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RTE, the French TSO, opens the largest battery electricity storage site in France

21 Dec 2020

RTE – Réseau de Transport d’électricité, the French electricity transmission system operator, is setting up three battery-based electricity storage sites that will be remotely controlled according to, in particular, energy...

Low-carbon hydrogen: what are the challenges for energy grids and the energy transition?

18 Nov 2020

The development of low-carbon hydrogen is taking a growing place in the debates on energy transition. With 96% of the world’s production currently based on fossil fuels, can hydrogen play...

Micro-grids, a solution to the electrification of isolated areas?

9 Nov 2020

On Friday, October 30, Think Smartgrids organized a webinar on microgrids and the challenges of their replicability, in partnership with the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the French-speaking energy...

Smart meters, a comparison of French and German strategies

2 Nov 2020

On October 15th, Think Smartgrids and the Franco-German Office for Energy Transition (OFATE) organized a webinar on smart metering, comparing the strategies adopted by France and Germany, with feedback on...

Negotiations EU budget and recovery plan

2 Nov 2020

The €750 billion recovery plan “Next Generation EU” adopted by EU leaders last July is today at the hearth of difficult negotiations between the European Council and the European Parliament,...

Green recovery: Smart Grids, booster of the energy transition, are creating new jobs

27 Oct 2020

Think Smartgrids has published a Smart Grids Recovery Plan, the result of a collaborative effort that brought together some 30 contributors who are members of the association, under the leadership...

The French TSO RTE lists and makes available to energy stakeholders the constraints existing on the power grid

27 Oct 2020

Achieving the renewable energy development objectives set out in France’s “Multiannual Energy Program” requires an adaptation of the public power transmission network. This adaptation of the transmission network involves the...

Enedis 250 charging points to test intelligent control of EV charging

14 Oct 2020

Enedis has selected 250 charging points for electric vehicles to conduct experiments in intelligent management of EV charging on roads, in companies and in individual homes at some fifteen sites...

Invest in Smart Grids: Think Smartgrids supports the development of smart energy startups & SMEs

14 Oct 2020

On September 22th, Think Smartgrids organized the 5th edition of Invest In Smart Grids, meetings between smart energy startups/SMEs and specialized investors, to support innovative projects that contribute to the...