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

GreenTechMedia

These DER aggregations can be combined into virtual power plants , which can respond to changing wholesale energy prices to optimize power costs, balance local consumption and generation to maximize carbon emissions reduction, or aid utilities and grid operators in managing constraints on their power grids.

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Google and C40 cities launch carbon-free energy pilot

Smart Energy International

A new programme has been announced by Google and C40, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate and energy crisis, to explore and integrate the concept of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). The announcement sees C40 Cities join forces with Google to launch the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities programme.

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PVC cables sector has worked to reduce toxic emissions, as sector conference explores

Envirotec Magazine

Interconnection, digitalisation, energy transition, sustainable mobility, smart cities… all the major challenges that will characterise the near future are connected by an invisible fil-rouge : wires and cables. In addition, acidity is inadequate as a representation of smoke toxicity.

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Europe’s Plan for Districts That Produce Energy, Rather Than Using It

GreenTechMedia

But there are plans to have at least 100 such districts in Europe by 2025, combining efficiency measures with distributed generation to deliver a net surplus of energy over the course of the year. and China, are watching Europe's progress on positive energy districts. Gollner said other countries, including the U.S.

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Technology Trending: Energy harvesting, Fike Blue, quantum-space collaboration

Smart Energy International

Energy harvesting brings carbon benefits, Fike Blue to quench battery thermal runaways and a quantum-space collaboration are on the week’s technology radar. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Have you read? Don’t miss out on the most important energy transition conversations. Register now

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Smart meters for Poland’s Tauron

Smart Energy International

The contract includes the delivery of smart meters along with installation, storage and clean-up works in Tauron Dystrybucja’s Smart City Wroc?aw NES participates in Tauron’s smart city Wroclaw project expansion Poland’s low-carbon ambitions offer clear investment and business opportunities. Have you read?

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Itron Inspire EMEA 2022: Utility best practices and innovation

Smart Energy International

The Itron Inspire EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2022 virtual event highlighted the important work being done within the water and energy sectors in the face of pressing challenges. As new innovations and projects come to be on the road to carbon neutrality, new problems will start surfacing requiring innovative solutions.