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Lektra-EG4 combine energy & distributed AI

Distributed energy specialist Letra is partnering energy storage specialist EG4 Electronics to provide distributed AI and energy for AI micro data centres. New York-based Lektra is building a distributed [...]

PPL Electric revenue filing to modernise grid

Pennsylvania utility PPL Electric is accelerating its grid modernisation programme in the face of rising maintenance and operating costs. The utility is also facing increasing disruption from increasing storm [...]

Netmore acquires Arson Metering

Swedish Massive IoT network operator Netmore has acquired Spanish remote meter reading specialist Arson Metering. The acquisition will strengthen Netmore’s position in the utility modernisation market, and expand its [...]

Anode launches AI-powered mobile microgrids

On-demand power start-up Anode has emerged from stealth with $9 million in seed funding led by Eclipse. The company will use the funding to accelerate deployments of its mobile [...]

CORNEX Transformers platform for grid support

Chinese energy tech company CORNEX has launched a 588Ah large-capacity battery together with a new ‘Transformers’ system platform to provide rapid deployment support for energy generation and grid support [...]

Sandia researchers use AI to detect cyber attacks on grid

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have developed AI algorithms that detect cyber attacks on an electricity grid. And this neural-network AI can run on inexpensive single-board [...]

BMW and E.On offer V2G to private customers

BMW and E.On are launching Germany’s first commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) offering for private customers. Thanks to bidirectional charging, the BMW iX3 becomes an active participant in the energy market, [...]

Itron modernises American Samoa grid

Itron is joining forces with the American Samoa Power Authority (Aspa) to modernise its electricity distribution network. Aspa will deploy Itron’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), including smart electric meters, [...]

Schneider initiative deploys community energy

Schneider Electric has launched an initiative to deploy resilient, community-based energy systems rapidly across the USA. The Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure Initiative brings together more than 20 partners to support [...]

ChargeScape and Nissan start V2G pilot in Silicon Valley

ChargeScape, the automotive joint venture focused on electric vehicle-grid integration, and Japanese car maker Nissan have launched a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot in the utility territory covered by Silicon Valley [...]

Landis+Gyr Fan 1.1 targets Tepco in Japan

Swiss firm Landis+Gyr has added Wi-Sun certification for the Fan 1.1 specification to its advanced metering network equipment for use at Tepco in Japan and in its Revelo platform. [...]

Iberdrola sells UK smart meter business for £900m

Spanish utility Iberdrola has completed the sale of SP Smart Meter Assets, which manages Scottish Power’s smart meter business, to Macquarie for £900m. Macquarie Group says it will continue [...]