Siemens IoT SaaS transforms electric infrastructure
Siemens launched Electrification X, a scalable IoT SaaS offering to transform electrific infrastructure, at this week’s Hannover Messe in Germany. Electrification X is the latest SaaS and IoT portfolio [...]
Cyber-security project aims to protect US grid
Auburn University’s McCrary Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working together on a regional cyber-security centre to protect the USA’s electricity grid. The US Department of Energy has [...]
Itron provides AMI for Bangladesh smart meter rollout
The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) has selected Itron to provide its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) as the foundation to build a more resilient grid. BREB is a government [...]
UK government plans smart energy requirements
The UK government plans to introduce minimum requirements on electricity suppliers for cyber security and grid stability. The proposals, set out in a consultation document (www.gov.uk/government/consultations/delivering-a-smart-and-secure-electricity-system-implementation), provide minimum product [...]
GridBeyond raises €52m to expand in USA
Irish smart energy company GridBeyond has closed a €52m series C financing round to support the scale-up of the business. The company will use the funding to support its [...]
FirstEnergy plans 1.4m extra smart meters for Ohio
FirstEnergy plans to install an additional 1.4 million smart meters for its customers in Ohio. This will be done through its three Ohio electric companies – Ohio Edison, Illuminating [...]
Partnership uses EV charging to protect UK grid
UK companies EV.Energy and Flexitricity are working together so capacity in electric vehicles can help National Grid deal with outages or unexpected high demand. They are using EV charging [...]
U.S. EPA Awards $20 Bn for Clean Energy & Climate Solutions
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20 billion in grant funds to go towards American clean energy and climate solution projects across communities. These funds were sourced from the [...]
Accurant Acquires Sentient Energy
Today, Accurant International announced it has reached a solid agreement with Koch Engineered Solutions to acquire its business unit, Sentient Energy. Sentient Energy provides smart line sensors and software to support [...]
Top Three Bidders for India’s Green or Grey Hydrogen Pilot Project
India Times reported this week that Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, and IOC are the top three bidders for a green or grey hydrogen pilot for the Indian government. This [...]
EV Charging Networks Across the Atlantic
Despite supply chain issues and keeping up with demand, electric vehicle (EV) adoption is continuing to rise throughout the world. Many countries have doubled down on decarbonization and electrification [...]
UCONN Steps Up to Enhance Grid Security in the Northeast
Cyberattacks of the grid are increasing exponentially and alarm bells are ringing more frequently across the energy industry for more help. This week, UCONN Today shared that the University of Connecticut [...]
