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A Blockchain-Enabled Smart Meter for Clean Power Trading?

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Blockchain’s energy sector uses range from the highly speculative—think peer-to-peer energy trading using cryptocurrency raised in initial coin offerings (ICOs)—to more incremental efforts, grounded in real-world challenges of operating an increasingly decentralized power grid. are testing it out.

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Smart Energy Finances: Load shifting in the limelight

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees three load shifting investments take centre stage as demand response becomes a more notable priority for utilities the world over. 120 million for Swell Energy’s VPP suite. 120 million for Swell Energy’s VPP suite.

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EDF Renewables Acquires EV Charging Startup PowerFlex Systems

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EDF Renewables has acquired PowerFlex Systems , a California startup with technology to manage one of the biggest challenges for scaling up electric vehicle charging: controlling the loads that lots of EVs charging at once can place on the power infrastructure of the sites hosting the chargers.

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ABB invests in Danish startup to digitalise ageing electrical assets

Smart Energy International

Automation company ABB is investing in and collaborating with Danish start-up OKTO GRID to advance technology that will digitalise and extend the useful life of ageing electrical assets and meet growing demand for reliable and stable power. It follows a successful seeding round by the startup in December 2022 of €3 million ($3.3

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HEDGE-IoT to trial a holistic approach to digitalisation of the energy system

Smart Energy International

The HEDGE-IoT project has kicked off to deliver a holistic approach to energy sector digitalisation with the adoption of IoT solutions. The project, which kicked off in January and runs for 42 months to the end of June 2027, is to be delivered by a consortium of 44 participants from across Europe, with coordination by European Dynamics.

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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond

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GreenCom Networks, the Internet-of-things platform provider that’s become a go-to for major European utilities to control solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers and smart home energy loads, has landed another funding round with two new strategic investors that could open new markets. million customers.

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Kraken acquires German tech startup Kwest to ‘supercharge green home energy’

Smart Energy International

Kraken, the tech arm of global energy and technology group Octopus Energy, has announced the acquisition of German tech start-up Kwest. Its software platform enables energy installation businesses to streamline and automate operational processes at a fraction of the time of traditional solutions. Have you read?