Making the energy grid smarter will help us better control our electricity bills, use more renewable power and even electrify the cars we drive, experts say. At the same time, though, they worry that a smarter grid will invite smarter, more havoc-inducing cyberattacks and cyberterrorism. via Wanted: Smarter cyberdefenses for the smart grid | Energy.
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India is adding capacity in renewable power as part of the global effort to fight climate change. But to ensure integration of renewable power to the grid, the country needs to implement smart grid technologies across the electricity supply network. via Smartening the grid.
With the greatest part of American electricity coming from coal and much of the rest coming from natural gas, many in the U.S. have the misperception that electricity companies are all strongly opposed to renewable power. Many cast the issue as pro-business versus pro-environment without realizing that many in the industry are actually some of Continue reading →
The distribution arm of Italy’s biggest utility, Enel (Rome, Italy), has started installing smart grids in Italy, part of its push to develop the technology needed to handle electricity flows from decentralized, fluctuating renewable power sources. Several thousand customers will take part in the $13.7 million pilot project in the southern region of Molise, Enel Continue reading →
India is increasingly harnessing renewable power sources like wind and solar to contain the carbon footprint of its power sector. But the disadvantage with them is they are unreliable, infirm sources of power and can cause huge volatility in the grid, especially during the peak period when electricity demand goes up by 15% to 20%. Continue reading →
Whether it’s to do with price volatility, supply uncertainty, or climate change, countries achieve greater energy security when they reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and begin to replace them with a combination of energy efficiency measures and renewable power sources. In developed countries, to support greatly increased use of renewables and capture efficiency savings Continue reading →
AT&T continues to further its efforts in smart grid for utility companies with a new agreement with Petra Solar, a clean tech pioneer that combines solar generation and smart grid technology in a single system. AT&T will offer Petra Solar’s innovative technology, which allows utility companies to simultaneously address Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements and invest Continue reading →
Investors chasing high returns like to get in early on the next big thing. For some pioneering firms in New Jersey, that means multimillion dollar bets on clean energy. From Short Hills to Princeton, public and private companies are committing their own capital, or that of large investors, to building wind and solar farms and Continue reading →
As General Motors announced Texas availability of the nation’s first plug-in Chevrolet Volts, Oncor affirmed its commitment to make electric car ownership a smart transportation choice “From our installation of more than a million Smart Meters helping customers curb their electricity usage, to construction of 850 miles of new transmission lines delivering renewable wind power, Continue reading →
The Smart Grid is blessed by having two of the most formidable drivers in the world today: the need to reduce CO2 emissions through the use of renewable power and the efficient use and control of energy. Smart Grid is directly positioned on the critical path to delivering these requirements. It is a must have, Continue reading →
Clean technology, or cleantech, covers a wide array of technologies including construction materials, electric vehicles, renewable power, and smart meters. Silicon Valley – long a hotbed of cutting-edge development – is now becoming a global center for solar power and smart grid innovation. via Silicon Valley awash with smart grid development.
Imagine going to the gas station to fill up your car. You fill your tank but there is nothing on the pump to tell you the price per gallon or how many gallons you put in your tank. Instead of paying right there, you drive away and the oil company sends you a bill at Continue reading →
This panel discussion was held during the 3rd annual Sustainability and Renewable Energy Forum held at the Darden School of Business.
The arrival of electric vehicles onto a grid that is expanding its use of renewable power use provides many challenges for networking, communications, and resources management. Seasoned IT firms, viewing EVs as an integral part of the larger smart grid opportunity, are lining up to provide solutions that will enable renewable power and vehicles to Continue reading →
