Euronews: Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by massive power outage
Neara's Taco Engelaar gives insight on the nationwide power outage that hit Spain, Portugal, and France disrupting essential services and leaving millions without electricity.
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Neara Lab on Demand: From Planning to Execution
Watch the on-demand recording of Neara Lab's first live event Neara Lab on Demand: From Planning to Execution: Getting the Most out of your Resiliency Plan
Osmose and Neara Announce Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Utility Infrastructure
The newly announced partnership will enable utilities to enhance data accuracy, optimize restoration efforts, and make more informed infrastructure decisions.
KPRC-NBC: Cutting edge AI helping CenterPoint track trees that need trimming
Neara was recently featured on KPRC, the Houston NBC affiliate, for our work with CenterPoint energy to streamline and improve their vegetation management processes.
CenterPoint Energy and Neara Announce Post-Hurricane Beryl Collaboration to Advance Electric Resiliency
Mobilizing AI capabilities and digital modeling technologies will help optimize safety, reliability and resilience while reducing the impact on CenterPoint’s customers.
Neara’s Work with Southern California Edison Featured on Spectrum News 1 SoCal
Neara Co-Founder Karamvir Singh on how Neara machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict, prevent, and mitigate the dangers posed to utilities by wildfires.
Neara Co-Founder Karamvir Singh on the USEA Power Sector Podcast
Neara Co-Founder Karamvir Singh on how Neara machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict, prevent, and mitigate the dangers posed to utilities by wildfires.
Utility Week: National Grid urged to pause controversial scheme
Taco Engelaar discusses a Neara study on the public perception of infrastructure construction, in the context of National Grid's proposed transmission expansion project.
Fortune: Americans are cutting back on groceries to pay for AC
Neara SVP Rob Brook talks with Fortune about the downstream effects of global warming, including strains on utility infrastructure.
Industry Europe: Why the Netherlands’ “gridlock” is a cautionary tale for European business
Taco Engelaar makes the case for prioritizing electricity infrastructure improvements alongside renewable generation to avoid the challenges the Netherlands currently faces.
CNET: Watch Out for These Red Flags When Choosing Your Energy Provider
Robert Brook shares how Neara helps energy suppliers improve their services, ultimately benefitting the consumer.
UtilityDive: As NVIDIA, IBM and others apply AI to boost utilities, regulatory and data privacy obstacles abound
Read how Neara is contributing to the conversation around AI in the utility sector
Engineer Live: How can AI digital twins help climate-proof our energy infrastructure?
As climate change intensifies, the need to safeguard energy infrastructure against extreme weather is more urgent than ever.
The Engineer: How we can ‘brace’ our infrastructure for record-breaking weather
Neara SVP Taco Engelaar on transforming how we approach infrastructure resilience by using advanced technologies to anticipate and mitigate the impacts of severe weather.
Sapphire Ventures: Charting the Course in Climate Tech – Decarbonization Opportunities in 2024
Sapphire Ventures discusses the increasing risk that severe weather disasters pose, and how tools like Neara can aid in a path towards decarbonization.
Neara Named to TIME’s List of 100 Most Influential Companies
We’re proud to announce that Neara was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2024!
Energy Monitor: Q&A: How Can AI Help Us Adapt to an Evolving Climate?
AI may help utilities adapt to climate change, reducing power outages caused by extreme weather. Neara's platform predicts threats, aiding resilience.
Fast Company: Neara Named one of World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024
Neara joins Fast Company's 2024 Most Innovative Companies, revolutionizing utility networks with AI for enhanced resilience and efficiency.
TechCrunch: How Neara Uses AI to Protect Utilities From Extreme Weather
Neara uses AI to model power networks, mitigate risks from events like wildfires. Raised $45M, partnered with major utilities for resilient infrastructure.
Euronews: Blackout Fatigue Threatens Our Climate Change Resilience
Facing frequent storms and power outages, it's crucial to adopt proactive measures like "digital twin" modeling and AI. Stress-testing infrastructure is key for swift restorat
TechCrunch: Australia’s Climate Tech Industry Is Booming, but It Could Bust Without Funds
Australia's climate tech startups thrive amid environmental crises, but face capital hurdles. Q3 2023 sees a funding surge, reaching $116 million.
WSJ: Australian Startups Hope New Migration Strategy Fills Skills Shortages
Australia revamps immigration to curb post-pandemic influx, predicting a 14% drop. New visas for green tech aim to attract skilled talent, prioritizing quality over quantity,
TNW: What’s in Store for Europe’s Climate Tech Ecosystem in 2024
Challenges in 2023 for climate tech, but 2024 brings hope with AI growth, sustainability focus, and resilience emphasis in the face of climate change.
BBC: We Want to Let People Know Before Floods Hit Them
As climate change increases flood risks, AI-driven companies like 7Analytics and Neara provide advanced predictions, while Google's Flood Hub offers free global warnings.
