Matthew Boulton, Director of Solar, Storage and Private Wire at EDF Renewables, outlines some of the steps needed to futureproof the UK's grid infrastructure.
International Energy Agency calls for grid development to pick up pace to secure energy transitions or ‘face gridlock tomorrow’ For more than a century, power grids have steadfastly supplied electricity to homes, businesses, and industries. Nevertheless, their current state of relative neglect, as illuminated by the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) recent report, unveils a pressing […]
๐ $3 billion investment globally, in manufacturing and engineering footprint, RD and partnerships ๐ Workforce expansion with more than 8,000 people hired๐ 150 GW of HVDC links integrated into the power system by Hitachi EnergyThe first ever HVDC
It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost [tossed] upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of the castle and to see the battle and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth (a hill not to be commanded and where the air is always clear and serene), and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below.
According to the IEA, "the world must add or replace 80 million km of grids by 2040, equal to all grids globally today, to meet national climate targets and support energy security".