Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Hitachi Energy has announced an investment of more than €30 million ($32 million) in the expansion and modernisation of its power transformer manufacturing facility in Bad Honnef, Germany. Expected to be complete in 2026, the project will see the facility expand to over 15,000 square meters.

Energy Monitor 111

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The growth of Home Energy Management (HEM) has led to a burgeoning, heretofore fragmented market, within which rages a business battleground of players large and small. The key to winning, explains Yusuf Latief in Smart Energy International ’s Power Playbook column, will be ownership of customer confidence.

Home Energy Monitoring 105

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 12, 2024

India’s target to complete a nationwide smart meter rollout by 2025 is in doubt with progress in installations low, analysis from the rating agency suggests. As of December 2023, 222.3 million smart meters had been sanctioned by the government, but of these 98.7 million had been awarded. Have you read?

Business Energy Monitoring 98

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 5, 2022

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a $3 billion plan for the years 2024-2027 towards its ongoing clean energy drive. Among the major investments detailed is the implementation of the next generation of smart meters in order to give customers more control, access and insights into their energy usage.

Energy Monitor 104

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This week we look at a $5 million investment into SparkMeter, which provides grid management solutions tailored to emerging markets, an acquisition from Elia Group signalling their entry into the US and insights into how AI can assist with clean tech investments in a constantly changing market environment.

Energy Monitor 105

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 13, 2023

million smart meter mark with meters with active remote services. million smart meters installed and 90% of the equipment is already under remote management, allowing automatic data collection, exempting consumers from sending readings and enabling the issuance of invoices by suppliers, without resorting to estimates or adjustments.

Energy Monitor 52

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Alberta utility ATCO is to install an advanced metering infrastructure and distribution management and other systems as part of the province’s electricity grid modernisation. The funding for these projects was provided through the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Programme, which is investing up to Ca$4.5

Business Energy Monitoring 72

Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Electricity 72

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

Smart home electrical panel, meet voice-activated home controls. with its Tuesday announcement of a $20 million investment, led by Munich Re Ventures’ HSB Fund and joined by previous investors , plus an important new strategic partner — the Alexa Fund.

Home Energy Monitoring 130

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 130

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Millions of smart water meters are proposed for installation before 2030 and beyond in Britain as water companies seek to reduce leakages and consumption. million people with water supply, aims to complete its full smart meter rollout by 2030. South West Water proposes to install about 530,000 smart meters. Have you read?

Business Energy Monitoring 105

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has acquired eks Energy in a strategic move to add power and electronics and energy management software to their ever-growing portfolio. Hitachi Energy called the move part of its strategy to meet global demand for battery energy storage solutions.

Energy Monitor 119

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this debut of the Power Playbook, our spotlight on the finance and investment side of the energy transition, Yusuf Latief investigates how Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech is becoming a burgeoning market space ripe with investment opportunities. This is what has caught our eye.

Energy Monitor 98

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Eleni Diamantopoulou is Practice Development Lawyer (Energy) at Womble Bond Dickinson. Eleni Diamantopoulou writes The Energy Act 2023 (the Act) is finally here. Let us have a look below at some of the key areas in which the Act will support private investment.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting energy storage. No electricity system can operate without a backup. In Ireland this has traditionally been provided by fossil fuel generation.

Energy Monitor 105

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Indian AMI provider IntelliSmart has announced a partnership with California-headquartered Trilliant for a head-end system as it continues with the smart meter rollout under the government’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Have you read: India marks 3.6 Have you read: India marks 3.6

Building Energy Monitoring 59

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2022

Mitigating higher energy prices: how we can help reduce energy costs for running compressed air equipment and keep manufacturers competitive? We have to accept there is no short-term solution to mitigate soaring energy prices that have trebled in recent times ? Energy efficiency is key. million.

Energy Monitor 208

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Octopus Energy Group has signed a deal to buy Shell Energy in the UK and Germany, taking on two million new home energy and broadband customers. The Shell Energy businesses provide domestic gas, power and broadband services. million household energy customers, equating to 2.5

Home Energy Monitoring 105

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy 105

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 23, 2024

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has reported record low customer minutes lost and significant water savings in 2023. In 2023 DEWA achieved 1.06 minutes per customer in 2023 – marginally shorter than the 1.19 million in 2023 with its ‘smart ball’ technology. minutes per customer in 2022. Have you read?

Energy Monitor 64

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 30, 2022

Energy and Apator SA are to supply smart meters to the DSO Tauron Dystrybucja in Wroc?aw. The meters will have a PLC communication module in the OSGP standard. The contract includes the delivery of smart meters along with installation, storage and clean-up works in Tauron Dystrybucja’s Smart City Wroc?aw Have you read?

