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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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Through the JuiceNet platform, these facilities can be remotely controlled and aggregated for grid balancing purposes relying on unidirectional and bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) electricity flows. Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

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Navigant: China leads global smart meter market with 68% of tracked installations

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China continues to lead the global smart meter market through 1Q 2017 with upwards of 408 million meters installed, accounting for 68.3% of tracked installations, according to a new report from Navigant Research. In Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa, smart meter uptake remains limited, according to the report.

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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

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According to Rystad Energy research, Spain, France, and Germany are among the countries committed or considering cross border pipelines to facilitate energy flows, while the UK with its extensive gas grid finds itself in a strong position to switch from natural gas to hydrogen. Mt of local supply with startup by 2030 (or only 2.1

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South African firm buys 307 Tesla Powerwall batteries to help with load shedding

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Load shedding is the practice of switching off parts of the electric grid when there is insufficient capacity. TFG , which owns well-known retail stores in South Africa, turned to Tesla Powerwalls to keep the lights on throughout daily operations, minimizing load-shedding effects on its businesses. . Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). Europe— even with additional upside from recent policy advances—the Middle East and Africa are set to lag behind their counterparts.

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GlobalData: Global battery energy storage market to grow by 7% to reach $13.13B by 2023

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billion in 2023, as countries are increasing investments for improving their grid infrastructure and improving the market structure to attract foreign investments. Middle East and Africa are small markets with demand for storage expected to increase once renewable power generation gains significant traction in the market.

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BNEF: energy storage is a $1.2-trillion investment opportunity to 2040

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The falling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). These nine markets will represent two thirds of the installed capacity by 2040.