TechCrunch: Climate

MAY 6, 2024

If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. But companies like Google and Samsung are increasingly relying on this rich data set to hit their sustainability goals and empower […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2023

Xcel Energy has announced the start of the rollout of smart electricity meters in its Wisconsin service territory. The installations will start in the company’s southern communities and will lead to the installation of more than 260,000 of the new smart meters in the service area through 2025. million electricity and 2.1

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 26, 2024

New seismic monitoring tools resulting from a three-year international research project on risk reduction in deep geothermal projects led by ETH Zurich have been deployed at the site of the Haute-Sorne geothermal project by Geo-Energie Jura AG in the canton of Jura, Switzerland.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Eversource is ready to instal smart meters for its more than 1.2 The proposal, which was filed in November 2021, forms part of Eversource’s electricity system modernisation and is intended to replace mostly end of life meters – most of them AMR drive-by read meters, which were installed in the early 2000s – with smart meters.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 26, 2024

million smart electricity and gas meters were installed in British homes and small businesses, amounting to 61% of all meters, reports the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in their quarterly smart meter update. million were smart electricity meters and 14.5 million smart gas meters.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Smart meters are prominent in water companies’ 2025-2030 business plans, in line with regulatory expectations for large-scale rollouts. What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers? What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 9, 2023

100 million smart meters and counting by Gridspertise, a new era for smart meter data in Japan and Kaifa going OSGP and Sigfox are on the week’s technology radar. 100 million smart meters and counting by Gridspertise, a new era for smart meter data in Japan and Kaifa going OSGP and Sigfox are on the week’s technology radar.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2024

Coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia. The pace at which renewable energy is being developed in China is leading to a slowdown in the approval of new coal-powered projects, according to a new report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and Global Energy Monitor.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jamaica Public Service Company has reported that 520,000 smart meters were installed at the end of January, corresponding to about 75% of the customer base. The rollout, launched in 2015, has seen a J$14 billion (US$90 million) investment as part of the initiative to modernise the electricity network and improve the customer experience.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2024

This strategic approach enabled the effective provision of energy across various areas of the event, including performance stages, catering, and production. They feature a remote two-way connection to the machines and the grid available onsite, ensuring monitoring of the application to reach the highest efficiencies.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 21, 2022

Brazilian energy distribution firm Energisa Group is expanding the rollout of mPrest’s transformer health management system (mTHM) following a successful pilot. The pilot included the use of mTHM to monitor the health status of 112 transmission and distribution transformers. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2024

Following a tender review, local press has reported that the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) can proceed with the 400,000 smart meter rollout across the island. In February 2024 Cyprus’s Electricity Authority, the state-owned energy company, awarded the tender for the smart meter rollout to CyTA at a cost of €39.9

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Bidgely

AUGUST 15, 2024

Bidgely Solidifies Energy Industry Leadership for AI Excellence in 2024 Company’s success in AI continually recognized as it heralds a new era of generative AI innovation LOS ALTOS, Calif., Bidgely spent more than a decade perfecting its AI-based energy algorithms after pioneering disaggregation machine learning technology in 2012.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 23, 2024

The smart meter rollout for traditional prepayment customers is progressing more slowly than for standard credit customers, Ofgem believes. The letter notes that while the percentage of premises with a smart meter in Great Britain is approximately 60%, this is not the case for prepayment premises. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Acea distribution company Areti announced that as of 31 January 2024, one million smart meters were installed on Rome’s electricity grid. The rollout of the Rometrix 2G smart meters was launched in October 2020, with the goal to replace the approximately 1.7 Have you read?

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Griffith Energy LLC, an affiliate of infrastructure investment firm ArcLight Capital Partners LLC , plans to construct a 2-MW behind-the-meter solar project at the Griffith Generating Station in Mohave County, Ariz. The project will serve to offset Griffith’s auxiliary electricity requirements, online or offline.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2020

Utilities around the world will invest around $30 billion over the next five years to install more than 300 million smart meters, bringing many of the world’s most populous countries to full deployment but leaving other parts of the globe with relatively low penetration. Slow smart meter rollout in Germany.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 5, 2022

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a $3 billion plan for the years 2024-2027 towards its ongoing clean energy drive. Among the major investments detailed is the implementation of the next generation of smart meters in order to give customers more control, access and insights into their energy usage.

