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BMW i Ventures invests in Software Motor Company developing switched reluctance technology

Charged

BMW i Ventures will invest in Software Motor Company (SMC), a Silicon Valley-based company with experience with HVAC retrofit motors. The Smart Motor system partners a patented high rotor pole switched reluctance motor (HRSRM) with matching motor controller, optional IoT Supervisor, and user-friendly software.

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AI, GPT, and the Utility of the Future

Bidgely

To manage the grid impacts of electrification and renewable energy adoption, Bidgely is equipping utilities with our patented out-of-the-box UtilityAI platform , informed by trillions of data points from millions of households worldwide. One of our earliest advances was the ability to perform “unsupervised clustering” of energy use data.

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DOE Clean Energy Programs Vital to American Innovation, Competitiveness?—?and Jobs

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

innovation that is driving new investments, creating new jobs and reducing our country’s carbon emissions. have resulted in the formation of 76 new American companies, attracted nearly $3 billion in private-sector investments and produced 346 new patents. the ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) program?—?have

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Guidehouse Insights Recognizes Bidgely for Technology and Vision in Smart Meter Analytics Grid-Based Applications

Bidgely

Analysts also note that Bidgely’s high technology score is tied in large part to, “enhanced investment in automated DER and asset detection, including PV, EV, HVAC, and pool pumps,” which they say is also a strong contributor to the company’s vision and product portfolio scores. Leading Technology Scores.

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? Busting geothermal myths with Bedrock Energy

Climate Tech VC

But the costs, implementation timelines, and space requirements have relegated this type of HVAC system to very large and fancy properties (think military bases, presidential libraries, and museums). So he has a very rich history and almost 40 patents in the O&G space. Bedrock Energy , which just announced a $8.5M

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged

We didn’t feel like there was a good system for small commercial and residential, one that made sense for every homeowner in America when you looked at the return on investment. We’ve done third-party thermostat integration, so if you buy a Honeywell or an Emerson Sensi or Ecobee thermostat, you can adjust your HVAC.

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? Methane monitoring goes stratospheric #185

Climate Tech VC

Recent regulations have driven investment in space, air, and ground-based monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technologies. 🏠 Arch , a San Francisco, CA-based HVAC installation software platform, raised $6m in Seed funding from Coatue, Floodgate, Gigascale Capital, MCJ Collective, and ReGen Ventures.