Networks/Grids

AI and blockchain make smart grids more useful to renewables

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain will drive smart grids closer to providing and monitoring renewable energy solutions,…

Fast-tracking universal electricity access by rolling out energy-as-a-service in sub-Saharan Africa 

It is widely recognised that the world is not on track to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030. The…

Predictive AI offers energy security amid changing industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionise the potential of predictive maintenance, improving system efficiency and international energy security by identifying and…

Signal: Australia threatened by likely power shortages

Australia’s grid operator has warned that, without innovation and proper investment, the country is at high risk of power shortages.…

The top ten critical minerals powerhouses of the energy transition

Before the 1960s, life in the Middle Eastern region now known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would have looked…

40GW of solar panels gathering dust in European warehouses

Around 40GW of solar panels, the same amount installed across Europe in 2022, are currently gathering dust in European warehouses,…

Signal: ‘Europe’s largest’ virtual storage solution reflects renewables growth

The announcement by energy storage company Sonnen last week that it plans to build “Europe’s largest virtual home battery storage…

UK power lines can be built in half the time – report

The speed of delivery of the UK’s new strategic electricity transmission lines can be cut in half to around seven…

How Allegro plans to power the energy transition

Companies in the rail sector are actively working on decarbonisation and transitioning to renewable energy sources. But many of the…

Weekly data: South Africa’s unprecedented rooftop solar boom

South Africa’s electricity system is in crisis. The African continent’s third-largest economy has faced rolling blackouts – known as 'loadshedding'…