Miscellaneous

SMS working with Alt HAN to enable smart meter installation in apartment blocks

Wednesday, 17 January 2024 Robin Whitlock A successful pilot project delivered by not-for-profit collective of UK energy suppliers Alt HAN, in partnership with appointed Meter Equipment Managers (MEM) including SMS has demonstrated a way of reengineering ...

Ukraine

Ukraine’s DTEK planning 2.4 billion euro upgrade for war-hit energy grid in Kyiv region

Thursday, 22 June 2023 Robin Whitlock Ukraine’s largest private energy company DTEK has announced that it is planning to transform its war-shattered electricity network in areas surrounding Kyiv by building a smart grid capable of withstanding ...

Report says microgrid investments to reach $8B in APAC and $9B in the Middle East and Africa by 2031

Thursday, 17 November 2022 Robin Whitlock According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa currently lead the energy access microgrids market and are expected to continue leading the energy access across ...

Itron and Deutsche Telekom partner on smart grid solutions

Thursday, 29 November 2012 Dan McCue

Itron, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom have agreed to collaborate on delivering smart metering solutions to target markets in Europe.

France’s largest electricity distributor all in for smart grid development

Tuesday, 10 July 2012 Dan McCue The manager of nearly all of France’s electricity distribution network has launched a dozen partnership initiatives to promote development of the next generation of smart grid technology within the country’s ...

Might the smart grid prove to be too controversial for consumers?

Friday, 29 June 2012 REM Smart grids will not only help us sell the renewable energy generated on our own roofs, but will also enable utilities to control our own demand remotely to better balance supply and demand and avoid power ...

Smart grid developer Itron to receive best practices award

Thursday, 19 January 2012 REM Smart grid platform developer Itron Inc., will receive the North American Frost and Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership at next week’s DistribuTECH 2012, which is being held in San Antonio, ...

Innovative approach to business needed for smart grid roll-out

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 REM To deliver the promised benefits of the smart grid, both energy companies and new entrants must embrace innovative new business models, Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds in new publication launched off ...

United States

KEMA opens new smart grid simulation lab

Monday, 31 October 2011 REM KEMA, a global leading authority in energy consulting, testing, and certification, has officially opened its Smart Grid Interop Lab in Erlanger, Kentucky (US). KEMA describes the facility as “a dynamic ...