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Almost a third of household smart meters not working properly, says Citizens Advice

The Guardian: Energy

Charity says tech problems and poor customer service mean millions in Great Britain missing out on promised benefits The number of gas and electricity smart meters that are not working properly is likely to be higher than government figures suggest – possibly 20% to 30% of the total – according to research from Citizens Advice.

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Ethical Fashion: 3 Things To Know About Sustainable Clothing Printing

The Environmental Blog

With consumer awareness and consciousness shifting toward sustainable fashion, businesses in the clothing industry began to focus on making brands ethical. Also, it adheres to the corporate social responsibility of ethical supply chain and anti-exploitative labor standards. Industry: plant for textile printing. Social Responsibility.

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

GreenBiz

Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. The lack of environmental impact information and outdated technology are two ubiquitous issues plaguing industrial supply chains in general, but they are especially significant in the context of the fashion industry. . Phylicia Wu.

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AI doesn’t have to be a power hog

GreenBiz

AI doesn’t have to be a power hog. Indeed, AI is integral to all manner of technologies, ranging from autonomous vehicles to more informed disaster response systems to smart buildings and data collection networks monitoring everything from energy consumption to deforestation. . Heather Clancy. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 02:15.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) is a project to use satellite image processing, remote sensing technologies, machine learning and artificial intelligence to monitor worldwide human-made greenhouse gas emissions in real time. For the unprepared, the damage could be severe.

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New blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4m

The Guardian: Energy

machines is blamed on reporting errors from energy providers Nearly 4m energy smart meters in homes and businesses are faulty, government figures have shown, in a further blow to the “troubled” rollout of the technology. Fears of overcharging on bill grows after jump from 2.7m

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Theben choses AVSystem’s device management solutions for their Smart Metering gateways

Smart Energy International

Theben, one of the major producers of Smart Meter Gateways for the digital Energy Transition in Germany, chose AVSystem’s Device Management solution for their CONEXA 3.0. Theben has teamed up with AVSystem to deliver a top solution for the German Smart Meter Rollout. Their core product the ONEXA 3.0