Regulatory News

31. Ameren Completes Its Largest Transmission Line Project 1/6/2021

    Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), has completed and energized the final span of the Illinois Rivers Project, a 375-mile, 345,000-volt transmission line from Palmyra, Missouri, to Sugar Creek, Indiana

32. EPRI Selected For Three U.S. Department Of Energy Awards For Advancing Energy Storage 12/28/2020

    The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will lead three projects for advanced, bulk energy storage following selection by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for awards totaling $600,000

33. Binghamton Team To Lead $2.6M Research Into Solar Energy And Power Grids 12/24/2020

    A team of researchers from Binghamton University has been selected to receive $2.6M from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to develop ways to reliably support higher amounts of solar power on the grid

34. ADB, NNS Sign Loans To Build Milestone Solar Power Project In Uzbekistan 12/23/2020

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and “Nur Navoi Solar” Foreign Enterprise Limited Liability Company (NNS) signed loans of up to $17.5M for a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant that will be the first public–private partnership renewable energy project in Uzbekistan

35. EDF International Networks And Capgemini Sign A Global Agreement To Offer Services Around Smart Meters And Smart Grids 12/17/2020

    EDF International Networks and Capgemini today signed a partnership agreement to combine their expertise and together confirm their position as major players for emerging smart grid projects worldwide

36. Hitachi ABB Power Grids Launches All-New Remote Terminal Unit To Support Grid Modernization And Renewables Integration 12/16/2020

    Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced the launch of the RTU530, an all-new Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that builds on the established reliability and efficiency of the RTU500 series

37. FSU Center For Advanced Power Systems To Partner With City Of Tallahassee On Power Grid Research 12/15/2020

    Florida State University will join the City of Tallahassee and other research partners on a U.S. Department of Energy project to improve integration of solar panels into electrical grids

38. ANDRITZ And Mercedes-Benz Energy Sign Cooperation Agreement To Supply Large Battery Energy Storage Systems For Hydropower Plants 12/11/2020

    International technology group ANDRITZ, one of the globally leading suppliers of electro-mechanical equipment and services for hydropower stations, and Mercedes-Benz Energy,a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz and international supplier of automotive battery storage systems, have signed a cooperation agreement to promote and supply the most modern hybrid energy solutions for the hydropower market based on large battery energy storage systems

39. GE Debuts World’s First LM2500XPRESS^* Power Plant For RWE’s Grid Stability Power Plant In Biblis, Germany 12/8/2020

    GE today announced it secured an order from RWE Generation for 11 units of its breakthrough LM2500XPRESS power plant technology to build a gas-fired grid reserve plant in Biblis, a municipality in the Southern Hesse region of Germany

40. ADB Approves $430M To Help Rehabilitate Power Distribution Networks In Uttar Pradesh, India 12/2/2020

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $430M multitranche financing facility (MFF) to improve the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh in India