USA

With cyber attacks on the increase, Israel’s Ben-Gurion University and Arizona State University are leading a consortium to develop new solutions.

Minnesota based Austin Utilities has selected Aclara’s RF network for its end to end advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for multi utility services.

A new report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) states that energy efficiency is a cost-effective way for utilities in the US to address cold-weather electricity challenges.

The $75 million Grid Storage Launchpad will be located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on its main campus in Richland, Washington.

The Consortium for Battery Innovation is supporting research to develop battery storage for ‘plug and play’ solar energy systems for US homes.

Grid modernisation with deployment of over 1 million smart meters over the next five years are at the heart of Ameren Missouri’s smart energy plan.

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has released an updated Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards.

Pacific Gas & Electric is to deploy Fluence’s AI trading platform for optimisation and market bidding services for its 182.5MW/730MWh Moss Landing battery system.

US energy provider Southern Company Gas is leading an R&D initiative to address technical challenges to blending hydrogen in natural gas infrastructure.

The US startup Digital Power-Optimization is seeking to secure under-utilised renewable power generation assets.