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title: How Energy Innovation Earned a Place on TIME’s 2025 List
description: Budderfly’s virtual power plant joins Heimdall’s Magic Ball and other clean energy innovations in a Time feature on the 100 Best Inventions of 2025.
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# [How Energy Innovation Earned a Place on TIME’s 2025 List](https://news.budderfly.com/ee-power-eco-wave-magic-ball-among-times-best-100-inventions-2025)

 Written by [Budderfly](https://news.budderfly.com/author/budderfly) | Dec 11, 2025, 8:18:26 PM

October 31, 2025 - This article highlights how Heimdall’s “Magic Ball” grid monitoring device and Budderfly’s virtual power plant, along with other innovative clean energy solutions, earned recognition on Time magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 Best Inventions for their potential to change how we generate and manage electricity.

*Budderly Virtual Power Plant: Onsite Energy Management  
More small and mid-sized businesses are installing microgrids, bidirectional electric vehicle chargers, or supplemental power systems. These distributed energy resources ease grid strain but can also reduce costs with optimized energy management. That’s where Budderfly’s virtual power plants can help. The system coordinates behind-the-meter building resources to optimize energy efficiency. The platform can coordinate battery system energy usage, HVAC, and other building systems.

Read the full article [here](https://eepower.com/news/eco-wave-magic-ball-among-times-best-100-inventions-2025/#). *

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