Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Rhode Island Energy has got the go ahead for an almost 525,000 smart electricity meter rollout in the New England state. A key driver for the rollout is that approximately 60% of Rhode Island Energy’s electricity meters across the state are nearing the end of their design life and need to be replaced.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 59

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Puerto Rico utility Luma’s smart meters will replace the almost 1.5 million meters that were damaged by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Other benefits anticipated include faster service response and restoration times, support for new energy savings and efficiency programmes and more accurate invoicing and billing control.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Resilience 52

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% in 2023, less than the 2.4% annually through 2026.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 59

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Circular economics is going to be a key focus for global businesses in 2024, according to Stuart Thompson, President of ABB Electrification Service (a business unit within the larger ABB group). 1 Modern day industrial servicing is proving to be key to delivering this shift in strategy, according to the group.

Building Energy Monitoring 255

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Recycling 255

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

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

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Today, on the first day of Enlit Europe 2023 in Paris, ABB launches two industry reports, sharing insights on the key digitalization and sustainability trends that are shaping the energy transition. In 2024, we expect this to result in an increased adoption of connected digital technologies, retrofitting and circularity.

Building Energy Monitoring 124

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Organic 124

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Puerto Rico utility Luma plans island-wide smart meters among smart grid and other initiatives to improve reliability and services for customers over the next three years. In addition, more than 300,000 streetlights are to be installed in 78 municipalities over the next three years.

Building Energy Monitoring 100

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 100

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 25, 2023

According to the Energy Efficiency Movement, energy efficiency actions, such as the use of smart building energy management systems, switching to EV fleets and using heat pumps, can result in global cost savings of approximately $437 billion.

Building Energy Monitoring 105

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy 105

Charged

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Power-management multinational Eaton has announced investments in its North American manufacturing and operations to meet growing demand for electrical solutions from customers in utility, commercial, health care, industrial and residential markets.

Home Energy Monitoring 124

Home Energy Monitoring Polyphase Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 124

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Power grids globally must be upgraded by 2040 to keep the lights on. And while these upgrades will likely cost trillions, virtual power plants (VPPs), writes Autogrid’s Gisela Glandt , can curb these costs to the tune of $10B annually. Making 2024 count – First steps Climate conversations are now mainstream. Have you read?

Home Energy Monitoring 104

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 104

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At Enlit Europe 2023 in Paris, ABB Electrification launched two industry reports sharing insights on the key digitalisation and sustainability trends that are shaping the energy transition. In 2024, we expect this to result in an increased adoption of connected digital technologies, retrofitting and circularity.

Building Energy Monitoring 122

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Technology 122

Greentown Labs

APRIL 24, 2024

SWTCH Energy , which provides EV charging and energy-management solutions for high-density urban settings, raised a $27.2M Series B to bring EV chargers to apartment and condo buildings. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) program for its metal-refining facility in Fairfield, Ohio.

Building Energy Monitoring 57

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 57

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2024

With its bountiful resources and strategic position, the country aims to cement its place as a leader in the clean energy transition. This ambition sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, each aspect contributing to the blueprint of a sustainable energy future.

Building Energy Monitoring 87

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 87

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.

Energy Monitor 148

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy 148

AutoGrid

JANUARY 3, 2024

2023 was a big year for the clean energy sector—but our team is even more excited for what’s on the horizon. From continued growth in DERs and VPPs to interoperability improvements to renewed investment in customer experience, we predict that 2024 will be another landmark year in the transition to a smarter, cleaner, more resilient grid.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Energy 52

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

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. What is grid orchestration and why is it critical in 2024?

Power grid 52

Power grid Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 52

ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Prešov self-governing region has signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation with developer PW Energy for a geothermal power project in L’ubotice within the Prešov district. If the project proceeds, this will be first geothermal power plant in Slovakia. The planned geothermal project has a target capacity of 6.5

Geothermal power 52

Geothermal power Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy 52

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Siemens Energy’s positive Q1 results due to the strong performance of its Grid Technologies and Transformation of Industry portfolios lead this week’s Smart Energy Finances analysis. Siemens Energy’s strong Q1 Revenue came in at €7.6 billion ($8.2 billion) reflecting a 12.6%

Home Energy Monitoring 75

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 75

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Federal Government of Austria thru the Climate and Energy Fund (Klima und Energiefonds) has announced a EUR 10-million funding program to support deep geothermal projects. The tender is currently already open and will close on the 30th of June 2024.

Building Energy Monitoring 97

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Cooling Energy 97

Smart Energy International

MAY 21, 2024

Kristian Ruby, secretary general of Eurelectric, and Serge Colle, Global Energy & Resources Industry Market Leader at EY, discussed the critical need to invest in future-proofing our grids to ensure they don’t become a stumbling block in meeting our future decarbonisation targets. Have you read?

