Digitalisation
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Power took centre stage at Hannover Messe for good reason. As industrial AI, EV charging, electrified production, hydrogen systems, and digital factories increase demand on electrical infrastructure, the event pointed to a more complex transition built around controllability, protection, storage, and grid edge resilience.
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NESO has procured nearly 700MW through the first zonal run of its Demand Flexibility Service, extending the operational role of flexible demand.
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SSEN Transmission and the Met Office are using advanced weather data to refine asset ratings and release more capacity from Britain’s electricity transmission network.
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EnBW and EWE have proposed standardised flexible connection agreements for renewable generators, offering a route into constrained parts of the German grid while reinforcement work continues.
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Stellium has moved its Newcastle data-centre campus onto an hourly matched renewable supply model, aligning electricity demand more closely with real-time generation and preparing battery storage to raise the match rate further.
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Siemens and Vulcan are deepening Lionheart’s automation partnership. The agreement links lithium production, renewable energy, heat output, and industrial digitalisation.
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ACER says annual distribution grid investment in Europe has risen sharply since 2021 and is on course to approach €47 billion by 2027, even as structural barriers remain.
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Hitachi Energy and Samsung C&T have widened their grid pact. The agreement points to the growing weight of AC transmission, substations, and digital grid control as networks absorb more renewable power.
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Two standards bodies are tightening the utility-to-edge data interface now. The agreement links smart meter data structures with flexibility and distributed energy signalling at the grid edge.
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NERC is monitoring the grid after a PLC threat warning. The advisory described Iranian-affiliated activity targeting internet-exposed industrial control systems across critical infrastructure sectors, including energy.