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Charged

APRIL 29, 2024

Delays in getting electrical service hooked up represent one of the biggest roadblocks to building more EV charging hubs, and several industry insiders have told Charged that a major reason for those delays is a shortage of transformers. The company recently announced plans to invest $1.5 Source: Hitachi Energy , Electrek

Building Energy Monitoring 59

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor North America 59

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Britain’s smart meter programme has failed to hit targets and secure public support, the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reported. In that period the deadlines have been pushed back three times and the targets reduced from “all homes and small businesses” to have smart meters by the target date to the current 74.5%

Home Energy Monitoring 69

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy 69

Charged

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Charging network operator Electrify America has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic project in California’s Mojave Desert. The project is targeted to be operational by mid-2023. Source: Electrify America

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing raising questions and concerns about its energy consumption. While already widely used but still growing in business applications it is yet to take off at the consumer level – and as it is made more accessible that use is likely to be massive. Have you read?

Energy Monitor 110

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 13, 2023

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances leads with two stories on smart energy acquisitions, specifically Badger meter’s acquisition of Syrinix and TE Connectivity’s acquisition of Kries’ grid monitoring portfolio. Learn more: [link] pic.twitter.com/UbAIDqBu25 — Badger Meter (@Badger_Meter) January 5, 2023.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 30, 2024

At the end of 2023, the UK government released the long-awaited Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation, which aims to introduce measures ensuring all new-build housing is ‘net zero ready’ by 2025. As we inch ever closer to 2035 and 2050 net zero targets, there is increasing pressure to decarbonise high-emitting sectors.

Home Energy Monitoring 98

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Infravision, a company focused on power grid modernisation with drone-enabled power line upgrades, announced it has raised $23 million in Series A financing. The round was led by investment firm Energy Impact Partners (EIP), with participation from leading energy and utility players including Equinor Ventures and Edison International.

Energy Monitor 52

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 24, 2024

Hitachi Energy has revealed investments of over $1.5 The investments will gradually expand the company’s global transformer capacity by 2027 and will be spread across their operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia. billion to ramp up its global transformer manufacturing capacity to keep pace with growing demand.

Business Energy Monitoring 59

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Itron’s 2023 industry insight report finds that half of utility executives cite grid modernisation and infrastructure upgrades as the top barrier to the energy transition. The report is based on a survey of 250 utility executives at electric, gas and water utilities and a cross-selection of 10 state utility respondents.

Building Energy Monitoring 111

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 111

Greentown Labs

JUNE 21, 2023

Funding Amogy raised $11M in Series B-2 funding, bringing total Series B funding to $150M for its emission-free, energy-dense, ammonia-power solutions. Greentown alum Raise Green , a climate-investment marketplace, added $1M to its seed round, closing it at $2.2M.

Business Energy Monitoring 98

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The regulator said 1.4GW of capacity, from almost 160,000 rooftop systems, was added to the grid in the first half of 2023, which chief executive and chair David Parker said showed consumers were looking to save money on their energy usage while reducing their carbon footprint.

Solar Energy Monitor 75

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Bringing out the most from flexible systems can enable a valuable entry point for consumers into the power system and support power grid management. They will be able to avoid costly price peaks by mainly consuming electricity when it is sufficiently windy or sunny.”

Home Energy Monitoring 52

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Centre stage in this week’s Smart Energy Finances is the closing of an acquisition by CPower. CPower helps DER owners with flexible capacity across industries, including big box retail, commercial real estate, data centers, crypto mining sites, education, healthcare and government, and manufacturing. GW of #DER capacity!

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Demand 98

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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) says it welcomes the Government’s new Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which comes into effect on 1 October – but is encouraging compressed air users to also act now to minimise their compressed air energy consumption for the long-term through a series of low-cost measures.

Business Energy Monitoring 162

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2023

Funding Peak Power , a provider of energy-optimization software and services, raised a $35M round led by Greenbacker Capital Management. SmartAC.com raised a $22M Series B to ramp up sales of its HVAC monitoring system. Future is one of TechRound’s Sustainability60 2023 winners.

Energy Monitor 98

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

It’s estimated that private cellular networks for utilities will account for nearly $2 billion in cumulative infrastructure spending between 2023 and 2026. 450connect is rolling out a nationwide 450 MHz LTE network for the digitisation of energy and water utilities as well as other critical industries in Germany. Have you read?

Energy Monitor 127

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Power grid 127

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

We've been meticulously tracking climate tech investment, deal by deal, since the term ‘climate tech’ emerged. In 2023, a challenging macro environment marked by higher interest rates and a cautious private investment market raised the hurdles for deployment.

Building Energy Monitoring 144

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Swell Energy has lined up $450 million in financing to give homeowners and business owners batteries and solar systems at no upfront cost, and earn the money back by turning them into virtual power plants serving utilities’ grid needs. Ares Management Corp. Ares Management Corp.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 130