Sumitomo JV develops renewable energy in Virginia
Japanese trading company Sumitomo has established a joint venture to develop renewable energy projects in Virginia, USA. Through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCoA) and its Perennial Power Holdings subsidiary, [...]
Investment helps EA Technology smarten grids
Norwegian private equity firm Summa Equity, known for its sustainability-focused approach, has invested in UK electrical asset management and smart grid company EA Technology. The electricity sector is on [...]
Deveritec builds NIC for Wirepas 5G mesh
German company Deveritec has built a reference network interface card (NIC) for Finnish wireless mesh network company Wirepas for use in smart electricity metering. Deveritec’s NIC is for the [...]
Octopus project to simplify clean-tech integration
UK utility Octopus Energy has launched Project Mercury, an alliance to set global standards for the integration of clean tech with smart energy systems. Announced at last week’s Wired [...]
STM PLC modem suits multi-protocol smart meters
Ready for use in forthcoming multi-protocol smart meters that enhance flexibility for handling energy data, ST Microelectronics’ ST85MM programmable powerline communication (PLC) modem natively supports field-proven Meters & More [...]
AI playing crucial role for utilities, says Itron
AI in playing a critical role in addressing unprecedented demand and safety challenges for utilities, according to US energy technology company Itron. Its 2024 Resourcefulness Insight Report found that [...]
Honeywell and Qualcomm bring AI to energy
Honeywell and Qualcomm have expanded their collaboration to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the energy sector. Through the collaboration, Honeywell intends to incorporate Qualcomm’s connectivity and AI capabilities into [...]
Trilliant and Sense improve utility energy management
US companies Trilliant, a provider of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and Sense, a specialist in embedded intelligence that transforms the relationship between people, homes and the grid, are helping [...]
Smart meter market set for 14% CAGR
The global smart meter market will top $77bn by 2032 from $24bn in 2023 at a CAGR of 14%, according to Astute Analytica. This growth is fuelled by a [...]
Delta partners Izivia to enable smart charging in France
Taiwanese IoT power management firm Delta is working with EDF subsidiary Izivia to provide the French EV market with a charging infrastructure. By combining Delta’s technology with Izivia’s network, [...]
Cyberhawk helps utilities with drone asset inspection
Operators in the utility, oil and gas, and capital project sectors can improve asset inspection using enhancements to Cyberhawk’s flagship iHawk Visualive enterprise SaaS visual data management platform. Demonstrated [...]
Iberdrola acquires Derryherk to boost network efficiency
Spanish electricity utility Iberdrola has acquired technology company Derryherk to boost UK distribution network efficiency. Through its UK business SP Energy Networks, it completed the transaction following a licence [...]
