An owner of 900 companies globally and 70 in the US, IT giant Hitachi has recently been increasingly focusing on smart grid technology and sustainable infrastructure development. From fiscal years 2010-2012, Hitachi has dedicated 1.6 trillion yen (roughly $20.5 billion) to what it calls “social innovation business.” During that same period, the company has also dedicated 1.2 Continue reading →
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By 2050, the world’s population is projected to be more than 9 billion, with roughly 70% of people residing in urban areas. With more people flocking to cities, there is an urgent demand for smarter, more sustainable cities. via 5 Ways The Smart City Will Change How We Live In 2012 | Co.Exist: World changing Continue reading →
A new era of renewable energy has dawned, a panel of experts pointed out at a round table session on ‘Cost vs Benefits of Non Fossil Fuels’ at the 20th World Petroleum Congress yesterday while urging more emphasis on innovation and new technologies. via Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper – Qatar.
The Illinois Smart Grid Regional Innovation Cluster (ISGRIC) says it has selected 10 companies to participate in its multi-tiered Innovation Acceleration Platform, which is designed to support smart grid innovators in accelerating business and product development. via Renew Grid: Content / FYI / ISGRIC Selects Companies For Smart Grid Innovation Acceleration Platform.
Three months ago General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced a $200 million open innovation competition, with the goal of finding and financing breakthrough ideas that will help create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient, and more economically viable grid, and help accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies. Since the “GE Ecomagination Challenge” was introduced on July Continue reading →
Deloitte today released results of a survey of 70 clean tech, high tech and energy industry executives which finds that a majority of industry leaders believe President Obama's $787 billion stimulus bill (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) will foster technology and innovation, stimulate economic growth and create jobs. However, the survey also shows that the Continue reading →
Energy meters are coming out of the closet and being upgraded to “smart meters” as governments press us to think about how much power we’re using. The hope is this will provide easy carbon cuts by provoking us into cutting energy use. But a number of studies suggest it’s not going to be that simple. Continue reading →
The COMPETE Coalition has long advocated competition in electricity as integral to unlocking technology innovation, development and jobs growth – as we all experienced when competition was injected into telecommunications and other formerly monopoly industry sectors. So we are especially enthusiastic when other voices join us in underscoring this important policy point, as when the Continue reading →
TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new poll that found that wide majorities of the American people support their utilities offering more technologies for home energy management and smart metering which are key parts of creating a national energy Smart Grid. “The American Continue reading →
Here’s a video from ZDnet – At the Churchill Club’s 11th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends, venture capitalists discuss whether the smart grid and smart meter trends will continue to produce innovation and what the motivating factors will be. via Tomorrow’s smart grid [video] | Between the Lines
