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The Blockchain Opportunity at the Heart of the Flexible Grid

GreenTechMedia

When blockchain arrived on the energy scene three years ago, much of the discussion went straight to disruption and disintermediation. Still, progress has been slow and driven almost entirely by startups that either have limited funding or the ability to willfully ignore the range of regulations surrounding electricity markets.

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So, What Exactly Are Virtual Power Plants?

GreenTechMedia

And in energy circles, one of the biggest buzzwords in recent years is the virtual power plant, or VPP. But VPPs have really taken off in the last 10 years, not just as a concept but as something that a growing number of energy companies are creating, using and commercializing. Another difference concerns markets and regulation.

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ePioneers test traffic turnaround on German grid

Smart Energy International

In the recently completed “NETZlabor Intelligentes Heimladen” (Intelligent home charging) project, eight households in Wangen in the Allgaeu, Germany, used an electric car for all journeys over the course of six months. All e-cars together used electricity for a total of almost 2,600 hours over the entire duration of the project. “We

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. and globally by 2040.

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The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down

Mearth

The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down. A strategist’s guide to blockchain examines the potential advantages of this essential innovation—and also suggests a way forward for financial institutions. Blockchain also has potential functions far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Gox in 2011.

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How carbon-smart farming is catalyzing the big bucks needed to transform the way America eats

GreenBiz

Standing alone in the open field, the solar-powered equipment Sheffer shows me could be mistaken for some sort of high-tech scarecrow, but it has a far different job: to monitor and measure the CO 2 in the soil at this farming operation and research center in New York’s Hudson Valley. . In January, Seattle startup Nori raised $1.3

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.