
Image: Itron Itron’s 2023 industry insight report finds that half of utility executives cite grid modernisation and infrastructure upgrades as the top barrier to the energy transition. The new Resourcefulness Insight Report, an annual assessment of the industry, finds other top barriers are the regulatory approval process, which can be lengthy, a lack of funding…

Charles Esser. Image: LinkedIn Charles Esser will replace Roberto Zangrandi as the new secretary general of the E.DSO distribution operator association. Esser joins E.DSO from the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER), where he has served as secretary general since 2019 and prior to that as high level administrator. Prior to joining CEER he acted…

With offices in Bromsgrove and Cork, IPP Group, the technical distributor of manufacturing equipment specifically to the electronics, pharmaceutical and medical devices sector has come to agreement with current Cupio Owner and Managing Director Andy Bonner, to wholly purchase Cupio, including associated brand Cupio Services. Basingstoke based Cupio is the distributor of X-ray, acoustic, optical…

ESI Technology Ltd, is a leading innovator in the field of pressure measurement technology, and we are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website dedicated to pressure transducers & transmitters. This website represents a significant milestone in our commitment to providing industry professionals with the latest information, products, and resources to meet their…

Image courtesy 123rf The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Institute of Technology (SIT) in Singapore are funding a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project, the largest in the country, to help ease congestion on the power grid. The two have awarded a grant, under the EMA-SIT Exploiting Distributed Generation (EDGE) programme, to a consortium led by Singapore-based mobility…

1. Jungheinrich is once again certified as one of the world’s most sustainable companies.2. Awarded for “outstanding” environmental performance.3. The award reflects Jungheinrich’s comprehensive commitment to human rights and sustainable supply chains. Jungheinrich has once again been awarded a platinum certificate from EcoVadis for its corporate commitment, confirming its position among the top 1% of…

Image courtesy Elewit Project ViSynC combines the two forms of energy storage systems and will be connected to the Spanish transmission grid to enable ‘synchronous grid-forming’ services. Electric services company Redeia, Spanish electric utility Red Eléctrica and Redeia’s tech platform Elewit announced the project, which combines and optimises lithium-ion and supercapacitor technologies, to provide multiple…

Image: 123RF.com In the evolution of the smart grid, one of the key pillars will be the converged FAN, providing the high-speed nervous system of our coming energy systems. Governments around the world are working to meet international climate change treaty obligations under the Paris Accords. These legally binding obligations are now driving energy policy…

Oct 26, 2023 Credit: Semco Maritime Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas Energinet has awarded energy industry services firm Semco Maritime an 8-year framework agreement for the provisioning of technical consultants within design, supervision, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of onshore and offshore technical facilities. The collaboration starts in October 2023. “We…

Project Winner: PowerChina Hubei. Image courtesy Bentley Systems Yusuf Latief finds out how three substation projects, presented during the Bentley Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital awards, showcase the value behind digitalising operations with digital twin technologies. For those of us in the distribution and transmission landscape, there is no doubt as to the importance…