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The State of Green Business 2021

GreenBiz

The State of Green Business 2021. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 02:11. Adapted from the 14th annual State of Green Business report, our annual report card on progress by the world’s largest companies. Such turmoil easily could have spelled the end, or at least the pause, of anything having to do with business and sustainability.

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River monitoring drone boats arrive in UK

Envirotec Magazine

The water monitoring Surfbee vehicles have a 1km transmitter with Bluetooth and 4G connectivity, hold a top speed of 4m/s and are powered by common power tool lithium-ion batteries. The inflatable hull and power tool battery compatibility also offers seamless storage and transport options.

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Eversource set to introduce smart meters in Connecticut

Smart Energy International

Eversource is ready to instal smart meters for its more than 1.2 million residential and small business customers in Connecticut, US. At the time of the filing, the company estimated that approximately 800,000 meters would be 20 years or older within five years. In its filing, Eversource estimated a benefit-cost ratio of 1.2

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Intellihub receives AU$50m loan for smart meter tech in Australia

Smart Energy International

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made an AU$50 million (US$34 million) loan commitment to Intellihub for smart meters and smart behind the meter devices. Smart meters and behind the meter devices are also important for the better management of our energy grid. Have you read?

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Fivefold rise in smart meter data, and what to do with it

Envirotec Magazine

A 500% increase in data traffic from smart meters is predicted over the next four years, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC), the organisation which built and maintains the UK’s smart metering network. The DCC has also published its 5-year look into the future, with the release of its 2022 Business and Development Plan.

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Smart metering and demand response continue to increase in US

Smart Energy International

FERC’s annual smart metering and demand response assessment highlights annual increases averaging around 8 million new smart meters. The assessment, compiled as a statutory requirement annually, quotes 2021 smart meter data as the latest, with numbers of 111.2 million metering endpoints in the US. in 2021 to 6.5%

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Siemens solution allows EV power consumption to be metered separately

Charged

Siemens eMobility solutions is field-testing a new charging technology called the Meter Integrated Charger (MIC), which provides a way to measure the quantity of electricity used to charge an EV in order to track and manage consumption. Siemens expects to deliver and install prototypes of the MIC early in 2021.