At the 2012 DistribuTECH conference, IBM (NYSE:IBM) and the Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) today announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the State of Vermont. Spanning more than 1000 miles, this advanced fiber communications network will connect transmission substations to Vermont’s distribution utilities, delivering Continue reading →
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CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it is collaborating with leading wireless network and performance management software provider Proximetry to leverage its AirSync™ platform as the foundation of a first-of-its-kind smart grid network management cloud service. For utility operators seeking to proactively and efficiently manage their smart grid communication networks, CSC’s AirSync Cloud offering provides Continue reading →
Not all cellular network traffic comes from our cell phones and gadgets; a growing amount will come from machines using these networks to communicate (Internet of Things), including the utilities that provide you with power and water. On Thursday, Sprint announced that a variety of smart grid vendors will be using its wireless networks to Continue reading →
Each year I’ve been attending CES, I’ve watched the Connected Home TechZone grow in popularity. It started off as a small but interesting space to discuss this newfangled thing called an integrated wireless network to connect appliances and devices to an interface which tells you what on earth they’re doing; but it has grown to Continue reading →
What if every device in your home had its own Internet IP address? At the 2012 International CES next week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and Belkin International, Inc. will demonstrate a “smart home” network that allows you to control light bulbs – each with its own IPv6 address – using a smartphone or tablet. Continue reading →
What if every device in your home had its own Internet IP address? At the 2012 International CES this week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI +0.69% and Belkin International, Inc. will demonstrate a “smart home” network that allows you to control light bulbs — each with its own IPv6 address — using a smartphone or tablet. Continue reading →
The comparisons to the build out of the computing network are usually apt: electronics (especially wireless devices) in the home and on the grid will enable a brave new world of much more efficient power transmission and management on a vast scale. That’s pretty much where the comparison to the computing network stops. via How Continue reading →
EnerNOC Inc., a provider of demand-response (DR) applications and services, has announced that its DemandSMART demand-response network was dispatched on Monday to address a capacity shortage in New England. via Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / ISO New England Dispatches EnerNOC’s DemandSMART Network.
An electrical equipment manufacturer in Norcross is manufacturing electric vehicle chargers that will become part of a nationwide network of EV charging stations. via Norcross firm helps build EV charging network – Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The £9.7 million Flexible Plug and Play (FFP) Low Carbon Networks project, which is funded under Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund, will connect and manage onshore wind power using smart grid solutions run over an IPv6-based communications network. via Renewable Energy Focus – Smart grid project planned for Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Silver Spring Networks are providing a “telecommunications network” for the Flexible Plug and Play (FPP) Low Carbon Networks project. The £9.7m scheme, led by UK Power Networks, aims to cost effectively connect and manage onshore wind generation. It is funded under Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund. via reNews Europe: England & Wales.
Toyota and Yamaha have created a couple of commuter concepts that integrate e-bikes and battery-powered scooters to Toyota’s electric vehicle communications network. Now, e-bikes and e-scooters can share the road and the charging infrastructure, too. via Toyota, Yamaha Bring E-Bikes to Smart Grid | Autopia | Wired.com.
The construction of new power lines in Germany, particularly crucial following Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to swiftly abandon much of the country’s nuclear power, has fallen behind schedule. The government network agency warns that the grid is at the limit of its capacity. via Lagging Construction: Demand Pushes Power Grid to the Limit – SPIEGEL ONLINE Continue reading →
Silver Spring Networks has enhanced its UtilityIQ Outage Detection System (ODS) software to help utilities identify and respond more efficiently to system outages. Leveraging data from the smart grid network to deliver actionable information to existing Outage Management Systems (OMS) enables utilities to improve service reliability for their customers and reduce operational costs related to Continue reading →
Grid2Home officials have confirmed that they took part in ETSI (News – Alert) M2M Workshop in Sophia Antipolis, France held last week, to showcase their Smart Energy 2.0 device to the participants. Smart Energy 2.0 device which can be controlled and managed securely by a remote cloud based server using G2H-SE2 Software and InterDigital’s (News – Alert) Continue reading →
Global provider of energy and water resource management solutions, Itron, has completed the deployment and full rollout of its advanced water metering solution in Kalgoorlie for the Water Corporation of Western Australia. Under the contract Itron has installed 13,500 smart meters, network infrastructure and associated software as part of its project to manage Kalgoorlie’s resources Continue reading →
Trilliant has announced a Latin American distribution agreement with DMC Wireless Systems, which provides network equipment and services. Under terms of the deal, DMC Wireless will offer Trilliant’s full line of SkyPilot solutions to its customers. via Trilliant Signs Distribution Deal for Latin America.
The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) has selected Landis+Gyr to deploy advanced meters and infrastructure on the island via the Gridstream RF mesh network technology provides communication with advanced meters, distribution devices and home area networking equipment. via Landis+Gyr Lands on Kauai.
Participants at an IET communications policy panel at the House of Lords stressed the importance of network resilience as more utilities introduce smart meters. Dr. Martyn Thomas, IET’s IT policy panel chairperson, reported that as much as 47 million UK gas and electricity meters will be replaced with smart meters by 2020 at the latest. Continue reading →
PB Fiber Optics is using its fiber-to-the-home network as the backbone for its Smart Grid, which will provide increased power reliability, greater operational efficiency, and more power management tools for the utility’s electric customers. In addition to its Smart Grid functions, the fiber-to-the-home network can also provide communications products to business and residential customers, including Continue reading →
