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NIO battery swap stations facilitate peak-off-peak load shifting in Denmark

TechNode

NIOs battery swap stations have been part of a virtual power plant pilot program in Denmark. The Chinese EV maker operates 39 swap stations in five European countries, including Denmark, Norway, and Germany as of Feb. TechNode reporting, Shen Fei Weibo post, in Chinese ]

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Butter is building an ‘all-in-one’ platform to run virtual workshops

TechCrunch

Butter , a startup registered in Denmark but operating fully remote, is building an “all-in-one” platform for planning and running virtual workshops. It adds to $440,000 previously raised through a mix of equity funding from Morph Capital, venture debt from The Danish Growth Fund and grants from Innovation Fund Denmark.

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Agreena, a regenerative farming carbon market, raises $4.7M seed from Giant Ventures

TechCrunch

Agriculture has deep roots in Denmark, a historically proud farming nation, which is why the company was born here, but we are scaling across Europe and intend to expand globally.” We also believe Agreena can become the dominant internet marketplace for facilitating online B2B commerce within farming, a nut which no one has yet cracked.”.

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Sweden’s Tink raises $103M as its open banking platform grows to 3,400 banks and 250M customers

TechCrunch

This funding extension will further facilitate the development of our payment initiation services across Europe, while continuing to deliver new data-products built on open banking technology to our customers.”. Tink is not the only company that is looking to capitalize on this. It is live in Sweden, U.K.,

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What We Talk About When Talk About Open Data

Tech Soup

billion in charity tax fraud, and, in a more pedestrian example, a woman in Denmark used government datasets to build a website showing all the public toilets across the country. For example, a smartphone app might use real-time data to alert drivers to empty parking spaces in a town lot, or provide traffic and transit updates to commuters.

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Second Life and Communities of Practice Group Action Learning Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, that's why I really enjoy being a member of Cpsquared community because I get to explore online technology tools (in this case for online facilitation/collaboration) with really thoughtful people. First, as with a lot of online facilitation/collaboration it can be frustrating and a little chaotic. I met with the group last week.

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

During a two-day conference, the French government is announcing some new responsibilities for the ESNA to foster talent attractiveness, some commitments to facilitate the creation of 10 to 20 late-stage investment funds with at least €1 billion under management, and a boost in deep-tech financing. Let’s start with late-stage funding.

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