Smart Wires appoints energy industry leader Hêdd Roberts as General Manager, Europe
April 22, 2022 Smart Wires today announced it has appointed Hêdd Roberts as General Manager for the European region, effective 19 April 2022. Hêdd joins from the global utility National Grid, where he was on the electricity transmission executive team in the UK and most recently Director of Regulation. “Europe is at the forefront of […]
Power flow control featured in Senator Markey’s newly introduced comprehensive grid legislation
March 18, 2022 The CHARGE Act supports the efficient delivery of electric infrastructure to accelerate the energy transition, lower costs for consumers and improve grid reliability and resilience across the U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced the Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy (CHARGE) Act yesterday. This bill seeks to accelerate a clean energy […]
VELCO, Pine Gate Renewables and Invenergy join WATT Coalition
March 11, 2022 Washington, D.C. – Today the Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies (WATT) Coalition announced its official incorporation as a 501c6 trade association. Three new members joined the coalition: VELCO, Pine Gate Renewables and Invenergy, marking WATT’s expansion to include all participants from the electricity industry who would benefit from more efficient and effective use of […]
Grupo Energia Bogota Improves Supply of Electricity In Caribbean Region And Unlocks 252 Mw Capacity Using Transformational Technology
March 10, 2022 Español Disponible Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) is improving the supply of reliable, affordable electricity to Colombian consumers by using SmartValve™ technology in the Caribbean region of their network. This marks the second installation of SmartValve in Colombia, with more projects to be delivered in 2022 to further strengthen the national transmission network. […]
‘Working Smart to Get to Net Zero’ Project Announced as C21 2021 Energy & Environment Winner
February 11, 2022 National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), Smart Wires and Omexom have been jointly awarded the Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) 2021 Energy & Environment award by The Engineer for the ‘Working smarter to get to net zero’ projects. The award recognizes the collaboration between National Grid and global power technology company Smart Wires on […]
Amprion And Smart Wires Have Successfully Tested Modular Power Flow Control Technology
June 8, 2022 German version available Amprion and Smart Wires have successfully completed a pilot test on the use of innovative technology for optimisation of grid loading. As a result of the one-and-a-half-year cooperation, Amprion has found that there are no technical reservations regarding the use of SmartValve™ technology in the German power grid. Amprion […]
APG and Smart Wires Sign Cooperation Agreement for Innovation Projects to Optimize the Load Flow in the Transmission Grid
January 27, 2022 APG is the first enterprise that has tested the new rapidly deployable mobile solution with SmartValve™ technology in a pilot project. Wien (OTS) – The Austrian transmission system operator Austrian Power Grid (APG) has signed a cooperation agreement with Smart Wires. Smart Wires’ innovative technology will be used to evaluate how the […]