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Six GB suppliers fined £10.8m for missing smart meter installation targets

Smart Energy International

million smart meters. The six suppliers are British Gas, OVO, Bulb, E.ON, Scottish Power and SSE and they will pay the combined total of £10.8 million) to Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund, which is used primarily to support vulnerable consumers. million (US$2.10) Scottish Power – £1.24 million (US$13.2

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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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EDF Renewables Acquires EV Charging Startup PowerFlex Systems

GreenTechMedia

EDF Renewables has acquired PowerFlex Systems , a California startup with technology to manage one of the biggest challenges for scaling up electric vehicle charging: controlling the loads that lots of EVs charging at once can place on the power infrastructure of the sites hosting the chargers. European acquisition spree.

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What If Homeowners Could Just Buy Batteries and Plug Them In?

GreenTechMedia

Now, the Wyoming-based startup is preparing to ship its sleek, plug-in home battery panels in July for field tests in Australia, Europe and the U.K., “We wanted to be more of a consumer electricity product, a simple solution for consumers,” founder and CEO Eric Clifton said in an interview. A full U.S. kilowatts/2.2

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Vattenfall turns to predictive EV charge point placement in Netherlands

Smart Energy International

Vattenfall is to install at least 4,000 electric vehicle (EV) charge points over the next three years in the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel. In addition, Vattenfall InCharge will provide the charging solutions on request and on the basis of usage data. Have you read?

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Unlocking the value of energy communities

Renewable Energy World

Local community solar projects enhanced by one-stop shop digital systems are set to play a crucial role in the global energy transition. The History of Civilization is in many ways the History of Energy. The control of energy has been a key – some say the key – factor in geopolitics and capitalism.

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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.