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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Australian blockchain pioneer Powerledger’s Montreal Commons project is set to be one of the world’s first carbon neutral apartment buildings. This not only incentivises households in the take up of renewable energy but creates an environment where they become ‘prosumers’.”. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Technology Trending: REC transactions and energy consumption matching

Smart Energy International

EDF leads a proof-of-concept on automating renewable energy transactions and Eurelectric’s study on the benefits of matching energy consumption with clean energy on a (near) real-time basis are on the week’s technology radar.

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Technology Trending: AI energy use and chicken feather fuel cell membranes

Smart Energy International

The AI energy challenge, a digital currency for clean energy trading in Japan and generating clean electricity with chicken feathers are on the week’s technology radar. IIJ is joining the JEPX as a non-fossil value trading member and plans to start offering a service to procure clean energy certificates. Have you read?

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Technology Trending: Mg-ion batteries, hydrogen innovation lab, landfill methane for Bitcoin mining

Smart Energy International

Lithium is widely used in batteries in applications from small personal electronic devices up to electric vehicles and large-scale utility energy storage. Sicily hydrogen innovation lab. The location of the lab near Carlentini is just 30km south from Enel’s Catania Innovation Hub, where the company will scout and host startups.

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Digitalising Europe’s energy sector – the strategy

Smart Energy International

The European Commission has released its action plan for digitalising the region’s energy sector to improve efficiency and renewables integration. Digitalisation, one of the four ‘D’s of the energy transition, is as the ‘enabler’ central to its realisation, cutting across businesses, consumers and technologies alike.

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GRDF showcases modular ‘environmental’ homes

Smart Energy International

The two buildings, which have been developed by the local social landlord Alpes Isère Habitat with the support of gas distributor GRDF, are among the first to meet the new RE2020 energy efficiency regulation. Further, a building life cycle assessment is required, encouraging the use of bio-based materials or low carbon concrete.

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Crypto firm Mode targets net zero digital currency operations before 2030

Business Green

The company - which describes itself as "the all-in-one app for your money and Bitcoin" - has signed up to the Crypto Climate Accord (CCA), a private-sector led initiative inspired by the Paris Agreement launched earlier this year in a bid to drive down emissions across the energy-intensive sector.