ERIGrid Consultation with Energy Professionals and Manufacturers at European Utility Week in Amsterdam (NL) on 5 October, 2017

On 5 October at 13:00 CET ERIGrid will hold an open consultation at the European Utility Week 2017. This interactive discussion and presentation of the ERIGrid project aims to obtain …

India Smart Grid Week in New Delhi (IN) on 5-9 March, 2018

The India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) 2018, the international conference and exhibition on smart grids and smart cities, will take place in New Delhi (IN) on 5-9 March, 2018. ISGW …

Tecnalia’s International Electrical Equipment Conference in Bilbao (ES) on 18-19 October, 2017

  The International Electrical Equipment Conference is jointly organised by Tecnalia and Orkestra and will take place in Bilbao (ES) on 18-19 October, 2017. This year’s focus will be on …

Save the Date: ETIP SNET Announces Four Regional Workshops in 2017

The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIP SNET) will organise four Regional Workshops covering the whole European Union, starting in Autumn 2017. The 2-day …

PowerLabDK Co-Developed Framework for Distribution Networks Automation

Within the IDE4L project, PowerLabDK PowerLabDK of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) tested and co-developed an automation framework for both automation techniques and other new integration techniques that significantly …

NREL Sets Record Efficiency for Dual-Junction Solar Cell

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a record efficiency for a dual-junction solar cell. The efficiency was certified at 32.6%, surpassing the …

PowerLabDK of DTU Prepares for the Digital Energy Future

PowerLabDK of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has just invested in a large supercomputer as the first element of a soon-to-be-launched new Digital Energy Lab, which will support the …

Fraunhofer IWES Publishes First Wind Index for German Bight

The generation of wind energy depends to a significant extent on the changing weather conditions causing the yield from wind energy plants and farms to fluctuate every year. Onshore plants …

KU Leuven Once Again Leads Ranking of Europe’s Most Innovative Universities

For the second year in a row, KU Leuven leads the Reuters ranking of Europe’s most innovative universities. According to Reuters, “KU Leuven earned its first-place rank, in part, by …

Enel Operates World’s First “Plug and Play” Micro-Grid Powered by Solar PV and Hydrogen-based Storage

Enel through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile Ltda. (EGPC) has started operations at the world’s first 100% emission-free “plug-and-play” commercial-sized micro-grid powered by solar PV as well as hydrogen-based …

NREL and EDF Co-Evaluate Microgrid Controller

    NREL participated in and provided technical input at an evaluation stage of a microgrid controller at EDF’s Concept Grid test facility. The Concept Grid is a smart-grid test facility …

NREL’s Grid Modernisation Research in 2016

NREL’s Power Systems Engineering Center published 47 journal and magazine articles in the past year highlighting recent research in grid modernisation, all available in a new report.   The articles …

Enel Begins Operation of New 150MW Wind Farm in the US

Enel S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), has started operations of Lindahl wind farm, which is Enel’s first project in the state of North Dakota. …

Participate in Online Hearing for DNV GL’s Recommended Pratice on Grid-Connected Energy Storage Systems “GRIDSTOR”

  Last year DNV GL has started updating the DNVGL-RP-0043 “GRIDSTORE”, the international Recommended Practice on grid-connected energy storage systems, to optimise safety, operation and performance of grid-connected energy storage …

NREL Collaborates with NASA and UCL to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer on Earth and in Space

  NREL’s energy storage team has joined forces with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the University College London (UCL) for a cutting-edge study on lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery …