Distribution

Energy Generation

Battery storage for grid flexibility – a view from Sweden

In a country with 35% electrification, battery storage has much to offer the grid for flexibility, reliability and security. Bo Normark of InnoEnergy explains more.

Transmission & Distribution

Improving power outage prediction and response with weather solutions

While weather can't be controlled, it can be predicted with big data and predictive analytics. Industry specialists Kerry Mason and Rhian Pearson at The Weather Company share their insights.

Energy Generation

How EDF Energy is using augmented reality in its UK smart meter rollout

EDF Energy has developed an augmented reality app on Google Glass to quality assure its smart meter installations.

Energy Retail

Electric cars: Vehicle-to-grid gets £30m boost in UK

A 1,000 electric vehicle-to-grid project is getting under way in UK to investigate benefits for fleet owners.

Energy Retail

Flexibility – Europe’s electricity and gas DSOs unite

Europe’s gas DSOs can become a major contributor to flexibility in the energy distribution system.

Energy Retail

Download – Single-phase reclosers on rural distribution lines combat temporary faults

This week features S&C Electric Company's case study in Brazil, where it assisted one of 13 utilities in the Energisa Group to eliminate permanent outages caused by temporary faults.

Energy Retail

UK electricity networks – towards a smarter grid

DSO models will be refined in the next phase of the Energy Networks Association’s Open Networks project.

Energy Generation

Spur line reliability: are UK DNOs ready to fight short interruptions?

Despite cutting sustained outages on UK main distribution lines, short interruptions on spur lines continue to cause unnecessary losses for DNOs and customers.

Energy Retail

Mobile workforce management: How a utility saved $1m per year

Equipping field crews with a mobile workforce management solution cut a US utility's overtime bill by $1m a year. Engerati asks utility software expert CGI to explain how.

Energy Retail

Mapping the Euro-Med high voltage transmission network

What does the collaborative map from MED-TSO and ENTSO-E show about the transmission network?

Energy Retail

Drones and robots combine for transmission line monitoring

Canada’s Hydro-Québec has developed LineDrone for transmission and distribution line lifecycle management.