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GreenCom Lands Funding to Expand IoT Home Energy Controls in Europe and Beyond

GreenTechMedia

Centrica’s 2019 investment , for example, cemented GreenCom’s role in providing the IoT backbone for the home energy services related to Centrica’s Hive smart home devices , now used by about 1.7 Enabling European virtual power plants. million customers.

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Startup UtilityAPI raises $10M in Series A round

Smart Energy International

This article was originally published on Power Grid International. Since the start of the pandemic, UtilityAPI has negotiated deals with numerous investor owned utilities (IOUs), community choice aggregators (CCAs), and municipal utilities in the United States and Canada, it said. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Utilidata, Long-Time Grid Voltage Specialist, Sets Its Sights on Grid Edge Controls

GreenTechMedia

Over the past decade, Utilidata has been taking the energy-saving technology known as conservation voltage reduction deeper and deeper into the power grid, with an unusual combination of real-time power flow modeling and real-time grid controls that has allowed greater visibility and insight into the edges of distribution networks.

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How Microsoft Plans To Eliminate All The Carbon It Ever Emitted

R-Squared Energy

The new project demonstrates the feasibility of agreements to install solar panels on rooftops distributed across towns with existing grid connections and use Azure IoT technologies to aggregate the accumulated energy production for carbon offset accounting. Houston Ion Building : On Dec. Houston Ion Building : On Dec.

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The case for raising up women in climate tech

GreenBiz

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? From classrooms to boardrooms. After all, addressing the climate crisis is the entrepreneurial opportunity of this generation. Spotlighting climate-tech sheroes.

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Why a seasoned energy executive sees a bright future in long-duration energy storage from ESS

Renewable Energy World

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

Participants at this conference come from the private and public sectors, utilities, solution providers, investors, and startups. Meet the Innovators Creating a Sustainable Food Sector: Startups working in food and agriculture raised almost $20 billion in funding in 2019. 400+ sessions. How will this market unfold?