The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ember, an energy think tank that crunched the numbers, calls it “an unprecedented collapse in coal and gas electricity generation.” Fossil fuels dropped to their lowest point since reliable record-keeping started in 1990, making up less than a third of EU’s electricity generation in 2023. Electricity demand actually fell by 3.4

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Fossil fuels Europe Energy Energy 138

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Technology from servo gearbox specialist Apex Dynamics is driving the largest diameter electricity-generating waterwheel in Europe. It has provided the wheel with near-perfect alignment, high efficiency and minimal power loss through transmission to ensure as much electricity as possible is generated.

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Electricity Patents Europe Construction 147

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

New modelling from smartEN (Smart Energy Europe) and DNV suggests huge scale potential from flexibility for consumers and the clean energy transition. In this context demand side flexibility encompasses flexibility from buildings, electric vehicles and industry. Enabling 60GW of demand side flexibility would save €2.7

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Demand Europe Investment Electricity 52

Charged

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Now, after only six weeks, the program has been suspended following a surge in demand. The original plan was to offer 25,000 European-built electric cars for lease at a price of €100-150 ($107-161) per month. The number of cars was doubled in response to massive demand, but even this wasn’t enough.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date. German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. Katie Fehrenbacher. Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 17, 2022

Higher fossil fuel prices resulting from the invasion of Ukraine translates into demand destruction, therefore making the decision to produce electricity at the point of consumption a very rational one.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility. Europe has inspired the world with its ambitious renewables integration, smart energy trading, and grid balancing. Not true, and today DSF is no longer optional for Europe. Demand Side Flexibility Answers the Call. That equates to €4.6

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 26, 2022

The study, which updates earlier demand-side flexibility mappings and reviews fourteen countries mostly in western Europe, finds that major barriers continue to be limits to small distributed resources and aggregation. France and Great Britain lead demand side flexibility in Europe Flexibility – barriers and challenges in Europe.

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Europe Demand Technology Electricity 115

GreenTechMedia

JULY 3, 2020

Far from depressing the market, the response to the COVID-19 outbreak looks set to accelerate the take-up of electric vehicles across Europe. where monthly data is available from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), battery electric vehicles are performing well. But in the U.K., BEVs were up 21.5

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Charged

APRIL 30, 2024

The Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a new charging standard for heavy-duty EVs that industry experts call a game-changer for electric trucks, is in the final stages of standardization, and is expected to enter the implementation phase this year. Automakers and EVSE manufacturers are busily putting the new system through its paces.

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Electricity Europe Technology Demand 105

Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. According to Alliander, traffic jams will recur on the Dutch electricity network for at least another 10 years. billion ($1.6

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Demand Investment Power grid Europe 59

Smart Energy International

APRIL 4, 2024

Smart Energy Solutions (SMS) has begun laboratory testing of Interoperable Demand Side Response (IDSR) solutions as part of the UK Government’s Flexibility Innovation Programme. An estimated 30GW of low-carbon flexible assets are projected to be deployed across the grid by 2030 (representing a three-fold increase on today’s levels).

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Chameleon Technology’s consumer brand ivie has partnered with tech giant Samsung to encourage homes with smart meters in the UK to reduce their electricity usage at specific times when supply is most in demand. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Don’t miss out on the most important energy transition conversations. Register now

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Demand 59

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

An ongoing study has indicated that roaming charging on the main French roads for long-distance transport could represent an energy demand of up to 3.5TWh per year by 2035. The study, which evaluates electric charging infrastructures for heavyweight vehicles, aims to identify the needs (in terms of power, charging infrastructure, etc.)

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In Europe, national electricity markets are right now being challenged by commodity price trends, weak electricity demand, nuclear and coal phase-outs and increasing contributions from wind and solar. Renewables are central to regional and national energy policies in Europe. The role of dispatchable demand.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

More from IRENA Innovation Week: Energy storage needs greater innovation say Europe and Africa commissioners California energy agenda “California’s climate agenda is based on rapid electrification. With renewables we need to start forecasting supply and match demand to it.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As policymakers and leaders around the world prepare for pivotal climate discussions at COP28, the sector must seize the momentum to create more renewable energy, enabling other sectors to decarbonise, and shifting demand away from fossil fuels. Vicky Sins, Decarbonisation and Energy Transformation Lead, said: “We cannot keep 1.5

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Fossil fuels Electricity Energy Energy 147

Charged

MARCH 15, 2022

An electric “sports crossover” will follow in 2024. Ford’s top-selling passenger vehicle in Europe, the Ford Puma, will be produced in an electric version in Craiova, Romania starting in 2024. Ford will also launch its E-Transit full-size electric van in Europe in the second quarter of 2022.

