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Communication antenna tower. Image courtesy 123rf Spanish grid operator Red Electrica has reported on X that as of 7.00am this morning, 99.95% of demand (25,794 MW) had been recovered after a massive power outage hit the Iberian Peninsula yesterday. Portuguese energy company REN has also reported that it has “restored the operation of all substations…
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Technip Energies has secured a detailed engineering design contract by India’s EPC contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the expansion of QatarEnergy LNG’s North Field, one of the largest natural gas fields the world. Under the contract, Technip Energies, having completed the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase, will provide detailed engineering design for two…
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Image credit: Smart Energy International In an exclusive interview with Gridspertise experts, Giuseppe Pannunzio, Head of Grid Technical Sales and Antonio Trematerra, Head of Cloud Edge Architecture Transformation, the duo discuss the challenges faced by distribution system operators (DSOs) in managing their networks, including integration of distributed generation, loss reduction and improved service quality. Important…
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Image courtesy 123rf Energy storage owner-operator BW ESS has secured a SEK628 million ($65.2 million) green loan agreement with Nordea Bank for its 211MW/211MWh portfolio of operational battery storage assets in Sweden, owned in partnership with Ingrid Capacity. The transaction is BW ESS’ first external financing and is understood to be the largest battery energy…
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Image courtesy Atlas Renewable Energy Renewable energy company Atlas Renewable Energy has inaugurated its del Desierto battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile, which they are calling one of the largest energy storage systems in Latin America. The BESS is located in Chile’s Antofagasta region and has an installed capacity of 200MW/4 hours and storage…
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Apr 28, 2025 Illustration © Cavan / Adobe Stock German engineering firm Jörss – Blunck – Ordemann (JBO) has secured two offshore wind foundation design contracts with asset manager Luxcara for projects in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The contracts are for Waterkant and Waterekke offshore wind farms. For Waterkant, JBO will act as…
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The University of Plymouth in the UK has become the first UK university to add a boat powered by electricity to its fleet of education and research vessels. The new ZENOW RS Pulse is part of the ZENOW project (Zero Emission Network of Workboats), which will see a further 14 similar vessels launched across the…
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Identiv has announced a strategic business development and marketing partnership with Tag-N-Trac, a full stack IoT platform provider for real-time supply chain visibility and traceability. This new partnership will initially focus on developing and commercialising specialised IoT solutions for cold chain tracking within the pharmaceutical industry supply chain. The partnership combines Identiv’s advanced BLE smart…
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Image courtesy SP Energy Networks Hitachi Energy and SP Energy Networks (SPEN) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for switchgear free of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). Under the agreement, the UK distribution and transmission network operator will receive the switchgear from Hitachi Energy’s EconiQ portfolio. Unlike traditional equipment, the EconiQ equipment does not use SF6,…
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Image courtesy 123rf As Europe accelerates its transition to clean energy, the Netherlands faces a critical challenge that could undermine progress: grid congestion. If left unaddressed, it not only threatens to halt economic growth, but could derail climate goals, sending ripples across Europe, writes By Ynse de Boer of Univers. Grid congestion arises when the…
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