
Fingrid appoints Nokia to build IP/MPLS network for smart grid management
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFingrid, Finland’s national transmission system operator, has appointed Nokia to build an IP/MPLS network to support the digital transformation of its national electrical grid. Fingrid will use the network to …

Rocky Mountain Power appoints Itron to upgrade smart grid capabilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT system provider Itron has signed a deal with Rocky Mountain Power to deploy new smart meters and smart grid capabilities. The electric company, serving customers in Idaho, Utah, and …

Portland General Electric launches smart grid test bed in Oregon
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Portland General Electric Company is launching its Smart Grid test bed in Oregon, the company said in a release. “We’re using our Smart Grid Test Bed to deliver simple, …

Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | The challenge of electric vehicles, load balancing and condition monitoring
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this article is serialised from a broad-ranging report on the statre of the smart energy market. It continues from a previous post, entitled ‘Why the home is the heart …

Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | Why the home is the heart of the new energy internet
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart meters have provided a read-out on energy consumption and a window on energy usage. They have brought insight and control to the field of energy management, both sides of …

“Utilities don’t need AI yet – they just need better human access to data,” says OSIsoft
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOne key element that was skirted around in Enterprise IoT Insights’ recent report on digital change in the power sector: the nitty-gritty of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). We …

Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | “Digital twins will enable energy transition,” says Siemens
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe only way the planet will hit sustainability targets is through comprehensive electrification and digitisation of the energy market, and of society at large, reckons German tech giant Siemens. Consumption …

The way to decarbonised, decentralised power: What is a smart grid anyway?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe German Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has a good definition of ‘smart grids’, which needs no embellishment. “The basic idea is that each device which is connected to …

Energy management Q&A: “NB-IoT and AI are game-changers,” says Honeywell
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNew Jersey-based Honeywell is a stalwart in smart energy systems, with focus particularly on industrial and enterprise solutions. It is proviidng managed smart grid services as a way for utilities …

Ameren Missouri launches smart energy plan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail As part of the $5.3 billion initiative, the company aims to add more than 800,000 smart electric meters through 2023 Utility provider Ameren Missouri announced the company’s Smart …