PGE pilots Utilidata smart-grid chip
Portland General Electric (PGE) is to pilot Utilidata’s smart-grid chip, a distributed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, in Oregon. Rhode Island-based Utilidata’s smart-grid chip, powered by the Nvidia Jetson processor, [...]
AutoGrid AI powers EV grid services
California-based AutoGrid is using artificial intelligence (AI) to launch electric vehicle (EV) services that enable cleaner, more reliable and cost-effective grid operations. The virtual power plant (VPP) and distributed [...]
Etisalat tests 5G to support oil and gas corporation
UAE telco Etisalat is trialling 5G network capabilities covering multiple locations for an oil and gas corporation. The aim is to provide it with a high standard of data [...]
Utilities see security as most exciting IoT technology
Energy security is the most exciting area of IoT technology development, according to the Wi-Sun Alliance’s smart utilities survey. Energy security tops the list of the most exciting areas [...]
Smart metering to generate $60bn by 2027
Smart metering will generate $60bn in revenue for vendors globally by 2027, according to market watcher Juniper Research. The study found that hardware, connectivity and service revenue from smart [...]
Octopus invests €1bn in French green energy
Energy retailer Octopus Energy in investing €1bn in the French green energy market and a new European tech hub in Paris. Octopus Energy is the UK’s third largest energy [...]
Beroe deal provides utilities with AI market insights
North Carolina analytics provider Beroe and Florida-based ProcureAbility are working together to provide utilities with AI-enabled market intelligence. Beroe, a SaaS-based procurement intelligence firm, is combining its commodities and [...]
Nanoleaf first to market with Matter smart lighting
Canadian firm Nanoleaf has become the first company to put Matter smart lighting products on the market. It is taking pre-orders for two Matter-compatible smart lights – an A19 [...]
Johnson Controls opens Dutch innovation centre
Johnson Controls last week opened an OpenBlue innovation centre in Rotterdam, inviting public and industry leaders in Europe to see how to make buildings fit for net zero. An [...]
Qualcomm backs Butlr people counter
California-based people sensing platform Butlr Technologies has received additional funding from Qualcomm Ventures and is launching the next version of its patented Heatic wireless sensors, data and analytics. While [...]
Etisalat asks Alexa to smarten UAE homes
UAE telco Etisalat has introduced a smart living home control that integrates technology for controlling smart home devices in collaboration with Amazon Alexa. The service provides capabilities that distinguish [...]
Facil.AI adds smart HVAC to facility platform
California-based building technology firm Facil.AI has integrated artificial intelligence into Arizona automation company Engenuity Systems’ eViewIoT facility management platform. The combination of Facil.AI’s AI-based autonomous HVAC optimisation engine with [...]
