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Australian businesses save 169m+ litres in smart water meter joint venture

Smart Energy International

A smart water meter joint venture initiative by Midcoast Council has seen up to 40 large water users install smart water meters across their properties to monitor water usage. These smart meters are hoped to mitigate the resulting effects of such disasters by preventing water waste where possible.

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Smart water metering advances in Australia and New Zealand

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Itron and a Spark IoT and IOTA partnership introduce smart water meters for Cairns and new solutions for water utilities in Australia and New Zealand. The NB-IoT is added on top of the existing support for multiple communication protocols, including LoRa and other water advanced metering infrastructure network communications.

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Metaverse energy research to launch in Australia

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University of Wollongong Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded more than Au$400,000 (US$266,000) for research into green and sustainable energy-efficient metaverse technologies. DEWA launches Metaverse platform Technology changes in the energy sector during the pandemic and beyond. “The Have you read?

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Fluence to acquire energy SaaS provider Nispersa

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Zurich based Nispera is a provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled software-as-a-service (SaaS) targeting the renewable energy sector. The company’s technology is designed to help customers monitor, analyse, forecast and optimise the performance and value of renewable energy assets.

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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

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Australian blockchain pioneer Powerledger’s Montreal Commons project is set to be one of the world’s first carbon neutral apartment buildings. During times of peak demand they can then buy back electricity from the on-site battery at an agreed price. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Rule drafted to accelerate smart meter rollout in Australia

Smart Energy International

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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Australia’s Endeavour Energy to upgrade smart meters with sandbox waiver

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New South Wales utility Endeavour Energy has been granted a sandbox trial waiver to upgrade 5,600 smart meters. The proposal is to upgrade around 5,600 smart meters in parts of greater western Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands and the Illawarra region of New South Wales.