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There is a web version and apps for iOS and Android for both commercial and free versions. It is an open source project that aims to facilitate consumption at times when clean energy is readily available and thus contribute to deharmonizing the grid. Copenhagen-based climate technology company Electricity Maps has created a tool that shows where and when energy is consumed, and its impact on the environment. Its aim is to facilitate the balance between supply and growing electricity needs so that electricity consumption can shift to times when clean energy is readily available and prices are lower, while driving decarbonisation. It is an open source project that uses official data and advanced AI predictions to display an interactive map that breaks down the energy production of different countries, along with the associated carbon emissions, and thus calculates their climate impact. Electricity Maps shows the installed capacity of each energy in each country, what percentage of the energy generated is used at any given time, and how much emissions its use represents in real time. To identify the intensity of each countrys carbon emissions, it uses colors that vary from green tones, which represent low levels, to dark colors, which indicate a greater environmental impact. In addition, the platform allows you to observe the flow of electricity between countries and track interconnections. This tool is available both in its web version and in applications for iOS and Android devices, and in two versions: The business application provides access to granular data on carbon emissions and electricity sources, covering more than 230 regions around the world, including the United States, Europe, Australia, and large parts of South America and Asia. It collects real-time, historical, and forecast data. It has more than 300 million users, and according to the company, current use cases for its commercial API range from artificial intelligence calculations for data centers to more sustainable charging of electric vehicles. “Google uses them to change the time and location of its data center energy consumption, or Samsung in its SmartThings Energy App,” it says. In addition, Electricity Maps offers a free app with millions of annual users and a public data portal that provides certain data for non-commercial use. In May last year, the company raised €5 million ($5.1 million) from climate-focused funds Transition and Revent to continue growing globally. |
