Jersey spends £120m upgrading electricity network
Jersey Electric (JE) plans to spend £120m in the largest ever upgrade to the island’s electricity network to ensure that every home and business continues to access affordable, sustainable [...]
Vector demonstrates grid-friendly charging with OCPP 2.1
As part of an OCA plugfest this month, German software company Vector’s vCharM was one of the first charging station management systems (CSMSs) to test successfully the current draft [...]
Smart-grid market to see nearly 20% CAGR
The global smart grid market will be worth $208bn by 2031, seeing a CAGR of 19.9% from 2024 to 2031, according to market watcher SkyQuest . The demand for [...]
Telit and Netinium deliver SIM profile for smart metering
Telit Cinterion is working with Netinium, a Dutch pioneer in vendor-agnostic head-end systems (HESs) for smart metering and smart grid applications. The integration of Telit’s Next eSIM provisioning system [...]
Huawei white paper promotes electric network standards
Huawei and its partners at last month’s Gitex show in Dubai jointly released a white paper to promote electric power communication network standards. The fgOTN White Paper for Electric [...]
Fibocom LTE Cat 1bis module connects smart meters
Fibocom has launched a series of LTE Cat 1bis modules that give smart electricity, water and gas meters worldwide 4G connectivity. By adopting the LE270 modules, users can exploit [...]
DTE invests $4bn to smarten Michigan grids
Detroit utility DTE Energy is on track to invest over $4bn in 2024 to continue building a smart electric grid, transforming its power generation to deliver cleaner sources of [...]
Qualcomm powers Lantronix smart grid gateway
California-based Lantronix has unveiled an AI-enabled IoT edge compute cellular gateway, powered by Qualcomm for transforming low-voltage substations in smart grids and industrial applications with real-time control, visibility and [...]
Neara raises $31m to enhance grid modelling
Australian AI-powered grid modelling software company Neara has raised US$31m in a series C funding round. The funding will accelerate Neara’s operations across the USA, Europe and Asia Pacific [...]
US DoE announces $2bn to protect power grid
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced nearly $2bn for 38 projects to protect the power grid against growing threats of extreme weather, lower costs for communities, and increase [...]
IBM acquires renewables AI firm Prescinto
IBM has acquired Prescinto, a provider of asset performance management (APM) software-as-a-service (SaaS) for renewable energy. Indian firm Prescinto’s capabilities leverage AI to enable monitoring, analytics and automation to [...]
Dutch mission to seek US energy technology
Energy grid operator Enexis has this week brought representatives from the Dutch energy system supply chain to Boston and Houston seeking companies that can bring innovative smart grid technologies [...]
