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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Why the grid edge matters

Solar panels and windmills in Wildpoldsried, Germany

Grid edge – where the energy system of the future takes off

Why the interface between the grid and consumers plays a key role in decarbonizing the energy system.
Roberto Bocca and Kristen Panerali, WEF

The grid edge gains: How to become a trillionaire

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.

Microgrids and virtual power plants

Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores

Accelerating decarbonization in the Azores

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

Small grid, major impact

At its Vienna location, Siemens is creating a comprehensive smart system to optimize the management of energy and heating.
Sello shopping center in Espoo, Finland

A truly powerful shopping center

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

Algonquin College: Everything’s connected

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.

A one-of-a-kind energy system

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

Evolution of power on the Galapagos

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

A power island in the storm

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

eMobility

How many EVs can the power network cope with?

What distribution system operators need to do to ensure that their grids are prepared for the future.
EV charging in London's "Electric Avenue"

London’s “Electric Avenue”: From light to movement

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

Rolling into the age of e-mobility

Siemens and Volkswagen test new mobility concepts in Rwanda.

Communities at the grid edge

Wildpoldsried blockchain-based local energy market

An appetite for locally sourced, renewable energy

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

The future of the grid: It takes a village…

Soon, intelligent microgrids will serve their immediate environment with sustainable energy. 
Aspern Smart City in Vienna

Being cosy with the future of 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. 
Renewable energy sources

Where Germans go to town with 100% renewables

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

Rebel with a Cause

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

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