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With the new Energy Act, the UK smart meter rollout is at a technological crunch point

Smart Energy International

Although the UK Government’s latest legislation solidifies their commitment to the smart meter rollout in the country, there are yet a number of issues with consumer perception and the performance of the technology that need to be ironed out, explains Michael Jary of Sense. billion ($7.1 7 million will lose functionality.

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Customer-centric demand response a key solution for Japan’s energy transition challenges

Smart Energy International

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. While there has been growth in the solar sector, most generation is provided by gas and coal.

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An Open Letter: The Texas Energy Transition—The Greentown Labs Community Offers Pathways to a Resilient and Sustainable Energy Future

Greentown Labs

The Texas energy crisis in February 2021 reminded us of the precariousness of energy systems and their high costs of failure. At least 111 deaths are confirmed , over 17M homes lost access to clean wate r , and $200B in damages are projected. The cold weather in February 2021 caused energy demand to skyrocket.

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Can Tech Solve Climate Change?

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Peter Thiel declared the cleantech sector — solar panels, wind turbines, and more — a “disaster” in 2011. But today, the solar industry employs 174,000 people , more than Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter combined , and job growth is 20 times higher than the rest of the U.S. Let’s look at each in turn.

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Greentown Labs Houston Celebrates New Partners at Reveal Ceremony on Feb. 2

Greentown Labs

2, 2021 — Greentown Labs Houston (Greentown Houston), the city’s first-ever climatetech startup incubator, today announced its network of partners has grown by five with the addition of CenterPoint Energy, Gexa Energy of NextEra Energy Resources, EIV Capital , Wells Fargo , and Williams as its newest Founding and Grand Opening Partners.

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How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

The Verge: Energy

But that’s not the only clever synergy the smart home company has up its sleeve. The Nest Learning Thermostat may have grabbed all the headlines when it launched in 2011 and kick-started the current home automation trend. These two-in-one sensors monitor motion and contact, as Nest’s now-discontinued Detect sensors did.

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Utilities plus telcos: The case for an arranged marriage

GreenBiz

The notion of power utilities and telecommunications companies combining or working together is not new. Telco plus utility = Energy savings and modernized infrastructure. Cooling existing equipment and adding new sites to cater for 5G wireless networks will add to burgeoning energy costs. Richelle Elberg. That needs to change.