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Sense Delivers Insight into Home Energy Usage

Greentown Labs

If your house could talk to you about your energy usage, what would it say? The creators of Sense think it would say you could reduce your energy usage by at least 20 percent—and tell you how. Sense is a home energy monitor that gives real-time insight into your home’s energy usage.

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A look to the future with National Grid Partners’ $450m project portfolio

Smart Energy International

On the heels of a key funding announcement from National Grid Partners (NGP) , Yusuf Latief looks into the company’s project portfolio in this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook. Two weeks ago, an announcement caught my eye from Silicon Valley’s National Grid Partners. Let’s start with the latest.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

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. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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ConnectDER Draws Investment from Avista in Latest Funding Round

GreenTechMedia

ConnectDER, a startup with a smart meter socket device that’s been deployed in the thousands by select U.S. utilities to support distributed solar, has closed a $7 million series B round round to help roll out a new version of its system targeting behind-the-meter batteries and plug-in electric cars.

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LineVision Delivers Unprecedented Insight into the Electric Grid

Greentown Labs

“Almost all lines today are not monitored,” explains Hudson Gilmer, CEO and co-founder of LineVision. It’s kind of a crazy situation that in an age of sensors and IoT we don’t monitor the backbone of the electric grid. One of the main benefits of monitoring is increased safety. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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Amply Wants to Make Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging Super Simple

GreenTechMedia

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. Cleantech Incubator. The more power flowing, the greater the risk of hefty demand charges.

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Via Separations Tackles Manufacturing’s Exorbitant Thermal Energy Usage

Greentown Labs

The longer it takes, the more energy it uses. Filtration membranes aren’t sturdy enough for chemical separations, so immense amounts of thermal energy are used. Plastic and paper and fertilizers aren’t going away, and the embodied energy and embodied emissions for that are really significant,” she adds. Build a better membrane.