E.ON: sacrifices needed for Powergen

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E.ON: still more money to spend

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Echelon pushes smart grid processing to the edge

Smart grid specialist Echelon has announced the launch of its Edge Control Node, which utilities can use to process data closer to the point of creation and thus reduce the latency in a centralized data processing architecture. Ovum believes that advanced smart grid functionality such as electric vehicle recharging will be the tipping point that makes edge processing a necessity.

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EDF to continue international expansion strategy

EDF chairman Pierre Gadonneix has been quoted by the Financial Times as saying that he plans to make further investments outside of the EU in response to European energy market liberalization. Given the market share that EDF is likely to lose in the wake of liberalization, this is a judicious move, particularly because of the firm's leading nuclear capabilities.

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EDF's nuclear internationalization plans likely to succeed

EDF's plans to invest and partner in new build nuclear capacity projects around the world are a judicious move given its status as one of the world's leading nuclear power players. However, the attractions and prospects in its four target markets vary considerably.

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Edison International: state saves from bankruptcy

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El Paso: FERC ruling could sink US energy trading

The FERC ruling is the last thing the US energy trading sector needed. The patience of the investment community is running out - and if it does, so will the lifeblood of the energy trading industry. Going back to long-term contracts between wholesalers and retailers will be the only way forward.

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Electric cars: still a long way off the mainstream despite new initiatives

A US company is to start a new business that will enable electric car users to swap their empty batteries for recharged cells at refueling sites. However, although this represents a significant step forward in the deployment of the vehicles, there are still a number of drawbacks to the current models that make it unlikely that a wider refueling network will bring electric cars into the mainstream.

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Electricity: large businesses are easier targets for suppliers

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Endesa: coming to America

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