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Protected: Energising Enlit: Two new ABB industry reports reveal industry’s digitalisation progress and highlight benefits of circularity

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ABB reports reveal digitalisation progress and benefits of circularity

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Nokia has been selected by PGE, Poland’s largest power grid operator, to deploy a country-wide critical backhaul network.

Octopus Energy’s Kraken tech platform will be trialled by TAQA, one of the largest integrated utilities in the EMEA region.

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GINGR, launched at COP28, will empower government, industry and financial sector to achieve energy, climate and biodiversity targets.

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