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This summer, Con Edison and SunPower Corp. will partner on a $15 million pilot program to offer solar power systems with battery storage to more than 300 New York homeowners. The aggregation of hundreds of homes with solar power and battery storage will provide the utility with a cost-effective and innovative virtual power plant, providing participating homeowners with a backup system in case of an outage while also supplementing the traditional energy delivery model to improve grid resiliency, reliability and sustainability. “Distributed Energy can be more practically integrated into a Smart Grid if it is aggregated through Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). VPPs generate additional value from the flexibility they can offer the grid. They can match load fluctuations through forecasting, advance metering and computerised control, and can perform real-time optimisation of energy resources”, explains our most recent report: The Market for Building Performance Software 2016 to 2020. With the integration of over 1.8 megawatts of […]
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This Research Note explores what’s behind Yardi Systems’ recent acquisitions of Hubble and Deskpass in the coworking sector. We focus on Yardi’s strategic rationale for acquiring these two firms, the company’s prior acquisitions in the sector, and the current state of coworking in the office market. Yardi Profile Founded in 1984 by Anant Yardi and […]
In this Research Note, we examine UrbanChain, a Manchester, UK-based startup recently named the 3rd fastest-growing UK technology company by Deloitte. The company is positioned as a provider of peer-to-peer energy services, enabling the rollout of renewable energy in commercial and industrial facilities to happen much faster. We review the company’s growth, external funding, and […]
In this Research Note, we examine Wavelynx Technologies, a Broomfield, Colorado-based vendor providing mobile-first identity and access control solutions. We take an in-depth look at the origins of the firm, its product portfolio, ownership, growth, regional expansion, and recent partnerships. Wavelynx Origins Wavelynx Technologies was founded in 2013 by Hugo Wendling, who had co-founded XceedID […]
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