Grid Innovation by Enlit

The battery energy storage sector in Australia has seen a boom over the last week, with tenders, acquisitions and data illustrating its growth. Read more: enlit.world/library/bess-r…

Using artificial intelligence to transform the energy sector isn’t about automation – it’s about augmentation, says Brian Solis. Read more: enlit.world/library/ai-dar… #AI

Estonian EV charging startup Eleport has announced it will receive a €35 million loan from the European Investment Bank to build electric vehicle charging stations in the Baltics. Read more: ow.ly/93MJ50Y1IZZ

European Investment Bank @EIB grants energy and infrastructure company WEMAG loan to finance massive power grid investments. Read more: ow.ly/qsAf50XW6Q3

Utilities that match their portfolios to the clock, not the annual average, will be best placed to manage risk as AI-driven electricity load grows, writes Juan Pablo Cerda of Renewabl: enlit.world/library/how-ho…

ContourGlobal has commissioned a 202MW/500MWh battery energy storage system (#BESS) in Bulgaria, which is now fully operational and participating in day-ahead and intraday electricity markets. enlit.world/library/contou…

The European Commission has released its set of proposals for the European Grids Package and the Energy Highways initiative, aiming to create a better-connected Europe-wide energy infrastructure network. @EU_Commission Read more: ow.ly/CshJ50XHgqZ

Britain’s NESO has announced the results of their connections reform review, prioritising approximately 382GW of projects under a new pipeline of deliverable, ‘shovel-ready’ energy projects. @neso_energy Read more: ow.ly/kCJc50XG7ob

Electrification and digitalisation together can cut energy use by 20-30%, finds a new report from tech major @SchneiderElec and the nonprofit Solar Impulse Foundation. @solarimpulse Read more: ow.ly/NAqE50XFxHz

.@Iberdrola, @nationalgrid, @EON_SE_en, @RWE_AG and @EnelGroup all posted billions of profit in the year that was – what made them successful? Find out here: ow.ly/qywh50XCK9U

@TenneT_Germany has launched a €35 billion Debt Issuance Programme (DIP) to help the TSO modernise and upgrade electricity transmission infrastructure and equipment. Read more: ow.ly/4gPx50XBN9T

Hyundai Motor Group and Kia are accelerating the worldwide rollout of services that enable EVs to store, supply and share electricity with homes and power grids. @HMGnewsroom @Kia_Worldwide Read more: ow.ly/HaRB50XAtJ4

.@iberdrola has created a new joint venture, Echelon Iberdrola Digital Infra, alongside Echelon Data Centres, which will invest more than €2 billion in large-scale data centre developments across Spain. Read more: ow.ly/Ozyp50Xyway

At @Enlit_Europe, panelists made it clear that, if the EU wants to be competitive industrially, it must accelerate the modernisation and digitalisation of its energy system. Read more: ow.ly/Ur3p50Xyw54 #EnlitEurope #EU #digitalisation

Melton Chang of Schneider Electric cites digitalisation as the tool to build-in power system resilience while improving sustainability. @SchneiderElec @Enlit_Europe Read more: ow.ly/bylY50XtTY0

Former @OVOEnergy chief Chris Houghton returns as company faces financial headwinds. Read more: ow.ly/KagJ50XoeI8

The UK has made strides on grid stability but there are urgent next steps says Steve Conry of Conrad Energy. Read more: ow.ly/OIs550XnINo

“If deployed wisely, #AI may be one of the greatest enablers of the energy transition,” says Mitsubishi Power president Javier Cavada. @Power_MHI Read more: ow.ly/8fw650Xn3Wu

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The UK and the EU try to make energy more affordable and secure, yet they approach the problem from different angles. 🔌Explore how the two strategies align and diverge in this analysis by our Brussels Editor Areti Ntaradimou: ow.ly/EVSP50Xk9X9