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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

It's been building out smart grid tech and testing out a virtual power plant. In 2018, VTA put its first five electric buses , built by Proterra and using DC fast charging infrastructure made by Chargepoint, into service. Earlier this year, UPS kicked its EV plans into overdrive.

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Building a More Sustainable Future with 6G

3BL Media

The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA)’s 2020 Mobile Industry SDG Impact Report found that the increase in vehicle monitoring, route optimization, and fuel efficiency through telematics helped avoid approximately 105 million tons of greenhouse gases in 2018 — equivalent to taking 23 million cars off the road.

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Key Issues 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

3BL Media

and provides services to clean technology firms in the power generation, smart grid, energy management, and pollution control sectors. KeyBanc Capital Markets® (KBCM) is a leader in renewable energy investments in the U.S.

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How European Climate Policy Can Bolster Energy Efficiency Measures

3BL Media

For example, smart meter technologies digitally optimize processes such as lighting and temperature control, significantly reducing energy bills in factories, homes, hospitals, office blocks and other buildings.

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Unlocking the value of energy communities

Renewable Energy World

Digital solutions are unshackling a growing number of ‘active consumers’ and prosumers, thereby accelerating the development of local smart grids and even helping to cost-effectively balance larger regional grids. To make all this a reality, we also need an enabling regulatory framework, one that favors citizen-led initiatives.

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Utility device and data management technologies revenue could exceed $22 billion by 2027edit

Renewable Energy World

billion in 2018 to more than $22.1 A new report from Navigant Research released this week says that revenue from device and data management technologies could grow from approximately $14.8 billion in 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%.

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Why a seasoned energy executive sees a bright future in long-duration energy storage from ESS

Renewable Energy World

In fact, he was creating technology that electric utilities could use to make their grids smarter before the words “smart grid” were well known. In 2002, he founded Silver Spring Networks, which combined IoT with big data for smart grids. In 2013 Silver Spring went public and in 2018 it was acquired by Itron.