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Image: Wi-SUN Alliance The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has adopted Wi-SUN Alliance FAN (Field Area Network) specification as the national standard for India’s smart meter RF communication networks. With this adoption, the Bureau is foreseeing the enablement of interoperable, multi-service and secure wireless communications networks for government, utilities, service providers and enterprises in India.…
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Conference delivers call to action for ‘gargantuan’ grid task to decarbonise Europe Are we able to calculate a model of the electricity grid of the future using the software of today? The question was posed by Professor Dirk Van Hartem of Belgian university KU Leuven. And his answer was ‘no’. However, he stressed that inaction…
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Kristian Ruby at EVision. Photo, Eurelectric. Eurelectric’s Kristian Ruby urges a ‘European way’ to tackle mass uptake of electric vehicles Enabling a mass uptake of electric vehicles is “one of the critical litmus tests” for the energy transition in Europe, according to Kristian Ruby, secretary-general of electricity association Eurelectric. And he has demanded an inclusive…
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Corvus Energy has developed a DNV-accepted method for data-driven state of health (SOH) tests, which are mandatory for marine battery systems. According to the company, it is the first marine ESS supplier to provide this. These SOHs for marine battery systems are mandatory and give an overall assessment of the condition, performance and safety of…
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K Line Wind Service has been granted approval in principle by ClassNK for the design concept of a multi-functional floating offshore windfarm support vessel (MFSV). K Line Wind Service developed the concept together with Japan Marine United Corporation (Japan Marine United) and Nihon Shipyard. To create the concept, the partners studied the most effective mooring…
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Food manufacturers have seen profits freeze, the the latest Manufacturers’ Health Index shows. New analysis has found that UK food manufacturers have suffered a challenging trading period over the crucial ‘Golden’ Christmas Quarter. Food was the only manufacturing category to see profitability on inventory stall in the latest Manufacturers’ Health Index – a report of…
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Image courtesy 123rf In a partnership between Enel North America and the largest state utility in Washington, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), commercial, institutional and industrial organisations are offered incentive payments for participating in a demand response programme. The Business Demand Response programme, which aims to ensure grid stability and reliability, will see eligible PSE business…
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Image courtesy 123rf Southern Africa’s Power Pool (SAPP) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) have appointed blended finance fund manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) to manage its Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility (RTIFF). The $1.3 billion target facility is focused on improving strategic interconnection and cross-border energy transmission in the Southern Africa region. The facility,…
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Image: 123RF.com Data interoperability is needed to unlock the challenges of the e-mobility ecosystem, Eurelectric’s latest annual report on electric vehicles finds. The report, prepared with EY, points to the complexity of the e-mobility ecosystem with increasing EV adoption with multiple parties including drivers and players from the charging station and energy systems and the…
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At this year’s Anuga FoodTec (March 19-22, 2024, Cologne/Germany), Coperion’s Food, Health and Nutrition Division will be showcasing food processing solutions at booth B-011 in hall 10.1. Coperion will present the newly developed and patent-pending cooling die MEGAtex S7 for the production of plant-based products as well as the new full access system for rotary…
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