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Powerledger launches public blockchain for energy sector applications

Smart Energy International

The Powerledger Chain is intended for the development of solutions to overcome the challenges of integrating renewable energies into the grid. Powerledger has developed a range of solutions in the areas of energy trading and traceability, flexibility trading and environmental commodities training. Have you read?

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Australian Energy Market Operator and Energy Web partner on blockchain-based VPP pilot

Smart Energy International

Project Symphony is a two-year initiative to pilot consumer owned distributed energy resources as a virtual power plant (VPP). The project will allow for the aggregation of all generated energy, optimised storage, distribution, and sale of that energy in manner similar to a traditional power plant. Have you read?

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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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Metaverse energy research to launch in Australia

Smart Energy International

University of Wollongong Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded more than Au$400,000 (US$266,000) for research into green and sustainable energy-efficient metaverse technologies. DEWA launches Metaverse platform Technology changes in the energy sector during the pandemic and beyond. “The Have you read?

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Australia’s 1st Energy offers crypto bill payments

Smart Energy International

Melbourne headquartered 1st Energy is the first energy retailer in Australia to offer the option of crypto payments. 1st Energy is partnering on the service with the US-based crypto payment provider BitPay with twelve crypto options available so far.

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Smart Energy Finances: Growth financing for AI-based network resilience

Smart Energy International

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology.

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Rethinking the energy grid: The evolution of mission-critical power

Smart Energy International

From storing, processing and analyzing the data needed to power any online service, data centres are the backbone of the growing digital economy, but have been notorious to be energy-guzzling facilities. Recent innovations around energy efficiency and distributed grid systems offer hope for a sustainable energy future.

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