Digitalisation
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Powernaut now coordinates DSG’s Dutch renewable portfolio through one platform. The system connects distributed solar and battery assets with day-ahead, intraday, balancing, and congestion-management markets.
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ABB will acquire Advantics to strengthen its direct-current conversion portfolio. The French company’s silicon-carbide hardware and controls will support microgrids, storage, data centres, generation, and EV infrastructure.
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IMSERV has acquired arbnco to combine metering and building analytics. The transaction links interval data, retrofit modelling, compliance management, weather normalisation, carbon reporting, and investment planning within an expanded commercial energy-intelligence platform.
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COPA-DATA will demonstrate software-defined substation automation at CIGRE Paris event. Zenon 16 combines vendor-independent HMI, SCADA, IEC 61850 engineering, virtualised control, cybersecurity, distribution management, and multi-site operational data within a common utility platform.
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Huawei has expanded its grid-forming strategy for renewable-heavy European systems. The LUTERRA platform combines battery storage, power conversion, digital control, synthetic inertia, black-start capability, voltage support, and coordinated management of generation and demand.
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ABB has backed Gridcog’s software for modelling flexible energy projects. The $10 million round will support expansion across markets and technologies.
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Schleswig-Holstein’s grid operator faces unprecedented demand for new connections statewide. Almost 60GW of wind, solar, and battery applications await assessment.
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Europe’s storage requirement is moving rapidly beyond incremental deployment targets. A draft action plan places storage, flexibility, and digital control at the centre of EU electrification policy.
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A delayed grid connection is testing Essex AI infrastructure plans. The proposed campus requires 50MW initially and is designed to scale toward 90MW.
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Britain’s flexibility roadmap sets new priorities for storage and demand. Half-hourly settlement, V2X charging, interoperability, and industrial participation move further into implementation.