Utilities stories

Bentley Systems and Blue Cloud Softech Solutions say AI data centres must share more of the burden as power demand tests ageing grids.

Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.

Parameter rolls out IECEx battery monitoring module for Zone 1 and Zone 2 sites as operators seek safer, continuous cell-level oversight.

Cogna taps former Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to steer its platform as it expands beyond its core markets.

Prometheus Group turns to procurement with Tamarack deal, linking asset management software to supplier agreements for mining and heavy industry.

Emerson deepens its cybersecurity push with OPSWAT, adding OT patch management to the Ovation platform as utilities face rising attack pressure.

Claroty boosts xDome with Visibility Orchestration to turn patchy cyber-physical asset data into prioritised security tasks across critical operations.

DLMS and OpenADR strike liaison to bridge smart meter data and demand response signals as utilities push for common grid-edge standards.

Why FIPS 140-3 validation matters as organisations face tougher cyber rules, tighter assurance demands and the need for independently tested encryption.

QNu Labs' ARMOS system has passed an independent telecom fibre trial, generating secure keys over 200km while coexisting with 10 Gbps data traffic.

Black & White Engineering appoints Charlie Bater as Chief Technical Officer and Paul Cook as Global Director of Technology & Innovation amid global expansion.

LF Energy and Microsoft back battery standard with dataset on lithium-ion cell design, aiming to make testing and ageing data easier to compare.

AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.

Horizon3.ai doubles ARR as more than 5,200 organisations adopt its NodeZero platform, fuelled by MSSP demand and rising cyber risks.

Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.

StorMagic teams with HiveRadar on a rugged mobile edge data centre, bringing virtualised compute and storage to remote, off-grid sites.

Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.

Xiid inks trio of security deals to harden EV charging, healthcare AI data and multi-cloud landing zones against network-based attacks.

Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.

Codific warns power grids face repeat cyberattack patterns and urges utilities to bolster resilience to outages and cascading disruption.