Tag Archives: electricity grids

Europe’s Electricity Grids Face Crucial Upgrade to Accommodate Renewable Energy Surge

(IN BRIEF) The “Future of our grids” conference in Brussels is addressing the need to accelerate the development of electricity grids in Europe to accommodate the rapid growth of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Current grid infrastructure struggles … Read the full press release

Electricity Interconnection: VINCI Wins Contract for France-Spain Power Link

(IN BRIEF) VINCI, in collaboration with VINCI Energies, VINCI Construction, and Hitachi Energy, has been awarded a contract by Electricity Interconnection France-Spain (INELFE) to construct two ground stations for an electrical interconnection project between France and Spain. The stations will … Read the full press release

Iberdrola launches a start-up competition for innovative startups aimed at developing more sustainable electricity grids

The energy company wants to find, through its PERSEO start-up programme, new materials, designs, manufacturing and construction methodologies for electrical substations and high-voltage lines. The company has more than 1.2 million kilometres of power lines in the United States, Brazil, … Read the full press release

Iberdrola startet einen Start-up-Wettbewerb für innovative Startups mit dem Ziel, nachhaltigere Stromnetze zu entwickeln

Das Energieunternehmen möchte mit seinem PERSEO-Startup-Programm neue Materialien, Konstruktionen, Herstellungs- und Konstruktionsmethoden für Umspannwerke und Hochspannungsleitungen finden. Das Unternehmen verfügt über mehr als 1,2 Millionen Kilometer Stromleitungen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Brasilien, Großbritannien und Spanien. (PRESSEMITTEILUNG) BILBAO, 6-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Sweco wins two contracts as part of Svenska kraftnät’s plan to strengthen the electricity grids in Stockholm and Uppsala regions

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 11-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Sweco (STO: SWEC-B), a European engineering consultancy company, has announced that the company has won two new contracts as part of the comprehensive work for the upgrade and future-proof of the electricity grids … Read the full press release

EnBW exits from the Hungarian market with the divestment of its stakes in electricity supply companies ELMÜ and EMASZ

(PRESS RELEASE) KARLSRUHE/ BUDAPEST, 4-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EnBW sells its holdings in Hungarian electricity supply companies ELMÜ and EMASZ to an E.ON subsidiary. The divestments marks EnBW’s exit from the Hungarian market. The buyer already indirectly obtained majority shareholdings … Read the full press release