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The killer apps for batteries: Electric buses and natural gas peaker plan hybrids?

Manufacturers of home automation systems are getting together with the makers of weather stations to help smart homes run more efficiently based on the current temperature, the position of the sun, da...

How electric vehicles are becoming a tool for grid stability

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A recent series of reports from GTM Research looks at how electric vehicles (EVs) affect the duck curve in California and Hawaii. Grid operators not only have to prepare for an increase in electricity...

Digital transformation ‘goes mainstream’ in energy industry

General Electric’s software deal with US energy utility Exelon signifies a massive change occurring in the broader electricity market. Exelon will deploy GE’s Predix software and applicati...

Sweden plans 60% subsidy for residential batteries

A government subsidy in Sweden will cover 60% of the cost of installing a residential energy storage system, up to a maximum of 50,000 kroner (US$5,400). Battery, wiring, management systems and inst...

ADB approves $15.2m solar project for Solomon Islands

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing to support the Government of Solomon Islands and Solomon Power to convert electricity networks in five provinces to mostly solar power. The Solar Po...