The HomePlug(R) Powerline Alliance ( www.homeplug.org ), the worldwide industry group for powerline communications networking, today announced technology summits in China in 2012 — February 28 in Beijing and March 1 in Shenzhen. HomePlug technology enables a home’s electrical wires to distribute broadband Internet, HD video, digital music and smart energy applications. via HomePlug(R) Powerline Continue reading →
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Honeywell International recently announced an agreement with the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) to implement China’s first smart grid demand response project. State Grid Electric Power Research Institute (SGEPRI) selected Honeywell to develop the project in February. The agreement represents the official launch of the demand response system pilot, jointly sponsored by the U.S. and Continue reading →
There’s a solar trade war going on inside the U.S., sparked by an invasion of inexpensive imports from China. The U.S. solar industry is divided over these imports: Panel-makers say their business is suffering and want a tariff slapped on the imports. But other parts of the industry say these cheap panels are driving a Continue reading →
With China’s (NYSEARCA:FXI) electricity demand forecasted to triple by 2035, and with rapidly expanding renewable energy (NYSEARCA:GEX) projects and a growing electric vehicle fleet, the Chinese central government has taken strong measures to revamp its national grid (NYSEARCA:CHXX). Stably managing its steeply rising and increasingly variable electricity demand (NYSEARCA:CHIE) has been and will likely continue Continue reading →
SmartSynch announced today the opening of offices in Silicon Valley, California and Shenzhen, China. The expansion is the result of a record growth year for the company in 2011, which included Consumers Energy’s selection of SmartSynch last September for their system-wide 1.8 million residential and commercial SmartMeter(TM) deployment throughout Michigan. via SmartSynch Opens Offices in Continue reading →
A lot of smart grid news has come out of Asia this week: – First off, China. On Tuesday, Honeywell announced the first project for a U.S.-Chinese government smart grid partnership aimed at bringing faster demand response technologies to market. via Asian Smart Grid Update: India’s Big Push, Honeywell in China, Smart Streetlights : Greentech Continue reading →
A recent Bloomberg survey of key energy decision-makers concluded that China shows more government support than any other country for funding renewable energy. It also shows equally high support for transformational clean technologies, like smart grids and electric cars. With the right government backing, China could address its own energy security issues with technology to Continue reading →
The race to renewable energy is on, and despite heavy marketing campaigns on the part of the federal government and corporations, the United States continues to fall behind. China has rapidly increased its investment in solar and wind power, becoming a leading player in the green energy space. via America is losing the green energy Continue reading →
With certain economists predicting that 90pc of the world’s feasible coal supply will run out by 2070, how is China reacting to the clean-tech revolution that’s already gripping Europe and the US, especially as the Asian country remains the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. via Where is China’s clean technology agenda heading? – Green Continue reading →
The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province celebrated its second year as a Smart Grid test bed by establishing stronger relationships with other similar projects throughout the world from Nov. 1 to 2. Experts from Korea, Japan, China, and Denmark came for the two-day event to visit the island’s Smart Grid facilities and to give lectures about Continue reading →
As we are all aware, China is growing into a superpower nation and while they have the ability to produce or import energy, they are initiating the huge deployment of the smart grid, not for ecological reasons, but for two key benefits; health and scarcity of resources. According to a recent In-Stat report, China is Continue reading →
The American national anthem ends with the lyrics “Land of the free and home of the brave”. After two weeks in China, I suggest it be amended to read: “America, land of the free WiFi, and home of the easily irritated when not available.” Don’t get me wrong – I love China and my inaugural Continue reading →
Chinese officials have outlined plans to invest nearly $500 billion in electric power infrastructure – including roughly $90 billion in smart grid technologies – by 2020, a strategy experts say could significantly improve the nation’s energy efficiency and cement a dominant position in the smart grid market. via China to invest $90 billion in smart Continue reading →
The U.S. media is abuzz over last week’s bankruptcy of thin-film solar manufacturer Solyndra LLC, with some conservative politicians trying to use the demise of the start-up to argue against federal financing for green energy. But the Chinese media is focusing on a far more important solar power development: two major energy plans that will Continue reading →
Omron Corp. (6645) will buy all the shares in Shanghai Best Electric Appliance Manufacturing Co. from its founders for an estimated “a few billion yen,” the Nikkei reported, without saying where it got the information. via Omron to Buy Chinese Maker of Smart-Grid Components, Nikkei Says – Bloomberg.
Zunyi Electrical Power Supply Company of Guizhou, China, has selected Telvent’s OASyS DNA supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to collect and analyze real-time data on grid operations for approximately 800,000 customers. Zunyi Power is managed by Guizhou Power. via Telvent Provides Chinese Utility with Smart Grid Solution.
The Climate Group China has issued a policy briefing providing background and reviews on China’s skyrocketing smart grid industry. The policy, Smart Grid Developments in China’s Current Situation and Prospects, also offers suggestions on the acceleration of clean technologies in China. Smart grid business is helping lead the low carbon economy in China, according to Continue reading →
Devashree Saha is a senior policy analyst in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution. Earlier this year she co-authored a report on the clean economy. Over email, she tells the New York Forum why this industry matters, and — with China and Germany taking the lead — ponders its future in the US. NYF: Hopes Continue reading →
Energy control networking firm Echelon will work with Holley Metering Limited to develop advanced smart metering products for the massive China market. Holley Metering expects to ship 10 million meters into China and international markets this year. Under its agreement with Echelon, the two companies will collaborate to develop products that meet the stringent requirements Continue reading →
Wind turbine manufacturers are feeling the industry performance pinch for the first time after five years of good times in China, the world’s fastest-growing wind power market, said industry experts. Following recent incidents where a total of 1,346 wind turbines were disconnected from the power grid on April 17 in Gansu and Hebei provinces, China Continue reading →
