Distributed generation

Scale Microgrids Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Scale Microgrids is excited to announce and welcome Deepa Ananthakrishnan as their new Chief Operating Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Scale Microgrids is excited to announce and welcome Deepa Ananthakrishnan as their new Chief Operating Officer.
  • Deepa joins Scale Microgrids (“Scale”) with close to two decades of experience working in operations in the renewable space.
  • “Scale is dedicated to cultivating a diverse team that harnesses the best talent and expertise the industry has to offer,” says Ryan Goodman, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder at Scale.
  • We’re excited to welcome another all-star to the Scale family.”
    “I am very excited to join Scale and look forward to working alongside the exceptional team here,” Ananthakrishnan said.

UC San Diego Partners with Xendee for Testing and Evaluation of Microgrid Controller

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Xendee Operate is a cloud-based software solution that enables the efficient deployment of microgrids, following the IEEE 2030.7 standard.

Key Points: 
  • Xendee Operate is a cloud-based software solution that enables the efficient deployment of microgrids, following the IEEE 2030.7 standard.
  • The controller platform will be tested at UC San Diego, allowing for the evaluation of its performance and effectiveness upgrades.
  • The Xendee Operate Cloud, housing the main Xendee Operate Engine, utilizes real-time measurements and weather data to generate load and renewable energy source forecasts.
  • We look forward to testing and evaluating the new capabilities of Xendee Operate at our test facility.

Europe Green Data Center Market Outlook Report 2023-2028: Hyperscale Players Such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Meta, and Microsoft are Procuring Renewable Energy for their Data Centers

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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The Europe green data center is expected to reach a value of $12.25 billion in 2028 from $7.94 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 7.49%

Key Points: 
  • The Europe green data center is expected to reach a value of $12.25 billion in 2028 from $7.94 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 7.49%
    Hyperscale players such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Meta, and Microsoft are procuring renewable energy for their data centers.
  • The Nordic region is the most suitable region for green data center development as there is no need for water cooling.
  • There is continuous investment in renewable energy projects across Nordics and Western Europe, where data center companies also participate.
  • Renewable energy companies like Engie, TotalEnergies, EDF Renewables, ENEL Group, Orsted, and much more supply renewable energy to European green data center market operators.

NaaS Technology Inc. Reports Unaudited 2023 First Quarter Financial Results

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Friday, June 16, 2023
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BEIJING, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NaaS Technology Inc. ("NaaS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: NAAS), the first U.S. listed EV charging service company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NaaS Technology Inc. ("NaaS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: NAAS), the first U.S. listed EV charging service company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • First Quarter 2023 Operational Highlights:
    Charging volume transacted through NaaS' network reached 1,023 GWh in the first quarter of 2023, representing an increase of 112% year over year.
  • First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:
    Revenues grew by 150% year over year and reached RMB36.2 million (US$5.3 million) in the first quarter of 2023.
  • First Quarter 2023 Financial Results:
    Total revenues reached RMB36.2 million (US$5.3 million) in the first quarter of 2023, representing an increase of 150% year over year.

Europe Green Data Center Market Outlook Report 2023: A $12.25 Billion Market by 2028 from $7.94 Billion in 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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As of October 2022, over 100 companies have signed the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact, which operates more than 90% of data center capacity across Europe.

Key Points: 
  • As of October 2022, over 100 companies have signed the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact, which operates more than 90% of data center capacity across Europe.
  • Hyperscale operators in the Europe green data center market like AWS and Microsoft and colocation operators like Kao Data, NorthC Datacenters, and Data4 are taking multiple steps to improve their sustainability credentials.
  • Colt Data Centre Services uses free cooling most of the year in the Paris Southwest data center; the same will be used in the announced expansion of this data center.
  • Companies introduce technologies like green concrete, modular data centers, and more in their data center construction.

Redflow to supply transformative 20 MWh flow battery system for project in California

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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The 20 MWh system will be one of the largest zinc-based battery projects in the world and will represent Redflow’s largest single sale and deployment of batteries globally to date.

Key Points: 
  • The 20 MWh system will be one of the largest zinc-based battery projects in the world and will represent Redflow’s largest single sale and deployment of batteries globally to date.
  • This follows the 2 MWh system in California that Redflow installed for Anaergia in 2022 that has been successfully operating for more than a year.
  • Faraday Microgrids has signed a definitive supply agreement with Redflow covering battery supply and technical support for the project.
  • Faraday Microgrids expects project agreements to be formalized and a notice to commence issued to Redflow in July 2023.

