Articles for Electricity Grid

State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company: Enhancing Power Supply for New Energy Vehicles with Comprehensive Infrastructure
2 months ago

State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company: Enhancing Power Supply for New Energy Vehicles with Comprehensive Infrastructure

China Daily  

State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company has taken multiple measures to dispel the 'range anxiety' of new energy vehicles by constructing a large-scale charging station in the Jiaozuo High Tech Zone. The station features 76 car charging piles, including 2 liquid-cooled supercharging parking spaces, 56 fast-charging parking spaces and several bidirectional DC charging parking spaces. The company has also coordinated …

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Solar power helps beverage maker achieve green goals
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Solar power helps beverage maker achieve green goals

China Daily  

Eyeing advanced use of more green power, China's leading beverage producer, Wahaha Group, recently initiated a series of maintenance operations for its solar power station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. The adoption of solar power not only optimizes the company's energy consumption and significantly reduces its electricity costs but also contributes to environmental sustainability with noise-free and pollution-free energy production, said …

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Zhejiang drives green electricity
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Zhejiang drives green electricity

China Daily  

State Grid Haiyan Power Supply Co, located in Zhejiang province, is driving rural green and low-carbon electricity use by upgrading its power grid, supporting the electrification of residential stoves, and installing supplementary control systems and circuits. In Xueshuigang village, Haiyan county, the company applied the "Carbon Footprint Energy Assessment System" to calculate the village's carbon emissions and guide the transition …

Power Electric Carbon Emissions Zhejiang Drives Traditional Stoves
In Burundi, shortages and power cuts slow a return from international isolation
6 months ago

In Burundi, shortages and power cuts slow a return from international isolation

Associated Press  

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi seems to be running short of everything but patience. Power outages occur every day, often for more than two hours at a time, unusual even in a region where many governments struggle to meet electricity demand. Burundi’s installed electrical capacity stands at about 115 megawatts, and less than 15% of the country’s 12 million people are …

Power Supply Burundi
Electric heavy-duty vehicles unlock pathway for significant reduction of GHGs in India, study finds
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Electric heavy-duty vehicles unlock pathway for significant reduction of GHGs in India, study finds

Hindustan Times  

The increased adoption of electric vehicles across two, three, and four-wheeler segments in India, driven by government schemes, is transforming the country's transportation sector. GHG emissions reduction scenario for HDVs by 2030 The ICCT study modelled future changes in India’s electricity grid using projections from the International Energy Agency scenarios. Meanwhile, for the categorisation under powertrain and fuel type, in …

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Thousands of high-voltage electricity pylons to be installed across Britain
7 months ago

Thousands of high-voltage electricity pylons to be installed across Britain

The Telegraph  

National Grid is to install as many as 6,000 electricity pylons across the English countryside as part of plans to invest £31bn in the nation’s transmission networks. John Pettigrew, chief executive of National Grid, said the 1,000 miles of overhead lines connecting the pylons will prepare the UK for electricity demand which is expected to double over the next 25 …

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Rishi Sunak ‘pays to upgrade electricity grid to heat his private pool’
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak ‘pays to upgrade electricity grid to heat his private pool’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak is believed to have paid for his local electricity …

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Pakistan’s premier apologizes to nation for power outage
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan’s premier apologizes to nation for power outage

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister on Tuesday apologized to the nation for a major, daylong power outage that disrupted normal life across the country and drew criticism from millions who were left without electricity amid the harsh winter weather. Monday’s blackout engulfed schools, factories and shops, and many among Pakistan’s 220 million people were without drinking water as pumps powered …

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Grid operators won't cut non-payers gas, electricity in the cold
2 years ago

Grid operators won't cut non-payers gas, electricity in the cold

NL Times  

Grid operators are currently not disconnecting anyone’s electricity or gas due to the cold weather. They agreed to keep even non-payers connected when the meteorological institute KNMI measures an average daily temperature below 0 degrees Celsius for two consecutive days, Hart van Nederland reports. The grid operators said they are “always hesitant to disconnect customers” in the winter. “Although significantly …

