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What Is Energy Transition? A Guide to the Future of Energy

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Smart grids : Digitalized grids optimize electricity distribution, reduce waste, and enhance energy efficiency. Energy efficiency sectors , such as retrofitting buildings and smart grid deployment. Grid adaptation : Aging infrastructure must be upgraded to accommodate decentralized and intermittent energy sources.

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Canada’s net-zero opportunities might skip some provinces

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“The absence of a net zero emissions strategy for Ontario’s electricity grid could result in missed growth opportunities in promising new markets,” said the report, Net Zero Opportunities , pointing to renewables, smart grids and battery storage. We see this transition as inevitable,” Arnold said.

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Grid Modernization Is Integrating Multiple Industries

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The grid and energy industries are in the midst of a significant transformation, referred to as grid modernization, driven by the integration of cutting-edge technologies like telecommunications, distributed energy resources , battery storage, solar power, and the ever-present concern of cybersecurity.

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Communications Is Connecting Grid Modernization

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This change of the grid and energy industry is complex and ongoing. Collaboration between utilities, technology companies, policymakers, and consumers is essential to overcome the challenges and seize the opportunities presented by grid modernization.

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Energy Asset Hardening Through Data-Driven Modeling

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power sector stakeholders, were asked which hardening techniques they are most likely to deploy within the next five years, continued vegetation management, smart grid improvements, and structural upgrades to transmission and distribution systems were the top three methods selected.

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Qualcomm Technologies Are Enabling a More Reliable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Affordable Grid [Video]

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In a recent presentation to several utility analysts , Qualcomm Technologies Senior Director, Business Development, Energy and Utilities Digitalization, Dr. Faramarz Maghsoodlou shared how Qualcomm Technologies’ innovations are powering the smart grid and ushering utilities into the digital era.

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Asia Pacific Needs to Scale Low-Carbon Technologies Rapidly to Reduce Carbon Emissions: Black & Veatch

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At Future Energy Asia 2024 , Chaudhary will present global best practices for scaling low-carbon technologies in carbon reduction. Chaudhary will share his insights on the role of gas and LNG as a transition fuel.