Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees three load shifting investments take centre stage as demand response becomes a more notable priority for utilities the world over. 120 million for Swell Energy’s VPP suite. 120 million for Swell Energy’s VPP suite.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. The energy distribution model is becoming decentralised.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Policy Exchange, one of Westminster’s most prominent think tanks, engaged in a high-level influencing campaign over the UK’s North Sea oil and gas policies while being funded by fossil fuel interests, DeSmog can reveal. The International Energy Agency has stated that new oil and gas exploration is incompatible with net zero.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Jeff Hutchins, president and chief technology officer at EOS Linx, writes on the electric vehicle (EV) landscape and how its booming growth necessitates, now more than ever, a renewed focus on cybersecurity measures. Electric vehicles are the future. They’re not monitored by utility workers who are always on-premise.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 29, 2023

Between 2021 and 2022, the global weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of ten newly commissioned geothermal projects fell by 22% to USD 0.056 kWh. This statistic was reported by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in their newly published document, “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022.”

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

Reflecting the industry’s efforts to reach its 2050 goal, the World Maritime Theme for 2022 is “New technologies for greener shipping”. This is in conjunction with the industry’s shift towards battery-powered vessels such as the Yara Birkeland and China’s Zhongtiandianyun 001. Increased use of cleaner fuel.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 18, 2021

Hawaii's largest utility enlisted a new tool in its quest for a carbon-free electricity system: thousands of batteries installed in people's homes. Hawaiian Electric won regulator approval for a $25 million plan to harness solar and batteries at 6,000 homes across the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu. Venice Beach, Calif.-based

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

Narendra Modi’s clarion call for becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy sector, DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, together with POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week, India’s leading Energy Business Platforms, will be organised from 12th-14th October 2022 in New Delhi, India. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

EDF leads a proof-of-concept on automating renewable energy transactions and Eurelectric’s study on the benefits of matching energy consumption with clean energy on a (near) real-time basis are on the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JULY 26, 2022

The aim is to study the feasibility and usefulness of the SaaS platform in what is a changing market for Japan’s electricity retailers. The initiative from Japanese consultant Abeam Consulting and energy solution provider iGrid Solutions and US-based analytics provider Innowatts combines iGrid’s R.E.A.L. Have you read?

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CleanTech San Diego

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Cleantech San Diego member Baker Electric Home Energy, a leading solar, battery, and home energy solution provider, has announced the launch of its ChargeOn Battery Rewards Program in partnership with sonnen, a global market leader in smart energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) technology.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

ITEN Media & Clarion Energy, UK are set to host the 17th edition of POWERGEN India during 12th -14th October 2022 at New Delhi. Also of interest: India – 5 million smart meter milestone 5 million IoT enabled smart meters for India.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications. But what if the sun’s energy could take over the job much of the time and displace fossil fuels?

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

Last week the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022 was released, covering energy data through 2021. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. But, supply chain constraints have impacted the ability of energy producers to respond.

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Charged

OCTOBER 14, 2020

XL Fleet has developed a proprietary electrified powertrain platform that transforms fossil fuel-powered fleet vehicles into hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles as they are manufactured. Now XL Fleet plans to go public through a merger with Pivotal Investment Corporation II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5 Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5 The replacement of fossil fuel generation in Spain, Italy and Chile will account for 5.4 to fulfill power-purchase agreements, many with commercial and industrial customers. billion ($12.6

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With the project, the Smith College aims to fully move away from fossil fuels for the heating and cooling systems of the campus. A series of wells at a depth of 800 feet (~243 meters) will be drilled and connected in a closed loop. This coincides with the timeline of the net-zero goals of the city of Northampton.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 29, 2022

GB network operator Western Power Distribution (WDP) has set out plans for the decarbonisation of heating in its service area. These include heat pumps, thermal storage, district heating, combined heat and power, solar thermal, waste heat recovery and hydrogen. 2022 low carbon commitments. 2022 low carbon commitments.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

Coal mine clusters (Data source: ‘Global Coal Mine Tracker’, Global Energy Monitor, January 2022). “Satellite observations are a powerful tool for improving estimates of emission strength, seeing how they change over time and can also help detect previously unknown emission sources,” says the group.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

When the electric grid is under strain, many electric utilities use the load shedding technique to lower demand and balance it with energy production. The idea is to turn off the power supply to certain areas on a cyclical basis, for example, two hours ON, then two hours OFF. The actual power gap now exceeds 8GW.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently filed against Big Oil on behalf of the people of California to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the effects of climate change. But California is the first fossil-fuel-producing state to do so. History in the making….

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. The stakes are particularly high because India is the world’s third largest energy consumer.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a post from her official X account on Tuesday, Claire Coutinho, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), endorsed the “persistence” of Howard Cox , director of the FairFuelUK lobby group that campaigns against charges on motorists. The party is polling around ten percent. Cox has publicly denied climate science.

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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. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Some 350 million people, more than 4% of the global population, were impacted by a major power outage in 2021 as the combination of traditional market challenges and new factors disrupted the operations of energy systems, according to a new report released by research firm IHS Markit Global Power and Renewables. Have you read?

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its much-anticipated plan to revise the state’s current Net Energy Metering (NEM) rules and create a Net Billing Tariff that it said would balance the needs of the “electric grid, the environment, and consumers.” 27, 2022 agenda for a vote.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 16, 2023

fossil fuel firms are pushing to build more than 2,900 miles of natural gas pipelines to feed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and Alaska, in a bid to send more of the fuel to Asia and Europe, a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor shows.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 20, 2022

Finnish utility Vantaa Energy and Japanese energy company Sumitomo have co-developed an artificial intelligence (AI) solution the two companies claim increases the efficiency of power generation assets. In 2021, the two introduced a new capability that helps optimise soot blowing at power plants. Have you read?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Analysis of real world data from Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet shows that vast majority of fleets could now switch to electric vehicles. million miles and more than 720,000 journeys to determine the most suitable and cost effective fuel type for fleet drivers. The company drew on data from nearly 6.5

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Energy Innovation

JULY 20, 2023

This article is the first in a series entitled “Real Talk on Reliability ,” which will examine the reliability needs of our grid as we move toward 100% clean electricity and electrify more end-uses on the path to a climate stable future. Changing reliability considerations with the energy transition Our grid is undeniably in transition.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2022

UK energy software platform Kaluza is enabling energy retailers to operate more efficiently and at lower costs while empowering end customers with easy-to-use digital experiences that help decarbonise the grid. This feature article was originally published in The Global Power & Energy Elites 2022.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

As the last few years have shown us, climate change combined with the COVID-19 pandemic has caused trends in sustainability to accelerate quickly and an increased amount of energy is being placed on finding solutions to shape the future. During 2022, we expect efforts like these to continue to grow among businesses.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2022

million smart meters were installed in Britain last year, as the rollout once again picked up pace following the slowdown experienced during the earlier stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest official data has confirmed. million meters. million meters. A total of 3.8

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