Schneider Electric launches North West smart grid push

Madeleine Cuff
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The three-year project aims to modernise region's electricity grid and boost renewables capacity

German engineering firm Schneider Electric has launched a smart grid project that aims to support the growth of low carbon energy in the UK's North West. The project - which will take three years to...

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