UK Power Networks (UKPN) has found that over 500 electric vehicle (EV) chargers could be connected around a single electricity substation using state-of-the-art technology over building new cables or substations.
BP Ventures has bolstered its artificial intelligence (AI) play with a $3.6 million (£2.7 million) investment into Chinese energy management company R&B.
Energy retailer Utilita has turned to AI-based “digital workers” to automate a number of tasks, resulting in more efficient processes and higher customer satisfaction.
Applying artificial intelligence technologies across just four sectors, including both energy and transport, could boost global GDP by more than US$5 trillion (£3.82 trillion) while slashing emissions, a new report has found.
European utility Enel has turned to AI software provider C3 to work as a strategic partner of big data platforms and applications across the entire business in a move which it says will strengthen its position at the top of the energy transition.
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to potentially halve the number of power cuts across the UK’s energy system if a new trial being conducted by UK Power Networks (UKPN) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is a success.