Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Centre stage in this week’s Smart Energy Finances is the closing of an acquisition by CPower. The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Other stories of note include RWE’s $6.8

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Following earlier announcements of new electricity, water and hydrogen meters another pair of new meters are launched and the US Department of Energy launches an office to focus on emerging technologies in the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

The ROI Of Sustainability in Business. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. There is company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business. The Business Case for Sustainability Programs.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Although 2G/3G network sunsetting represents a major challenge in the IoT industry, the energy sector especially being impacted, smart metering through IoT connectivity offers benefits for customers and suppliers, explains Wireless Logic’s Paul Bullock.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Transmission and distribution network operator SP Energy Networks has opened a new low voltage (LV) support room, which leverages data from smart meters and substations to pre-emptively spot faults on the electricity network. Courtesy SP Energy Networks. LV Support room.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. US grid investments.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2020

So, how do water companies prepare for an unexpected surge or drop in demand? The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020, states that global water usage has increased by a factor of six over the past 100 years. Pumps consume a large proportion of the energy usage of electric motors.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this debut of the Power Playbook, our spotlight on the finance and investment side of the energy transition, Yusuf Latief investigates how Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech is becoming a burgeoning market space ripe with investment opportunities. This is what has caught our eye.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

The State of Green Business 2021. Adapted from the 14th annual State of Green Business report, our annual report card on progress by the world’s largest companies. Such turmoil easily could have spelled the end, or at least the pause, of anything having to do with business and sustainability. Two words: business fundamentals.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

In a time where operational efficiency and execution are more important than ever, skills management should be front of mind for utilities and power sector players argues Kelly Hunter of Kahuna Workforce Solutions. Organisations need to invest in their workforces , and more specifically, in skills-based strategies. So what can be done?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2023

From the analytical power of data, through to the introduction of AI and machine learning, digitalisation is becoming paramount in enabling the insights needed to make better decisions in all areas of the evolving energy landscape. Digitalisation plays a vital role in addressing this challenge. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Puerto Rico utility Luma’s smart meters will replace the almost 1.5 million meters that were damaged by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Other benefits anticipated include faster service response and restoration times, support for new energy savings and efficiency programmes and more accurate invoicing and billing control.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 9, 2021

American Electric Power – operator of the nation’s largest electricity transmission system – announced on Monday the launch of a Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF) to support the funding of social and environmental projects. San Diego-based energy infrastructure giant Sempra announced a similar SFF last week.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Itron’s 2023 industry insight report finds that half of utility executives cite grid modernisation and infrastructure upgrades as the top barrier to the energy transition. The report is based on a survey of 250 utility executives at electric, gas and water utilities and a cross-selection of 10 state utility respondents. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

On the heels of a key funding announcement from National Grid Partners (NGP) , Yusuf Latief looks into the company’s project portfolio in this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook. NGP’s investments in Q1 2024 saw $17 million in investments spread across three accounts. Let’s start with the latest.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

Over the past 20 years, the increasing recognition that climate change poses a grave threat to our society has given rise to an entirely new clean energy economy. Almost every ambitious clean energy plan recognizes the importance of innovation in renewable generation, distributed energy resources, energy efficiency, and electrification.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

With nearly a half its land lying below sea level, the Netherlands knows a lot about water and how to make sure a city’s infrastructure is resilient to it, particularly flood risks and freshwater supply. The United Nations projects that by 2030 global demand for freshwater is expected to surpass supply by 56 percent. Melody Waintal.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

Industry Voice: An electric and digital world is key to a sustainable and resilient future, explain's Schneider Electric's UK & I zone president Kelly Becker. We can empower sustainable change through data, electrification, and digitisation, moving into the era of ' Electricity 4.0'. Embracing Electricity 4.0.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Swell Energy has lined up $450 million in financing to give homeowners and business owners batteries and solar systems at no upfront cost, and earn the money back by turning them into virtual power plants serving utilities’ grid needs. Ares Management Corp. Ares Management Corp.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 6, 2022

Anyone working in the energy sector knows by now that it is undergoing an unprecedented and rapid change, requiring the introduction of many new and previously unknown technologies. But still meters – in many cases now, smart meters – remain the main ‘connection’ with customers and thus the cornerstone of a utility’s operations.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Centralized markets with prices set by the cost of marginal dispatch, most often from fossil-fuel generation, are the bedrock of most major power systems. They routinely adapt to changing regulatory and commercial forces. Renewables are central to regional and national energy policies in Europe. The role of dispatchable demand.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 25, 2023

Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS plc), an energy infrastructure company, has acquired the domestic services division of Manchester-based heat pump specialist Evergreen Energy, which imports and distributes European-made renewable energy products.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

The World Energy Council’s World Energy Trilemma 2024 report reveals changing ambitions and new challenges facing global energy systems. Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives). Optimize electric energy efficiency. Ali Hasanbeigi. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 01:00. Start with heat.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Business Case for Sustainability. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. ROI and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money by themselves. Sustainability Programs.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Business Case for Sustainability. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. ROI and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money by themselves. Sustainability Programs.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 6, 2022

Smart grid technology company, Tantalus Systems, and Energy Toolbase (ETB) have announced the deployment of a commercial microgrid project. Tantalus will deliver the project in partnership with ETB, which provides project modelling, energy storage control and asset monitoring products for solar and storage microgrids.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Irish flexibility aggregator GridBeyond is to install behind the meter energy storage at its UK and Ireland customer sites. million) is a phase one commitment from Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund and marks the first step in a collaboration with the potential to expand into other global markets. The €10 million ($11.3

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, sustainable energy engineering has taken center stage.    This dynamic field is focused on developing innovative solutions to generate, store, and use energy in a cleaner and more environmentally friendly way.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

French industry association Think Smartgrids makes the case to lead the national industrial scale deployment of flexibility, focusing initially on demand side consumption, in a new report. The main challenge, however, is the investment required, indicating an urgent need to consider financing options and remuneration for flexibility.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 7, 2022

The study from the University of Nottingham indicates that grid-tied small-scale renewables could cause power failures. Domestic renewable energy generation is growing rapidly in the UK, with just over one million small-scale solar PV systems installed. Battery storage is a natural candidate for smoothing the supply-demand balance.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The electric power industry is a long-standing partner in this push toward a clean energy future, as demonstrated by its significant CO2 emissions reductions. There is still a way to go to slice energy usage in half. Energy companies across the U.S. invested more than $7.23 Evolving challenges.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 16, 2020

Canadian startup e-Zn has raised money to store clean energy far longer than currently available batteries allow, using cheap and abundant zinc. Chicago-based evergreen fund Energy Foundry led the round, joined by Toronto's MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, Sustainable Chemistry Alliance and Emeraude Capital.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Europe’s transmission and distribution system operators through their associations ENTSO-E and EU DSO Entity are to develop a digital twin of the region’s electricity grid. The digital twin will be a sophisticated virtual model of the European electricity grid. Have you read? Digital twin task force.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

With the worst of winter weather arguably still ahead of us, John Humble of grid voltage experts Fundamentals explores how intelligent risk management, targeted maintenance and better communication across our networks are critical for preparing our power grids to keep the lights on. That’s not necessarily so.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But a segment of the grid edge industry has been trying to achieve that for years, installing controllable devices at homes and businesses that can work together to help the grid. Though small individually, distributed energy resources are projected to grow to 387 gigawatts in the next five years , according to research by Wood Mackenzie.

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