The energy revolution might not necessarily be televised, but it will increasingly be monitored, measured and automated to push “intelligent efficiency” up to once-unimaginable levels. For an idea of what that revolution could look like, consider a cluster of around 30 commercial and industrial buildings in an area west of London. Part of a £30-million Continue reading →
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The widely shared objectives of energy security, reduced emissions and continued economic growth are dependent on the development of a smart grid capable of delivering energy efficiency and demand response, as well as integrating renewable and variable sources of energy, according to a new report from Oracle. via www.metering.com | Smart grid underpins energy revolution Continue reading →
The formation of a new advocacy organization for the province’s booming solar photovoltaic (PV) industry was announced today – at the Solar Power International conference – in the wake of Ontario election results that signal the province’s continued leadership in the global solar marketplace. The Solar Alliance of Ontario (SAO) was founded by a broad-based group of Continue reading →
A sagging economy is the latest threat to an aggressive smart grid rollout. With more uncertainty over utility revenues and growing concerns for utility customer pocketbooks, many utilities are reevaluating their smart grid strategies. via Which Utility Smart Grid Investments Make Sense in an Economic Slowdown? A Smart Grid Investment Model Provides Answers for Cooperatives Continue reading →
IT’S been more than two months since the high-level Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) report was launched, and while the buzz that followed the launch has mostly focused on how to raise Singapore’s productivity, there is a lower-profile but equally important aspect of the report that deserves more attention: Transforming Singapore into a smart energy economy. via Continue reading →
Senate Commerce Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., expressed “frustration” Tuesday that the Obama administration has not moved fast enough to build out the country’s electricity infrastructure. “I don’t often express frustrations publicly about things on the administration, but this is one … I don’t get it. I don’t understand … Continue reading →
Is the smart and sustainable ‘super-grid’ reality or unrealisable fantasy? Can we continue to have energy security in the face of dwindling natural resources or can we rely on renewables to power up future generations? What are the alternatives and what role should businesses and governments play in ‘greening’ but not stalling the economy? These Continue reading →
The implementation of smart grid technologies in the US has gathered momentum with substantial endorsement from the federal government. The Barack Obama-led government has come up with specific policy measures to aid the implementation of smart grid. The ongoing recession has had a negative impact on the US economy resulting in large-scale job losses. The Continue reading →
We can’t afford as a nation to be stupid about paying for health care anymore. alizard, 6 May 2007 Thus, was the concluding sentence of a post over two years ago advocating the need to solve (or at least ameliorate) health care costs to create space for tackling energy problems. ALizard was responding to my Continue reading →
Global warming and unsustainable energy dependence are the foremost environmental issues of our time; they are also the signature economic issues of our day, providing enormous risks to future economic growth and unparalleled opportunities to create jobs and launch a different model of economic development. America’s energy future must create millions of new jobs; reduce Continue reading →
Recent rapid growth of the wind industry (developers have installed more wind power in the United States in the last two years than in the previous 20) and strong sales growth of hybrid vehicles show that the U.S. transformation to a clean energy economy is already under way. However, these changes are still too gradual Continue reading →
What is the most important next step in the development of the Smart Grid? What kind of “shovel-ready” projects can the Smart Grid produce? What role should the federal government play? To answer these and other questions, we created this thought leadership gallery that brings together a dozen of the best and brightest players in Continue reading →
