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Smart Energy Finances: Glasgow’s SMS acquires heat pump specialist

Smart Energy International

Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS plc), an energy infrastructure company, has acquired the domestic services division of Manchester-based heat pump specialist Evergreen Energy, which imports and distributes European-made renewable energy products.

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V2G’s value proposition for the UK energy transition

Smart Energy International

The increasing prevalence of issues surrounding renewables integration and energy management illustrates how solutions like V2G are required to maintain the stability and efficacy of our energy supply. Resilience V2G allows for consumers to secure a backup power source in the case of an emergency. British electrification.

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Small businesses want to be more energy efficient - but they need support

Business Green

SMEs must be encouraged to embrace energy efficiency measures if governments are to deliver on net zero targets, argues Carbon Trust's Laura Timlin. When focusing on the need for corporate action on climate change, many people think about the major multinationals - airlines, car manufacturers, energy companies, and food and drink brands.

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Whatever Happened to the VC-Backed Startup Class of 2010?

GreenTechMedia

venture capital firms were on the lookout for cleantech targets, drawn, not least, by the reassurance of a Department of Energy loan program that was busy dispersing $15 billion in loan guarantees. The company has since changed hands a couple more times, most recently landing with LS Power for an undisclosed sum.

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Ex-COP26 President’s Role at Fossil Fuel ‘Astroturfing’ Firm Approved

DeSmogBlog

Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments.

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The Lead-Acid Battery’s Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

R-Squared Energy

billion annual impact to the economy – and have experienced a 20% direct job growth since 2016. Many people have argued that oil usage is on its way to extinction. Yes, lead batteries as a technology, not application specific, require 3 times less energy per kWh to produce. Members directly provide nearly 25,000 U.S.

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PPPs as an enabler of project financing for geothermal in Africa

ThinkGeoEnergy

A paper by Jesse Nyokabi , Johnson Kilangi, Louise Mathu, Sharon Mwakugu, and Kombuso Joshua Nyoni looks into the mechanism of Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs) and how these can be used to mobilize project financing for geothermal projects in Africa. Other countries in East Africa are still in the surface exploration phase of development.

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