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Technology Trending: EV charge points, supplier switching, energy harvesting, hydrogen powered spaceflight

Smart Energy International

Rapid growth in EV charging points in France, supplier switching on the back of Britain’s smart meter data network, energy harvesting for wearables and the opportunity to balloon to the edge of space are on this week’s technology radar. Energy harvesting with a wearable. 1 million EV charge point milestone in France.

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Work to be done for US utilities to modernise fragile grid – Black & Veatch

Smart Energy International

The majority of utilities in the US are not ready to define or implement grid modernisation and digitalisation programmes that help ensure the resilience and reliability of energy networks, according to a new e-book released by consulting firm Black & Veatch. This is more than double the number experienced in 2017. Have you read?

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Greenbird at DistribuTECH 2022

Smart Energy International

The energy sector is transforming and utilities serve as the central nervous system. DistribuTECH is the leading annual transmission and distribution event that addresses technologies used to move electricity from the power plant through the transmission and distribution systems to the meter and inside the home.

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Can EDF Make Big Money in Small-Scale Renewables?

GreenTechMedia

The world’s leading nuclear power generator is betting big on a future of small-scale, distributed energy. How it fares in the distributed space will be of great interest to other 20th-century energy giants feeling their way toward a transformed, low-carbon future. nuclear plants that it's now moving to sell.

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How Food Waste is Degrading the Environment

The Environmental Blog

All of this amounts to a waste of the energy, water, and land needed to produce food. According to a poll of 6,000 customers in North America, Europe, and Asia, 72% of respondents are already actively purchasing more environmentally friendly goods. However, there has been a rapid rise in household food waste recently.

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Europe and North America to connect 7.9 million EV chargers by 2025

Renewable Energy World

Europe and North America will increase the number of connected electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 38% between 2020 and 2025, according to a new report released by research firm Berg Insight. This means the number of connected EV chargers in Europe and North America will reach 7.9 million whilst North America had 0.3

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged

Total control of power usage: from solar to EV and back to the house. Once an EV can double as a stationary storage device, it will take its place as part of an energy ecosystem that includes rooftop solar and energy management—and could even become a source of revenue for owners and a valuable grid-balancing resource for utilities.