In apparent effort to allow the state’s utility company Enemalta to improve its cash flow position, 24,000 new smart meters will be installed in households and businesses and radically improve readings of energy consumption. The government has also reorganized ARMS Ltd. to issue electricity and water bills on a regular basis, something which seems to Continue reading →
Acclaim Energy Advisors a leading provider of energy management solutions today announced a 6 year strategic agreement to provide DLO365sm Powered by AT&T to government agencies and facilities. This unique offering will reduce utility costs, protect sensitive equipment from power surges, help restore reliability to the Texas power grid and generate revenue for participating government Continue reading →
As American government seek out the best industries to invest shrinking public funds for the biggest return on investment, one economic sector offers the most bullish outlook around – the smart grid. An analysis from the US Department of Energy (DOE), “Economic Impact of Recovery Act Investment in the Smart Grid,” reports smart grid projects Continue reading →
The U.S. is facing an infrastructure problem that many predict will cost astronomical sums to fix. Power grids, bridges, municipal water systems and much of the infrastructure that facilitates modern society was built decades ago and is now in need of repair or replacement. But the levels of investment required to upgrade critical services are Continue reading →
With its new website, SmartGridiX - the iX for infrastructure - aims to create a clearinghouse and forum for “developing viable business cases for Smart Grid 2.0.” It seems to me that charter is fulfilled in large part by the government-funded Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse, not to mention the government-funded and partially redundant SmartGrid.gov. via Smart Grid: Yet Continue reading →
Few weeks ago, I noted although green buildings are enjoying mainstream attention now, it was only about 15 years ago when most people neither knew nor cared about the topic. The same could be said about the smart grid which was a novel concept as recently as 5 years ago, but has since took off Continue reading →
This is a “smart” world. From smart grids and smart weapons to smart phones and smart appliances, technology is driving increased capabilities, improved productivity and greater cost efficiency. But there is an irony in this proliferation of high-tech efficiency, and that is the inability of technology, by itself, to deliver “smart” cybersecurity. Sophisticated technology tools Continue reading →
At the recent Energy Innovation Summit of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), Deputy Director Cheryl Martin asserted that in the four years since the United Stated government agency started catalyzing energy breakthrough technologies, ARPA-E projects have achieved major technical successes and produced significant market engagement. The projects fostered by Continue reading →
Airspan Networks Inc., a provider of 4G broadband wireless access networks, has been selected by Western Power Distribution (WPD) to supply a WiGRID broadband wireless access solution for a government-funded smart grid pilot. Airspan’s compact pico base station, AirSynergy 2000, is to be deployed to provide high-bandwidth wireless connections between primary and secondary power grid Continue reading →
Turkey will spend $5 billion on smart power grids by 2015 to boost network efficiency, allowing North American companies to expand, the U.S. government said. The U.S. sees “substantial opportunities for closer cooperation between the Turkish government and energy companies and U.S. companies that provide smart-grid technologies,” according to a statement from the consulate in Continue reading →
Itron Inc. and Tantalus have announced that they have been selected for an initial deployment of smart meters and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for South American utility Guyana Power and Light (GP&L). This project will be a part of the Sustainable Operations of the Energy Sector and Improve Quality of Service (GY-L1037) program, which is Continue reading →
In the U.S., the Smart Grid is an industry-government project designed to meet future demands for electric energy without building new generating plants or transmission lines. In the U.S., peak capacity is more than adequate to meet average demand. But the peaks of the daily cycle, especially during weather extremes, may soon exceed that capacity. Continue reading →
State and government assistance will increase biomass power industry revenue 9.5 percent — a total of $820.3 million — over the next five years, according to predictions from IBISWorld. Today’s biomass power industry has a low level of market share concentration, partly because very few facilities are capable of truly substantial electrical output, and because Continue reading →
If there’s anything that’s been consistent about the talking points of either major political party, it’s this: so-called liberals generally don’t trust big business and believe that a conspiracy of big money and big right-manipulated media is making the rich richer and the poor poorer. So-called conservatives generally believe that a conspiracy of big government, Continue reading →
It’s no secret that the nation’s electric grid is vulnerable to potentially devastating cyber attacks. It’s also no longer a secret that the federal government is targeting utilities to test the security of their grids. Cyber security concerns reach much farther than your typical computer hacker. The government is most concerned with the surveillance by Continue reading →
Every day, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) releases a special article covering some form of green technology being used in America. On November 1, the government organization published its latest findings on the usage of smart e-meters, devices that aid in energy conservation and communication between customers and their electricity providers. via More Americans Continue reading →
Under the auspices of the government sponsored support programme, smart grids are currently being tested in six pilot regions in Germany. A new brochure provides an overview of the different projects and first results of on „E-Energy – IKT-basiertes Energiesystem der Zukunft“ (E-Energy – ICT-based energy systems of the future). The eTelligence project that took place in northern Continue reading →
Wind power could soon be cost-competitive with traditional fossil fuels, even without government subsidies. General Electric (GE), Virginia Tech and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will begin work on a project that could fundamentally change how wind blades are designed, manufactured and installed. via New wind turbines could be cost-competitive with fossil fuels – even Continue reading →
When Jane Seymour and her husband Jerry installed solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of their home in Sheffield 18 months ago, they virtually stopped using their tumble dryer, as they became aware that the old machine was guzzling more than half as much electricity as their four-kilowatt solar system could produce in a day. Continue reading →
The complexity of the smart grid introduces a cybersecurity challenge that isn’t easy to overcome. The smart grid is unlike other critical information infrastructures in that millions of nodes located in businesses, government installations and residences connect to the grid, a collection of networks that employ technology to analyze supplier and consumer behaviors to efficiently Continue reading →
