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Energy storage, combined with digital power management, instantly adjusts for imbalances in the electric grid for a steady flow of energy.
Bloom Energy’s Bloom Box is made up of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), which efficiently and electrochemically convert fuel into low-carbon, baseload electricity.
Pecan Street is leading a team of researchers from The University of Texas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Environmental Defense Fund to develop and test an integrated clean energy smart grid of tomorrow in the homes of today.
SolarCity’s project SolarStrong aims to make clean energy affordable for U.S. military housing communities across the country.
Data analytics solutions help utilities manage new streams of energy data by “fusing” them with other big data sets.
Nest’s Learning Thermostat is a sleek, Wi-Fi-connected, intelligent climate control devise that learns – and mimics – its owner's heating and cooling preferences.
Tendril Connect is an open standards-based cloud platform that connects utilities, homes, applications and devices to realize the opportunities unlocked by new, smarter grids.
NRG Energy’s diversified renewable energy portfolio results in cleaner and smarter options for their customers.
An industry response to the White House call for energy customers to be able to access their own energy data.
Honest Buildings is allowing customers, developers and other real estate professionals to evaluate building performance and share opinions, best practices and endorsements.
Better Place is installing EV charging station infrastructure and battery switching stations for electric vehicles around the globe.
CPS Energy is the country’s largest municipally-owned utility, providing electric and gas service to more than 730,000 customers.
E7 Studios and the Los Angeles Community College District pull students into a first of its kind data-driven redevelopment effort.
Consert’s Energy Management Solution helps customers save energy and money without any loss of comfort or control, and allows utilities to manage peak demand more efficiently.
SCIenergy’s MESA service is an innovative combination of cloud-based energy management and energy efficiency financing that reduces energy use at commercial buildings and aligns the financial incentives for building owners and tenants.
REGEN Energy’s Swarm Energy Management technology brings the intelligence and efficiency of a working beehive to energy-consuming loads on the electric grid, producing up to 30 percent in energy savings.
Evatran’s Plugless Power EV charging system provides wireless charging for EV owners, making “refueling” as easy as parking.
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