Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation’s next-generation power grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently outlined the process by which test laboratories and certifying organizations are accredited for evaluation of Smart Grid products. via Updated Continue reading →
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he government plans to invest an additional NT$130 billion (US$4.28 billion) in smart power grid infrastructure beginning in 2012, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Sunday. A digitally enabled power grid that can deliver electricity by using two-way communication will improve the efficiency, quality and reliability of the power supply system, the MOEA’s Bureau Continue reading →
In the not-too-distant future, the so-called smart power grid may want to have a quick conversation with your plug-in electric vehicle. In a demonstration in Trenton yesterday of emerging technologies that are driving the development of electric vehicles, the University of Delaware and others showcased prototypes that not only draw electricity from the power grid, Continue reading →
The United States government should consolidate the currently splintered operational control of cybersecurity in the emerging smart power grid under the authority of one federal agency, according to a two-year study by a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. via Smart Grid Security Threatened By Fragmented Control – Government – Security – Continue reading →
Axion Power International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AXPW), the developer of advanced leadcarbon PbC® batteries and energy storage systems, announced today that its PowerCube™ battery energy storage and battery system is being integrated as a power resource for the PJM Regulation Market, which serves 58 million people in all or parts of 13 states and Continue reading →
Electrification of transportation is becoming a feasible alternative to the conventional gasoline-based transportation thanks to reduced vehicle emissions and operating costs. Especially, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are anticipated to be widely adopted as passenger cars and in commercial vehicle fleets in the near future. PHEVs drive on rechargeable batteries that can be charged from Continue reading →
The end-to-end intelligence and dynamic control of the electricity across the grid has become the defining function of the smart grid. These characteristics will allow the power grid to absorb large amounts of renewable energy without compromising reliability. They will also reduce costs and enhance service quality. via World’s First Subsea Smart Grid Changes Offshore Continue reading →
The president also wants to see a million electric vehicles cruising our highways within the next five years. Those plug-ins could help reduce our reliance on crude oil, but they could also stress the nation`s power grid. Austin, Texas is one of the first U.S. cities to get electric cars, but as Diane Eastabrook reports, Continue reading →
Last week’s heat wave prompted another eruption of that perennial question: Won’t electric cars that recharge from grid power overload the nation’s electricity system? Or put more bluntly: Will electric vehicles bring down the U.S. power grid? The answer, equally bluntly, is: No. They won’t. via No, Electric Vehicles Won’t Bring Down the U.S. Power Continue reading →
Vulnerable passwords, financial records or personal data are likely what first comes to mind when thinking of cyber-privacy and cyber-security. But if recent reports are to be believed, the newest and most pervasive threat to personal privacy could be the smart meter that public utilities departments are increasingly using to measure electricity consumption. The U.S. Continue reading →
Cisco announced the first offerings in its new Connected Grid portfolio of smart grid communications solutions that will help utilities more reliably and efficiently deliver electric power from generation facilities to businesses and homes, resulting in better energy management, as well as economic and environmental benefits. The purpose-built, ruggedized routers and switches form a resilient, Continue reading →
I recently gave a talk on how power electronics will play a vital role in the creation of smart grids, promising to improve reliability while promoting a more distributed generation architecture coupled with a sensing/controls/communication backbone, such as that proposed in [1] referred to as Gen2PG, the second-generation power grid. One of the questions from the Continue reading →
Like any company, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has to look for growth markets it can get into. It looks like one of those areas is going to be the smart grid arena, where major companies have already begun to choose sides. Cisco has taken over Grid Net, a San Francisco-based software maker. Their software Continue reading →
‘Window of opportunity for malicious intent’ as energy firms roll out smart-grid pilot programs Attacks against the power grid are likely to rise and intensify during the next 12 months as smart grid research and pilot projects advance, according to utility security experts and a recently published report that analyzes threats to critical infrastructure. The Continue reading →
The high-voltage direct power line that runs through New Hampshire carrying electricity from Quebec is being singled out as an example of the necessary improvements needed to turn New England’s 8,000 mile long power grid into a smart grid for the future. via New England Power Grid Gets Fresh Attention.
Smart Grid technology is aimed at creating a more dynamic power grid where users can ‘interact’ with the system and actively control their energy consumption thus reducing costs. It can use digital technology in delivering energy which leads to an increase in reliability and transparency. Ambitions of what Smart Grids can accomplish are grand, but Continue reading →
A push by California’s electricity provider to modernize its power grid is turning into a public relations disaster, as allegations mount that it’s responsible for stratospheric overcharges. At issue are the 10 million smart meters Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E, is rolling out to customers throughout the state. The digital meters, unlike the analog Continue reading →
President Barack Obama announced $3.4 billion in spending for the nation’s power transmission system Tuesday. White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein talks to The Associated Press about the new ‘smart’ electric grid. (Oct. 27)
In July, Joseph McClelland, director of the Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, testified on cybersecurity and the U.S. power gird before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security. His comments, which follow in italics, cut against the grain of common thinking about the so-called ’smart grid.’ “The need for vigilance Continue reading →
A statement from the Committee on Climate Change, an independent body that advises British government on the ongoing reduction of carbon emissions, has declared that a 50 percent reduction must occur by 2020 if the 80 percent reduction goal is to be met by 2050. The group made its findings known within its annual report Continue reading →
