Business
3 Customer communication trends for utilities in a post-COVID era
The next year looks set to present a number of challenges for utility firms in managing their customer communications.
Policy & Regulation
Boost for Central America’s clean energy transition
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and Central American Integration System (SICA) have signed an MoU to promote clean energy transitions in Central America.
Data & Analytics
Accenture acquires Infinity Works to expand cloud and engineering services in...
Accenture has acquired cloud and digital transformation consultancy Infinity Works to expand its cloud and engineering services in the UK.
Digitalisation
Tasmania’s distribution network to get a digital twin
TasNetworks plans to use a digital twin to improve the management and maintenance of its power distribution network.
Finance & Investment
Energisa’s distribution businesses to upgrade across Brazil
Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development is supporting the investment plans of nine of Energisa Group’s energy distributors.
Energy & Grid Management
Southern Company to investigate hydrogen blending into natural gas networks
US energy provider Southern Company Gas is leading an R&D initiative to address technical challenges to blending hydrogen in natural gas infrastructure.
Energy & Grid Management
‘Cryptocurrency mining as a service’ proposed to maximise renewable energy output
The US startup Digital Power-Optimization is seeking to secure under-utilised renewable power generation assets.
Energy & Grid Management
Energy cooperatives have important role in flexibility delivery
Energy cooperatives need to develop new understanding and sets of know-how to participate in flexibility markets, a new report says.
Smart Meters
Smart metering in Colombia – costs vs benefits
A national smart meter rollout in Colombia is likely to start providing positive net benefits only from the seventh year into implementation.
Electric Vehicles
Charging infrastructure, standards needed to accelerate EV uptake in Europe –...
Clear regulation and new financing models are needed to overcome hurdles to accelerated EV uptake, say Eurelectric and EY in a new report.