ECD: Optimising Australian Networks and Speeding Electrification
Reports show Australia must diversify clean energy. AI unlocks untapped grid capacity, accelerating renewables. Digital analysis is crucial for success by 2030.
SEI: 3 Ways AI Is Improving Grid Resilience and Paving the Way for a Cleaner Future
Outdated grids hinder renewable energy goals. AI enhances resilience by accurate modeling, efficient surveys, and unlocking existing network capacity.
Maddyness: Climate tech is about much more than carbon
Climate tech extends beyond carbon reduction, embracing innovations for resilient infrastructure, renewable energy optimization, and proactive climate action.
Bloomberg NEF: California Tackles Wildfire Risk With New AI-Driven Tech
Southern California Edison Co (“SCE”) has partnered with Neara to build a digital model of SCE’s 50,000 square mile network. As US wildfires increase in frequency and severity
The Engineer: How AI can help free grid capacity
Taco Engelaar, Senior Vice President at Neara, explains how AI and digital line rating can help unlock latent grid capacity and speed up the energy transition.
Clean Technica: Can AI Really Create 3D Models That Help With Wildfire Risk Reduction?
Are we coming to a time in which we’ll be able to simulate and prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters before they happen?
Neara Partners with Southern California Edison to Enhance Wildfire Risk Mitigation
Neara’s AI-enabled simulation and analytics platform augments SCE’s ability to mitigate the effects of extreme weather via modeling network and vegetation risks
Neara Closes $24M Series B to Mitigate Utilities’ Climate Risks and Accelerate Renewable Energy
Prosus Ventures invests in $10M Series B extension, augmenting the company’s AI capabilities in natural disaster mitigation and clean energy integration
Energy Central: Investing in the Grid for Reliability & Resiliency
A reliable, resilient grid requires a two-fold, tightly intertwined approach that simultaneously fortifies our infrastructure while we shift our energy mix to renewables.
Utility Magazine: Embracing technology to safeguard citizens in extreme weather events
In response to the devastating 2022–23 River Murray flooding crisis, SAPN dramatically transformed its flood response with Neara.
Energy Unplugged: Aurora Energy Research Episode 143 feat. Jack Curtis
Neara COO, Jack Curtis, joined Managing Director in APAC and California, Hugo Batten, and Head of Research in APAC, James Ha from Aurora Energy Research.
Renew Economy: Grid has untapped capacity that could be used by renewables. But networks can’t see it.
Investing in the electricity grid for reliability and resiliency is crucial for ensuring a stable and secure energy supply.
Webinar Recap: Automating Spatial Insights – Maximizing LiDAR Adoption & ROI
During our recent webinar, panelists Jessica Slaughter and Jordan Miller highlighted some common barriers for companies looking to optimize their processes utilizing LiDAR.
News 10: South Australian Power Networks Utilizing Neara’s Network Modeling
SA Power Networks used our AI-powered modeling capabilities to bring power line regeneration times down from from three weeks to just five days.
Neara on Energize’s Top 30 Software Innovators of 2023 List
We are honored to be included in Energize Venture's Top 30 Software Innovators for 2023.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Game Changer for Networks and Renewables
Jack Curtis on the new software that reveals how networks have double the capacity to host renewables and storage.
Australian Financial Review: How AI Unlocked Capacity Across NSW’s Energy Grid
The Neara tech model allows infrastructure firms to design or redesign parts of the network, analyse potential risks, and understand its physical constraints.
Ecogeneration: Holistic Data Solutions in the Transition to Clean Energy
Maximising the efficiency of existing grid infrastructure through data is essential as Australia transitions to renewable energy.
Revolutionary self-service automated LiDAR classification now available
Neara, a leading climate tech software platform and provider of 3D interactive simulation models of critical infrastructure, today announced its revolutionary automated LiDAR
Recap: The Evolution of Digital Twins and Virtual Environments
How next generation digital twins are changing asset management and delivering benefits
Endeavour Energy wins Energy Networks Australia 2022 Industry Innovation Award
Delivered in partnership with leading software developer Neara, the digital twin has revolutionized Endeavour Energy’s response to critical emergency events.
Neara Secures USD14M Series B Funding; Expanding Global Focus
Since its Series A funding, Neara has been working with a number of U.S. utilities, helping to pilot a suite of digital solutions.
Neara’s Jack Curtis featured in April issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly
Public Utilities Fortnightly sat down with Jack Curtis, Neara's Chief Commercial Officer, to discuss addressing utilities' challenges from Australia to America.
Neara’s Rob Brook featured in February issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly
Public Utilities Fortnightly sat down with Neara's General Manager-Americas, Rob Brook, to discuss resiliency of critical infrastructure with a digital twin.
Ausgrid partners with Neara to optimize network management and performance
Since its Series A funding, Neara has been working with a number of U.S. utilities, helping to pilot a suite of digital solutions.
Endeavour Energy pioneers Neara digital twin in transition to modern grid
Endeavour Energy is the first electricity network in Australia to deploy an engineering grade digital twin to combat the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events.
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