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Resiliency-as-a-service via microgrids and smart city software 

Smart Energy International

Honeywell and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) have agreed to jointly develop and deliver energy resiliency solutions to targeted U.S. Rooftop solar PV could reduce grid resilience, study finds Rethinking the energy grid: The evolution of mission-critical power. Have you read?

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Biden administration announces $6bn for climate resilience, grid enhancements

Smart Energy International

US President Biden is announcing more than $6 billion in investments meant to make communities across the country more resilient to the impacts of climate change, including by strengthening America’s aging electric grid infrastructure, reducing flood risk to communities, supporting conservation efforts and advancing environmental justice.

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Our Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments This Year

Greentown Labs

We couldn’t be more proud of our members’ resilience and accomplishments throughout 2020. Here are some of our entrepreneurs’ most impressive moments: Form Energy secured its first grid-scale battery installation pilot project and raised a $70M Series C. In December, Smart Cities Dive chose Biobot for its Technology of the Year award.

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Sunrun is building Puerto Rico’s first virtual power plant

Smart Energy International

Sunrun said it will aggregate the solar and battery storage systems of more than 7,000 customers to form the 17MW VPP. ” Resiliency became a main focus in Puerto Rico in recent years as devastating storms have crippled the island’s electric grid. The company is aiming to dispatch the VPP in 2024.

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Tantalus and ETB bring commercial-grade microgrid solution to market

Smart Energy International

The microgrid includes solar panels and battery storage to provide resiliency to the headquarters of a major construction company in Riverdale, California. This can all be done while connected to the electric distribution grid, as well as providing resiliency to maintain operations in the event of a power outage from a local utility.

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The biggest market trends according to energy experts at DISTRIBUTECH International

Smart Energy International

Citing European policymaking and mandates for vehicle electrification, Fitzgerald says that signals are now being sent to OEMs to “invest billions and billions of dollars in battery manufacturing and EV lines. With all of that coming together at a global scale, utilities are recognising that the EV wave is here.

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Southern Gas and Habitat for Humanity partner on smart energy communities

Smart Energy International

The Smart Neighborhood will be built along Jericho Road and Garden Avenue near the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks in Aurora. Have you read: Google and C40 cities launch carbon-free energy pilot Red Eléctrica completes first demand response auction.

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