Industry News

  1. The EDF Group Launches The Construction Of Neart na Gaoithe 450 MW Offshore Wind Farm Along With New Irish Partner, ESB 11/28/2019

    The EDF Group is announcing the construction of the Scottish Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm project and the new partnership with the Irish electricity company ESB which is taking a 50% stake in the project

  2. National Grid Electricity Transmission Signs Strategic Deal With Smart Wires For Power Flow Control Technology To Enable Greater Volumes Of Renewable Power 11/27/2019

    National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has awarded a five-year framework agreement to power flow control technology company, Smart Wires. This will help decarbonize the UK electricity grid by enabling greater volumes of renewable power to be efficiently transferred to customers

  3. Diverse Coalition Signs Statement Of Principles On Modernizing The Electric Transmission Grid 11/20/2019

    WIRES, the international trade association that promotes investment in the high voltage grid, and several other organizations in the electric power space announced today a Statement of Principles for advancing development of a modern electric transmission grid

  4. ABB Proves World-First Subsea Power Technology System, Signaling New Era For Offshore Oil And Gas 11/20/2019

    ABB’s pioneering subsea power distribution and conversion technology system is commercially viable, bringing groundbreaking potential for cleaner, safer and more sustainable offshore oil and gas production, following the completion of a 3,000-hour shallow water test

  5. Decentralized Renewable Energy Can Drive Modern Electricity System In India 11/19/2019

    Electricity systems across the globe are undergoing a paradigm shift towards decentralization. This shift is being brought about by technological disruptions, coupled with innovations in business models

  6. BHI Energy Grows Its Transmission & Distribution Business With Acquisition Of Plaska 11/13/2019

    BHI Energy ("BHI") today announced that it has acquired Plaska Transmission Line Construction, LLC ("Plaska" or the "Company"), a fully licensed electrical contractor providing distribution, transmission, and storm restoration services for customers throughout Texas, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma

  7. Western Power Distribution Launches IntraFlex With NODES And Smart Grid Consultancy 11/11/2019

    Building on the success of its current procurement of flexibility services, Western Power Distribution has launched IntraFlex, a new innovation project with NODES and Smart Grid Consultancy

  8. Fortress Launches Innovative Collaboration To Help Protect The Power Grid From Cyber Threats 11/8/2019

    Fortress Information Security (Fortress) today announced the launch of the Asset to Vendor Network for Power Utilities (A2V), a joint venture with American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP)

  9. Rocky Mountain Power To Deploy Itron IoT Solution To Modernize Its Electricity Grid 11/5/2019

    Itron, Inc., which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, signed a contract to deploy its OpenWay Riva IoT solution and 250,000 OpenWay Riva electricity meters to modernize Rocky Mountain Power’s existing electricity system and improve grid awareness

  10. Vertiv Introduces Universal Rack Power Distribution Unit For Easy, Fast Deployment Worldwide 11/4/2019

    Vertiv today introduced the Vertiv Geist UPDU universal power distribution unit, a significant reimagining of the rack PDU that allows a single unit to meet the power needs of hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge deployments anywhere in the world, regardless of the existing power infrastructure