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Behind-the-Meter Battery Pioneer Stem to Take SPAC Route to Public Markets

GreenTechMedia

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. Friday’s announcement names Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. billion in late 2019 to about $2.7

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SparkMeter Closes $12M Round to Expand From Metering Minigrids to Analyzing ‘Broken Grids’

GreenTechMedia

Remote minigrids are a tough market for a traditional smart meter vendor. The meters that minigrids use need to be cheap, rugged and reliable, and they must be able to adjust to the often unstable operating conditions of solar-powered standalone grids. ” The World Bank’s International Finance Corp.

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EBRD invests in Egyptian copper rod manufacturing

Smart Energy International

UMC is a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, an Egyptian industrial group that has a strong presence in Africa, Europe and Asia, and is listed on the Egyptian stock exchange in Cairo. Since 2012 the EBRD has invested more than €11 billion ($11.7 Since 2012 the EBRD has invested more than €11 billion ($11.7

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Gold Hydrogen – Set to Satisfy Global Energy Thirst for Centuries

Hydrogen Fuel News

The energy landscape is buzzing with anticipation as geologists across the globe are laying the groundwork for what could become the next big energy boom. Conversely, ‘green hydrogen’ stems from water electrolysis motivated by renewable power sources.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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Cybersecurity standards to be developed for EU distribution systems

Smart Energy International

The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) and the EU DSO Entity will develop state of the art cybersecurity regulation, practices and standards for the electricity distribution system. Building on our existing relationships, we look forward to jointly work on good practices and pragmatic security solutions for all European DSOs.”

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Next-generation energy technologies for US utilities

Smart Energy International

Four emerging technologies and issues are occupying regulators as utilities seek to modernise the electricity distribution system in the US. Smart meters and smart grids key in SDG&E’s clean energy plan Technology changes in the energy sector during the pandemic and beyond. Electric vehicles. Have you read?