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Trends for Sustainable Home Improvement in 2024

Mosaic

Despite the headwinds of 2023, the US solar industry is expected to have grown 55% compared to 2022, amounting to nearly 33 GWdc of capacity. Energy efficient heating and cooling improvements are gaining in awareness and popularity. Take a look at a few of the trends we’re predicting in 2024. Additionally, 3.2 Additionally, 3.2

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Reaching COP28 energy goals requires real VPP progress in 2024

Smart Energy International

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?

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Puerto Rico’s 1.5 million smart meter replacement get go ahead

Smart Energy International

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.

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9 Predictions for the Clean Energy Transition in 2024

AutoGrid

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.

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Managing power grid complexity: The 5 biggest priorities for utilities in 2024

Smart Energy International

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?

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WoodMac: Global Energy Storage Installations to Hit 15GW by 2024

GreenTechMedia

The global energy storage market quadrupled last year to 4 gigawatts of new installations and will surge to a 15-gigawatt annual market in 2024, even as system price declines slow down, according to Wood Mackenzie. But the market has seen a rash of major project announcements recently, driven in particular by the U.S.,

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Austria announces EUR 10M funding program for deep geothermal projects

ThinkGeoEnergy

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.