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Charged

JANUARY 23, 2023

The vehicles are expected to arrive in Bucharest at the end of 2024. Each 12-meter trolleybus is to be powered by a 160 kW traction motor and fitted with a 60 kWh Solaris High Power battery pack, enabling them to cover distances of up to 20 km at a time without connection to overhead wires. Source: Green Car Congress

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CleanTech Group

APRIL 23, 2024

Engineered alternatives to spider silk, carbon tracking and emission monitoring, hydrogen refuelling stations, and waste commerce tracking: Find Recent Deals worth looking at. The post Recent Deals – 23 April 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 27, 2024

Sigfox, as one of the Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) wireless communication technologies, is designed to connect sensors and devices securely at low cost in the most energy-efficient way to enable Massive IoT. In June 2024, Sigfox SA was selected as the network to support South Africa’s transition to smart water meters.

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Charged

JUNE 25, 2024

Japanese automotive manufacturers Honda Motor and Mitsubishi have announced plans to establish a new 50/50 joint venture (JV) company called ALTNA in July 2024. When a customer leases a vehicle, ALTNA will retain ownership of the battery and monitor usage during the lease period.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 7, 2024

The penetration rate of smart gas meters in Europe reached 45% in 2023 and is set to increase to about 62% by 2028, Berg Insight has reported. In 2023 the installed base of smart gas meters amounted to 55.9 million units per year during 2024–2025. million units and at a CAGR of 6.8% is projected to reach 77.6 Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 10, 2022

?Atlantic City Electric will start the broad installation of new smart meters for its nearly 565,000 customers beginning in September 2022, and continuing through 2024. According to the electric utility, there will be no upfront cost to customers for their new smart meters.

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Bidgely

MAY 8, 2024

Bidgely and Avista Utilities Win 2024 PLMA Technology Pioneer Award Partnership recognized for deploying AI-powered energy insights to optimize existing grid infrastructure, enhance grid planning and improve operational efficiencies LOS ALTOS, Calif.,

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

2024 is here, and it’s full of promise for the climatetech industry. Cell-based meat Named to Lux Research’s “Climate Tech 2024 Watch List” Tender is introducing a new generation of alternative meat products—produced in the kitchen by chefs—that have the same texture, taste, and consistency as real meat.

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Bidgely

MAY 30, 2024

Bihar Partners with Bidgely to Reduce Energy Theft and Revenue Leakage Through AI-Powered Data Analytics Combination of AI and smart meter data accurately detects tariff misuse, direct theft, meter tampering and other non-technical loss LOS ALTOS, Calif.,

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The Guardian: Energy

JULY 10, 2024

Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 – six years ahead of Beijing’s target The amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined, a report has found. Continue reading.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 25, 2024

Xcel Energy is planning to install around 100,000 smart meters in each of its North and South Dakota service areas. The full rollout of the approximately 100,000 smart meters in each state is expected to run well into 2025. ” Xcel Energy launched its Wisconsin smart meter rollout in September 2023. .

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 5, 2024

Portuguese DSO E-REDES has reported passing the 6 million smart meter milestone, corresponding to 94% penetration across the country’s mainland. million smart meters for all customers in mainland Portugal by the end of 2024. By 2026 approximately 80% of the country’s electricity is expected to come from renewables.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania is building a gigantic new battery-electric ferry. The lightweight catamaran has an overall length of 130 meters and a capacity of 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. Norwegian maritime industry battery provider Corvus Energy will supply the battery systems to Wärtsilä. Source: Wärtsilä

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Southwestern Electric Power Co (SWEPCO) is launching a two-year smart meter rollout programme for its customers in north and central Louisiana. The deployment of the smart meters, which will replace the now outdated current meters as part of the company’s grid modernisation, will continue across the state through 2025.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Electricity Active Surfaces develops an ultra-lightweight, flexible solar technology for the built environment. It’s participating in Year 2 of ACCEL.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 25, 2024

Smart electricity metering in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a rate of over 6% from 818.6 With this, the penetration rate of smart electricity meters in the region will grow from 61% in 2023 to 80% in 2029 while cumulative shipments during 2024–2029 will amount to a total of 872.7 million smart meters.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 4, 2024

The Australia Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has issued a draft rule to start accelerating the deployment of smart meters from July 2024. The draft rule follows the March decision of the Commission to fast-track the process, to achieve a full rollout of smart meters across the country’s national electricity market by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

Funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the project is centred on Worthing Crematorium in West Sussex and is part of Adur & Worthing Council’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. If these tests are successful, the technology will be brought over to trial at Worthing Crematorium as early as spring 2024.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 15, 2024

The Paris Olympics International Olympic Committee (IOC) will deploy Energy Expert, a data-driven and cloud-based solution, to help measure and analyse smart meter-gathered power consumption data from across all 35 competition venues of the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics Games.

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