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Tackling the energy transition with a grid that can sense, think, and act

Smart Energy International

Why do renewables such as distributed energy resources (DERs) present such a challenge? The hard truth is that the majority of electric grids were not originally designed to accommodate DERs, writes Dominique Verhulst, head of the Energy Segment at Nokia’s Network Infrastructure Group.

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FreeWire Technologies secures $125 million in Series D financing

Charged

Charging and energy management specialist FreeWire Technologies has raised $125 million in new capital from BlackRock Financial Management and other investors, including bp ventures, Riverstone Holdings, Octave Ventures and Daishin Private Equity. Construction of the facility is underway, and it will be fully operational by “summer 2022.”.

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Planet Exceeds Business Targets, Advancing Through 2020 with Momentum

Planet Pulse

We’re working from home, we’re schooling our children, business travel has stopped, health and safety is a top concern, and we’re facing the most severe recession in 100 years. We’ve made changes to our business, but remain focused on our mission to get data into the hands of our customers to use space to help life on Earth.

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Zoom in on Net Zero - with clean tech author Ketan Joshi

Business Green

Science, climate and clean tech writer and analyst joins BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray to discuss his latest book Windfall, and Australia's ongoing political battles over climate action. Ketan Joshi is a leading energy, science and technology writer and analyst from Australia, who is now based in Norway.

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Baby Steps to Digital Water

Varuna

In his book, “ Why Companies Die and Cities Don’t ”, author and futurist (and Varuna co-Founder), Seyi Fabode outlines that water utilities need to be prepared to meet new customer demands via data-driven utility operations. Engage, Engage, Engage : Water utilities cannot afford to ignore the power of customer engagement.

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Tech Lead SRE

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Ecosia , the search engine that plants trees, is one of the world’s largest social businesses and the first B Corporation in Germany. We are looking for a Tech Lead – Site Reliability Engineer (m/f/x) with expertise in container orchestration and resilience engineering practices to join us remotely or in our Berlin office.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. Hence, certified B Corps often experience bottom-line benefits helping the business thrive. What is B Corp?