Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

An ongoing study has indicated that roaming charging on the main French roads for long-distance transport could represent an energy demand of up to 3.5TWh per year by 2035. According to the DSO, while this additional energy consumption and power demand is significant, it could be integrated without major difficulty to the network.

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Demand Transportation Europe Electricity 65

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid. SMS EV infrastructure.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Demand 98

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Electricity supply and demand need to be perfectly balanced for the safe delivery of electricity. Image: GridBeyond.

Solar Energy Monitor 98

Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

With the rapid growth of intermittent renewables, rising numbers of prosumers and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), electrification, and growing demand for power – it’s becoming ever more difficult for utilities to deliver the reliable energy we’ve all come to expect. What is grid orchestration and why is it critical in 2024?

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Power grid Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 52

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Market Expansion: With the CBAM in place, there may be an increased demand for green hydrogen in Europe. For the fourth quarter of 2023, importers are tasked with data collection, but their first report isn’t due until 31 January 2024. However, there won’t be any financial adjustment to pay at this stage.

Europe 84

Europe Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 84

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This final 2023 edition of Smart Energy Finances Weekly looks into key deals from the last year and different trends to keep your eye on as we transition into 2024. Think AI-boosted investment platforms, moves to ease up grid connection queues and top tech players to watch.

Energy 96

Energy Energy Power grid Investment 96

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 11, 2024

We saw this happen in the UK market and are now witnessing it in other parts of Europe and Australia. In Europe, 13 of the 27 EU countries are moving along on their smart meter goals, however, 11 countries have barely started or don’t have any plans at all.

Solar Energy Monitor 52

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

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

French industry association Think Smartgrids makes the case to lead the national industrial scale deployment of flexibility, focusing initially on demand side consumption, in a new report.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Demand Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 52

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The findings come at a crucial time for nature-friendly laws in Europe, which scientists say are critical to securing the bloc’s food supply and tackling both climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse. These statistics raise huge concerns but are hardly surprising,” said Vicky Cann from transparency watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory.

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Europe Law Agriculture Biodiversity 126

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

2024, making Germany a pioneer country for this type of tax in Europe. To avoid this taxation, they are now demanding that relevant waste codes be established for all waste covered by the BEHG regulations in the future. A new, national CO2 tax will be introduced in the German market from January 1.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 244

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Enlit Europe 2023 is setting a new record with the number of new technology developments being launched, including new meters, multiple new standards demonstrations and new insights on circularity and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The LoRA Alliance also has been active with updates to the LoRaWAN standard in the utilities market.

Energy Monitor 59

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

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A further four countries, Portugal, Austria, Great Britain and Ireland, are progressing their rollouts, with three of them targeting 80% by 2024. Offering dynamic price contracts, in addition to hybrid or fixed price contracts, is another way of encouraging consumer participation from the demand side of the market.

Home Energy Monitoring 118

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Europe 118

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But now Europe is poised to enact laws that would not only recognise the harms of chemical-intensive agriculture, but also to ensure that synthetic pesticide and fertiliser use is significantly reduced. As pesticide trade body CropLife Europe says: “let’s focus on transition, not just targets”.

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Europe Sustainability Agriculture Biodiversity 93

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

The trial will run for at least 12 months and will apparently be operational from July 2024. 1 With CCS installed, the UK’s largest energy-from-waste site would become one of the largest carbon removal projects in Europe.” The aims of the pilot is to demonstrate the use of carbon capture technology at EfW facilities.

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Waste Waste 147

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The term "hybrid" offshore wind projects in Europe is also used to describe projects that double as interconnectors between two countries. “It’s important not to compare the supply chain of today with the demand of tomorrow,” said Lassen. You hear about the demand before you hear about the supply,” he said.

Europe 130

Europe Hydrogen Demand Fossil fuels 130

Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped drive up demand for the crucial technology, finds the IEA’s Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions World Energy Outlook Special Report.

Batteries 59

Batteries Electric vehicle Policy Electricity 59

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. In order to reach producers and manage security of supply and availability you need new means of connection and digitalisation to manage (demand).”

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Investment Power grid Europe Demand 97

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

With demand currently outstripping supply, the online event entitled ‘ ESS 2050: Green Skills’ will focus on how employers can bridge the gap in green jobs across the nation. To register your interest to attend ESS Expo 2024 from 11-12 September at the NEC Birmingham, visit the website here.

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Education Agriculture Europe Demand 130

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Overall, that means average battery pack costs have dropped 89 per cent since 2010, and further cost reductions are expected that should help drive EV demand worldwide by ensuring battery cars to become far more affordable for the average consumer.

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Batteries Lithium Fossil fuels Electric vehicle 94

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

According to the research, Europe is leading the charge in the development of clean hydrogen, with Germany home to 25 of the total already operational projects (equal to 27%); the U.S. The UK government is also in the process of selecting projects for grant funding and finalising both production and demand-side incentives.

