2018 – Predictions for the utility sector

Transmission & Distribution

2018 – Predictions for the utility sector

What technologies and trends will shape the energy sector in 2018? Engerati takes a look.

Utility cyber security budgets upwards of $100 million

Transmission & Distribution

Utility cyber security budgets upwards of $100 million

Roberto Bayetti of California ISO discusses grid cyber security complexity and costs

Governance of the Energy Union – Council agrees general approach

Energy Generation

Governance of the Energy Union – Council agrees general approach

The European Council has agreed on a general approach which integrates, climate and energy planning into a single framework.

Utility microgrids – where is the value?

Transmission & Distribution

Utility microgrids – where is the value?

Frontrunning utilities are finding that utility-scale microgrid pilots are revealing the business case and value. Engerati asks PA Consulting to explain more.

Augmented reality – promise of utility value

Energy Retail

Augmented reality – promise of utility value

Augmented reality is emerging as a technology with many use cases for energy sector utilities.

Blockchain for smart contracts – Q&A

Energy Retail

Blockchain for smart contracts – Q&A

An Engerati blockchain webinar generated dozens of audience questions. Here is a summary.

The DSO as market facilitator

Transmission & Distribution

The DSO as market facilitator

Distribution system operators are taking on the role of market facilitator alongside their traditional role of network service provider.

Utility finances: the real cost of renewables – WEMO report

Energy Generation

Utility finances: the real cost of renewables – WEMO report

How are European utilities adapting to declining revenues? Capgemini’s new monitoring report gives context to an increasingly global challenge.

Utility communications networks – how strategies are changing

Transmission & Distribution

Utility communications networks – how strategies are changing

Nokia opens its library of use cases to comment on how utilities are managing transformation.

Time on the smart grid

Energy Retail

Time on the smart grid

US power system specialists have started investigating alternatives for power system time synchronisation.

Utility view – Santi Martinez Farrero speaks

Energy Generation

Utility view – Santi Martinez Farrero speaks

“A utility without a battery is like a dog with three legs,” says Santi Martinez Farrero, CEO of Estabanell Energia.