Honeywell, one of the world’s largest thermostat makers, tells me that twenty years ago it tested out thermostats that can learn the home owner’s behavior and adapt the heating and cooling accordingly, but ultimately decided that consumers didn’t take to them, and would rather control their thermostat themselves. I asked Honeywell’s President of its Environmental Continue reading →
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Now that smart meter software company eMeter found an exit with Siemens, perhaps it’s time for a bit of discussion about how to get a deal like that done. One of the key ways that eMeter has developed over the past 20 months since its current CEO Gary Bloom came on board has been to Continue reading →
This is the first of a three-part Q & A with Katherine Hamilton, president of the Washington, D.C.-based GridWise Alliance. Here Ms. Hamilton talks about the Alliance’s mission and the inaugural GridWise Global Forum. ROBERT GLUCK: What is your background and how did you come to be the president of GridWise Alliance? via Q & Continue reading →
What will it take to usher in the age of the smart grid? Is it technology? Policy? Standards? Economics? According to Cisco senior vice president Laura Ipsen, it takes a combination of all three, all at once, to help roll out a digitized infrastructure that can help track and save energy across the entire electrical Continue reading →
When you think about communications utilities, does Alcatel-Lucent (News – Alert) come to mind? Today, the answer should be “yes,” given that the telecom equipment maker is a leader in the emerging U.S. smart grid initiative. At March’s CTIA show in Las Vegas, TMC (News – Alert) CEO Rich Tehrani sat down withMark Madden, Regional VP, Enterprise Continue reading →
From Greenmonk.net – This is the fourth of my Smart Grid Heavy Hitters’ interviews, and in it I talked to the President and COO of Landis+Gyr, Andreas Umbach. Landis+Gyr have been in the meter business for decades now so I was very interested to hear what Andreas had to say. It was a great chat, Continue reading →
From The Energy Collective – I decided to run a series of interviews with people deeply involved in the Smart Grid space. I’m calling it the Smart Grid Heavy Hitters series. I will publish a new interview every Thursday until I run out of interviewees (or out of energy – poor pun intended, sorry!).
The year 2010 is sure to offer innovation in products, but it is still unclear as to what will really make an impact in the market. To get an idea of what to expect, TMCnet’s Rich Tehrani (News – Alert) spoke with Didier Boivin, vice president, marketing, Watteco, in an interview provided in full below. via Continue reading →
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Zpryme Research & Consulting Managing Director Mark Ishac. Last month, Zpryme released a snapshot report describing smart grid opportunities for hardware and software companies. Weinschenk: Please characterize the relationship between smart grid, IT and telecom. via For IT and Telecom, Smart Grid Offers Big Challenges and Big Potential | Interviews | Continue reading →
The emergence of the smart grid and smart grid standards are expected to the benefit of all citizens, yet few fully understand the true meaning of a smart grid and how it will deliver energy more efficiently. Charles O’Donnell, vice president of AC Power Engineering with Emerson (News – Alert) Network Power, recently spoke with Continue reading →
