Industry News

  1. New Playbook Explores Software Strategies To Maximize The Value Of Smart Grid And Data 10/15/2019

    The rapidly accelerating transformation taking place in the electric utility industry and the distributed networks it operates has created the demand for a unified data management platform that can do far more than just collect massive amounts of information

  2. GE Renewable Energy Announces First Cypress Onshore Contract In Brazil 10/8/2019

    GE Renewable Energy announced recently it has signed an onshore wind contract with EDF Renewables in Brazil. This deal for GE’s Cypress platform — the company’s largest onshore wind turbine — is also GE’s first contract with EDF Renewables in the country. GE will be responsible for the production and delivery of 25 turbines, that will operate at 5.3 MW

  3. ACS And Minsait Show How The Convergence Between The Iot And Information And Operational Technology Improves The Reliability Of The Electrical Power Supply System In The USA 10/7/2019

    ACS and Minsait, two Indra companies, have declared that the convergence between Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) and the capabilities of the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) is now leading the way in enabling US utility firms to improve the reliability of the electricity supply and address challenges such as the rise in meteorological phenomena with a direct impact on power grids, the need to integrate distributed energy resources and the regulatory pressure that is driving the improvement of management indicators

  4. National Grid Seeks Minimum Of 10 Megawatts Of Energy Storage 10/4/2019

    To further its commitment to clean energy and electricity reliability for upstate New York customers, National Grid has opened a competitive bidding process for a minimum of 10 megawatts of energy storage in key locations across the company’s service area

  5. Hawaiian Electric Awarded Contract To Distribute Power At 12 U.S. Army Installations On Oahu 10/3/2019

    Hawaiian Electric has been awarded the contract to own, operate and maintain the electric distribution system serving the U.S. Army’s 12 installations on Oahu, including Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, Tripler Army Medical Center, Fort Shafter and Army housing areas

  6. GridLiance Receives Approval To Acquire Majority Stake In City Of Winfield Transmission Assets 10/1/2019

    GridLiance, an independent transmission company, the Kansas Power Pool (KPP), and the City of Winfield, recently received final state regulatory approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) of a long-term partnership agreement to jointly-own and improve the city's transmission facilities within the Southwest Power Pool regional transmission organization

  7. ABB Signs Major Framework Contract With APG For Largest Ever Grid Expansion In Austria 9/18/2019

    ABB has signed a five-year framework contract with Austrian Power Grid (APG), Austria’s transmission system operator, potentially worth more than $100M to supply gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), in the largest electricity grid expansion to date in Austria

  8. PDI Brings Award-Winning Innovative Power Solutions To DCAC Live Event 9/17/2019

    Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), the leading supplier of power distribution and monitoring solutions for data centers and other critical or high-value electrical systems, today announced the company will showcase its Quick Connect Tap Off Box, PDI PowerLok PDU strip and PowerWave 2™ Busway System at DCAC Live in Austin, TX (Booth #205) September 24-25, 2019

  9. Elga Coal Complex Linked To Russia’s United Energy Grid 9/17/2019

    Mechel PAO (NYSE: MTL, MOEX: MTLR), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports the launch of the Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (FGC UES)’s 220-kW Elgaugol electrical substation and 220-kW Prizeiskaya-Elgaugol electric power line

  10. Unilever Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity Across Five Continents 9/15/2019

    Unilever announced today that its factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centres, warehouses and distribution centres across five continents are now powered by 100% renewable grid electricity