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Fluence to acquire energy SaaS provider Nispersa

Smart Energy International

With its conclusion, it will increase Fluence’s digital portfolio to a total of 15GW of renewable energy and energy storage facilities contracted or under management and expand its presence in North America, Africa and Oceania.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

Renewables’ rising share of the total is partly attributable to net decommissioning of fossil fuel power generation in Europe, North America and for the first time across Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey). However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix.

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Why Build a Power Plant if You Can Make a Virtual One?

GreenTechMedia

Jeff Renaud, Enel X’s head of the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions, told GTM in a written response that in Taiwan the company sees "an opportunity to continue building a significant VPP in the coming years as more competitive opportunities are introduced into Taiwan's electricity system. percent up to 2025.

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Smart Energy Finances: Growth financing for AI-based network resilience

Smart Energy International

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology.

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Neara expands to improve network safety and reliability

Smart Energy International

Following its $5 million Series A secured in 2021, Neara’s Series B brings its investment total to $19 million to date. This is our third investment in the company, and they continue to impress us with their product, focus and vision. stated Jack Curtis, chief commercial officer at Neara. “We

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The widespread impact of ransomware in the Asia Pacific

Smart Energy International

The survey revealed an almost universally increased investment in cybersecurity, and a strengthening of cybersecurity measures over the past two years driven by the pandemic and by high-profile, and highly damaging, ransomware attacks in 2021: on Colonial Pipeline and global meat processor JBS, as well as the SolarWinds supply chain attack.

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EPICS global research centre for 100% renewable power grids launched in US

Smart Energy International

The Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) centre has been launched at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, MD in the US.