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Siemens keeps lights on in Rome

Siemens and Italian distribution systems operator (DSO) Areti are working together on the RomeFlex project, which will test the ability to manage congestion and voltage volatility across the stressed [...]

Copper Labs shows how to get more from smart meters

Colorado-based Copper Labs has introduced a framework to help utilities in North America get more out of their investments in smart meters. Energy and water utilities across North America [...]

PG&E and Sunrun complete virtual power plant

A first-of-its-kind partnership between California’s largest utility and a US provider of clean energy as a subscription service helped strengthen the state’s energy grid with home solar-plus-storage systems. Peaking [...]

Ubiik NB-IoT boosts utility throughput

Taiwanese firm Ubiik is boosting throughput and resilience for utilities using Band 103 for NB-IoT applications. Ubiik provides private LTE networks for utilities. Its NB-IoT vertical system, including the [...]

Ameren improves energy reliability in Illinois

Residents and businesses in Lincoln and Logan County in Illinois are benefiting from more reliable energy thanks to a recently completed 13.5km high-voltage transmission line and smart grid technology. [...]

Exodigo funded to modernise US power grid

Israeli company Exodigo has received federal funding in the USA to help modernise the power grid. It has partnered with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to support the transition [...]

Sandia researchers create self-healing grid

Researchers at the US government’s Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have created a self-healing electrical grid to ensure uninterrupted power even when assailed by a hurricane or saboteurs. [...]

E.On investment fund targets smart energy start-ups

E.On, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Future Energy Ventures (FEV) have set up a €110m to €250m fund to invest in smart energy start-ups. The fund managed by [...]

Penn State researchers show smart grid rural potential

Smart grids have the potential to revolutionise and revitalise energy supplies in rural communities, according to researchers at Penn State University. The power systems can incorporate sustainable energy systems [...]

Landis+Gyr deploys mesh IP network for Alabama meters

The City of Florence Electricity Department, which provides electricity to Lauderdale County in Alabama, has signed a contract with Landis+Gyr to deploy advanced metering and a mesh IP network [...]

Octopus acquires smart energy software start-up

Kraken, the tech arm of UK utility Octopus Energy, has acquired Berlin-based smart energy software start-up Kwest. Adding Kwest’s workflow platform to Kraken’s tech stack should unlock smoother installations [...]

Apartment blocks made ready for smart meters

More than 5000 UK apartment block are to be made ready for smart meters thanks to a collaboration between Scottish energy infrastructure company SMS and UK energy supplier collective [...]