Last month, we explained how C3 Energy, the well-connected Silicon Valley startup, wants to apply its big data aggregation and analytics software to the smart grid, along with a list of its first few utility industry-focused applications. We also covered how the startup, founded by software billionaire Tom Siebel and armed with more than $100 Continue reading →
PowerStream and the Ford Motor Company of Canada are powering up and plugging into cutting-edge research at Georgian College. PowerStream has invested $250,000 in a solar power-assisted station that can not only charge an empty car to full power in less than an hour, but also collect data that will allow engineering students to examine Continue reading →
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is forming the R7.8 Working Group 2 to develop a new standard to enable home devices to communicate energy use data to smart energy management systems and apps. The new standard will be called CE-Energy Usage Information (CE-EUI) and will conform to the North American Energy Standards Board Energy Usage Continue reading →
C3 Energy, the Silicon Valley startup founded by software billionaire Tom Siebel, has quietly been building on an audacious promise: a big data integration and analytics engine, hosted in the cloud, that can aggregate and put to use all of the world’s information, practically speaking, as it pertains to the complexities of big energy systems. Continue reading →
Burbank Water and Power thought it might be leaking a little too much energy. So the California-based municipal utility wanted to assess the situation. First, it had to capture the data so that its 45,000 customers could have some hard facts from which to make responsible decisions. What to do? It rolled out the “smart Continue reading →
For utilities, there are more smart grid startups to partner up with than ever before. But competition is fierce, and many smart grid startups face limited market shares despite putting out quality products. Cutting through the fray are the smart grid startups every utility should know about. Not only are these up-and-coming companies making headlines and cash, Continue reading →
Australia’s nascent energy smart grid may continue to enjoy federal government support whatever party wins the next election. On the eve of the Federal Budget all major political parties have left the door open to continue to back projects aimed at improving the efficiency of electricity usage. Since 2010 up to 30,000 households have participated Continue reading →
Organizations across the power industry are excited about big data’s potential to address broad industry challenges and open opportunities for improving operations. These range from aging assets managed by an aging work force to better storm preparation and response to enabling energy efficiency. Big data that pours in from the smart grid, social media, customer Continue reading →
The supply chain is not the sexiest subject when it comes to important technologies, but like many industries the less sexy the business the more important its relevance. Speaking of less sexy, David Cameron alluded to the supply chain when he revealed at Davos that the UK presidency of G8 will focus on greater business Continue reading →
Utilities worldwide must maximize efficiency for constrained energy resources. Many are realizing the smart grid vision by using SAS® Analytics and SAS Data Management to discover powerful insights buried in volumes of new data. SAS enables utilities to harness data for pinpoint control and monitoring, usage and demand forecasting, rapid diagnosis and repair, as well Continue reading →
Southern California Edison (SCE) is using SAS® Analytics to improve its forecasting efficiency by integrating and analyzing data as part of an effort to strengthen its energy operations and address smart grid challenges and opportunities. SCE reports, “With the increase of wind and solar resources and a high penetration of smart meters in the California Continue reading →
McAfee says it will sign an informal agreement with a major European utility company to establish a set of privacy and security standards before the wider rollout of smart meters. The strandards will aim to help protect consumer data generated by smart meters in homes. It comes ahead of a Europe-wide plan to install smart meters Continue reading →
For the first time, this year the number of internet-connected devices is predicted to exceed the global population. While that growth is exciting, all of these devices in their many forms come with dramatically greater demands for connectivity and bandwidth – and will generate large amounts of data that require additional storage space and compute Continue reading →
Many countries worldwide are completing their smart meter and AMI deployments and are looking for ways to optimize the data collected. Nations are also looking for ways to implement relatively inexpensive additions to their smart grid to receive a return on their investment. Still other nations are investigating ways to create a more reliable and Continue reading →
With Toshiba Corporation’s recent announcement that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has selected the firm’s proposal for a smart metering communications system and associated meter data management system (MDMS), Landis+Gyr is poised to undertake its indispensable role for the world’s largest smart grid project. While Toshiba will work as a prime contractor and system integrator Continue reading →
FreeWave Technologies, manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that the Cellular Bridge has received a Smart Grid Product of the Year 2012 Award from SmartGrid.TMCnet.com, a TMC and Crossfire Media sponsored technology media website. This is the second consecutive year that TMCNet has awarded Continue reading →
Who exactly are the most mature smart grid utilities in North America and how are their respective smart grid technology roadmaps evolving? In the absence of detailed benchmarks and data, the industry’s anecdotal evidence does not provide a clear picture, especially when attempting to categorize the billions that utilities will spend on smart grid technologies Continue reading →
A team of researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina, is using living brain cells to develop smart grid solutions. G. Kumar Venayagamoorthy, director of the Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, explains that the unparalleled ability of the human brain to process and interpret large amounts of complex data has applications in the field Continue reading →
Which smart grid utilities are the most mature in North America and how are their respective smart grid technology roadmaps evolving? In the absence of detailed benchmarks and data, the industry’s anecdotal evidence does not provide a clear picture, especially when attempting to categorize the billions that utilities will spend on smart grid technologies in Continue reading →
Utilities of all sizes have various smart grid projects underway, whether installing two-way digital smart meters, deploying self-healing distribution technology or integrating data across the business operation. And then there are a handful of utilities that are doing all of these things. In a new report, Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013: Technologies, Continue reading →
