On Thursday, General Motors announced an alert system under development that would instruct the Chevy Volt to charge only when a relatively high percentage of renewable energy was available. Being plugged in at those times would further minimize the carbon footprint of the plug-in hybrid. Google plans to test the technology, facilitated by the subscription-based Continue reading →
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Home Automation, Inc. (HAI), leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products since 1985, announced that their wireless energy management suite has been certified as a golden unit for ZigBee ® Smart Energy Profile 1.1. ZigBee Smart Energy Profile 1.1 is the newest version available for product development, and supports the diverse needs of Continue reading →
EnerNOC, Inc., the world’s leading provider of demand response applications and services, and the OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption, and compliance of the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) smart grid standard, today announced from DistribuTECH (Booth #4029) that EnerNOC will host a two-day interoperability test event for the OpenADR Continue reading →
Dominion (NYSE: D) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the availability of the EDGE(SM) Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities. EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a joint marketing and development alliance between the two companies. EDGE is a modular and adaptive conservation voltage management solution enabling Continue reading →
Dire predictions abound for U.S. wind power development if a federal production tax credit dies as scheduled at the end of this year, but projects already in the works appear to retain solid investment appeal. Sempra Energy sure seems to think so. The sprawling California energy company said it is jumping in with BP on Continue reading →
ETSI has recently published two specifications for Smart Grid that will help drive the development and deployment of open, interoperable smart grid technologies internationally. As the smart grid evolves, it will become commonplace for utilities to cooperate with grid-aware systems and devices to reduce power usage intelligently, giving commercial, industrial and municipal users reduced rates Continue reading →
The Navy made another leap into renewable energy integration Jan. 18 with groundbreaking on a new 118 acre solar farm in China Lake, Calif. Construction of a SunPower Corporation 13.78 megawatt solar photovoltaic power system officially got underway at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake following a mid-morning ceremony at the sprawling weapons development Continue reading →
SheerWind is a Chaska, Minnesota-based start-up with a wind power generator concept that looks nothing like any wind turbine you have ever seen. The venture’s “Invelox” technology recently won the 2011 CleanTech Open’s Sustainability Award for the North Central Region. SheerWind’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Daryoush Allaei, has 25 years of research and development experience, including leading projects Continue reading →
Showcasing true system interoperability, Elster ELT +2.94% , a leader in advanced Smart Metering and distribution monitoring, will present and exhibit its Smart Grid modernization solutions at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, January 24-26, 2012. “By enabling vital connections in the energy ecosystem, innovating smarter utility technology and providing true system interoperability, Elster is Continue reading →
The internet’s power will allow management of the home in ways that save energy and money automatically in its next stage of development, a pioneer in the online world attending the Consumer Electronics Show told AOL Energy this week. AlertMe CEO Mary Turner helped launch some of the first large internet services in Europe, and Continue reading →
ThingWorx(TM), the provider of the first application platform for the connected world, today announced a strategic partnership with Sensei Solutions, a leading provider of Electric Utility Smart Grid solutions. “The partnership with ThingWorx allows Sensei Solutions to accelerate the development of new products and solutions for real-time monitoring of critical utility generation, transmission, and distribution Continue reading →
The German government has commissioned a study into the technical and regulatory advances needed to enable development of a European electricity supergrid. International certification organisation TÜV SÜD will conduct the wide-ranging project, which is being funded by the Bundestag’s Office of Technology Assessment. via Germany funds study of key European supergrid enablers – Innovation – Continue reading →
An owner of 900 companies globally and 70 in the US, IT giant Hitachi has recently been increasingly focusing on smart grid technology and sustainable infrastructure development. From fiscal years 2010-2012, Hitachi has dedicated 1.6 trillion yen (roughly $20.5 billion) to what it calls “social innovation business.” During that same period, the company has also dedicated 1.2 Continue reading →
GE Global Research, the research and development division of General Electric (NYSE: GE), has received a $1.36 million federal grant to study and improve the efficiency of electric vehicles (EVs). Researchers are studying the impact of EV grid integration activities on homes and the electric grid. According to GE researchers, charging electric vehicles requires one Continue reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $7 million in research and development funding that will help to reduce the current costs of electric-vehicle (EV) chargers by 50% over the next three years. With support from the DOE, manufacturers in California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania will work to improve the development Continue reading →
Sustainable urban development is a new way of thinking for American cities. Technology is emerging to help planners, architects and residents make the transition — and address the converging pressures of rapid growth and decaying infrastructure. The question isn’t whether to use technology to make cities more sustainable, it’s how best to use it. Three Continue reading →
Eyeing the global market for smart grids that will hit US$183.6 billion in the next 20 years, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has drafted a 20-year industrial development project with a huge investment of up to NT$150 billion, aiming to build a smart-grid industry on the island with annual output value of over NT$1 trillion Continue reading →
The GRID+ program was launched recently in Europe to provide high level support to the Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI) over the first three year phase to 2014. The €3.94 million project brings together a team of top level players, including research centers, SMEs and universities, which will work in close coordination on the EEGI with Continue reading →
A new Smart Energy Code setting out the arrangements for the introduction and ongoing operation of smart metering and consolidating the existing industry codes dealing with retail issues in gas and electricity has been proposed by Britain’s regulator, Ofgem, to facilitate market development and reduce administrative burdens. via www.metering.com | New smart energy regulatory code Continue reading →
Hawaii has a lot going for it; near-perfect weather, postcard views, not to mention the Aloha spirit. Hawaii also boasts of some of the most aggressive clean energy goals in the world, and with at least 66 renewable energy projects in various stages of development, this state is fast becoming a major player in the Continue reading →
