internet of things

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​Electric vehicle (EV) charging station company Car Charged UK has selected KORE as its internet of things (IoT) partner of choice.

​BP Ventures is to integrate internet of things (IoT) electric vehicle (EV) charging firm IoTecha’s products into its EV infrastructure following a US$7 million (£5 million) investment.

​An intelligent energy management system is being developed in Nottingham to optimise clean technology including a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs), battery storage and solar.

​Tech giant Microsoft and European natural gas utility Snam have launched their first Cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) project for energy networks.

European utility Enel has turned to AI software provider C3 to work as a strategic partner of big data platforms and applications across the entire business in a move which it says will strengthen its position at the top of the energy transition.

​The University of Oxford is to test the capabilities of a Virtual Private Wire Network (VPWN) to manage the energy use of 400 buildings currently linked together on a micro-grid via a private wire network.

Energy companies could boost turnover by an average of 9% - equivalent to around US$217 million (£164 million) – over the next five years by adopting industrial internet of things (IIOT) technologies, but face numerous hurdles.