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Worldwide, AI is Providing Utilities With a Powerful New Tool in the Fight Against Electricity Thieves

Bidgely

Utilities around the world continue to struggle with energy theft, with an estimated $80 to $100 billion lost globally to theft each year. In Jamaica, electricity theft is estimated to cost the Jamaica Public Service Company $200 million – 80 percent more than a decade ago. Mitigating Theft With AI. With an expected 1.3

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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond

GreenTechMedia

GreenCom Networks, the Internet-of-things platform provider that’s become a go-to for major European utilities to control solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers and smart home energy loads, has landed another funding round with two new strategic investors that could open new markets. million customers.

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US Storage Industry Achieved Biggest-Ever Quarter and Year in 2019

GreenTechMedia

energy storage industry capped off its biggest year of installations with its largest single quarter in Q4. energy storage installation topped 522.7 megawatt-hours in the fourth quarter, according to the newly released Energy Storage Monitor , produced by Wood Mackenzie and the Energy Storage Association.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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Ten Regional Clean Energy Companies Graduate from Cleantech San Diego Startup Incubator

CleanTech San Diego

Annual Southern California Energy Innovation Network Showcase Event Being Held November 9. SCEIN is an incubator program for clean energy startups based in San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties that are developing technologies to help California meet its clean energy goals.

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Thinking Outside the Grid: Heila Technologies Delivers ‘Virtual’ Microgrids for Sustainable and Resilient Energy

Greentown Labs

Our energy grid was built around centralization. But as renewable energy sources such as solar and wind gain traction, the grid needs to adapt to include an array of components. Microgrids are smaller networks that use local energy sources. Photo courtesy of Heila Technologies.

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HEVO to Launch US Manufacturing for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charger

GreenTechMedia

Wireless electric vehicle charging carries a whiff of the future, akin to flying cars. The company has designed a ground-mounted pad that beams electricity up to a car-mounted receiver to wirelessly charge it. It’s really about persistence and resilience," founder and CEO Jeremy McCool said in a recent interview. "We’re