Smart Energy International

APRIL 11, 2024

The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) is to install 500,000 smart prepayment meters as part of an advanced metering infrastructure solution from Itron. In addition to laying the groundwork for a more robust and resilient grid, BREB should be enabled to connect customers’ smart home devices with Itron’s AMI solution.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

US integrated circuit manufacturer Microchip Technology has announced its new comprehensive three-phase hybrid power drive module, which is the first of 12 variants in the company’s product line with either silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors or insulated-gate bipolar transistors. Source: Microchip

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

APRIL 9, 2024

Wirelessly connected devices perform an expanding array of applications, such as monitoring the condition of machinery and remote sensing in agricultural settings. These applications hold much potential for improving the efficiency, but how do you power these devices where reliable electrical sources are not available?

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Finnish distribution system operator Elenia has announced a 200,000 smart meter milestone for its meter replacement drive. Measurement data obtained from AinaLab is then suitable for monitoring consumption habits or to support the planning of electrical work. Have you read: ESB Networks reaches 1.5

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

A settlement has been reached on the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities’ second phase grid modernisation plan, including expanding the state smart meter rollout. The first phase included the installation of approximately 706,000 smart meters , while the second phase will allow for expansion for the remaining estimated 1.4

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A new study explores an apparently sustainable method of efficiently converting waste heat into electricity using certain wood products, while minimising costs and environmental impact. The study apparently shows that these membranes can convert waste heat into electricity by utilising the movement of charged atoms (ions) within the material.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December. The bilingual multi-purpose facility uses a mix of energy sources such as solar panels, an air source heat pump, battery storage and insulation to reduce its dependence on the grid.

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Charged

APRIL 1, 2024

Los Angeles-headquartered Xos , a manufacturer of electric trucks and powertrain components, has partnered with RV maker Winnebago to develop a customized electric chassis for Winnebago’s Specialty Vehicles division. Winnebago Specialty Vehicles’ manufacturing operations are in Forest City, Iowa.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Discover the power of over-the-air updates and connectivity for EV chargers The electric vehicle landscape continues to evolve, ensuring the safety and efficiency of EV chargers becomes paramount.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A federal judge in Texas has granted a temporary order blocking the new requirements that would ascertain the energy use of the crypto miners, stating that the industry had shown it would suffer “irreparable injury” if it was made to comply. Continue reading.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Energy Toolbase has expanded its solar-only ETB Monitor platform offerings. The platform is available as a standalone or an integrated solution with Energy Toolbase’s existing software suite specializing in solar and energy storage proposal analysis.

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Solar Industry

APRIL 23, 2024

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) retail customers received completely greenhouse gas-free electricity in 2023, with 34% of total electricity delivered to retail customers coming from specified eligible-renewable resources such as solar.

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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

MARCH 26, 2024

million smart electricity and gas meters were installed in British homes and small businesses, amounting to 61% of all meters, reports the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in their quarterly smart meter update. million were smart electricity meters and 14.5 million smart gas meters.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

ViriCiti, founded in 2012, makes a fleet monitoring system focused on electric buses and trucks. ViriCiti’s newest customer is the Chicago Transit Authority , which will use the company’s system to monitor its new fleet of 23 e-buses, including six Proterra buses that are already in service.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2023

Xcel Energy has announced the start of the rollout of smart electricity meters in its Wisconsin service territory. The installations will start in the company’s southern communities and will lead to the installation of more than 260,000 of the new smart meters in the service area through 2025. million electricity and 2.1

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Revelo advanced sensing meter being deployed in New York has been certified as meeting the accuracy and reliability requirements of the state. million electricity meters and 640,000 smart gas meter modules as part of its transition to next-generation smart infrastructure. Have you read?

