Smart Energy International

JANUARY 2, 2023

Investigating the possibility of putting data centres into space, LG’s ThinQ UP smart home appliance global launch and ‘circular’ farming with onsite methanol production and use for powering tractors are in the week’s technology radar. Task force to innovate space applications for energy Unlocking smart meter data for research.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Britain could provide greater energy security to businesses and families, expand its ability to deliver home-grown renewable energy and insulate its economy from future shocks if it speeds up the transition to a decarbonised energy system, new National Grid ESO research shows.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2021

Andrew Warren explores the potential future for building Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) as the UK shifts towards lower carbon home heating. Half of all homes in England and Wales have already got a valid EPC. These must by law be acquired whenever a home changes occupancy or ownership.

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Business Green

JULY 12, 2021

New communique warns government that without new devolved powers local authorities, cities, and regions will struggle to deliver decarbonisation necessary to meet net zero goals. Now, alongside other UK leaders, we're asking ministers to give us the powers and the funding to do more," he said. "We

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

European energy giant unveils investment strategy that will see it invest €160bn directly in green infrastructure, while leveraging a further €30bn from other parties. The investment will support a goal to cut carbon emissions from the company by 80 per cent against 2017 levels.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Around the world, governments, enterprises and utilities have set ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions on their journey toward net zero in 2050. Linking these distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) to all the nodes on the grid will also require an upgrade to the utility’s communication network.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 2, 2020

The North American arm of European energy giant Engie SA and climate-focused investor Hannon Armstrong announced Thursday they will partner on a 2.3-gigawatt That transformation includes the acquisition of distributed solar developer SoCore Energy and large-scale wind builder Infinity Renewables. gigawatt portfolio of U.S.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast". per cent of solar and 0.16

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

And consider – after the US and China, wasted food is the third-largest carbon dioxide generator in the world. Between 8% and 10% of the world’s carbon emissions result from all these unconsumed products. billion tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) equivalent to carbon dioxide are emitted annually due to food waste.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2021

But as the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has pointed out, it is not possible to deliver our low carbon future simply by wishing it. We now need to see urgent policy action by the UK government and a clear strategy adopted to help drive forward our low carbon heating future. Ground source heat pumps have a major part to play.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2022

The current energy price crisis should make cutting energy waste from homes and other buildings an urgent government priority. Soaring energy prices are front page news. The rise in energy bills is largely driven by the soaring costs of wholesale gas. writes UKGBC's Simon McWhirter.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As a response to the devastating heat, people are turning towards cooling solutions, and are desperately seeking ways to make their homes, offices and leisure spaces more livable. According to the International Energy Agency, by 2050, around two thirds of the world's households could have an air conditioner.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

BRE's Gillian Charlesworth makes the case for a government-funded information campaign that can demystify heat pumps and other low carbon technologies I was, like many BusinessGreen readers, impressed by the comprehensiveness of Chris Skidmore MP's Net Zero Review , which argued that net zero is "the growth opportunity of the 21st century".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Trade group GCCA touts vision of a zero carbon global economy 'literally built with green concrete'. I envision a world in the not too distant future where the foundation of a sustainable, zero carbon global economy will literally be built with green concrete," he said. by the end of the century.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required. The Commission estimates the plan could help upgrade 35 million buildings across Europe and create up to 160,000 additional green jobs in the construction sector by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It affects many parts of our lives, from our diets to the way we heat our homes to our choice of holiday destinations, and of course it is becoming a key consideration for investors too. Globally, the challenge is even greater of course, since Europe is in fact a leader when it comes to tackling climate change. per cent of 2018 GDP.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dr Azad Camyab, founder and CEO of the London-based company Pearlstone Energy, talks about the challenges and opportunities of virtual power plants (VPPs) in the burgeoning UK market with Smart Energy International. Demand side flexibility in Europe: 130-164GW by 2030 Horizon Europe: Five flexibility projects.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

Investors eye major role for hydrogen in decarbonising UK's gas and energy system after deal valuing business at £9.6bn. National Grid's 7,660-kilometre transmission system plays a critical role in the UK energy landscape, transporting the gas needed to heat homes and power industry and electricity generation.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Energy Networks Association and National Grid reveal plans to harness green and flexible energy technologies through latest innovation strategies. The coronavirus crisis reminds us of electricity's indispensable role in our lives," he wrote in a blogpost.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2022

Moreover, the overwhelming majority of respondents said they believed climate change will remain unresolved by 2050, the deadline for when the EU has pledged to deliver a net zero economy. The survey also suggests Europeans are geographically divided in their attitudes towards whether green policies will improve their quality of life. "At

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Whoever takes on the mantle of leading Britain through what promises to be an extremely difficult winter faces a baptism of fire next month, and it is not a fire to warm the cockles: energy bills, food costs, inflation, and geopolitical tensions are all ratcheting ever upwards with no immediate end in sight to the worsening economic crisis.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

The text, which has been approved by ministers from all 27 EU nations , states that the bloc will "systematically promote and call for a global move towards energy systems free of unabated fossil fuels well ahead of 2050", alongside pushing for a peak in fossil fuel consumption in the near term. You are showing that it can be done.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Taking the ‘human factor’ into consideration when designing and implementing energy policy is crucial to achieving energy transition goals, writes Dr Rosa Garcia-Verdugo. Have you read: PG&E implements behavioural Energy Efficiency Programme National Grid – Scaling demand response with behavioural outreach.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the report also highlights how engineering a 'green recovery' backed by major investment in low carbon infrastructure could significantly increase the chances of the world meeting the 1.5C warming target at the heart of the Paris Agreement. In contrast, it suggests a 'green recovery' that sees 1.2 goal within reach.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 25, 2023

According to new research from Cornwall Insight, household flexibility, which can be enabled by smart meters, has the potential to substantially support reductions in peak energy consumption, equivalent to the capacity of four new gas-fired power stations. billion/year ($17.9 billion/year ($17.9

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

At the end of last year, the government announced ambitions to generate 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 in its 'Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution', while hydrogen was also highlighted as a key net zero technology in the Energy White Paper which emerged several weeks later.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. It also has one of the largest refining capacities in Eastern Europe. Rusted holes in an oil storage tank.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Multi-year initiative seeks carbon-to-value startups and welcomes first Carbontech Leadership Council members. The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. Brazil, and Europe. New York City, N.Y., and Somerville, Mass.,

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

In addition, investments in industries and projects such as building renovation, offshore wind, electric vehicles, environmental improvements and low carbon industrial clusters have the potential to bring investment and job creation across multiple regions of the UK. Yours, Ron Cowley, CEO, Active Building Centre.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

But players across the green economy were quick to point out the government's package of policies and tax changes was notably bereft of focus on three other critical 'E's that are planks of a prosperous economy: environment, energy, and efficiency. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all of the reaction from the green economy.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. and globally by 2040.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Price and demand projections have been trimmed and there is a real sense that the clean energy transition that much of the industry has tip-toed around for the past decade could be about to accelerate. However, the contention that the new price projections are more realistic is contestable.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

And most importantly, this is the right deal for Europe, right now.". Michel conceded negotiations had been difficult, but was quick to hail the resulting recovery package - known as the Next Generation EU fund - and 2021-27 long-term budget agreement as a "pivotal moment in Europe's journey" that would "also launch us into the future". "In

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