The Powering Net Zero Pact has eleven founding partners. Image: SSE.

Global ‘Powering Net Zero Pact’ formed to promote fair and just transition

12 May 2022, 17:12

A global collection of companies across the power sector have come together to create the Powering Net Zero Pact as part of the legacy of COP26.

The Rassau Synchronous Condenser has been developed by Quinbrook, Siemens Energy and Welsh Power. Image: Quinbrook.

Quinbrook’s ‘innovative’ Rassau Synchronous Condenser begins providing inertia

15 Feb 2022, 13:15

Renewables investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has commissioned a new synchronous condenser installation at Rassau, in Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

The trial will run in Boston Spa (pictured) and Wetherby in West Yorkshire. Image: Northern Powergrid.

Northern Powergrid unveil voltage control project to increase network efficiency

29 Nov 2021, 13:49

Northern Powergrid is looking to lower customers energy bills and reduce carbon emissions by using smart meter data to optimise the network voltage.

Siemens has warned that the introduction of market wide HHS will place pressure on current data processing infrastructures. Image: Siemens.

Siemens teams up with Oracle for Half Hourly Settlement data processing solution

9 Jul 2021, 12:47

Siemens has joined forces with global strategic cloud provider Oracle to offer energy suppliers a high-performance processing solution.

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How on-street charging is bridging the EV uptake divide between early adopters and lower income households

14 Jun 2021, 17:33

For any new technology being rolled out across society, the question of how to ensure no one is left behind must be answered. Alice Grundy explores how on-street charging is supporting those in less affluent areas to get on board with the transition.

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Current± Chats: Siemens' Bernard Magee on blending grid capabilities with e-mobility

26 May 2021, 16:14

Current± caught up with Bernard Magee, director of EV Charging, Siemens UK&I, to talk about on-street charging in London and the edge that Siemens' grid capabilities gives it for e-mobility.