Stories from the grid edge

The way we generate, consume, store and share energy is being transformed. The focus of this transformation is the grid edge, where new business models and opportunities emerge for stakeholders across the whole energy supply chain.

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How innovative finance solutions make investing into sustainable technology easy.

Solar panels and windmills in Wildpoldsried, Germany

Why the interface between the grid and consumers plays a key role in decarbonizing the energy system.

Grid edge technologies are the next big thing, according to a study led by the World Economic Forum. Both established and new players can be the winners.

Woman working on a laptop in front of a city skyline

A new report assesses the readiness and need for grid edge solutions in numerous countries and regions. Two of the authors discuss their key findings.

Terceira Island is embracing grid edge technology to curb its use of imported diesel and rely more on solar and wind power.

At its Vienna location, Siemens is creating a comprehensive smart system to optimize the management of energy and heating.

Sello shopping center has its own virtual power plant: there’s nothing like it anywhere else.

A campus at one of Eastern Ontario’s leading educational institutes is a test bed for holistic integration of decentralized energy. The technology is also being integrated into student training and for the development of coursework on sustainability for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

At its South African Headquarters in Johannesburg, Siemens has created a microgrid to reduce its ecological footprint.

Using renewable energy to create clean power for UNESCO world heritage site.

How Blue Lake Rancheria, a Native American reservation in Northern California, masters the challenges of today.

What distribution system operators need to do to ensure that their grids are prepared for the future.

EV charging in London's "Electric Avenue"

In a conservation area in Maida Vale, lampposts are doubling up as EV charging points.

Siemens and Volkswagen test new mobility concepts in Rwanda.

Two communities in Germany go for green hydrogen.

Wildpoldsried blockchain-based local energy market

The prosumers of Wildpoldsried are testing a blockchain-based local energy market.

Soon, intelligent microgrids will serve their immediate environment with sustainable energy.

What’s life like in a smart city? We visited Peter, a resident of Aspern Smart City in Vienna. He and his apartment are part of Europe’s most innovative research project into the future of urban energy.

With a fully decentralized system the groundwork for a 100 percent renewable supply has been laid in Wunsiedel, Germany.

How a Canadian power utility together with Siemens is shaping the smart grid of the future.

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