2020 – Issue 2
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Smart Energy International Issue 2 2020
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WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
As I write this, the world is in lockdown and I –...
Smart Meters
Smart meters: the unsung heroes
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) has been in vogue for high end customers for the last several decades as it offered on-line monitoring of consumer consumption and behaviour patterns.
Energy & Grid Management
Addressing power quality in India
India’s power distribution companies Discoms are responsible for the supply and distribution of energy to a variety of consumers (industrial, commercial, agriculture,...
Policy & Regulation
Bringing blockchain to India’s power consumers
Electricity distributor BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) has partnered with Power Ledger, a specialist in blockchain-based renewable energy trading, to install a large-scale peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading trial in Delhi, India.
Policy & Regulation
City of London smart city initiative
The City of London Corporation’s next step into Smart City IoT, a 12,000-unit smart street lighting deployment, was launched to the media in November 2019 at the Corporation’s head offices at the Guildhall.
Policy & Regulation
Ed’s Note: We’re all in this together
It has been heartening to see the positive steps taken by multiple utilities around the world to reduce the stress on consumers by allaying fears of cut-off due to lack of payment, while reassuring them that services will continue unabated.
Energy & Grid Management
Fault finding in low-voltage networks
Problems in medium voltage grids are usually handled by redundancies within the network setup, along with the implementation of appropriate switching measures, which generally ensure a relatively uninterrupted continuation of the supply.
Policy & Regulation
Africa’s power industry – insights in 2020
Perhaps more than in any other global region, Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic development remains tied to sustained growth in the power sector. The anticipated economic gains of the 2020s will depend in large part on bringing electricity to over 600 million people in the region that currently lack it, writes Steve Chakerian, a senior analyst at smart infrastructure market intelligence firm Northeast Group.
Electric Vehicles
What’s putting the brakes on EV adoption in South Africa?
South Africa is lagging behind global sales of electric vehicles (EVs), which were projected to reach five million in 2019. To keep up to speed with South Africa’s plans for this evolving market, Nicolette Pombo van Zyl gathered industry experts to discuss decarbonising the transport sector through EV adoption. Here’s what transpired.
Smart Cities
Smart, hyperconnected cities: environmental and financial benefits
At the helm of smart city projects are secure and resilient communication platforms, optimal utilisation of real-time data, effective planning.
Data & Analytics
How to achieve IT and OT convergence with unified management
Ulrich Schälling, head of business line networks, FNT Software, writes about the evolving IT/OT positioning in utilities and the importance of unified...