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IoT pavilion at CES to see explosive growth next year

The IoT Infrastructure Pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, organised by the IoT M2M Council (IMC) trade group, will increase by well over 65% for the [...]

Vehicle-to-grid key for EV charging, says F&S

The next generation of electric vehicle charging technologies is set to be dominated by fast-charging, vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid models, according to market watcher Frost & Sullivan. Despite requiring huge investments [...]

FSG and ChargePoint bring EV charging to commerce

FSG Smart Buildings has partnered with the ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) charging network to provide turnkey EV charging to the commercial market, including system design, installation, commissioning, project management [...]

UL acquires microgrid software specialist Homer

Illinois-based solar, wind and battery energy company UL has acquired Colorado firm Homer Energy, a specialist in modelling and optimisation software for microgrids. The acquisition combines UL’s expertise in renewables [...]

Voltaic solar powers IoT devices

Voltaic Systems, a designer and manufacturer of remote solar charging products, debuted its first-ever comprehensive battery pack designed for IoT devices at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las [...]

Seto awards Eaton $3m to increase solar power use

Power management company Eaton has been awarded a $3m grant by the US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (Seto) to pursue research and development initiatives that enable [...]

One Nordic picks IsMobile for smart meter rollout

Swedish service provider One Nordic has selected IsMobile as a partner to rollout a million smart meters for two electricity distributors in Sweden. The IsMobile smart meter rollout deployment tool [...]

Indian companies use Semtech LoRa devices for smart metering

Semtech’s LoRa devices are helping reduce energy waste with smarter metering applications as technology from Elmeasure and ClodPi tracks and reports usage data in real time for precise billing [...]

Enel launches smart EV chargers

Enel X, the Enel Group’s energy business line, has launched its latest smart EV charging stations to speed the adoption of electric vehicles and support the decarbonisation of the [...]

Honeywell acquires Rebellion Photonics

Honeywell has acquired Rebellion Photonics, a Houston-based provider of intelligent, visual gas monitoring systems to increase safety, operational performance, emissions mitigation and compliance in the oil, gas, petrochemical and [...]

Vinatech hybrid capacitors target NB-IoT smart meters

Battery-powered smart meters connected with NB-IoT communications are among the main targets for hybrid capacitors developed by South Korean company Vinatech. The high-density electrostatic double-layer capacitance (EDLC) 3.8V hybrid super [...]

SmartestEnergy acquires Dual Energy

Energy firm SmartestEnergy has acquired fellow UK company energy supplier Dual Energy. Complementing its industrial and commercial electricity supply business, this deal lets SmartestEnergy take its customer service to smaller [...]