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2023

ElDorado National (ENC), a subsidiary of REV Group, showed its new Axess EVO-BE electric bus at the recent Zero-emission Bus Conference (ZEB Con). It features 738 kWh of energy storage. ENC is one of several commercial EV-makers that use Proterra Powered technology in their vehicles. Source: ElDorado National

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Charged

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Adding EV charging stations often requires complex and expensive upgrades to existing electrical infrastructure. Intelligent power management company Eaton aims to meet this challenge with a new solution that safely maximizes the charging capabilities of existing electrical systems.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 24, 2024

While the central government of India has already made strides towards greening electricity, states must boost efforts to spur transition since they have considerable control over regulations and policies. Ember also highlights the uneven progress between states towards the electricity transition. Have you read?

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TechXplore

MARCH 18, 2024

Billions of dollars are being spent worldwide to modernize electricity grids with smart meters. These meters promise to save households money by making it easier for us to understand and manage our energy use.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

Broadband-enabled smart meters allow real-time measurement and monitoring of electricity consumption in homes, businesses and industrial customers, writes Marcos Aurélio Ribeiro. But how exactly do smart meters using cellular networks turn the tide against energy losses for electric utilities? Have you read?

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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

JANUARY 9, 2023

An app platform for next generation smart meters, wireless charging for the metaverse and a two-seater electric racing car are in the week’s technology radar. App platform for next gen smart meters. To use it however, a Powercast power harvesting receiver chip must be embedded in the end device. Have you read?

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2023

Salo is a climate technology company that builds cutting-edge forest monitoring systems to measure Earth’s constantly changing ecosystems using artificial intelligence and multi-sensor Earth observation data. Salo Sciences’ global data on forest carbon stocks reveals tree-level insights.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jamaica Public Service Company has reported that 520,000 smart meters were installed at the end of January, corresponding to about 75% of the customer base. The rollout, launched in 2015, has seen a J$14 billion (US$90 million) investment as part of the initiative to modernise the electricity network and improve the customer experience.

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Charged

MARCH 3, 2023

Public chargers can be set up to bill customers according the time they spend plugged in (by the minute), or according to the actual amount of energy dispensed (by the kWh). And of course, it will be up to charging providers to decide whether they want to switch to usage-based pricing. Some questions remain.

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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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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Eversource is ready to instal smart meters for its more than 1.2 The proposal, which was filed in November 2021, forms part of Eversource’s electricity system modernisation and is intended to replace mostly end of life meters – most of them AMR drive-by read meters, which were installed in the early 2000s – with smart meters.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

More than half of electricity meters in Europe are now smart, a new report released by Berg Insight has found. The study states that the penetration of smart electricity meters has passed the 50% mark owing to increased investments in grid modernization and digitalization by utilities in the region.

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Charged

JANUARY 25, 2024

Rome’s public transport company ATAC (Azienda per la mobilità) has ordered 411 battery-electric city buses from Italian manufacturer Iveco. The €300-million deal, Iveco’s largest electric bus order to date, includes a 10-year, full-service maintenance plan for each bus. Source: Iveco

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Sponsored by Franklin Electric. However, these systems can be vulnerable to communication failures, power outages, and software bugs. 50-70% of the time a simple power cycle of the charger’s power is all that is needed to get the charger up again.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Rhode Island Energy will deploy Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream Connect AMI network and Revelo smart meters across its service territory. The Revelo metering platform features grid edge sensing and edge computing capabilities to manage load and support grid troubleshooting, with the Revelo meter operating on Landis+Gyr’s RF Wi-SUN network.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 13, 2022

Samotics, an asset health monitoring technology firm, has expanded deployment of its AI-driven SAM4 system across Northern Ireland Water’s submerged assets to support the delivery of a more cost efficient and sustainable service. SAM4 detected a developing fault in this submerged wastewater pump.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 5, 2024

Hitachi Energy has won an order from SP Energy Networks to design and deliver an innovative power quality solution to balance the grid and boost the flow of renewable energy across the UK.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 9, 2023

100 million smart meters and counting by Gridspertise, a new era for smart meter data in Japan and Kaifa going OSGP and Sigfox are on the week’s technology radar. 100 million smart meters and counting by Gridspertise, a new era for smart meter data in Japan and Kaifa going OSGP and Sigfox are on the week’s technology radar.

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