Grid Operators
A PLI scheme to defend power grids from Chinese cyber attacks
2 years, 1 month ago

A PLI scheme to defend power grids from Chinese cyber attacks

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The Union government is looking to introduce a production-linked incentive scheme for power transmission and distribution equipment, two officials aware of the plans said, as part of India’s push for greater self-reliance in strategic sectors. The Union budget earlier this year announced a scheme under the Atmanirbhar Bharat package to set up three manufacturing zones for critical …

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It is our national duty to embrace rooftop solar panels at home
2 years, 8 months ago

It is our national duty to embrace rooftop solar panels at home

The Independent  

In the middle of the devastating news from Antarctica, where temperature records hit a new high, a bit of good news has come in: the UK is experiencing a little solar installation boom. While he welcomed the chancellor’s cut on VAT on solar and energy saving materials, Holland said that the real blockage in the industry is the lack of …

Energy Solar System Vat
Solar energy has the potential to power 40% of US electricity by 2035, new DOE report shows
3 years, 3 months ago

Solar energy has the potential to power 40% of US electricity by 2035, new DOE report shows

CNN  

CNN — A new blueprint from the Biden administration shows how solar energy could play a massive role in transitioning the United States’ power sector to clean energy, and achieve the President’s ambitious goals to decarbonize the US economy. The Solar Futures Study from the Department of Energy, released Wednesday, shows that by 2035, solar energy has the potential to …

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Deep freeze paralyzes Texas and knocks out its power grid
3 years, 10 months ago

Deep freeze paralyzes Texas and knocks out its power grid

Daily Mail  

A Texas furniture store owner has opened his business as a shelter for those left without power in the state after nearly five million people were left freezing in the darkness as a result of the harsh winter storm there. Mayor Sylvester Turner said other warming centers had to be shut down because they lost power Some utilities said they …

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2020 was UK’s ‘greenest year on record’ for power generation as renewables surge and coal declines
3 years, 11 months ago

2020 was UK’s ‘greenest year on record’ for power generation as renewables surge and coal declines

The Independent  

Last year was the UK’s “greenest year on record” for power generation with record levels of renewable power and the country seeing its longest period without coal contributing to the energy mix since the industrial revolution. Solar power also set new records for its highest ever level of generation and its highest share in the mix – “comfortably providing a …

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UK cutting carbon from power grid ‘almost twice as fast as any other major economy’
4 years ago

UK cutting carbon from power grid ‘almost twice as fast as any other major economy’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK cut carbon from its power supply at almost twice the pace of any …

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How to control electricity consumption: Here is all you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

How to control electricity consumption: Here is all you need to know

India Today  

Controlling or reducing energy use in your homes will save you money, it also increases our energy security, and reduces the pollution that is emitted from non-renewable sources of energy. Here are the tips and tricks to reduce electricity consumption: Install solar panels: If you install solar panels at your home and remain connected to the electrical grid, you can …

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Mumbai power outage: Adani Electricity expects complete restoration in next 1 hr
4 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai power outage: Adani Electricity expects complete restoration in next 1 hr

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Mumbai power supplier Adani Electricity on Monday said it expects electricity distribution to be restored in the next one hour. “Due to transmission network failure outside of our system at around 10.05 this morning, power grid saw outages across utilities in Mumbai. However Adani Electricity Mumbai, distribution system operated Islanding facility successfully and continued successfully power supply to …

Mumbai Maharashtra Power Grid Restored
Southern Power Grid project eases electricity woes
4 years, 3 months ago

Southern Power Grid project eases electricity woes

China Daily  

The Guangdong section of the UHVDC project. China Southern Power Grid's 800-kilovolt ultra-high-voltage direct current project that passes through the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangdong as well as the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, had generated more than 1.39 billion kilowatt-hours of hydropower from Southwest China to supply southeastern areas as of Aug 17, said the company. "Its technology in …

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