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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

Envirotec Magazine

Businesses who fail to act on decarbonisation risk exposing themselves to potential risks from policy-driven increased operating costs, increased energy costs or increased compliance costs. Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012.

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New York City Is About to Get an Injection of Tidal Power. Is This Time Different?

GreenTechMedia

New York City may be weeks away from seeing tidal power injected onto the local grid. The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) installation will feature three underwater 35-kilowatt turbines on a single triangular base called a TriFrame. It was awarded the FERC license for RITE in 2012. Tidal sector slow to take off.

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Utilities plus telcos: The case for an arranged marriage

GreenBiz

The notion of power utilities and telecommunications companies combining or working together is not new. Telco plus utility = Energy savings and modernized infrastructure. Cooling existing equipment and adding new sites to cater for 5G wireless networks will add to burgeoning energy costs. Richelle Elberg. That needs to change.

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SparkMeter Closes $12M Round to Expand From Metering Minigrids to Analyzing ‘Broken Grids’

GreenTechMedia

Remote minigrids are a tough market for a traditional smart meter vendor. The meters that minigrids use need to be cheap, rugged and reliable, and they must be able to adjust to the often unstable operating conditions of solar-powered standalone grids. ” The World Bank’s International Finance Corp.

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Chicago Transit Authority to use ViriCiti’s monitoring system for its 23 electric buses

Charged

ViriCiti, founded in 2012, makes a fleet monitoring system focused on electric buses and trucks. ViriCiti’s newest customer is the Chicago Transit Authority , which will use the company’s system to monitor its new fleet of 23 e-buses, including six Proterra buses that are already in service. Source: ViriCiti.

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Why Vestas Brought Its Offshore Business In-House

GreenTechMedia

Global turbine leader Vestas has taken sole control of its offshore wind joint venture, a move that says a lot about Vestas' current standing in the sector and even more about where wind power is headed. Vestas posted losses in 2011, 2012 and 2013, with its 2012 loss a staggering €963 million. MW iteration.

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ChargePoint acquisition points to growth in electric bus and commercial fleet services

Business Green

Deal with ViriCiti aims to strengthen fleet management services for growing number of companies switching to electric vehicles. Pasquale Romano, president and CEO of ChargePoint, said the deal with ViriCiti would further increase functionality available to electric bus and commercial fleet operators.