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Image: Eurelectric Investment in Europe’s distribution grids needs to be ramped out by over 50% from that in the last decade, Eurelectric and E.DSO find. The two industry associations point to the distribution grids as the backbone of the digital and energy transition – they ensure continuous and reliable electricity flow, integrate the majority of […]

US Capitol in the dusk As the United States presidential race gains momentum, Smart Energy International examines the potential impact on US energy policy should presidential hopeful Joe Biden win his place in the White House. The Trump administration made some significant changes to US energy policy in the early days of that administration’s tenure.

Despite renewable energy having been the most resilient form of power generation during the lockdown, urgent investment is needed to scale systems and technologies and digitalize grids to help meet climate goals. That’s the verdict of DNV GL’s latest Energy Transition Outlook – Power Supply and Use report. During the COVID-19 pandemic, renewables demonstrated to be less

Energy Systems Catapult and five local authorities in Greater Manchester have won funding for a pioneering clean energy project. The funding will be used todevelop 10 renewable schemes across the city and create a blueprint that can be replicated in other regions across the UK aimed at Net Zero carbon emissions. Unlocking Clean Energy in

Image credit: lassedesignen / 123RF Amid deep disruption and uncertainty caused by the pandemic, a surge in well-designed energy policies is needed to put the world on track for a resilient energy system that can meet climate goals. The International Energy Agency has today launched the World Energy Outlook 2020 (WEO-2020), the flagship publication which

Smart metering is an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that responds to the need for remote and automatic measurement of utilities’ consumption. It concerns meters for electricity, water, gas, heating and other utilities, the consumption of which should be constantly monitored. The system architecture includes the concepts behind Industry 4.0 and the creation of smart

Image credit: 123rf Consulting firm Mercom Capital Group has released a new report exploring corporate funding in battery storage, smart grid and energy efficiency during the first nine months of 2020. According to the study, corporate funding in the three sectors reached $4.7 billion during the first nine months of 2020. In the third quarter

Image credit: PX Fuel The stark drop in energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic will remove some 2.5 years’ worth of energy sector emissions between now and 2050, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest New Energy Outlook 2020 (NEO 2020). BNEF’s latest projection of the evolution of the global energy system over the next 30

The Paris Agreement signed five years ago, set commitments by world leaders to tackle climate change. They agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the rise to 1.5°C. This article was originally published in Smart Energy International Issue 5-2020.Read the mobile-friendly digimag or subscribe to receive a print copy.

Picture credit: Capgemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled use cases for climate action have the potential to help organisations fulfil up to 45% of their Economic Emission Intensity (EEI) targets of the Paris Agreement. This is according to new research entitled, Climate AI: How artificial intelligence can power your climate action strategy, from the Capgemini Research Institute,