The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

The global economy of 2020 was primarily shaped by the coronavirus pandemic which greatly affected energy usage, project engagement and investments worldwide. Fortunately, 2021 signals some progression towards normality, and there are hopes that the energy market will follow suit with renewed conviction for renewables.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees Smart Metering Services (SMS) post lifted dividends, citing increased smart meter installations – up to 40,000 per month – and their first grid-scale battery project coming online. SMS strong H1: 40k monthly smart meters and grid-scale battery project.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Europe’s transmission and distribution system operators through their associations ENTSO-E and EU DSO Entity are to develop a digital twin of the region’s electricity grid. The digital twin will be a sophisticated virtual model of the European electricity grid. Have you read? Digital twin task force.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

The report by the CEWASTE consortium – led by the Switzerland-based World Resources Forum – says this requirement should apply to certain e-waste categories, including: End-of-life circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There’s never been a greater urgency to accelerate and complete the large-scale roll-out of smart meters across Europe, says Tomás Llobet of ESMIG. Europe’s unprecedented price and supply crisis means making smart energy savings and securing affordable energy for consumers will remain a key political priority in 2023.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 9, 2022

million smart or advanced meters were in place at homes and small businesses in Britain at the end of 2021, the government has reported. million smart meters were installed in the rollout, amounting to a 7% increase, the majority by the large suppliers. Of the smart and advanced meter base, almost 85% – 23.6

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

GreenCom Networks, the Internet-of-things platform provider that’s become a go-to for major European utilities to control solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers and smart home energy loads, has landed another funding round with two new strategic investors that could open new markets. million customers.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2023 points to positive trends following the peak of the energy crisis but the need to urgently accelerate infrastructure development. since 2020. Similarly with electric buses, rates need to increase to 40% by 2030, up from less than 14% in 2022. Have you read?

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Proportion of power derived from gas and coal in Britain fell to record low in 2020, official statistics confirm. Low demand for electricity during successive lockdowns saw renewables displace fossil fuels as the dominant source of power on Britain's grid for the first time ever in 2020, government data has confirmed.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. It would have been the largest gas plant in Europe and, unsurprisingly, drew the attention of environmental groups.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

sources include vehicle emissions, coal-burning power plants, industrial emissions, and burning agricultural waste. In 2020, the least stringent target of 35 ?m/m3 The report also noted that many of these cities lack ground-level monitoring of PM2.5, Those living in proximity to busy urban roads are most exposed.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drilling for the project started back in January 2023 , initially targeting a depth of 3500 meters. This was reached in May 2023, but well testing indicated that the flowrate of the well did not support commercial operations although the temperature was sufficiently high at 125 °C. This finally resulted in the hoped-for productivity.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

New ë-Dispatch and e-Expert vans provide further boost to commercial electric fleet market. The fast expanding market for electric vans has received a further boost, with two leading manufacturers debuting new all-electric models this week. Credit: Peugeot.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Industry group calls on governments to ensure regulation is fit for purpose and “look beyond LCOE”, in order to accelerate growth of wind energy and meet climate targets. According to the report, 2019 was the second biggest year for wind power historically, with installations of 60.4

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. Image: GridBeyond. Demand side measures.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 29, 2022

Northeast German DSO Mitnetz Strom and Volkswagen subsidiary Elli have launched a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) grid integration pilot. 5 are participating in making their EVs part of the energy system and increasingly using green electricity from the region for charging. million EVs to drive for a year.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 20, 2022

Energy efficiency is becoming a core purchasing priority for mobile telecom operators in the design and operation of their networks. 5G is expected to drive a disproportionate rise in mobile data traffic and energy consumption despite its energy efficiency versus 4G, according to the report.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

The World Energy Council’s World Energy Trilemma 2024 report reveals changing ambitions and new challenges facing global energy systems. Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

The “solar-powered digital nose” in situ. The first live demonstration of the group’s Silvanet system of solar-powered gas sensors was recently conducted successfully in a forest near Berlin, says the firm. By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 25, 2020

Europe's electricity giants are grappling with the demanding challenge of safeguarding staff, keeping the lights on and contributing to the relief effort — all while rolling ahead with their own energy transition plans. “Industrial and commercial customers are consuming noticeably less energy.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The European Commission has released its action plan for digitalising the region’s energy sector to improve efficiency and renewables integration. Digitalisation, one of the four ‘D’s of the energy transition, is as the ‘enabler’ central to its realisation, cutting across businesses, consumers and technologies alike.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

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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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2020

Like all of us, Planet has experienced significant change in 2020. We’re working from home, we’re schooling our children, business travel has stopped, health and safety is a top concern, and we’re facing the most severe recession in 100 years. Planet is focused on finishing 2020 strong, making this our best year yet.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

As satellite imagery proves to be increasingly valuable across the globe, Planet continues to focus on Europe with timely event coverage and international partnerships, including ongoing projects in European countries across multiple vertical markets, as well as mapping with both commercial and government organizations.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

To this end, the Moon Dog team selected Energis, a residential and commercial energy solutions company, to design a solar system that would reduce their reliance on using energy from the grid and lower their energy costs. Energis designed, installed and commissioned a 99.85 Credit: Moon Dog.

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Bidgely

JULY 13, 2021

The report was designed to provide energy utilities around the globe with insight into the current capabilities and future strategies of digital customer engagement (DCE) software vendors as a guide for end-to-end digital customer engagement solution deployment. Why Bidgely?

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

is comprised of five layers – Communications, Components, Information, Functions and Business. is comprised of five layers – Communications, Components, Information, Functions and Business. In addition to data management, other work groups are focused on business models, regulations and consumer and citizen engagement.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

In today’s distributed energy system, managing power grid complexity is challenging. But grid operators are often handling these changes with an ageing infrastructure that wasn’t built with a distributed energy system in mind. The energy transition is reshaping utilities’ business model.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5 to fulfill power-purchase agreements, many with commercial and industrial customers. The firm’s energy transitions venture, Enel X, will add more than 300 megawatts of energy storage capacity and another 4 gigawatts of demand response resources.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The utilities industry has warmly embraced this disruption by introducing smart meters, intelligent sensors, and other connected technologies into their existing infrastructure. The costs associated with this change have always been closely analyzed by business leaders. Source: Global Markets Insights.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

They swiftly transformed their day-to-day business operations to a virtual model, worked with our safety team to implement increased safety standards in their labs, and—above all—persevered and worked tirelessly in the name of climate action. We couldn’t be more proud of our members’ resilience and accomplishments throughout 2020.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 19, 2021

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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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Smart grids are a new generation of electric power grids that use digital technology to improve the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of the grid. Smart grids can help to reduce outages, improve power quality, and enable new services such as demand-side management and renewable energy integration.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

billion) investments in smart gas meters and other technologies and activities by 2028. Smart leak detection in Italy’s gas distribution systems Project visit: Residential power-to-gas. A key component is the development of a hydrogen-ready smart meter, which is planned to be introduced in 2026 at a rate of about 1.5

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