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Unlocking smart meter data for research

Smart Energy International

James O’Toole explains how the UK’s Smart Energy Research Lab is enabling researcher access to smart meter data. With over 21 million smart gas and electric meters now in Great Britain’s homes, there is a growing wealth of half-hourly and daily domestic energy use data available to those who can access it.

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Innovative solutions found for offshore wind workforce during pandemic

Envirotec Magazine

With social distancing severely reducing the number of offshore wind turbine technicians permitted to undertake wind farm inspections, maintenance and repairs, a cross-sector crew transfer vessel (CTV) innovation challenge was launched using the KTN innovation exchange (KTN-iX) to find solutions to this pressing industry challenge.

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DEWA completes smart grid short-term goals

Smart Energy International

Smart meters and network automation were key components of the first phase of DEWA’s smart grid strategy. The strategy has seen DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) replace its over 2 million electricity and water metering base with smart meters between 2015 and 2020. Have you read? The AED 7 billion (US$1.9

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Tata Power Trading and partners offer smart energy efficiency solutions

Smart Energy International

Power company Tata Power Trading Company Limited (TPTCL) and 75F Smart Innovations India have signed an agreement to jointly promote building automation and energy-efficiency solutions in the commercial building space. Mr. Gaurav Burman, APAC President, 75F Smart Innovations India Pvt Ltd.,

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Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards

Envirotec Magazine

The following have been recognised for their achievements: The building materials manufacturer, Adolf Gottfried Tonwerke GmbH , together with the technology provider, Orcan Energy AG , in the Energy Transition 2.0 category, for exploiting previously unused waste heat from two furnaces for electricity generation.

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Smart Energy Finances: Acquisition to delist SMS from the UK

Smart Energy International

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at acquisition of UK-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS) by a US-based investment firm, a successful financing round for a Spanish start-up developing smart grid technology and Siemens’ acquisition of an AI-based tech company developing solutions for the water sector. billion ($1.6

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ConnectDER Draws Investment from Avista in Latest Funding Round

GreenTechMedia

ConnectDER, a startup with a smart meter socket device that’s been deployed in the thousands by select U.S. utilities to support distributed solar, has closed a $7 million series B round round to help roll out a new version of its system targeting behind-the-meter batteries and plug-in electric cars.