Interactive storage projects support California grid
Energy Toolbase, Ventura Energy and Leap are deploying a portfolio of grid-interactive storage projects to support the California grid. The 3.7MW-hour portfolio will participate in the wholesale energy markets [...]
Asia-Pacific to hit one billion smart meters in 2026
The Asia-Pacific region is on its way to reach the milestone of one billion smart electricity meters in 2026, according to IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. The smart electricity [...]
FPL turns to Enel for smart EV charging
Enel X Way has been selected by Florida Power & Light (FPL) to provide utilities with smart electric vehicle chargers with affordable, unlimited off-peak electricity. Enel X Way, the [...]
Dewa enables automatic grid restoration
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has installed an automatic smart grid restoration (ASGR) system, said to be the first of its kind in the MENA region, to increase [...]
Telenor connects Aidon smart energy devices
Telenor IoT is to connect smart energy service devices for Aidon, a Nordic specialist in the electricity utility industry for smart metering, smart grids and services. Headquarted in Finland, [...]
VW tests smart grid integration for EV charging
Volkswagen subsidiary Elli and grid management firm Mitnetz Strom have launched a pilot project for smart grid integration of electric vehicles in Germany. In the first step, around 20 [...]
Enchanted Rock microgrid powers Microsoft data centre
Microsoft has contracted Texas-based Enchanted Rock, a provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, to develop California’s largest microgrid fully supported by renewable natural gas (RNG). The microgrid will provide Microsoft’s San [...]
Osprey keeps British Gas fleet charged
UK energy utility British Gas has partnered with Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest networks of rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points, to help transition its vehicles to [...]
Honeywell upgrades Egyptian refinery
Alexandria National Refining & Petrochemical Company (ANRPC) is upgrading its naphtha complex in Egypt using Honeywell UOP engineering services to increase the production of gasoline. This should help the [...]
Siemens buys stake in EV charging firm WiTricity
Siemens is investing $25m and acquiring a minority stake in US firm WiTricity, a wireless charging technology company. Siemens and WiTricity plan to work together to drive innovation in [...]
San Diego utility plans major investment in smart technology
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is planning major grid upgrades in a proposal that could see monthly gas and electric bills rising by more than $9. The utility [...]
Iberdrola wants start-ups to revolutionise grid
Spanish utility Iberdrola is looking for start-ups that can revolutionise the electricity grids of the future. The challenge has been launched within the framework of the new smart grid [...]
