Regulatory News

1. Saitec Secures Offshore Site In BiMEP To Install The First Grid-Connected Floating Wind Turbine In Spain 6/12/2020

   Saitec Offshore Technologies and the open sea test site Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) have signed today a contract to install DemoSATH project off the Basque Coast.

2. ACCIONA To Supply Renewable Energy To Madrid Calle 30 In Spain 6/12/2020

   ACCIONA has been awarded the public contract to supply energy to Madrid Calle 30.

3. Energy Software Consortium's System Lauded By Wood Mackenzie As Industry First For Grid Flexibility 6/10/2020

   An electricity network control system being installed by Smarter Grid Solutions, Nexant and GreenSync has been hailed by independent analysts at consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie as “among the most advanced in the world”, with implications for utility companies across Europe, the United States, Australia and rest of the world.

4. Siemens To Supply High-Voltage Equipment For Major Offshore Wind Project In The U.S. 6/9/2020

   Siemens has been awarded an order from Danish customer Semco Maritime to provide the main electrical equipment for the electrical service platform (ESP) of the offshore wind project Mayflower Wind LLC (Mayflower Wind).

5. GE Supports The Middle East With Reliable Power Grids As Summer Arrives 6/8/2020

   GE is supporting the next phase of the fight against COVID-19 in the Middle East by ensuring power grids are ready, as some countries announce plans to reopen major sectors of the economy just as summer arrives.

6. Smarter Grid Solutions To Deliver Advanced Network Management System For SP Energy Networks In England, Scotland And Wales 6/8/2020

   Great Britain’s target of slashing its carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 is taking a major step forward thanks to software designed by Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS).

7. Agreement For The Sale Of Walney Extension Transmission Assets 6/2/2020

   Walney Extension Limited, a joint venture owned by Ørsted (50%), PKA (25%) and PFA (25%), today announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its transmission assets to Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension.

8. Tata Power To Manage Power Distribution In Central Odisha From 1^st June Onwards 6/1/2020

   Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, today, announced that it has taken over the management of CESU, after receiving the Letter of Intent (LOI) from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for the distribution and retail supply of electricity in Odisha’s five circles consisting of Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Puri, Paradeep and Dhenekal.

9. Northvolt And Vattenfall Launch Battery Energy Storage System 5/18/2020

   Northvolt has launched a new battery energy storage solution, Voltpack Mobile System– a rugged, highly modular lithium-ion battery solution envisioned as a zero-emission alternative to replace diesel generators.

10. PUC Of Texas Extends DNP Protections For Customers Of PUC-Regulated Water, Sewer And Non-ERCOT Electric Utilities 5/15/2020

    In today’s open meeting, the Public Utility Commission of Texas continued its efforts to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the low-income customers of Texas utilities by extending to June 13th the suspension of disconnections for non-payment by vertically integrated electric utilities outside of ERCOT (namely Entergy, El Paso Electric, SPS and SWEPCO) and water and sewer utilities regulated by the PUC, superseding the May 15th expiration date originally ordered in the commissioners’ open meeting on April 17, 2020.