The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and SAE International announced that the two organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in vehicular technology related to the Smart Grid. In doing so, IEEE-SA and SAE International are striving to create a more efficient and collaborative standards-development environment for the industry participants Continue reading →
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Brightly colored and clear as day, a recently released road map for South Korea’s smart grid sends an unmistakable message: We’re ready — are you? The country’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy’s two-page report hits all the high points (and garners plenty of style points) in its plan for smart grid deployment through 2030, with hard Continue reading →
GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart energy solutions, today announced that Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), has launched a multiyear plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demonstration project using GridPoint’s smart charging software. With electric vehicles becoming commercially available later this year, BGE is eager to explore real-world Continue reading →
On the heels of GridWeek 2009, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a draft list of 77 standards intended to insure interoperability of new smart grid technologies and devices. One of the biggest concerns with smart grid implementation is that the many devices and services coming into the market can communicate energy Continue reading →
To date, vehicle recharging has been random with little thought placed on system demand. Fast forward and it is apparent that PHEV’s will increase expodentially and be concentrated in metropolitan areas. Utility planners have been reviewing scenarios where large numbers of plug in vehicles converge on a geographic location, i.e. Cambridge, MA or Palo Alto, Continue reading →
If plug-in hybrid vehicles proliferate as expected, utilities will be able to handle the added power demand without building new plants or straining transmission power grids as long as owners plug in overnight, the New York grid manager said in a report issued on Monday. “If New York motorists start plugging in significant numbers of Continue reading →
