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Newsletter October 2020

COVER STORY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), USA Order No. 2222: A New Day for Distributed Energy Resources

FERC, USA Order No. 2222 will help usher in the electric grid of the future and promote competition in electric markets by removing the barriers preventing distributed energy resources (DERs) from competing on a level playing field in the organized capacity, energy and ancillary services markets...

Entries Now Open for ISGAN's 2021 Award of Excellence

♦ 2021 Award Theme: Future-Proofing the Grid Operation via Advanced Digitalisation & IoT Emerging technologies have the ability to empower smart grid applications and solutions to analyse large data sets, identify patterns, detect anomalies, and make precise predictions based on its...

GLOBAL STORIES ON SMART GRID

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Powered Microgrid Pilots Ren...

Ørsted and Yara Develop Green Ammonia Project in Netherlands

Australian Gold Mine Goes 50% Renewable-Powered with Addition o...

California Targets Nearly $400M to Fill Gaps in EV Charging Inf...

LG CNS to Lead Smart City Development in Sejong

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Launches Transformer Digitalization Ecosystem

UK Energy Company Develops First-of-its-kind EV Charging Technology Sy...

Germany looks to Blockchain to help Decentralize their Energy Economy

World-first Robotics Technology being developed for Wind Turbine Maint...

Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom launches...

E-Newsletter
October 2020

Content

COVER STORY

GLOBAL STORIES ON SMART GRID

MEMBER UPDATE

SMART GRID EDITORIAL

Recycling Solar PV Panels

UPCOMING EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

MEMBER UPDATE

Christian Buchel re- appointed as the E.DSO Chair for a New Two-Year Term

European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) Board of Directors re-elected Christian Buchel as E.DSO Chair for another two-year term on the 15th of October 2020. Five Vice-Chairs of the E.DSO Association have also been reappointed or appointed for the next two years: João Tor...

Framework Of Future Co-Operation Memorandum Of Understanding Global Smart Energy Federation And Association Of Power Utilities Of Africa

APUA is the Association of Power Utilities of Africa, formerly known as UPDEA (Union of Producers, Conveyors and Distributors of Electrical Energy in Africa) formed of 56 member utilities within 46 counties in Africa. It was established in the year 1970 with headquarters in Abidjan, C&...

ICEF-Top 10 Innovations

About Innovation for Cool Earth Forum's "Top 10 Innovations" is an event to select the most notable among recent innovative developments in energy and climate change mitigation. By examining the field "Top 10 Innovations" will provide the latest snapshot of technology deve...

Electromobility in Grids: Interview with Marc Petit

Marc Petit, Professor at Centrale Supélec and member of the Scientific Council of Think Smartgrids, is the lead author of the Global Smart Energy Federation (GSEF) report "Electromobility in Smart grids: State of the Art and Challenging Issues ". In the report, Prof Pe...

GBCI Announces New Safety First Pilot Credits for PEER Rating System in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally, announced the release of Safety First Pilot Credits for its PEER rating system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. PEER (P...

GSEF SMART GRID EDITORIAL

Recycling Solar PV Panels

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. A very proverbial saying, but this rarely applies to materials we extract from earth. Silicon-dioxide (silica/quartz/sand) used in semiconductors, inverters and other industries are often not recycled. Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are also made from such silicon wafers sandwiched between a glass and plastic back sheet (with tin, lead and silver connections) duly held by an aluminum frame. A small copper wired junction box sits underneath. Due to its falling cost and ease of installation, solar PV now proliferates...