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Smarter Grid Solutions agrees new enterprise licence with UK utility giant Western Power Distribution
Press Releases • Sep 14, 2018 15:12 BST
marter Grid Solutions (SGS) announced today that it has agreed a new enterprise licence deal with Western Power Distribution (WPD), the UK’s largest electricity distribution utility company by area.
Smarter Grid Solutions welcomes Derek Mackay to Head Office in Glasgow
Press Releases • Sep 06, 2018 10:01 BST
Smarter Grid Solutions welcomed Derek Mackay, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy & Fair Work, to its head office in Glasgow City Centre on the 5th September coinciding with the start of its 10th year of trading.
Optimising the value of energy storage, flexibility and response
Blog posts • Aug 14, 2018 11:28 BST
Senior Consultants, Dr. Laura Kane and Dr. Rachael Taljaard, team up in this blog post where they examine the value of energy storage, the triads for 2017/18, and how using a behind-the-meter solution like ANM Element can realise the value of developments for asset owners without having to wait on utilities.
The evolution of consultancy, planning & analysis, and the modern grid
Blog posts • Aug 09, 2018 14:44 BST
The way we manage, produce and consume electricity is changing and software to manage and control the network is on the tip of everyone's tongue. But consultancy around this change is seldom spoken about. Here our Head of Planning and Analysis talks about how grid consultancy is evolving hand-in-hand with the grid, and how that's changed our methods and outlook.
O&R, Smarter Grid Solutions Seek Ways to Get More Clean Energy to the Grid
Press Releases • Aug 07, 2018 20:59 BST
O&R announced today that it is partnering with Smarter Grid Solutions, Inc. (SGS), one of the leading providers of distributed energy resource management software, on a demonstration project designed to help developers more affordably interconnect solar energy projects to the power grid and drive greater export of renewable energy on O&R’s system.
Dumping energy, curtailment, & batteries in the power grid
Blog posts • Jul 10, 2018 11:30 BST
Dr. Chad Abbey, Head of Consultancy for Smarter Grid Solutions, releases his first blog post ahead of his talk at the EUCI "Dumping Energy" event. In this post, Chad highlights the importance of battery storage in the changing energy system, but also its cost-effectiveness against curtailing energy.
Subsidy Free: The Next Step Up For Renewables
Blog posts • Jun 26, 2018 12:24 BST
Subsidies are typically introduced to encourage and support the development of new technologies and are used to support most generation technologies in the UK. There is a justification in reducing and eventually removing subsidies.
Northern Powergrid developing innovative solutions to improve reliability of supply in isolated areas
Press Releases • May 11, 2018 09:54 BST
Northern Powergrid, the electricity distributor, has teamed up with Turbo Power Systems and Smarter Grid Solutions to look at new and innovative solutions to increase the resilience of the region's power network.
Energy storage – making the most of the opportunity.
Blog posts • May 09, 2018 14:19 BST
The move from centralised generation to distributed generation led to saturation in parts of the network, which in turn led to innovation in the way networks are planned and operated. Energy storage is just the next step in this evolutionary process.
Bob Currie Selected as Judge for the IET Innovation Awards
Press Releases • Apr 25, 2018 17:00 BST
Do you have a brainwave the world won't forget? Our CTO, Bob Currie, will be part of an expert panel of judges at this years IET Awards. Bob will be part of the judging panel looking at the Power & Energy Innovations.
Four Smarter Grid Solutions Employees Shortlisted for Energy Awards
Press Releases • Apr 13, 2018 09:44 BST
Smarter Grid Solutions is proud to have four of its employees shortlisted for the Scottish Renewables Young Professionals in Green Energy Awards (YPGEA), which take place in Glasgow on the 24th May.
Smarter Grid Solutions Releases ANM Strata v1.2
Press Releases • Feb 14, 2018 15:36 GMT
Smarter Grid Solutions has released a new version of ANM Strata. This latest version brings an improved user interface for Energy Asset Operators and DER grouping functionality.
Fixing the Australian summer lights out problem
Blog posts • Oct 24, 2017 01:15 BST
In February, 40,000 households and businesses in Australia had their electricity supply cut and led to a public backlash. However, this was all planned by SA Power Networks and the Australia Energy Market Operator. This blog post, written by Dr Rachael Taljaard, focuses on why these blackouts are happening and how they can be stopped in the future.
Unlocking the benefits of tomorrow's EV surge
Blog posts • Oct 04, 2017 13:07 BST
Electric vehicles are on the rise, and the UK government has now declared that they will ban the sale of diesel and petrol cars by 2040. The Scottish Government has gone even further by committing to banning them by 2035. Great news for the environment, but what does this mean for the grid? How will it cope? And how do we overcome the charging dilemma?
NYC’s Storage Safety Challenges
Blog posts • Sep 26, 2017 15:31 BST
Energy storage is a critical component to helping New York meet its Clean Energy Standard and resiliency goals. In June 2017, the New York State legislature passed a bill mandating the Public Service Commission develop a storage procurement target for 2030. While this bill currently awaits Governor Cuomo’s signature, policy is not the biggest impediment to widespread use of battery storage.
New York's Offshore Wind Integration
Blog posts • Sep 15, 2017 12:30 BST
In 2017 onshore wind represented 5% of New York State’s overall electric generating capacity. Governor Cuomo has called for an additional 2.4 GW of offshore wind to be developed by 2030, as part of the Clean Energy Standard. Regulators face an important decision in how to connect this power to the grid – HVDC or traditional AC?
Smarter Grid Solutions successfully completes second phase of battery project
Press Releases • Sep 14, 2017 17:06 BST
Smarter Grid Solutions has successfully completed the second phase of a three-phase project with a Korean chemical company, which will demonstrate the benefits of fast-acting hybrid batteries connected to electricity networks.
2026: The Solar Eclipse and the DSO Vision
Blog posts • Sep 01, 2017 14:39 BST
Last week’s solar eclipse had millions of Americans watching with bated breath to experience the first total eclipse of the sun viewed from the United States for 26 years.
India’s ambitious plan for renewable energy and the challenges they face
Blog posts • Aug 30, 2017 15:37 BST
India has ambitious plans to increase the installed capacity of Renewable Energy (RE) to 175GW by 2020. Accommodating such a volume of generation capacity will have a profound impact on the power system. While the target installed capacity is the subject of many headlines, it is the existing grid itself where many of the challenges will be faced.
Smarter Grid Solutions win Ashden Award for Smart Energy
Press Releases • Jun 19, 2017 11:11 BST
Smarter Grid Solutions won the award for Smart Energy, sponsored by ecotricity, at a ceremony celebrating the winners on the 15th June 2017.