea power transmission cable. Torsten Gersfelt, EIB Vice-President, and Mel Kroon MBA, CEO of TenneT B.V., the national transmission grid of the ...
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Historic Farmhouse Addition and Renovation
Ikan Consulting has been selected to redesign and renovate a farmhouse in Glen, NY. The original structure is estimated to have been built between 1750 and 1800. Project highlights include off-grid power system powered by wind turbine, reuse of hand finished beams, and original timber frame structure. The addition will be furnished with wood flooring and structure reclaimed from historic barn de ...
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Sentient Energy Unveils Ubiquitous Grid Monitoring And Analytics System
Sentient Energy recently (2/6) unveiled the first ubiquitous distribution grid monitoring and analytics system for grid reliability and safety. The Sentient Energy Grid Analytics System couples the Ample Analytics Suite with intelligent sensors that can be deployed anywhere on the distribution grid. The system continuously measures a wide variety of parameters that can pinpoint the location and ...
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Avista, Duke Energy Invest in Grid Edge Software Technology
Avista Development, a wholly owned unregulated subsidiary of Spokane, Wash.-based Avista Corp., and Duke Energy recently (1/9) announced a joint investment in Open Energy Solutions Inc. (OES) to develop open source software for grid edge technology solutions. These solutions will deliver significant benefits to customers, including information and tools to help them manage their energy usage. ...
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