ccording to a new report by IMS Research, a leading supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry, over 25 million ‘smart grid-enabled’ devices, such as smart thermostats, smart energy displays, and smart appliances with the ability to communicate with smart meters, will be shipped in the U.S. in the next five Continue reading →
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Cooper Power Systemsand Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today the availability of the Itron CENTRON II meter integrated with Cooper Power Systems Power Line Carrier (PLC) communications technology. This combined offering increases metering platform options and provides greater flexibility for utilities implementing large-scale metering systems. Cooper Power Systems and Itron built on the foundation of Continue reading →
Earlier this month, the government of Hawaii and Korean partners (the Republic of Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Korea Smart Grid Institute) signed a letter of intent to pursue mutual interests in smart grid development in the Hawaiian Islands. While the project scope and specific practices for the Hawaii project are not clearly Continue reading →
In the last four years, a great deal of time, creativity, engineering and sweat have been invested in jumpstarting Smart Grid rollout in the United States. A lot of money, too. To a large extent, the U.S. research-and-development dollars that have been invested have gone toward either inventing or demonstrating disparate pieces of the Smart Continue reading →
As powerline communications (PLC) continues its march into digital entertainment, smart energy and automotive applications, it is increasingly important to understand what to look for when selecting technology. PLC uses existing electrical wiring for its communications medium. The primary value proposition is that it converts any plug in your home into a high speed network Continue reading →
A recent survey by Vote Solar, a non-profit solar advocacy group, in partnership with Probolsky Research, sought to assess Californian’s attitudes toward solar development in California’s desert regions. Only residents of the desert communities where renewable energy projects are being proposed were surveyed. via Solar overwhelmingly supported in CA desert – FierceEnergy.
This week the Department of Energy announced $12 million is available for projects that speed solar energy innovation. It is part of the government’s SunShot Incubator program designed to help startups and new business units in existing companies push forward on solar technology development. Applications are due April 9 via Smart Grid: DOE finds more Continue reading →
Nicaragua may be rich in resources, with abundant rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and wind-swept plains, but it built its economy on being a gas-guzzler. Now, the government is reevaluating its approach, trying to wean Nicaragua off its dependence on foreign oil and becoming a leader in sustainable development along the way. via The next ‘revolution’ for Continue reading →
Government officials and private sector leaders on Friday joined Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Choi Kyu-Chong, Director of the Electricity Market and Smart Grid Division at the Republic of Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), at the Hawaii State Capitol as the two leaders signed a letter of intent to pursue mutual interests in smart grid Continue reading →
The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), which manages over 245 million acres, recently published in the Federal Register an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to give the public background information about the BLM’s interest in establishing an efficient, competitive process for issuing right-of-way (ROW) leases for solar and wind energy development on Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