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Europe Electricity Investment Demand 123

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

We are not yet where we need to be to fully exploit the benefits of demand side flexibility, smartEn reports in its 2021 Market Monitor. The new annual update reviews 30 European markets to find that participation of demand side flexibility is developing in the region but significant progress is still required. Have you read?

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Charged

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Volvo Trucks plans to offer a complete range of all-electric heavy-duty trucks in Europe, starting in 2021. The company is now running tests of the electric heavy-duty Volvo FH, FM and FMX trucks, which are aimed at regional transport and urban construction applications.

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Charged

JUNE 2, 2022

Several cities in Europe, and a couple in China, have implemented zero-emission zones , and this is expected to generate demand for electric service trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher expects to deliver up to 80 electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. “We

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The mainland electricity system in Spain will have 609MW of demand response capability in 2024 from consumers and retailers who participate directly in the wholesale electricity market. In this second auction, a total of 19 participants submitted their bids through the system operator’s online information system.

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Charged

MARCH 25, 2022

Buzz is expected to go on sale in Europe in the third quarter of this year, but US customers will have to wait until 2024. At its launch in Europe, the ID. Buzz will offer a 77 kWh battery and a 150 kW (201 hp) rear-mounted electric motor. Demand is through the roof, we might need to act accordingly,” said he.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

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. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid. SMS EV infrastructure.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Demand 98

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Can we control or at least manage the levels of volatility in electricity prices? Demand side measures. Image: GridBeyond.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

The findings, published by energy think tank Ember, suggest Europe weathered a "triple crisis" in the energy sector last year, as the industry faced soaring costs, a scramble to wean the continent off Russian gas supplies, and the lowest levels of hydro and nuclear generation in two decades.

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Europe Demand Nuclear Power Electricity 74

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Gas-insulated electrical switchgear is one of the few applications that still uses sulphur hexafluoride. A major new Horizon Europe project is seeking to reduce the release of a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 25,000 times higher than CO2.

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Europe Global warming Technology Demand 147

Smart Energy International

JUNE 14, 2022

The UK’s first trial to shift electricity demand and augment local network capabilities has been completed, allowing customers to capitalise on the opportunities from a transition to a smarter grid. This in turn enabled them to help balance the demand of the network in their local community. Tweaking power consumption.

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Demand Energy Energy Electricity 96

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Australian energy chiefs have welcomed the release today of two reports setting out options for the country’s future electricity market makeup. One of the big questions is around demand response, and who will oversee a market that has only started emerging in Australia. Centralized or decentralized control?

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2022

smartEn’s new ancillary services map indicates that interest remains in Europe in opening different markets to demand side flexibility but progress is mixed. Demand side flexibility in Europe: 130-164GW by 2030 Demand-side flexibility and system efficiency paramount for net zero goals – SmartEn boss. Have you read?

Europe 52

Europe Demand Innovation Electricity 52

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2022

Soaring gas prices drove wholesale power prices to record highs in Europe last year, which resulted in several countries increasing their production of electricity from coal and lignite. The future of the US electricity system modelled National Grid pilots emissions reduction mechanisms at Deeside innovation center.

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Fossil fuels Europe Demand Asia 105

Forbes Green Tech

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

COVID-19 temporarily collapsed oil demand, aggressively promoting electric vehicles through regulations in the US, Europe and China can ensure that oil demand never recovers, allowing the world to fight climate change and have clean air.

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Demand Electric vehicle Climate change Europe 85

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) on the road, having seen a remarkable 70% jump in charge points over the past year, figures that seem to demonstrate the substantial impact of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand the charging infrastructure network. The UK now has one publicly accessible charge point for every 11.2

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Electric vehicle Electricity Europe Transportation 130

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Countries across Europe have been facing increasing challenges with the demand to wind down fossil fuel generation and replace it with growing shares of renewables and other clean energy. Demand side flexibility in Europe: 130-164GW by 2030 Horizon Europe: Five flexibility projects. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Energy storage and grid flexibility As the demand for clean energy grows, so does the need for effective energy storage solutions and grid flexibility. From electric cars to buses, bikes, and charging infrastructure, the discussions centred around the challenges, benefits, and future prospects of electrified transportation systems.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Trucks presented several battery-electric trucks for construction site applications at this year’s bauma construction industry trade show in Munich. Mercedes has already been equipping the eActros , which went into series production in 2021, for heavy-duty distribution with the appropriate electric power take-off.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 22, 2022

million for demand reduction from ERCOT in July. Riot reports curtailing 11,717MWh in July for ERCOT as demand reached record highs in July, enough to power 13,121 average homes for one month. Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain earned estimated power credits of $9.5 However, based on a Bitcoin price of $21,634, the $9.5 Have you read?

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