Archives Jan. 1, 2019

Representatives from local businesses and schools were among those who took part in a recent event about energy use organised by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. ‘Energy in the Borough – Developing Future Solutions’ brought together ‘heavy’ energy users to discuss their issues, concerns and potential solutions. The event, which took place in Cloonavin on Thursday 28th November, included a number of key note speakers representing the Department for Economy, the Utility Regulator, Smart Grid Ireland, NIE Networks and SSE Enterprise.

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To mark the recent launch of Energy Efficiency 2019, the IEA’s global tracker of energy efficiency trends, nearly 500 people tuned in for the webinar which included a Q&A session.

For those of you who were unable to join the webinar on the day, a video recording of the webinar is available here.

Phoenix Forums is now Smart Grid Forums, working hand in hand with engineering professionals to create innovative event concepts and high-quality programmes that inform technical decision makers and enable them to deliver exceptional results.

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E.DSO, the association of Europe’s largest and leading distribution system operators, is committed to act in a concrete and immediate manner to answer the challenges of climate change. With the Sustainable Grid Charter, E.DSO and its members state their commitment to Sustainability with regard to not only climate and environmental issues but also social and governmental issues, both now and in the future. The Sustainable Grid Charter consists of 13 articles divided into three subsections covering Environmental, Social and Governmental commitments respectively. Each subsection breaks out the articles from the Charter pertaining to its area and gives ...

How does the European DSOs contribute to climate action and making the world more sustainable?

In exactly one week E.DSO, the association of Europe’s largest and leading Distribution System Operators, will launch the E.DSO Sustainable Grid Charter. With concrete examples from the ground, the charter demonstrates the commitment of E.DSO and its members to sustainability in all its forms from climate, to environment, social responsibility and fair governance.

Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director General at EC DG Energy and Clara de la Torre, Deputy-Director General at EC DG Climate Action, will set the scene with a view ...

The 4^th edition of the Digital Substations conference, formerly known as IntelliSub Europe, takes place on 26^th– 28^th November 2019, in Berlin. This year’s programme will draw together 100+ participants to review 20+ utility implementation case-studies.

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This report draws on a survey of wind industry professionals to clarify trends in the expected useful life of land-based wind power plants in the United States. Researchers at DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that most wind project developers, sponsors, and long-term owners have increased project-life assumptions over time, from a typical term of ~20 years in the early 2000s to ~25 years by the mid-2010s and ~30 years more recently. Current assumptions range from 25 to 40 years, with an average of 29.6 years.

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This report from the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (an office of the US Dept of Energy) provides stakeholders with statistics and analysis of the distributed wind market, along with insight into its trends and characteristics. The report analyzes distributed wind projects of all sizes and details the U.S. small wind market.

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Smart meters form the foundation of the utility sector’s digital transformation. But what has the industry learnt about how to use the vast quantities of data at their disposal?

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