The company targets 50GW of renewables and carbon-neutrality by 2030 Portuguese energy company EDP has announced it will invest €24 billion (£20.9bn) in energy transition and renewables by 2030. In that timeframe, the firm expects to have 50GW of renewables installed and carbon-neutrality across its operations. EDP said the largest share of the green investment […]
India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2020 on “Smart Grid”
India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2020 on “Smart Grid” For more information please see below link: Department of Science & Technology (DST) India and Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) Sweden, invite proposals in collaborative industrial research and development projects in the area of Smart Grid. The call includes applied R&D projects focused on co-development […]
Smart grid research centre launched in Morocco
Construction has started on a new research centre for smart grids at the Green Energy Park in Ben Guerir in central Morocco. The new research centre, an initiative of Morocco’s National Institute for Research in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN), is aimed to support the development of the country’s renewable energy sector and smart […]
In the matter of: TSERC Smart Grid Regulations, 2020
Commission invites Comments/Suggestions from all the stakeholders on Draft TSERC (Smart Grid ) regulation, 2020 on or before 16.12.2020 before 5 PM. Notice For more information please see below link:
Battery storage, smart grid, energy efficiency firms raise $252 mn in VC funding in Q1 2020: Report
For battery storage, total corporate funding including venture capital (VC), debt, and public market financing was $244 million in nine deals compared to $635 million in 10 deals in Q4 2019 New Delhi: Battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies raised $252 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, a 20 per cent […]
Enel to Build 14GW of Renewables by 2022 as Decarbonization Race Heats Up
European utility already claims the world’s largest renewables fleet, with 46 gigawatts under management. European utility giant Enel has committed half of its total investment over the next few years to decarbonization, part of a new strategic plan revealed on Tuesday. Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5 billion ($12.6 billion) in […]
Autogrid ramps up involvement in Japan’s VPP space
US software and data company Autogrid has continued its roll-out of solutions into Japan’s evolving electricity market, joining a virtual power plant (VPP) project that could add more than 10,000 assets by the end of 2021. Autogrid has been one of the prominent early movers in aggregating distributed energy resources (DERs) including solar, battery energy […]
How Solar and Batteries Could Help California Manage Fire-Prevention Grid Shutdowns
Sunrun wants solar-battery microgrids to be part of PG&E’s plan to mitigate what could be widespread blackouts geared to prevent fires. As Pacific Gas & Electric and California regulators grapple with how to manage the potential for widespread fire-prevention grid shutdowns this summer, clean energy advocates are demanding a role for solar, energy storage and […]