Components
Siemens Gamesa’s in-house test facility wins world’s first IECRE approval
Wind energy major Siemens Gamesa’s blade test centre in Aalborg, Denmark is the first non-commercial in-house blade test facility in the world to gain approval from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Finance & Investment
Citi announces $250 billion environmental finance goal
Citi has announced its new five-year 2025 Sustainable Progress Strategy to help accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Business
TVA reverses decision to lay off IT workers on US President...
The Tennessee Valley Authority is immediately rescinding a decision to lay off Information Technology (IT) workers as part of a restructuring process announced earlier this year, on the heels of President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to hire American workers.
Renewable Energy
Statkraft UK wins 330MW in Ireland’s first renewables auction
Norwegian mega-utility Statkraft has been awarded a total of 330MW of the almost 1.3GW in clean energy capacity for grabs in Ireland’s first renewable energy auction.
Energy & Grid Management
DEWA unveils a world first risk & resilience standard for utilities
DEWA has launched the world’s first enterprise risk and resilience management standard for utilities.
Policy & Regulation
Endesa industry-first to bag best practices award for COVID-19 security protocols
Endesa has been recognised for good practices when applying coronavirus security protocols.
Energy Efficiency
UK government announces £2 billion home energy efficiency fund
The UK government has announced details of its new £2 billion ($2.61 billion) Green Homes Grant scheme, whereby up to £10,000 will be provided for home energy efficiency upgrades and thermal solar for more than 600,000 British homes.
Policy & Regulation
SEPA adds DER, smart energy and data exchange standards to catalogue
The US' Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has announced updates to the SEPA Catalog of Standards (CoS), to include, for the first time, standards governing distributed energy resources (DER), Smart Energy, and data exchange.
Policy & Regulation
Tools to help utilities adapt their business model to the energy...
As more countries work toward transitioning to a cleaner and more flexible grid, there is an increasingly urgent need for a clear set of utility business model tools and regulatory pathways to the transition to sustainability.
Energy & Grid Management
UK’s Ofgem lays out plan to ‘rewire Britain’ with support for...
Ofgem has set out its proposals to rewire Britain at a local level to deliver a "greener and fairer energy system for British consumers" which extends to commercial and residential prosumers, and the electrification of the British transportation network, but with support for the sector most impacted by the plan - local utilities.
