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Ed’s note: Innovation for utility challenges in a volatile world

Smart Energy International

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) is a highly diverse area, both between the individual regions and across them. Pointing to infrastructure as a top challenge along with the environment and social imbalances, he continued that it is our obligation to do more, using new technology to innovate and drive sustainability.

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Itron Inspire EMEA 2022: Utility best practices and innovation

Smart Energy International

The Itron Inspire EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2022 virtual event highlighted the important work being done within the water and energy sectors in the face of pressing challenges. As new innovations and projects come to be on the road to carbon neutrality, new problems will start surfacing requiring innovative solutions.

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Itron’s flagship EMEA event gathers industry visionaries

Smart Energy International

The event aims to gather industry experts, colleagues and thought leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Itron Inspire EMEA 2022 , previously called Itron Utility Week, hopes to bring industry leaders together to drive business transformation, reimagine customer engagement and ignite innovation.

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Technology Trending: battolyser hydrogen tech, gyrotrons for geothermal, quantum encryption, Dubai urban tech

Smart Energy International

The LoCEL-H2 (Low-cost, Circular, plug & play, off-grid Energy for remote Locations including Hydrogen) project led by the Consortium for Battery Innovation with support from the Horizon Europe programme is developing the battolyser, a lead battery electrolyser, as a solution for hydrogen powered cooking as a replacement for firewood stoves.

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Itron Chief calls on industry to accept ‘sacred obligation’ to society

Smart Energy International

He emphasised the importance of innovation and collaboration to ensure the work the energy sector does truly addresses the need for resilience, reliability and continuity within grids and supply chains, making an impact now and enduring for generations to come.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

She is a strong believer in the role of arts, technology and innovation in education, and has worked on related projects in Tanzania, India, China, and the US. Prior to his current role, Babatunde worked as a consultant at the World Bank Group, researching the effects of import duties and VAT on solar products in West Africa.

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SDG17, coronavirus, and the battle for a collaborative future

Business Green

It's interesting to discuss SDG17 at the moment," reflects Hans Daems, group public affairs officer at Hitachi Europe. There is also a call to improve access to science, technology and innovation, with a particular focus on "environmentally sound technologies" that can help developing countries build capacity to implement the SDGs.