Building Energy Monitoring 64

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Investment 64

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Energy harvesting brings carbon benefits, Fike Blue to quench battery thermal runaways and a quantum-space collaboration are on the week’s technology radar. Currently, EnOcean’s wireless building-automation devices manage 221 million m2 of floorspace or the equivalent of around 74,000 football fields, the company boasts.

Building Energy Monitoring 109

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Technology 109

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

California regulators have finalized plans to direct more than half a billion dollars in behind-the-meter battery incentives over the next four years to customers most at risk of the state’s increasingly deadly wildfires and the grid outages meant to prevent them. Big changes for California's energy storage market.

Home Energy Monitoring 130

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

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 10, 2022

Design and installation of the first off-grid solar PV system, installation of the first 10-metre-high wind monitoring masts and the world’s first solar powered vaccine refrigeration system for use in developing nations. The town has recently taken the crown for being the area with the greatest renewable energy generation (1122 GWh).

Building Energy Monitoring 120

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 120

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Contributed by Saverio Grosso, Edison Energy. Under the Act, passed in 2019, most buildings over 25,000 square feet—roughly 50,000 residential and commercial properties across the city—must meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions by 2024, and stricter limits in 2030. Last month, the U.S.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

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

Charged

JANUARY 11, 2021

Bogota public transit agency Transmilenio has ordered 596 new BYD electric buses, bringing the city’s electric bus fleet to a total of 1,485 units. The Colombian capital now appears to have the largest electric bus fleet outside China, and has taken the South American title from Santiago de Chile , which has 776 e-buses.

Energy Monitor 144

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Electricity 144

Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

On the heels of a key funding announcement from National Grid Partners (NGP) , Yusuf Latief looks into the company’s project portfolio in this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook. NGP’s investments in Q1 2024 saw $17 million in investments spread across three accounts. Let’s start with the latest.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Incubators 52

EDF + Business

APRIL 25, 2023

Building Energy Efficiency Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide Download Guide Produced by EDF in collaboration with Companies with high energy footprints are most likely to benefit from the IRA’s credits and deductions for energy saving building technologies. sq ft to sliding scale of $2.50-$5.00

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2022

The new battery boasts triple energy density and 90% less production energy requirements. According to Theion, their battery cells also require 90% less energy to produce, from raw material to finished cell. “We Sulphur is 99% cheaper to source and is used in existing state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries.

Solar Energy Monitor 122

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 122

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology.

Business Energy Monitoring 69

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Resilience 69

Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2024

billion) increase to its 2024-2028 investment plan, citing the need for continued grid expansion to connect an increasing number of renewable energy facilities. Across Europe, there are massive expansion plans for renewable energy facilities that will need to be connected to networks,” said E.ON billion ($5.7 billion ($1.2

Business Energy Monitoring 59

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Investment Building Energy Monitoring 59

Charged

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Novo Energy, a joint venture of Volvo Cars and Northvolt, has begun construction of a Li-on battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden, near Volvo’s existing Torslanda factory. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building.

Building Energy Monitoring 124

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Batteries Energy Monitor 124

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

AES Ohio is proposing to invest $682.7 At the foundation of the smart grid is smart meters and AES Ohio expects to have deployed these to 95% of customers by June 2025. With the successful deployment of smart meters and mid-line reclosers in phase 1, customers are benefitting from fewer outages and decreased restoration times.

Home Energy Monitoring 59

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 59

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2022

The hydrogen market will result in one of the largest disruptions to the energy sector in history and will help decarbonise the landscape, thanks to an anticipated $10 trillion spend to be made through 2050. This is according to a new report released by Rethink Energy, Hydrogen to clean up energy with $10 trillion spend.

Energy Monitor 105

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 105

Business Green

MARCH 26, 2024

Check out all the finalists for the UK's most prestigious green business awards BusinessGreen has today announced the finalists for the UK Green Business Awards 2024, the UK's most prestigious celebration of the best of the green economy.

Business Energy Monitoring 54

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 54

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

French oil major Total and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have won the rights to build Qatar’s first utility-scale solar PV project, due online in time for the 2022 World Cup. The full investment for the project is estimated to be 1.7 Total acquired energy storage manufacturer Saft in 2016.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Natural gas 130

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Greentown Labs’ 200+ startups are developing, deploying, and commercializing climatetech solutions to decarbonize the key greenhouse-gas-emitting sectors—agriculture, buildings, electricity, manufacturing, and transportation—and build resilient communities. Fervo Energy and Google’s next-generation, 3.5-MW

Startups 76

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 76