What can island life teach us about smart energy?

Madeleine Cuff
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Moixa and Hitachi launch new £10.8m project on the Isles of Scilly to develop smart energy software that helps maximise use of low-carbon power on the islands

Late last month residents of the Isles of Scilly were plunged into blackout, after the archipelago's single electricity cable from the mainland failed. Luckily the darkness lasted only a couple of minutes...

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