Power Distribution News

The global smart grid cybersecurity market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 13% by 2022, backed by increasing number of government initiatives towards modernizing power infrastructure and rising number of cyberattacks on Critical National Infrastructure (CIP) across the globe.  Such are the findings of a recent report by TechSci Research. Moreover, increasing need for securing Home Area ...

Apr. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Soltec will supply its tracker equipment to a 70 MW solar PV power plant in Australia.  Soltec is executing its plan to invest in growing markets and expand supply capacity globally, including this strategic move into Australia. With the establishment of this office in Sydney’s Barangaroo business district last November, Soltec Australia Pty Ltd rejoins APAC ...

Apr. 12, 2018

By Soltec Renewable Energies

SVOFFICE 5/WR integrates the front-end of our acclaimed numerical analysis software with the powerful FEHM Control Volume Finite Element solution engine. Users can leverage SVFLUX WR capabilities such as double porosity / double permeability to simulate realistic and detailed analyses such ...

Apr. 11, 2018

By SoilVision Systems Ltd.

A new report from Navigant Research examines the evolution occurring in technology and customer-focused solutions for ...

Apr. 19, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Siemens announced that it has installed an upgraded control system for the Trans Bay Cable (TBC) project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system with voltage-sourced converter (VSC) ...

Apr. 18, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The New York Power Authority recently (4/12) announced the first phase of a multi-phase sensor deployment program that ...

Apr. 18, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently (4/16), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made a $25 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support energy sector cybersecurity. Under this FOA, the Office of Electricity ...

Apr. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Part of the Saint-Gobain Group – a global designer and producer of construction materials and solutions – Saint-Gobain Glass is the principal supplier of coated glass worldwide, with its UK base in Eggborough, Goole. With the manufacturing facility currently supplied via a private-wire network, high voltage specialist Smith Brothers has been enlisted to ...

Apr. 11, 2018

By Smith Brothers (Contracting) Ltd

GRID20/20, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring solutions provider, announced today (4/10) the release of its  ...

Apr. 10, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Assuring the reliability and security of the bulk power system continue to be focal points for NERC and industry. Focused on that mission, NERC hosted its fourth grid security exercise - GridEx IV - in November. In its report on the exercise, NERC identified recommendations ...

Apr. 10, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Vital Energi have secured the contract to supply, install and commission the energy centre ...

Apr. 10, 2018

By Vital Energi

Globally, around 1.2 billion people do not have access to electricity. Cost erosion in solar, wind, and energy storage technology is creating new opportunities for the electrification of rural areas. On the solution side, two main segments can be distinguished: solar home systems and mini-grids / microgrids. Solar home systems are self-sufficient solutions for individual households. A small ...

Apr. 5, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

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Apr. 5, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Itron recently has announced that the company signed a contract with NorthWestern Energy (NWE) to modernize its electric and gas systems in South Dakota and Nebraska with Itron's OpenWay Riva IoT solution. ...

Apr. 5, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today (3/29) joined NASA in launching a new NASA iTech challenge, a competition inviting the nation's top entrepreneurs and researchers to showcase their ideas for transformative energy concepts. The challenge seeks to ...

Apr. 3, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

A UPS-led ...

Mar. 28, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Utilidata, Inc. and Itron, Inc. recently ...

Mar. 28, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Zion Market Research has published a new report titled “Distributed Power Generation Market: Global Industrial Perspective, ...

Mar. 28, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently (3/23), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) celebrated the conclusion of the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018) appropriations process. The Omnibus bill, signed by President Trump, includes $34.5 billion in funding for the DOE. ...

Mar. 26, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

S&C Electric Company recently released its first "State of Commercial & Industrial Power Reliability" report in its entirety. The report provides insights into commercial and industrial (C&I) customers' perspectives on power reliability, and sets out to understand the C&I customers' degree of ...

Mar. 23, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer