Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 11, 2021

Homes need a lot more digital smarts nowadays to manage rooftop solar, backup batteries and electric vehicle chargers. It’s nice if those distributed energy resources (DERs) can be integrated with household electrical load controls via smartphone or Alexa or Google voice-activated devices.

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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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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

Building a technology platform to control distributed energy resources such as rooftop solar systems, behind-the-meter batteries, EV chargers and flexible electricity loads is a challenging enough task. So far, it’s been tested on a computer-modeled fleet of 10,000 virtual distributed energy resources (DERs).

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

New energy resources in the form of renewables, new loads such as electric vehicles, new energy storage technologies and the new integrated service models to accompany these are characterising the evolving power networks of today. They lack the capacity, flexibility, as well as visibility of operators.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. Friday’s announcement names Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. billion in late 2019 to about $2.7

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and coming recession is expected to drive down pricing for both front-of-the-meter solar and storage systems even faster than expected. Project construction delays and tightening consumer spending will drive down storage and electric vehicle demand, according to Wood Mackenzie.

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Generac Power Systems is acquiring Enbala Power Networks, a major step toward putting its market-leading backup generator business and its fast-growing behind-the-meter battery-solar fleet to work as a power grid resource. Canada and Australia, according to Wood Mackenzie data. Leading U.S. Leading U.S.

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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

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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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Itron and Schneider Electric have announced a collaboration, integrating their intelligent grid and distributed energy resource (DER) management solutions to digitalise the demand and supply of electricity.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In recent years, electric vehicle (EV) adoption has accelerated in the world of personal cars. Now, as ambitious climate goals gain momentum and renewable energy prices drop, attention is turning towards scaling such systems for commercial transport. Financing zero: The road to emission-free fleets. Tali Zuckerman.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

The global economy of 2020 was primarily shaped by the coronavirus pandemic which greatly affected energy usage, project engagement and investments worldwide. Fortunately, 2021 signals some progression towards normality, and there are hopes that the energy market will follow suit with renewed conviction for renewables.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Those costs could rise even faster over the next decade, as utilities harden their grids against wildfires, grow their share of net-metered rooftop solar, and add other costs being passed through to utility customers.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 9, 2020

Converting a fleet from fossil-fueled to electric is a lot more complicated than simply buying new vehicles. The electric cars, trucks and buses need carefully scheduled charging to ensure they have sufficient fuel for their duties. Then it's up to Amply to actually deliver power in the most cost-efficient manner.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Residential energy is becoming companies' business. In this crazy upside-down world, the line between residential and commercial energy is getting fuzzy. . Everything changed so quickly, it makes sense that climate and energy teams have yet to figure out how to account for the shift. Demand response is a promising solution.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Over the past half-decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has consistently won court battles upholding its authority over states to set the rules for how distributed energy resources can play in wholesale energy markets. “But if the aggregations do include demand response, the opt-out can apply,” she said.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

Smart home electrical panel, meet voice-activated home controls. with its Tuesday announcement of a $20 million investment, led by Munich Re Ventures’ HSB Fund and joined by previous investors , plus an important new strategic partner — the Alexa Fund.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 12, 2023

British network operator Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is opening up distribution and other energy data to support the drive to net zero. With this, opportunities for the creation of flexible markets are envisaged, such as helping to identify the best locations to invest flexible resources and connect faster.

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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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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 27, 2021

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Today, 44 member-owned electric co-ops serve about 1.7

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

Over the past decade, London-based Kiwi Power has harnessed a gigawatt of flexible commercial and industrial loads in 10 European countries into behind-the-meter networks of energy flexibility, capable of serving wholesale capacity markets , reducing strain on distribution grids, or responding to second-by-second frequency regulation signals.

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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Britain’s EDF has acquired the Chorley-based solar panel and battery installer Contact Solar as part of its strategy towards net zero. With the acquisition, energy supplier EDF is positioning itself to meet the expected take-up of solar panels as the demand increases, with projections indicating an up to 75% increase by 2030.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Duke Energy, one of America’s largest energy holding companies, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), are entering a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of smart grid solutions, including new smart grid software and an expansion of their Intelligent Grid Services.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 28, 2021

residential energy aggregator Social Energy is planning international expansion after gaining multimillion-dollar backing from U.S. alternative investment manager CarVal Investors. The parties have not disclosed the amount involved beyond saying it represents “a significant investment.” Power Networks.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 22, 2021

New study from Brattle Group and Oracle shows utility customer action can be twice as impactful as current clean energy supply policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Related: Could energy efficiency and demand response solve Texas’ energy woes? Consumer action essential to quick wins in GHG reductions.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. “I don’t think you can just deploy solar and solve everything,” he said. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity.

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Mosaic

MARCH 1, 2022

Consumer interest in solar energy continues to rise. Whether it’s a commitment to reduce carbon emissions or a desire for greater energy resilience, homeowners are seeking to learn how to incorporate solar energy systems into their homes. 1 – Homeowners seek electricity bill savings.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

California’s distributed energy resources add up to gigawatts' worth of capacity that could be used to prevent future rolling blackouts and balance the state’s increasingly clean-powered grid — if the state can compensate them for those services. 14 and 470 MW shed on Saturday, Aug.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

As the 2020s progress, flexible energy portfolios will grow significantly as resources on either side of the meter proliferate in the U.S., These areas are regulatory reform, evolution of market models, the scale of grid edge investment around electrification, and de-risking grid edge investment. Europe, Asia and beyond.

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AutoGrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

One of the most energizing parts of my job is meeting with clean energy leaders to discuss where we are heading as an industry and how we can work together to achieve ambitious decarbonization, electrification, and resiliency goals. A view around the table of leaders from EV, utility, microgrid, and other clean energy companies.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 8, 2020

Atom Power has raised $17.8 million to boost production of its all-digital circuit breakers and panels for high-stress industrial and commercial settings, from factories and data centers to large-scale electric vehicle charging systems. ABB, Siemens, Rockwell invest in all-digital technology. Photo: Atom Power).

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2022

David Hall of Schneider Electric highlights five trends to watch for power and utility firms this year. The global shift towards more climate-conscious energy efficiency has accelerated the need for sustainable technology to deliver a cleaner, greener, and fairer energy system. Microgrids fit for the future.

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