Sustainability and energy management are more than green issues driven by social responsibility. They are becoming economic imperatives in industry and manufacturing. “Smart grid” can help achieve both objectives. Manufacturing is trying to recover from one of the deepest downturns in recent history. Consumer spending is down, manufacturing plants have closed, and personnel reductions are Continue reading →
Energy Management
Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) today introduced the ConnectPort(R) X2 for Smart Energy gateway. It is a ZigBee Smart Energy certified gateway that easily connects certified ZigBee Smart Energy devices from a Home Area Network (HAN) to an energy service provider via broadband. It is the industry’s first gateway that connects, controls, or gathers data from Continue reading →
GE is introducing an energy information panel for the home that will grant consumers insight into how they are using energy and the control needed to properly manage energy consumption. The multi-function unit is designed for the home consumer. via GE to introduce smart energy interface.
National Grid has proposed a new “smart grid” project to test new technologies that would allow people to more smartly manage their electricity usage. The project will be located in Syracuse and impact 39,000 customers there. via National Grid proposes new smart grid project only in Syracuse – The Buzz: Business news – Capital Region Continue reading →
The energy sector has a new fashion trend. The iPhone App. The German company eQ-3 has written a program window, radiator, light switches and dozens of other things in the budget controlled by finger. The U.S. start-up Control4 provides a home management system that automatically dims the light and Filmegucken PC and TV turns off, Continue reading →
Panasonic Europe is to collaborate with SEAS-NVE, Denmark’s largest consumer-owned energy company, to pilot a smart energy management system that it claims “will pave the way for the eco-homes of the future in Europe”. The system combines Panasonic’s Lifinity Home Energy Management System (HEMS) and SEAS-NVE’s Smart Grid, to intelligently manage the energy consumption of Continue reading →
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, a southeast Texas utility that provides service to 14 counties in the state, is one step closer to a full smart grid deployment thanks to a recent Proof of Concept from Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. Siemens demonstrated for Bluebonnet how smart meters could be fully integrated into the utility’s operations Continue reading →
Fraunhofer IWES (Germany) presents the OGEMA Alliance, which will offer an open software platform for energy management. More than 40% of the final energy consumption in Germany is related to buildings. Heating, cooling, domestic hot water supply and the operation of electrical appliances are the areas with the highest demand – electric vehicles are expected Continue reading →
Amid historic volatility in energy prices and heightened concern about energy security and climate change, energy management and energy efficiency are hot topics. Tens of millions of smart electric meters are slated for deployment in the next few years. And billions of dollars of funds from the U.S. government are flowing to support smart grid Continue reading →
Amid historic volatility in energy prices and heightened concern about energy security and climate change, energy management and energy efficiency are hot topics. Tens of millions of smart electric meters are slated for deployment in the next few years, in addition to a broad array of other smart grid enhancements. And consumer interest in energy Continue reading →
The IT leaders have re-entered your home and business in a whole new way. Companies like Google and Cisco are providing the tools to help consumers and businesses monitor and manage their energy use to reduce carbon emissions. So, how did this trend come about? And what does it mean for energy consumption in the Continue reading →
Gov. Joe Manchin on Thursday visited an innovative “smart grid” initiative in Morgantown that demonstrates technologies to support electricity reliability and energy efficiency. The Research Ridge Test Facility, developed by electricity provider Allegheny Energy and technology company Augusta Systems, demonstrates a broad array of smart grid technologies that enable improved customer energy management and advanced Continue reading →
Pacific Controls Systems LLC, the leading global automation Company, has announced the launch of a range of Smart Energy Meters. With the Pacific Controls smart metering technology, Home & Building owners will be able to monitor how much energy individual devices use. The newly launched device range is part of Pacific Control’s offerings in its Continue reading →
Silver Spring Networks acquired Bay Area startup Greenbox Technology Inc., to better compete with other smart grid companies in the home energy management race. The Greenbox product is customer-facing software that will allow electricity customers to see how much energy they’re using in real time, how much it costs and choose options to reduce power Continue reading →
The economy has forced most – if not all – U.S. companies to seek ways to reduce non-essential and otherwise variable costs. A new opportunity has emerged in recent years with the advent of affordable lightweight energy management systems that can be controlled on-site or remotely – particularly those designed specifically for previously underserved small Continue reading →
Jon Arnold: Our Smart Grid portal has been launched with a vision to create thought leadership that brings several worlds together, namely utilities, energy management, smart homes, telecom and IT. For the benefit of the Smart Grid community, please give us an overview of the SIP Forum (News – Alert) and how you’re advancing the Continue reading →
A minor kerfuffle breaking out in France over energy conservation neatly conveys a conundrum of intelligent energy management. Voltalis provides customers with a meter that monitors in home electricity use. When the electric grid is overwhelmed during a peak period Voltalis shuts down appliances in a household to ease the demand on the grid. The Continue reading →
Over its 3-year lifetime, Cambridge, UK-based home energy management startup AlertMe has managed to develop a slick hardware design and become one of the first startups to sell its gear to customers. In the past several months since the company decided to focus predominantly on utility sales, however, it had not announced any utility deals. Continue reading →
For decades, power was something the average person did not think much about. Until it went out. And then it was all you thought about… until it came back. Not any more. Climate change, rising energy prices and technology advances are all forces that have been reshaping the collective mindset of consumers, turning many from Continue reading →
