Faraday Grid launches new 'backbone' platform to usher in smart grids

Madeleine Cuff
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New smart operating platform - dubbed Emergent - paves the way for flexible energy by enabling any person or device to trade electricity, its creators say

Smart grid start-up Faraday Grid and its investor, Canada-based renewables developer Amp, have unveiled a new platform they claim will "revolutionise" how electricity is produced, distributed, bought and...

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