The South American country has jumped from 16th to 6th place among wind energy producers to become a wind power in just a decade A recent report published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has highlighted Brazil’s incredible rise as an emerging global wind power. In just 10 years, it has managed to reach... Read more »
Category: Smart Grid
How does a transformer substation work?
The transformer substation is an element that, despite our lack of knowledge, is essential for the electricity grid to work like a Swiss watch Many of us have walked past or over a transformer substation without knowing it – or maybe we did. Whether walking through the city or the countryside, these key elements in... Read more »
What path does electricity take from generation to consumption?
Have you ever wondered what happens from the moment electricity is generated until it reaches your home? Today, at Velatia Networks, we will explain the process
The U.S. will triple its energy storage capacity in three years
The United States, the world's largest economy and the second-largest consumer of electricity on the planet, is laying the foundations for a future in which its power grid will be increasingly connected to energy storage sources. Indeed a report by the U.S. Energy Administration (EIA) estimates that the United States will triple its energy storage capacity in just three years.
“The electrification as a recovery engine in the post-COVID era” by Jorge González, CEO at Ormazabal
"The electrification as a recovery engine in the post-COVID era" by Jorge González, CEO at Ormazabal
Israel will invest $22 billion to boost solar energy
Yuval Steinitz, Energy Minister of Israel, announces a plan to increase the use of solar energy over the next decade
Dubai will spend $22 Billion in an energy infrastructures plan
The arabic emirate has announced an ambitious project to boost its energy infrastructures during the next 5 years As Bloomberg has informed recently, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority is planning a energy infrastructures plan that will need, at lest, an investment of $22 Billion. This huge effort, that is expected to be developed during the... Read more »
Elia Grid will help Qatar to develop its smart grid projects
Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has announced an agreement operation with the Belgian consultancy to develop smart grid projects Qatar is preparing the future of his electical grid and is looking to the future through the smart grid eyes. This week, we´ve known that the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation, the main company... Read more »
Smart Grid event: SGCC’s 2017 Consumer Symposium, January 30th
Beyond the Grid: Connecting tomorrow´s consumers, a relevant Smart Grid event, will be celebrated in San Diego, California, the next January 30, 2017 and will show the latest news about the sector One of the industry´s “top premier events in consumer engagement around the smart grid”, as the organization says, will take place on Monday,... Read more »
What´s a synchrophasor? Discover the technology is bringing the electrical grid into the 21st century
Synchrophasor, a word that may sound like if we were involved in “Back to the Future” movie, is not a science fiction product but a device that is changing the electrical sector The electrical sector is living a revolution called synchrophasor. This device, that is changing the grid as we actually know it, can measure... Read more »
5 main characteristics for a real Smart Grid
There are many ideas linked with the Smart Grids, but today we want to share 5 main attributes that any Smart Grid must fulfill to be considered as a real Smart Grid The Smart Grid is the electrical grid that is able to integrate, efficiently, the behavior and actions of each user connected to that grid,... Read more »
PCI 2.7, the huge electricity line that will connect Aquitania (FR) with the Basque Country (SP)
The PCI 2.7 subacuatic line, that is under studies, will tour 360km of seabed to connect two important regions of Western Europe The electricity interconnection between France and Spain seems to grow up, step by step, after some years of suspense. This PCI 2.7 connection, that is considered by the European Commission as “one of... Read more »
