Beginning this fall, Maui residents may be able to participate in a more than $30 million demonstration project involving electric vehicles and Kihei homes that will aid in the development of a more efficient power grid to handle renewable energy and to support EVs. via Project may spark smarter power grid – Mauinews.com | News, Continue reading →
Whole system modelling and simulation of a V2G enabled power network facilitated through both the integration of a digitally controlled µController based bi-directional charger with embedded GPRS communications and the development of a V2G management/simulation software package. via Vehicle To Grid (V2G) Implementation for Integrated Bi-Directional Chargers | University of Southampton.
The North American power grid is the culmination of all of the regional power networks transporting electricity from generating plants to end users. With increasing demands for transmission over longer distances since grid deregulation in 1992, the old infrastructure is failing. One solution to more frequent power outages and delays is smart grid technology. The Continue reading →
Nivis, a global company active in smart grid and industrial wireless networks, has announced the release of an ISA100 Wireless Application Layer Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the availability of the ISA100.11a communication stack and related code on an open source basis. The SDK and open source ISA100.11a code can improve supplier’s ROI for Continue reading →
The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, and Telecommunications Technology Committee (TTC), a non-profit and private standards development organization on information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Japan, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two standards development Continue reading →
Smart grid development in China will generate $127bn in cumulative revenue from now to 2020, according to a new report. The Chinese government’s current energy strategy calls for “strengthening the construction of the smart grid” and this is resulting in considerable investment and development in the country’s power infrastructure. via China’s smart grid revenue to Continue reading →
New research is indicating the advantages that intelligent lighting and ubiquitous wireless sensors could bring to Smart Cities The idea of ‘Smart Cities’ is one that’s becoming familiar to engineers. Partly an adaptation to more diverse sources of electricity, including small-scale renewables, partly a development of the so-called ‘Internet of Things’, allowing household appliances to Continue reading →
Just a post today to say “Thank You” to all of our followers. This week, NTS-AT Smart Grid Blog & News will pass a milestone – 10,000 blog posts since our inception in May 2009. Almost simultaneously we’re about to pass 5,000 followers on Twitter, and just a few months ago we passed a quarter million Continue reading →
To simplify the development of ZigBee® wireless connectivity-enabled smart energy infrastructure, home and building automation and intelligent lighting gateways, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the availability of the CC2538 system-on-chip (SoC). The industry’s most integrated ZigBee solution, the CC2538 is cost-efficient with an ARM® Cortex™-M3 MCU, memory and hardware accelerators on one Continue reading →
As energy demand grows, the electrical supply industry is seeing rapid development as it evolves to meet new grid requirements. Significant overhaul of grids in both the U.S. and Canada have been reported, with more than 100,000 km of new line expected to be deployed to either replace aging infrastructure or provide added capacity. Total Continue reading →
Scotland has added another string to its bow as it seeks to establish itself as a global clean tech hub, cutting the ribbon on a new Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) designed to provide world-leading research and development facilities for the fast-expanding smart grid industry. via Scotland seeks to create smart grid hub with Power Continue reading →
As energy demand grows, the electrical supply industry is seeing rapid development as it evolves to meet new grid requirements. Significant overhaul of grids in both the U.S. and Canada have been reported, with more than 100,000 km of new line expected to be deployed to either replace aging infrastructure or provide added capacity. Total Continue reading →
Nivis, a leader in Smart Grid and Industrial Wireless Networks, recently released an ISA100 Wireless Application Layer Software Development Kit (SDK). Nivis also announced availability of the ISA100.11a communication stack and related code on an open source basis. The SDK and open source ISA100.11a code will improve supplier’s ROI for ISA100 Wireless products by reducing Continue reading →
The ZigBee Alliance, in conjunction with the HomePlug Alliance, has completed the development of and ratified the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. This is a step that many utilities have been eagerly anticipated for quite a while. SEP 2 provides IP-based information and control for energy management in Home Area Networks for both Continue reading →
You would think that to the extent the old-fashioned car powered by an internal combustion engine comes into disrepute, because of its noxious emissions and oil consumption, the obvious beneficiaries will be the hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicle. But you might be wrong, to judge from the New York Times’s second annual “energy for tomorrow” conference, Continue reading →
The hurricane season for the Atlantic basin runs from June 1 through November 30, but two storms formed as early as May in 2012. In fact, nineteen named storms formed in 2010, 2011 and 2012, making each year a tie for the third highest seasonal counts of all time. That number is well above the Continue reading →
The ZigBee Alliance has announced completion of the development and ratification of the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard, which provides IP-based information and control for energy management in wired and wireless home area networks (HANs). via www.metering.com | ZigBee Smart Energy Profile 2 standard completed.
Mobile applications are emerging as powerful tools that can engross electric vehicle (EV) users and push forward the cause of cleaner, more sustainable transportation. Consumer engagement is viewed as critical to ensuring that the various benefits and challenges facing EVs are understood and effectively addressed. Recent Frost & Sullivan’s Market Insight (MI) “Leveraging Mobile Apps Continue reading →
The ZigBee Alliance, in conjunction with the HomePlug Alliance, has completed the development of and ratified the Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2) standard. This is a step that many utilities have been eagerly anticipated for quite a while. SEP 2 provides IP-based information and control for energy management in Home Area Networks for both Continue reading →
In addition to NTS‘s Smart Energy test harnesses, NTS also has developed a test harness to evaluate ZigBee Home Automation devices for development and pre-certification testing. Home Automation is the next big thing at the big box home stores like Lowes and Home Depot. And, as with Smart Energy, ZigBee wireless communications are leading the Continue reading →
