The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) today announced the initiation of its search for an Executive Director to lead the organization. The SGIP Board of Directors has worked closely with existing leadership as the SGIP has transitioned from a federally-funded entity to an industry-financed collaborative which retains a close working relationship with the government. The Continue reading →
Research by Frost & Sullivan concludes that the European chemicals and materials market in smart grid infrastructure is poised for growth, driven by EU Commission directives and projected capacity growth in renewable energy generation. The Chemicals and Materials Market in Smart Grid Infrastructure report estimates the market will generate $105.2 million in 2017. The research Continue reading →
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently stated at the inaugural World Cities Summit that for the Republic to continue on its growth trajectory, the country has to evolve into a smart city. In fact, this will be a challenge not only for Singapore, but also for other cities around the world. Today, cities contain Continue reading →
Panasonic is banking on eco-friendly products to revive its growth. Areas where the Japanese electronics firm sees huge potential include offerings which allow consumers to monitor their usage and deploy systems capable of responding to their needs. Specifically, Yoshiyuki Miyabe, managing director and CTO of Panasonic, pointed to visualization tools which he said would push Continue reading →
Global energy consumption is expected to grow by about 70% in the next 25 years – driven by rising standards of living in developing countries. Faced with this growth, consumers and commerce alike are looking to the electronics industry and demanding that technology get smarter in terms of how it can contribute to shifting loads Continue reading →
Americans like solar energy – a lot. A new poll shows 92 percent of voters believe it is important for the U.S. to develop and use more solar energy. And 78 percent of voters in the poll support government incentives to bolster solar growth. While solar has the deepest support of any energy source in Continue reading →
Anyone looking for proof that smart grid is good for cities need look no further than a new study from real estate and development giant Jones Lang LaSalle. When researchers compared smart grid cities with North American averages, they found that connected cities have: GDP growth 0.7% higher Unemployment 1.0% lower Office occupancy rates 2.5% Continue reading →
Research by Jones Lang LaSalle has revealed a correlation between municipal investment and application of smart grid technologies and three key economic indicators of the health of the commercial real estate industry. The “Connected City” study looked at economic indicators such as strong employment, GDP growth and positive office market occupancy. When comparing connected smart Continue reading →
A significant aspect of smart grid is the ability of wireless technology to communicate with appliances, electricity meters, utilities and homes. But as the smart grid grows and data increases, wireless signals can become slow and lack adequate bandwidth. via Broadband drives smart grid growth – FierceSmartGrid.
Utilities across Nevada are moving forward with projects large and small, and hoping like everyone else that a real and sustained economic comeback is just around the corner. From one end of the state to the other, initiatives are being undertaken, plans drawn up, projects carried out and the future prepared for by utility companies Continue reading →
“IEEE is continually updating its standards and developing new standards to address the needs of utilities around the world as they integrate new technologies and upgrade their systems to meet current and future operational and service objectives for smart grids,” according to Bill Ash, strategic program manager for the IEEE Standards Association. “These latest IEEE Continue reading →
It seems there’s always speculation and commentary that the smart grid initiative is slowing down. And while it’s true in some sectors, we certainly aren’t seeing that as an overall trend. Global smart meter shipments are growing at an impressive rate as is the market for smart building managed services. And while renewables have experienced Continue reading →
The need for more electricity is unquestioned, but the current design of the power grid is not suitable for continued electric power growth. Line loss, greenhouse gas emissions, fuel costs, regulatory concerns, government mandates and myriad other issues necessitate another look at how electricity is generated and delivered. via Renew Grid: Why Do We Need Continue reading →
Led by ZigBee, the wireless sensor network market had witnessed ten-fold increase from 2007 to 2010, surpassing 45 M annual shipments in 2011. According to wireless connectivity practice director, Peter Cooney, with ZigBee venturing home entertainment and home automation markets, along with the global launch of Smart Meters, there will be a significant growth in Continue reading →
Think the recent Senate kibosh on once-pending cybersecurity legislation has rendered cyber-grid security an all-but-dead issue? Not so much, according to ReportsnReports.com, which estimates the smart grid cybersecurity market will see exponential growth before the end of the decade. This could bode well for public sector and government security partners wanting to be on the Continue reading →
Siemens has teamed up with Wasion Group, a Chinese smart meter manufacturer, to develop the market for meter data management solutions in China. The joint venture, in which Siemens is a majority shareholder, will allow Siemens access to the growing Chinese market. Growth in MDM is expected to grow in the double digits in China, Continue reading →
As a company that has defined the concept of IT outsourcing since the 1990s, Infosys (Nasdaq: INFY) has had plenty of experience fitting new technologies into the business models of diverse industries. That includes its Energy, Utilities, Communications and Services group, with 19,000 employees and annual revenues of some $1.4 billion — a big business, Continue reading →
Even though the adoption of home area networks is just a fraction of a percent to date, market drivers in energy efficiency and enabling technology are propelling more aggressive levels of growth – 57.5 million by 2020, according to Pike Research. via HAN coming to a household near you – FierceSmartGrid.
China is very worried about its quickly expanding electricity infrastructure, so worried that it plans to increase its grid security spending from $1.8 billion in 2011 to a whopping $50 billion by 2020, according to a new report from the business analysts at GlobalData. That’s a very impressive compound annual growth rate of almost 45%. Continue reading →
The demand for more automated control over our environment has created a boom in the industrial control market. With the consistent reduction in network infrastructure costs and the ability to tunnel industrial control protocols such as MODBUS over Internet Protocol (IP), the control industry has embraced the cyber age with open arms. With this growth, Continue reading →
