Power Distribution News

Believe it or not, but the sun occasionally shines also over northern Europe. OPSIS has utilized this by installing solar panels on the roofs of its buildings in Furulund. A first step was taken already in 2015, resulting in 750 m2 of panels. With the completion of a new logistics building and the ...

Jun. 27, 2018

By Opsis AB

Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and Hydrogenics Corporation recently (7/16) announced that the first major energy storage facility using hydrogen in North America is now operational.  The facility features technology developed and manufactured in Mississauga, Ontario by Hydrogenics and represents one of several projects selected ...

Jul. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently (7/16), the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will award 95 grants totaling $95 million to 80 small businesses in 26 states.  Funded through DOE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today's selections are for Phase II research and development.  Small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for ...

Jul. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

ABB is investing more than $30 million (£22.6m) in a new factory for transformer components in Sweden. ...

Jul. 10, 2018

By Energy Live News Ltd.

Improving the efficiency of communal heating in tower blocks is the topic of a presentation by Switch2 Energy's Ian Allan to Manchester's Housing Asset Management Conference on Thursday 19 July. Heat networks are one of the most effective methods for decarbonising heat in high density ...

Jul. 10, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Europe has the required infrastructure to implement customer-centric demand response (DR) programs; however, the region is showing slow adoption rates due to the lack of homogenous regulations and consumer awareness. Nevertheless, utilities are starting to perceive DR as a useful resource rather than a complication. Aided largely by the advances in ...

Jul. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

【Summary】Hyundai has teamed with Finnish energy-technology company Wärtsilä to use use “second-life” electric-car batteries for stationary energy storage. Now that automakers are all working on electric vehicles, the issue of what happens to used batteries has come up. Hyundai, with help from Finnish energy-technology company Wärtsilä, has come up ...

Jun. 30, 2018

By Greensmith Energy Management Systems

Sempra Energy  recently (6/28) announced that, following a comprehensive strategic review of its businesses and asset portfolio over the past year, the company intends to sell several energy infrastructure assets, including its entire portfolio of U.S. wind and U.S. solar assets, as well as certain U.S. ...

Jun. 29, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

More than 300 companies from 49 countries applied for a 12-week St. Louis-based energy incubator program put on by utility Ameren. Three of the six companies tapped are working to make the electricity grid smarter, safer, and more efficient — ResilientGrid, Ryvit, and TouchLight Innovations. One makes a floor tile that produces electricity when people walk or ...

Jun. 29, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Wärtsilä, the Finnish power plant and marine equipment giant, is shifting away from its fossil-fuel heritage and toward a future that is 100 percent dominated by renewables. Wärtsilä will be “leading the way to the power industry’s transformation toward a future that utilizes 100 percent renewable energy,” ...

Jun. 29, 2018

By Greensmith Energy Management Systems

Finnish-based energy-solution provider, Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with automobile producer, Hyundai Motor Group to establish a commercial partnership for the use of second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries in storage solutions. (From l) Javier Cavada, President of Energy Solutions at Wärtsilä, Dr. Youngcho Chi, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Technology ...

Jun. 28, 2018

By Greensmith Energy Management Systems

IEEE and the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) recently announced that registration is open for the  ...

Jun. 27, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently (6/21) announced the release of the state's comprehensive Energy Storage Roadmap to guide New York toward its nation-leading energy storage target. With this Roadmap, New York is jumpstarting the development of this clean energy technology, while supporting the Governor's energy storage target of 1,500 megawatts by 2025 the equivalent electricity demand ...

Jun. 27, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The Paris-based Epex Spot exchange has signed a contract with Oldenburg-based regional utility EWE, formalising its collaboration on a local power grid congestion management platform. The new contract "formalises the legal frame of Epex Spot's collaboration with the project" and is the "foundation of a successful collaboration within Enera", the exchange told Argus. The parties originally signed ...

Jun. 25, 2018

By Argus Media Ltd.

Vital Energi have been awarded the £2.6m contract with Redrow Homes to design and build the energy solution for the Padcroft development in West Drayton. Following the submission of a variant design proposal, Vital Energi joined the energy infrastructure ...

Jun. 21, 2018

By Vital Energi

Rail freight manufacturer Astra Rail/Greenbrier Europe and leasing company Nacco have supplied GB Railfreight with 50 hopper wagons to support the biomass haulage contract awarded by Lynemouth Power Ltd. Each with a payload of 70 tonnes, these auto-loading and discharging wagons run in two rakes (coupled groups) of 24 between the Port of Tyne and Lynemouth Power Station, delivering 37,000 tonnes ...

Jun. 21, 2018

By Rotork plc

Recently (6/19), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national business group made up of companies that finance, develop, ...

Jun. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Lempäälän Energia has awarded Siemens a contract to implement a self-sufficient smart grid system in the industrial area of Marjamäki, Finland. Siemens' scope of supply encompasses design and engineering of a smart medium-voltage microgrid, the corresponding grid automation system and an electrical storage system. The purpose of the project LEMENE is to provide a cost-effective and ...

Jun. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The California Energy Commission approved grants for two microgrid projects that will help support California's energy and climate change goals. The Sonoma County Junior College District received nearly $5 million for a microgrid demonstration project at its Santa Rosa Junior College campus. The project plans to use photovoltaic solar power to meet 40 percent of the electricity needs at the ...

Jun. 18, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently (6/13), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced increased collaboration with stakeholders to reduce regulatory barriers on the development of hydrogen infrastructure. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Daniel Simmons announced a new Request for ...

Jun. 14, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer