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Newsletter September 2022

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The India Evening @CIGRE 2022 on 31st August 2022 by ISGF, CIGRE India and CBIP

ISGF, CIGRE India and CBIP organised The India Evening @CIGRE 2022 on 31st August 2022 at LES SALONS HOCHE in Paris. The Indian Evening was planned as part of the week long CIGRE Session scheduled from 28 August to 02 September 2022 in Paris. The Dinner Reception Co-host Partners were Hitachi Energy...

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EXCLUSIVE: THE LESSONS LEARNT AT CIGRE 2022, PARIS​

  INTERVIEW WITH MR. PHILIPPE ADAM, SECRETARY GENERAL CIGRE BY VALÉRIE ANNE LENCZNAR, GSEF AMBASSADOR FOR EUROPE & FRANCOPHONE AFRICA REGIONS V.A: Philippe, let us know how CIGRE was born and what were the Key Steps? P.A: The first International Conference on Large Electri...

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​MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) SIGNED BETWEEN ISGAN AND GSEF TO RECONFIRM COMMITMENT TO MUTUAL COOPERATION

Strengthening the partnership in Energy Sector, Chair of International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN), Luciano Martini, and Chairman of Global Smart Energy Federation (GSEF), Reji Kumar Pillai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum on 23 September 2...

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GSEF Workshop on “Grid Integrated Vehicles (GIV) to Enhance Flexibility of the Grid for Renewable Energy Integration"

Global Smart Energy Federation (GSEF) organized the workshop on “Grid Integrated Vehicles (GIV) to Enhance Flexibility of the Grid for Renewable Energy Integration" as part of Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) and 13th Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting (CEM13) on 23 Sept 2022 at Pit...

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WELCOMING TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

We are pleased to welcome Texas State University’s CIEDAR Consortium as an Associate Member of GSEF. Texas State CIEDAR Consortium is a Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research building 9 living labs in 1,000 acres focusing on Smart Cities, Smart Utilitie...

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SOLUTION BY REN WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD

  The mobility solution created by REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais that enables charging electric vehicles directly from Very-High-Voltage Lines, speed-E, won the “Good Practice of the Year” award in the “Technological Innovation & System Integration”...

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AutoGrid Partners with Mysa to Launch Utility-Scale Virtual Power Plants

Industry-leading Virtual Power Plant (VPP) provider, AutoGrid to launch one of several VPP projects in collaboration with Canadian manufacturer Mysa, whose line of innovative smart thermostats for electric heating and cooling systems offers robust home energy management capabilities for both consume...

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DOE launches $10.5B Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships Program

The Department of Energy to provide $10.5 billion over five years for projects that prevent power outages and improve grid resilience, enhance grid flexibility, and demonstrate new approaches to power sector infrastructure resilience and reliability. The Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnership Pr...

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EU to Pave Way for $786 Bn Overhaul of Electricity Grid

The European Union's will lay out a plan to digitalise its energy grid as it seeks to spur the roll out of renewables to reduce its dependence on Russian fuel. The "Digitalising the Energy System" action plan, to be unveiled by the European Commission, will require a €565 billion ...

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China’s CATL, a Tesla Supplier Expanding Battery Swapping Business Overseas

The world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker CATL is evaluating to expand its battery swapping business to international markets. CATL is a supplier to companies such as Tesla and Ford. The Chinese battery manufacturer launched its battery swapping business called EVOGO in China across 1...

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PPC Facilitates 3000 Smart Meters To Support Energy Access in Nigeria

PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, is supporting the local production of smart meters through the supply of accessories in the drive to ensure widespread access to electricity in Nigeria. PPC through its partnership with prepaid meter producer...

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Trilliant Implements Smart Water Metering Solution in Canada

Trilliant, a leading international provider of solutions for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart grid, smart cities and IIOT, announced the successful implementation of a wireless water metering solution in Canada, confirming its position to support challenging metering projects where stro...

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EU to Introduce IoT Cybersecurity Legislation

The new act, called the Cyber Resilience Act, is due to be announced in September 2022 and will force companies providing IoT solutions to comply with the new rules or face legal consequences, including sale bans and daily fines for not fixing issues. According to the document, it has been estimated...

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New Climate Change Laws In Australia Enters Into Force

The main objective of these laws is to facilitate achievement of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets The Climate Change Act 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Act 2022 took effect in September and these acts legislate Australia’s targets such as ...

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Nigeria Launched “Haské” Programme To Accelerate Access To Clean Energy

This project aims to increase the rate of access to electricity to 30% by 2026 and 80% by 2035 The government of Niger has officially launched the first phase of the Niger Electricity Acceleration Project, named "Haské", which is supported by the World Bank Group aims to accelera...

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Africa’s First Hydrogen Power Plant to Produce Electricity by 2024

French independent power producer HDF Energy expects its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa’s first, to start producing electricity by 2024. Once operational, the 3.1 billion Namibian dollars ($181.25 m) Swakopmund project will supply clean electricity power, 24 hours a day all year...

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GSEF SMART GRID EDITORIAL

​Hydrogen Transport: Needs Cost Reduction

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In the September 2020 GSEF Newsletter, I briefly touched on the various “colourful” hydrogen varieties (based on production methods) and concluded about future areas of improvements to lower overall costs. Given recent technology developments, this is being revisited to examine the current status and weak links in its value chain.   In just two years, rapid progress has been made to produce large scale “green hydrogen” using electrolyzer powered by renewable energy. Large projects have been...

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UPCOMING SMART GRID EVENTS

15th EIF World Energy Congress and Expo

12-14 October 2022 Istanbul, Turkey  https://www.worldenergy-congress.com 

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IEC 61850 Week 2022

17th-21st October, Cardiff UK , https://www.smartgrid-forums.com/iec-61850-week 

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Smart Energy World Summit

18-19 October 2022 Lisbon, Portugal   https://smartenergyworldsummit.com/ 

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African Energy Week (AEW)

18-21 October 2022,Cape Town, South Africa, https://bit.ly/3V9wKYB

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25th World Energy Congress 

12-14 October 2022, Istanbul, Turkey https://www.worldenergy-congress.com

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15th Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW)  

25th -28th October, 2022 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore https://www.siew.gov.sg/  

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Zambia Energy Summit 

26-28 October 2022 , Lusaka, Zambia http://afsiasolar.com/event/zambia-energy-summit/  

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Future of the Grid  

26 – 27 October 2022 Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore https://bit.ly/3HjmDde

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Enlit Europe 

29 November - 1 December 2022 , Frankfurt, Germany https://www.enlit-europe.com/

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Egypt Energy  

30 October - 1 November 2022, Egypt International Exhibition Centre https://www.egypt-energy.com/en/home.html

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ADIPEC 2022 

31 October - 3 November 2022, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates https://www.adipec.com

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COP 27  

06th November to 18th November 2022 , Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt,  www.unfccc.int/cop27

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ASEAN M&E 2022 

7-9 November 2022 , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , https://www.aseanmne.com/

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Smart City Expo World Congress   

15-17 November 2022, Barcelona, Spain,  https://www.smartcityexpo.com/

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Enlit   Australia | 

22 – 23 March 2023  MCEC, Melbourne  https://enlit-australia.com/

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