Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Norwegian investment in Indian transmission The Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by government-owned Norfund and KLP, Norway’s largest pension company, is investing approximately $9 million for a 49% stake in the Koppal Transmission Scheme. ReNew has won three transmission projects in Karnataka to date.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million for 15 projects across 11 states meant to improve the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility of the domestic power grid through the research and development of next-generation semiconductor technologies.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 21, 2024

XGS Energy, an innovator in next-generation geothermal energy technology, has announced the completion of $20 million in additional Series A funding. million round led by Constellation Technology Ventures earlier this year, and the $14M Series A investment led by Anzu Partners. This new financing builds on the $9.7

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to analysis from consultancy DNV between now and 2050 a staggering $12 trillion will be invested in doubling power grid capacity and renewables technologies in the US and Canada.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

AES Ohio is proposing to invest $682.7 million in its Smart Grid Phase 2 plan over the ten-year period starting July 2025. The smart grid phase 2 plan has three principal components – automation of distribution operations, advanced grid intelligence and telecommunications and cybersecurity. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Collaborative aims to focus on utilising Chattanooga’s advanced integrated energy and communications infrastructure to develop technologies and best practices for enhancing the resilience and security of the national power grid while accelerating the commercialisation of quantum technologies. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

The degree to which this wave of new flexible resources can be tapped for grid-balancing will depend on four key areas, according to a new research insight from WoodMac. These areas are regulatory reform, evolution of market models, the scale of grid edge investment around electrification, and de-risking grid edge investment.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. Granholm. “As

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

“One of the trends we’ve noticed professionals talking about is how to blend all these technologies into utility practices in a way that’s approachable for professionals.” Rather than just pushing the button and trusting the output will match, it means keeping close supervision on the technology. “AI

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 26, 2024

The BHA will invest federal Capital Fund Program resources to support electrification of the heating and domestic hot water equipment within the buildings including retrofits, electrical upgrades, and replacement of appliances and heating equipment.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In addition to the obvious investments such as putting $7.5 billion toward building new renewable energy capacity over the next two decades, investing in transmission, and adding 800MW of battery storage in Missouri by 2038, the company explained how it is working to build EV charging infrastructure and reduce voltage. EV Programmes.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The investment also marks the establishment of a strategic partnership with Powin, which maintains a significant ownership stake in eks Energy. eks Energy has an impressive product deployment footprint in North America and Europe, and under Powin has further extended their global reach.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Also on the radar is the launch of AI software company Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid. The company, known for its energy market simulation software, is calling the acquisition a move to scale up and improve its platform in support of grid reliability and the energy transition.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and identify where and how to update the power grid.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid, announced its official launch, initial institutional capital raise of $2.5 million, and partnership with Seattle City Light and Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO). Infrastructure investment planning has traditionally relied primarily on historical data.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nostromo Energy, a US-based tech company, is developing an ice-based energy storage system that can operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to provide demand flexibility to the local power grid when needed. C&I segment.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

Grid modernisation initiatives, including the movement to new technologies such as smart grids, are spurring the demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to latest research from Research and Markets. billion by 2026. China is forecast to reach an estimated market size of $2.4 through the analysis period.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this debut of the Power Playbook, our spotlight on the finance and investment side of the energy transition, Yusuf Latief investigates how Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech is becoming a burgeoning market space ripe with investment opportunities. But what do you think? Let me know.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Achieving this will require digital technology, data, and analytics, among other resources on energy system operations and the electric and gas distribution side. As this rollout takes place, stakeholder management and whole systems thinking will be key.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If approved, Entergy says its plan will: Invest $1 billion in the grid over 10 years in two, 5-year phases Cut outage times by more than half and save customers millions of dollars Upgrade thousands of poles to withstand 150 mph winds Harden 650 miles (1046km) of power lines Have you read: How can Canada meet net-zero goals?

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

According to the manufacturer, the microgrid lab comes in response to the need for reliable and efficient microgrid solutions; a result of changing governmental regulations, increasing cost of operations, inclement weather conditions and the instability of power grids.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 7, 2024

The integration of microgrid and battery elements has also been proposed for the Morenci mine, adding reliability to the electrical distribution system and potentially the regional grid, and providing battery storage for backup during power outages. The work is scheduled to take about five to seven years to complete.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Imagine Europe's largest virtual battery, with a capacity of 1 GWh, steadying the power grids and managing the fluctuations of the energy from renewable sources. InnoEnergy’s portfolios focus on early-stage innovative technologies and teams in clean tech, normally CAPEX heavy. billion) in investment to date.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The selected vendor technology platforms are intended to offer different ways to deliver capacity for commercial electric energy solutions to safely, reliably and cost-effectively meet government requirements. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published on Power Grid.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Making this change requires some investment, but payback time is short – and will become even shorter as water scarcity causes the cost of water to increase. One of the most ambitious sustainable business practices is investing in renewable energy. There are electronics recycling programs in all areas of North America.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Upon the close of the transaction, previous Centrica demand response customers will join CPower and will be able to tap the company’s industry expertise and technology to support their energy portfolios across the US. Investing in green energy innovation in Rotterdam. The transaction is valued at $6.8

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

But given technology and market conditions, a substantial portion of renewable power, primarily wind, is pushed to other European countries at peak times as baseload coal must stay online. Utilities investing in inflexible gas generation today could find themselves with stranded assets as renewables penetration levels increase rapidly.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Generac Power Systems is acquiring Enbala Power Networks, a major step toward putting its market-leading backup generator business and its fast-growing behind-the-meter battery-solar fleet to work as a power grid resource. European competitors tapping North American markets include REstore , acquired by U.K.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 25, 2022

Have you read: Trina Storage launches grid-scale BESS Consumers Energy invests $100m into Michigan power grid reliability Why a diversity of storage solutions will achieve renewable energy security. These facilities represent a nearly $1 billion capital investment by the company within the Texas ERCOT market.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 17, 2019

EVs are among the most promising technologies for cutting pollution in one of Canada’s highest-emitting sectors. What’s more, we have a secret weapon that many Canadians aren’t aware of: our power grid is over 80 per cent non-polluting and getting cleaner every year. And Ballard Power , hailing from Burnaby, B.C.,

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Smart Energy International

MAY 26, 2022

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. This post was originally published on Power-Grid International in light of DISTRIBUTECH 2022.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

New solutions for a digital grid are being pioneered by Gridspertise building on Enel’s positioning over two decades at the forefront of advances. US grid investments. The need to modernise the grid’s core components is thus vital. Digital solutions for grid resilience.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. He said the rule is the product of rapid growth and an imperative to adapt to an evolving grid. ” Moorty said.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 4, 2022

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in the energy transition and the deployment of renewable power, battery storage, and sustainable transportation, according to the 2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook published by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE).

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

Investor-owned utility, Consumers Energy has proposed a $272 million investment in Michigan’s electric grid in what it said is a bid to increase reliability and prepare the grid for more renewable energy. billion Electric Distribution Infrastructure Investment Plan (EDIIP). per month.

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