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Itron to Buy Silver Springs to Boost Smart Grid Presence
Itron Inc, which makes technology to monitor energy and water usage, said it would buy Silver Spring Networks Inc., in a deal valued at about $830 million, to expand its presence in the smart city ...Read more -
Emerging climate-friendly technologies for the energy sector
Emerging energy technologies are identified that need rapid development to test their long term investment viability. The goal is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the power sector as t...Read more -
Electrifying: New cement makes concrete generate electricity
Engineers from South Korea have invented a cement-based composite that can be used in concrete to make structures that generate and store electricity through exposure to external mechanical energy ...Read more -
Overload Protection for Electric Motors
Thermal images are an easy way to identify apparent temperature differences in industrial three-phase electrical circuits, compared to their normal operating conditions. By inspecting the thermal d...Read more -
Why maintenance of the transformer is required?
1. Purpose and forms of transformer maintenance a. Purpose of transformer maintenance The primary purpose of transformer maintenance is to ensure that the transformer and accessories’ inter...Read more -
Absence of Voltage Testing – An Update on Accepted Approaches
Absence of voltage testing is a vital step in the process of verifying and establishing a de-energized state of any electrical system. There is a specific and approved approach to establishing an e...Read more -
Six key trends that shaped Europe’s electricity markets in 2020
According to the Market Observatory for Energy DG Energy report, the COVID-19 pandemic and favorable weather conditions are the two key drivers of the trends experienced within the European electri...Read more -
Breakthrough in 3D magnetic nanostructures could transform modern-day computing
Scientists have taken a step towards the creation of powerful devices that harness magnetic charge by creating the first ever three-dimensional replica of a material known as a spin-ice. Spin ice m...Read more -
Considering the future of smart cities in uncertain times
There is a long tradition of seeing the future of cities in a utopian or dystopian light and it is not hard to conjure images in either mode for cities in 25 years, writes Eric Woods. At a time whe...Read more -
Emerging markets poised to achieve smart metering despite COVID-19
When the ongoing COVID-19 crisis fades into the past and the global economy recovers, the long-term view for smart meter deployment and emerging market growth is strong, writes Stephen Chakerian. N...Read more -
Hitachi ABB Power Grids selected for Thailand’s largest private microgrid
As Thailand moves to decarbonize its energy sector, the role of microgrids and other distributed energy resources is expected to play an increasingly important role. Thai energy company Impact Sola...Read more -
A new way to look at the inner workings of tiny magnets
Researchers from NTNU are shedding light on magnetic materials at small scales by creating movies with the help of some extremely bright X-rays. Erik Folven, co-director of the oxide electronics gr...Read more