The Environmental Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at your electric company? We recently had the opportunity to speak with other electricity providers that have been in business for over 30 years. There may be certain truths about electricity providers being kept hidden from public view – but not anymore.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2%

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The good news is that the mass adoption of solar energy presents another opportunity to save money. A business with a solar system can utilize tax incentives and protect itself against energy price fluctuations, to name a few. Reduced or Eliminated Energy Bills. Being energy-efficient during work hours.

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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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Smart Energy International

MAY 31, 2022

Ecuadorian power companies plan to instal over 44,000 smart meters and associated infrastructure over the next three years. Ecuador to boost private sector investment in electric vehicles AMI to influence utility cybersecurity spend for 1.3 billion electricity meters. million regulated electricity customers.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Whether it is to minimise the impact of increasingly extreme weather events, reducing health risks or simply to streamline operational expenditure – digital monitoring and remote services can provide long term value. This can mean that key personnel are able to operate, monitor or maintain equipment.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Greek DSO HEDNO (Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator) is receiving European Investment Bank support for its 3.12 million first phase smart meter rollout. A tender process is currently under way for the award of the smart meter project. HEDNO will instal 3.12 HEDNO will instal 3.12 Have you read?

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has acquired eks Energy in a strategic move to add power and electronics and energy management software to their ever-growing portfolio. Hitachi Energy called the move part of its strategy to meet global demand for battery energy storage solutions.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 28, 2022

A new report published by Research and Markets states that the global smart meters market will expand by 9% between 2021 and 2026 and highlights factors driving the market. billion in smart grid investments is expected to be made in the Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2027. billion to $30.2 billion to $30.2 Have you read ?

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Several things can have an impact on power pricing. The cost of fuel is the most significant factor affecting your electricity rates. If natural gas prices increase, your electricity rates will rise. Prices also pass through changes in generation power costs.

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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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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

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. RWE ’s $6.8bn energy business acquisition.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Britain’s National Infrastructure Commission has called for further investment and upgrading of the electricity and water infrastructures among others. There should be increased adoption of electric vehicles, with a nationwide network of at least 300,000 public charge points across the country by 2030.

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Charged

APRIL 29, 2024

Delays in getting electrical service hooked up represent one of the biggest roadblocks to building more EV charging hubs, and several industry insiders have told Charged that a major reason for those delays is a shortage of transformers. The company recently announced plans to invest $1.5 Source: Hitachi Energy , Electrek

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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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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Limited visibility and understanding of distributed energy resource (DER) behaviour is creating operational challenges, Siemens has found in a new study with utilities in the US and Canada. Source: Siemens’ Seeing behind the meter survey Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 21, 2022

Brazilian energy distribution firm Energisa Group is expanding the rollout of mPrest’s transformer health management system (mTHM) following a successful pilot. The pilot included the use of mTHM to monitor the health status of 112 transmission and distribution transformers. Energisa Group says it will be investing $7.5

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The growth of Home Energy Management (HEM) has led to a burgeoning, heretofore fragmented market, within which rages a business battleground of players large and small. The key to winning, explains Yusuf Latief in Smart Energy International ’s Power Playbook column, will be ownership of customer confidence. billion in 2021.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 19, 2022

The move toward Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is becoming an essential driver for connected electricity meters, which are expected to reach an installed base of 1.3 “The name of the game is oversight, efficiency and security when it comes to smart metering,” Pavlakis stated. billion by 2027.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2020

Businesses are reaping the environmental and social benefits of providing electric vehicle charging for employees. Last fall, a research team from PGS conducted a study on workplace electric vehicle charging practices. Supporting EV commuting and investing in EV fleets help organizations meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets. .

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing raising questions and concerns about its energy consumption. But now AI is entering the mass market with Samsung’s new S24 range of Galaxy mobiles full of AI-powered features. But AI remains something of an uncertainty with its accelerating growth. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 19, 2022

Canada’s IESO, OEB, BluWave-ai and Hydro Ottawa will collaborate to pilot the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to coordinate electric vehicle (EV) charging in Ottawa during peak electricity demand. The hope of the project is to save customers money while extending the life of electricity infrastructure.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2022

Mitigating higher energy prices: how we can help reduce energy costs for running compressed air equipment and keep manufacturers competitive? We have to accept there is no short-term solution to mitigate soaring energy prices that have trebled in recent times ? Energy efficiency is key. million.

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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

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

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. Meanwhile, energy companies need to address the dynamic demand for power.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 6, 2023

US asset manager Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with it have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, an electric grid components manufacturer. PGC is a domestic designer and manufacturer of a range of components for protection, monitoring and safety applications in electrical substations.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 24, 2024

Hitachi Energy has revealed investments of over $1.5 billion to ramp up its global transformer manufacturing capacity to keep pace with growing demand. The investments will gradually expand the company’s global transformer capacity by 2027 and will be spread across their operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 26, 2023

More and higher resolution data on Britain’s energy system is the demand of users of National Grid Electricity Distribution’s ‘presumed open’ datasets. In conjunction with the currently available data, data users were also requesting National Grid Electricity Distribution about making more data openly available.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 20, 2022

The smart meters market is expected to surpass $55.7 Rapid expansion and modernisation of grid infrastructures along with growing awareness of energy conservation will propel the smart meters market scenario. • million by 2025 Gas and power prices continue to soar due to Ukraine conflict. Market factors.

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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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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Thirteen of the 27 EU countries have now reported completing their smart metering rollouts with penetration greater than 80% but eleven are lagging far behind. Their non-availability is a key barrier to consumers receiving regular and accurate metering data in a timely manner. Have you read?

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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

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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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

million of new funding across nine new digital energy data projects has been announced by UK Research & Innovataion (UKRI). The non-departmental public body is awarding the funding through its ‘Modernising Energy Data Applications phase 1’ competition overseen by the Prospering From the Energy Revolution challenge.

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