International News
Energy resilience and independence overtake climate confidence, study reveals
As world leaders prepare to gather in Brazil for COP30, a new major study from Siemens reveals geopolitics is reshaping infrastructure strategy, with national energy security overtaking global climate cooperation as the primary driver of the energy transition.
ABB celebrates half a century of innovation and energy efficiency with variable speed drives
- Oct 9, 2025
This month – October 2025 – marks the 50th year since ABB’s Low Voltage Variable Speed Drive (VSD) was first brought to market
Siemens Energy to expand Nuremberg transformer factory in Germany
- Sep 9, 2025
Siemens Energy is investing approximately 220 million Euros to expand its transformer factory in Nuremberg, Germany.
US to face shortage in transformer supply, notes study
- Aug 18, 2025
As electricity consumption continues to surge in the US, pressure on power infrastructure such as transformers has intensified, with a supply shortage for power and distribution transformers to hit 30 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, in 2025, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie, a leading energy research and consultancy firm.
GE Vernova to acquire France-based software company Alteia SAS
- Jul 22, 2025
GE Vernova Inc. and Alteia SAS have announced that GE Vernova has agreed to acquire Alteia SAS.
Stonepeak to invest $1.3 billion in Princeton Digital Group
- Jul 18, 2025
Princeton Digital Group (PDG), Asia Pacific’s leading data center operator, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets.
Sumitomo Electric named preferred bidder for 525kV HVDC sea link in UK
- Jul 16, 2025
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd has been named preferred bidder by National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC (NGET) for the Sea Link HVDC cable project, a proposed 138-km connection between Kent and Suffolk in the United Kingdom.
GE Vernova to modernize key cross-border grid hub for TransnetBW in Germany
- Jul 9, 2025
GE Vernova has announced it has been awarded a contract by German transmission system operator TransnetBW to modernize the Kühmoos grid node
Italian distribution utility deploys Siemens “Gridscale X” technology
- Jun 16, 2025
Siemens Smart Infrastructure continues to strengthen its partnership with Italian distribution service operator (DSO), AcegasApsAmga, announcing the commencement of a project, utilizing Siemens’ Gridscale X technology to enable full situational awareness of the power grid of the Municipality of Trieste in Italy.
SPP Partners with Hitachi to develop AI solution for US power transmission
- Jun 6, 2025
Hitachi Ltd and Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) have announced a strategic partnership to solve critical and imminent problems slowing the modernization of US energy infrastructure.