Regional News
Official opening for Conlog’s first high-tech facilities
Global leaders in metering solutions Conlog opens its first high-tech facilities in Dube TradePort, Durban, South Africa.
Policy & Regulation
UK energy companies embrace diversity to secure future talent
The chief executives from 32 of the UK’s leading energy and utility companies have launched a sector Inclusion Commitment
Distributed generation
Australia the world leader in renewables transition, says university study
The country is adopting renewable energy faster per capita than any other country in the world, says a new report by the Australian National University.
Storage
Pole-mounted storage adds resilience to India’s DER efforts
Tata Power-DDL has joined PIXII to explore the use of distributed pole-mounted storage as a new means of ensuring grid reliability
Policy & Regulation
Denied: US utility’s request to charge customers for AMI opt-out
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has issued its final decision rejecting an additional charge for Alliant customers who opt out of the copmany's AMI programme.
Energy & Grid Management
Encouraging women to leadership roles in transmission and distribution
The attendees of the Power Women networking breakfast at DistribuTECH 2019 were able to gain inspiration and insight from several strong women who are proven leaders.
Energy & Grid Management
Vegetation management: Not sexy, but vitally important
Vegetation management by electric utilities is vitally important, as recent incidents around the California wildfires have brought to the fore.
Storage
Could abandoned mines be a viable means of storing energy?
Utilities may soon have a new, easily adoptable source of energy storage and peak demand balancing capacity.
Electric Vehicles
British network operators to cut red tape for electric vehicles
Britain’s distribution network operators have committed to removing the application and administrative hurdles surrounding EVs
Policy & Regulation
Here’s how corporate US is driving the renewable revolution
A recent report by a US-based research firm has added evidence of corporations taking a prominent role in the growth of the renewables market.
