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Schneider Electric Unveils the Energy Center for Distributed-Energy-Enabled Homes

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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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Span’s $20M Round Adds Alexa Integration to its Smart Home Electrical Panel

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Smart home electrical panel, meet voice-activated home controls. That’s the connection being made by San Francisco-based startup Span.IO Those include a subset of home energy management systems, such as smart thermostat provider Ecobee and wireless energy sensor startup Tado.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

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It’s easy to see what’s motivating India’s emerging ecosystem of sustainable technology startups with a glance out the window from the office of Sangam Ventures in Gurugram, just outside of Delhi. In response, a vibrant ecosystem of sustainability-oriented startups, investors and incubators is taking shape in India today.

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Hawaii Will Power Its Clean Grid with 6,000 Home Batteries Installed by Swell Energy

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Hawaii's largest utility enlisted a new tool in its quest for a carbon-free electricity system: thousands of batteries installed in people's homes. Hawaiian Electric won regulator approval for a $25 million plan to harness solar and batteries at 6,000 homes across the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu.

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Behind-the-Meter Battery Pioneer Stem to Take SPAC Route to Public Markets

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Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. Friday’s announcement names Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. and abroad. and abroad.

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OhmConnect Raises Infrastructure Funding for 550MW ‘Power Plant’ of Home Demand Flexibility

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A $100 million investment in residential demand response is redefining what "infrastructure" can be. Infrastructure funds typically invest in tangible things, involving steel and concrete. But the infrastructure funding allows for more rapid growth, because it eliminates startup costs for potential participants.

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Kraken acquires German tech startup Kwest to ‘supercharge green home energy’

Smart Energy International

Kraken, the tech arm of global energy and technology group Octopus Energy, has announced the acquisition of German tech start-up Kwest. Its software platform enables energy installation businesses to streamline and automate operational processes at a fraction of the time of traditional solutions. Have you read?