Global
The Global Power & Energy Elites 2021
The Global Power & Energy Elites is industry’s moment to celebrate those at the forefront of innovation and an opportunity to position your brand amongst inspiring leaders and projects.
Electric Vehicles
Envision Virgin becomes first carbon-neutral Formula E racing team
British Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing has become the first to be certified as 'carbon neutral' by the Carbon Trust, placing them in pole position in the race to become the most sustainable team in the all-electric motorsport championship.
Renewable Energy
Innovative pandemic safety solutions for offshore wind workforce lauded
The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health & Safety Organisation has recognised five organisations for innovative operational safety initiatives.
Storage
Enel subsidiary sets industry standard for optimal energy storage deployment
Enel X’s energy storage optimisation methods are robust and well designed to enable increased confidence in economics and utility bill savings.
Smart Cities
Top four sensor technologies disrupting future smart cities
Research firm Frost & Sullivan has released its Opportunities of Emerging Sensor Technologies Impacting the Future of Smart Cities report.
Smart Grid
New Zealand’s Powerco to test wireless power transmission technology
New Zealand’s electricity distribution company, Powerco, will test wireless power transmission technology as an alternative to copper lines.
Finance & Investment
BP swops oil for low-carbon future after record second-quarter losses
The company's new strategy will reshape its business from being an international oil company focused on producing resources to an integrated energy company focused on delivering solutions for customers.
Storage
University to develop battery technology able to capture carbon emissions
The UK's University of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Features and Analysis
Ed’s note: The true impact of COVID-19
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on utilities is a complex animal. Utilities are seeing a double impact on their bottom line, writes Claire Volkwyn, editor of Smart Energy International.
Finance & Investment
ENGIE adopts new infrastructure capital allocation strategy
ENGIE to potentially more than double its previously communicated asset divestment programme of around €4 billion over the medium-term.
Energy & Grid Management
Grid Watch – NES Security Application
Even if you are aware of security events, you can be missing important indicators of attack, simply because they are lost in the background of low-level threat indicators and false positives. Common responses are to log everything or log nothing.