Guidehouse Insights Explores How Microgrids Can Reduce Vulnerability to Cybersecurity Risks

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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BOULDER, Colo., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights reviews recent regulatory efforts to address emerging cybersecurity threats and explores how microgrids should be configured to reduce their vulnerability to cybersecurity risks, as well as how they can be deployed as active cybersecurity solutions.

Key Points: 
  • BOULDER, Colo., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights reviews recent regulatory efforts to address emerging cybersecurity threats and explores how microgrids should be configured to reduce their vulnerability to cybersecurity risks, as well as how they can be deployed as active cybersecurity solutions.
  • "The only safe harbor for manufacturers to avoid liability is to consider cybersecurity from the design phase of a transmission and distribution expansion, deploying microgrids in ways that enhance rather than undermine cybersecurity."
  • The report, Deploying Microgrids as Cybersecurity Solutions , reviews recent regulatory efforts to address emerging cybersecurity threats and explores how microgrids can be deployed as active cybersecurity solutions, eliminating cybersecurity threats, mitigating damages, and helping stakeholders meet new, more stringent cybersecurity regulations.
  • An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website .

Reynolds Announces Plans for Advanced Water Recycling Facility at Tobaccoville, N.C. Plant

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reynolds American Inc. (Reynolds), the BAT Group's U.S. subsidiary, announces that one of its operating companies has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources to construct a water reclamation plant on-site at the expansive Reynolds Operations Center in Tobaccoville, N.C. NextEra Energy Resources' WaterHubSM installation at Tobaccoville is projected to reclaim more than 60 million gallons of water a year, equivalent to the annual water supply of approximately 550 average U.S. households, reducing Reynolds' environmental footprint and contributing to the BAT Group's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals.

Key Points: 
  • "This project is not only a first for Reynolds, but for the entire global BAT Group and is an important step toward reaching Reynolds' water stewardship targets for 2025.
  • Through the WaterHub, Reynolds is playing its part in the BAT Group's progress against its goal of 35% less water withdrawn across global operations."
  • NextEra Energy Resources' WaterHub installation includes plans to break ground on the project in Tobaccoville in the fall of 2023.
  • "By implementing advanced water reclamation technologies, we are able to help Reynolds reduce its dependence on potable water for factory utility operations and lower its overall environmental footprint.

Affordable Power Plant Control for C&I and DER Enables Behind The Meter Demand Reduction and Energy Storage Integration

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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CORNELIUS, N.C., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aderis Energy unveils EOS, the latest addition to its cutting-edge Acuity monitoring and control platform.

Key Points: 
  • CORNELIUS, N.C., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aderis Energy unveils EOS, the latest addition to its cutting-edge Acuity monitoring and control platform.
  • This groundbreaking Energy Operating System (EOS) integrates robust Power Plant Control (PPC) and energy storage management features into their existing monitoring and control solution, offering the industry's most comprehensive single-platform solution encompassing Data Acquisition System (DAS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), PPC, and energy storage.
  • EOS is designed to expedite the deployment of renewable energy for smaller distribution and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) scale projects, by eliminating integration complexities and reducing licensing costs associated with existing commercial solutions.
  • Moreover, EOS's tiered pricing model allows customers to purchase only needed functions, with the flexibility to expand capabilities as future needs dictate.

ABM Announces Plan to Build First-of-its-Kind EV Ecosystem Hub

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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ATLANTA, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ABM (NYSE: ABM), one of the nation’s largest providers of facility services, infrastructure solutions, and parking management, has announced its plan to centralize its eMobility, resiliency, and electrical infrastructure operations, services and training through an expanded multiuse facility. Officially named the ABM Electrification Center, the new facility will be co-located in Cumming, GA, with the existing operations center of ABM’s RavenVolt, a leader in advanced turn-key microgrid systems and technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Supporting a multitude of industries, ABM, which has installed close to 30,000 EV charging stations to date, serves as a single-source solution provider across the entire EV ecosystem, offering comprehensive engineering, design, installation, and maintenance services, and is one of the nation’s largest installers of EV charging stations.
  • To build upon this strong positioning, the planned Electrification Center will further fortify ABM as a leader in electrification infrastructure turn-key solutions.
  • Key features of the ABM Electrification Center will include:
    A first-of-its-kind industry-leading on-site training and demonstration facility for ABM and its partners.
  • A technology hub for testing and developing innovative solutions across EV Infrastructure, Microgrids, Parking, and Power Systems.