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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. Have you read?

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Bitcoin mining ban in New York

Smart Energy International

New York State Assembly has passed a bill establishing a two-year moratorium on new proof-of-work crypto mining operations, unless 100% renewables powered. Moreover, during the same period no new permit renewals for full or partly carbon-based fuel mining operations will be approved. Have you read?

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Tech giants back 24/7 carbon-free energy start-up

Business Green

Google and Microsoft among investors to back FlexiDAO as it seets to roll out its clean power software platform globally. The company's software aims to help companies and governments operate using carbon-free energy round the clock, by certifying and tracing their electricity and its true carbon content.

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

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Electricity. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer.

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Four ways EPA methane rollbacks threaten American natural gas

EDF + Business

demand for natural gas comes from the electric power sector , which is undergoing dramatic changes as renewable energy becomes cheaper and state leaders prioritize clean energy. Public outcry for cleaner energy will impact license to operate. In a climate conscious world, there is less demand for dirty gas.

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So, What Exactly Are Virtual Power Plants?

GreenTechMedia

And in energy circles, one of the biggest buzzwords in recent years is the virtual power plant, or VPP. But VPPs have really taken off in the last 10 years, not just as a concept but as something that a growing number of energy companies are creating, using and commercializing. But there are important differences.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). For instance, in 2007 Australia introduced the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS) to set mandatory emission reporting.

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