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Chris Cooper

Is this the world’s smartest energy services company?

November 4, 2015 by Chris Cooper 1 Comment

Click to play the Virtual Power Plant Game

Kraftwerke provide commercial energy customers with the opportunity to buy and sell their electricity, allowing them to benefit from the price fluctuations in the energy spot market.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs

A German energy crowd-funding start-up that aims to make community energy easy

October 29, 2015 by Chris Cooper Leave a Comment

Dr Peer Piske and CrowdEner.gy

CrowdEner.gy aims to make community energy easy. But recent government changes to the feed-in-tariff have made it a difficult market.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency

BürgerWerke – retailer linking citizen owned renewable projects with consumers

October 28, 2015 by Chris Cooper Leave a Comment

The Bürgerwerke team: “We are the Energy Transition”. Kai (left) and Felix (centre).

BürgerWerke is an innovative energy retailer start-up aiming to ‘close-the-loop’ on citizen energy in Germany. Chris Cooper pays them a visit in Heidelberg.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency, Solar

The Priest who broke the law (for solar), and the village that bought back the grid

October 28, 2015 by Chris Cooper Leave a Comment

Schönau. Village of 2500 inhabitants in the Black Forest. A beautiful remote alpine village that bought back its grid and has been leading the energy revolution.

Filed Under: Solar

What the Tesla Powerwall battery means for households

May 7, 2015 by Chris Cooper 48 Comments

So, what does Tesla's battery storage offering, the Powerwall, mean for consumers. We include a unique online calculator to help you find out. On average, however, solar only continues to offer best value. But the grid only option comes last.

So, what does Tesla’s battery storage offering, the Powerwall, mean for consumers. We include a unique online calculator to help you find out. On average, however, solar only continues to offer best value. But the grid only option comes last.

Filed Under: Solar

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