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Hydrogen North America Europe South America 275

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

National Grid ESO in the UK has released its Winter Outlook for 2023/2024, predicting a positive outlook of electricity supply and a return to demand side measures such as virtual power plants to maintain grid stability.

Nuclear Power 59

Nuclear Power Europe Demand Resilience 59

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

While this may be temporary, it could well be permanent, and such uncertainty demands that, more than ever, business flexibility is a key determining factor to future success. The good news is that the technology is already available to respond to this need for flexibility and the changing demands of energy markets.

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Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 111

Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

More than 1 TW of wafer, cell and module capacity is forecasted to come online by 2024, meaning China’s capacity is sufficient to meet annual global demand now through to 2032, based on Wood Mackenzie forecasts of annual demand growth. according to the report. and the Production Linked Incentive in India.

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Asia Demand Technology Europe 105

GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

The European Union this week set ambitious 2024 and 2030 targets for green hydrogen, a big step for the emerging sector. European policymakers have determined that hydrogen will be an essential tool to decarbonize industry and transport as Europe aims for a net-zero economy by 2050. Read GTM's green hydrogen explainer here.).

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Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Natural gas Europe 130

Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

GW as early as mid-2024. and Europe. facility to meet increasing demand for its high-performing, industry-leading PV modules and to begin manufacturing its own solar cells. NorSun is planning to build a 5 GW ingot and wafer production facility in the U.S. The agreement allows Silfab to increase its share of U.S.

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Ethics Europe Demand Investment 115

Smart Energy International

MARCH 20, 2024

The investment plan covers the period 2024 to 2028, with €2.6 The most important projects in the 2024-2028 investment Plan, states Terna, include the Tyrrhenian Link, the Adriatic Link, Sa.Co.I.3 These projects will be implemented following a modular approach to planning based on shifts in demand and generation capacity.

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Investment IoT Innovation Technology 69

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Tenaris will present its comprehensive products and services portfolio for geothermal applications at the GeoTHERM Expo & Congress in Offenburg, Germany, February 29 – March 1, 2024. Germany is a key region in the global landscape for the development of geothermal energy.

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Global warming Europe Innovation Technology 52

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

However, only a little over one-third (794 MW) of these projects have reached final investment decision or been awarded public funding in Europe and the UK. Other key findings from Delta-EE research on hydrogen include the evolving landscape of green hydrogen demand. Have you read?

Hydrogen 98

Hydrogen Europe Policy Demand 98

Charged

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The EX90 electric SUV, which is to be released in 2024, will be “the first Volvo car equipped with all the necessary hardware and (over time) software to enable bidirectional charging and direct energy storage from solar.” Volvo’s data shows that the average daily drive in Europe uses less than 10 kWh.

Energy 119

Energy Energy Batteries Europe 119

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 16, 2024

These are switching to more efficient fuels, including electrification and clean cooking, improving the technical efficiency of products and buildings and avoiding demand through behaviour change. Brian Motherway did an exclusive interview at Enlit Europe highlighting the key takeaways of the Energy Efficiency Report from the IEA.

Energy 116

Energy Energy Policy HVAC 116

Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Overall emissions from domestic flights would also have to be halved by 2024, which would effectively require a significant reduction in the number of short haul flights operated by the company. Specifically, he said the airline would have to halve carbon emissions per passenger and per kilometre against 2005 levels by 2030.

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Packaging Demand Government Aviation 101

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This comes after the result of testing done at the deep geothermal wells at United Downs that indicated lithium concentrations of around 340 ppm in the geothermal fluid, which is one of the highest lithium concentrations found in any commercial geothermal lithium project in Europe. It is an extremely exciting and significant development.

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Lithium Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Electric vehicle 98

Smart Energy International

APRIL 15, 2024

Since its foundation in 2010, GridBeyond has been developing its AI platform, which allows businesses to utilise connected assets, such as renewable energy sources, battery storage and energy demand load, intelligently dispatching flexibility for revenue and savings.

Demand 59

Demand Energy Energy Innovation 59

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 equity has deepened to include new demands for justice, fairer access to and equitable distribution of clean energy benefits, and energy transitions’ impact on vulnerable communities.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Energy 59

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2022

Think tank argues growing e-van market can deliver savings for firms across Europe, as separate report warns UK needs up to 661,000 extra EV charge points by 2035. Despite significant demand for zero emission vans from businesses, the e-van market remains small and is only growing incrementally.

Demand 68

Demand Transportation Electric vehicle Electricity 68

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Local Energy Markets Alliance (LEMA) has been established to address the challenges facing the formation of smart local energy systems in Europe. As such the proposal is to address common market barriers and to find collaborative business solutions, which ultimately should accelerate electrification and decarbonisation. Have you read?

Energy 73

Energy Energy Europe Transportation 73

Smart Energy International

APRIL 19, 2024

Over 2,000 joint British Gas and Pod Point customers were recruited for the trial, which went live at the end of February 2024. Centrica operates one of the UK’s largest virtual power plants (VPPs), aggregating energy flexibility across a number of sources to manage the grid’s electricity supply and demand.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Demand 59