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Emerson Acquires OSI for $1.6B as Grid Edge Software Landscape Consolidates

GreenTechMedia

In the latest example , Emerson, one of the country’s biggest industrial, commercial and residential automation and HVAC systems providers, is acquiring OSI Inc. It’s also a long-time player in grid-enabled devices such as smart thermostats and remote-controllable water heaters.

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Sustainability alliance upgrades energy infrastructure in Solano County

Smart Energy International

The new energy infrastructure includes 3.4MW of solar, four sustainable microgrids, with 1.9MW/7.6MWh of battery energy storage with microgrid controls. It also provides emergency generators, county-wide LED lighting retrofits, essential HVAC equipment replacements, and 54 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at six locations.

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The retrofitting strategy behind Sonoma Clean Power's all-electric headquarters

Business Green

The headquarters has installed an impressive number of electric vehicle chargers - 23 in total - one for each and every parking stall available, incentivizing its staff to voluntarily purchase electric vehicles. Therefore, the building's microgrid also serves as a resilient backup in the event of a disaster.

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A year on from setting the target, the UK must re-energise the drive towards net zero

Business Green

Our power grid saw a new coal-free record of more than two months, and the International Energy Agency estimates this crisis has cut global carbon emissions more than any other event in the last century. Making green the 'new normal'.

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The Climate Revolution Runs on Software

Better Ventures

Our power grids will buckle and we don’t yet have the wherewithal to manage so many distributed energy resources coming on line at once. How will Walmart, for instance, understand its sprawling inventory of HVAC systems so they can replace oil furnaces with clean energy powered electric heat pumps?

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SDG&E Tests Virtual Power Plant to Meet Grid Demands

Solar Industry

Instead, it uses advanced software to aggregate and coordinate the functions of a collection of small-scale, decentralized resources located at customers’ homes and businesses to meet grid needs. battery energy storage). The center received free installation of two batteries onsite.

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San Diego tests unique virtual power plant as heat raises demand

Smart Energy International

As extreme heat records fall across the West of the US and strain the power grid, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is testing new approaches to demand response through a new virtual power plant. The centre received free installation of two batteries onsite. The connected devices functioned as expected.

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