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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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What Emerging Climate Tech Sectors Are Ready for Growth?

GreenTechMedia

After 30 years of R&D and commercial proof, hundreds of billions in institutional dollars are pouring into now-conventional tech like wind, solar and batteries. Today, non-wires alternatives such as microgrids can provide more sustainable, resilient and economical ways to deliver reliable power. Email them to learn more.

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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

Envirotec Magazine

From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities. Many of these devices are communicating through cellular – 4G and now 5G – networks and are reliant upon long-life batteries.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Energy Well Texas offers mid-sized batteries and solar panels that during blackouts can power needed medical devices, basic lighting, heating in winter, cooling in summer, cell phone charging, cooking, and water boiling. Moment Energy provides affordable and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.

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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.