The total Japan Smart Grid market is projected to grow to $7.4 billion by 2016, according to the new report from Zpryme, Japan: Tsunami Wakens the Smart Grid (download complete report here). Japan paused this past Sunday at 2:46pm to recall the earthquake-induced tsunami that struck its northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. Much has Continue reading →
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Barriers Must be Addressed Before the Smart Grid Becomes a Reality – Our report “Barriers Must be Addressed Before the Smart Grid Becomes a Reality” provides an analysis of the different barriers that are blocking the progress of the smart grids. Smart grids are facing a number of barriers while they are being implemented across Continue reading →
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its final power grid report, “NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0,” which details a plan for modernizing the nation’s aging electricity infrastructure into a fully interoperable intelligent grid. via NIST releases final draft of smart grid “Framework 2.0″ document.
According to a new report by IMS Research, a supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry, more than 25 million smart grid-enabled devices, such as smart thermostats, smart energy displays and smart appliances with the ability to communicate with smart meters, will be shipped in the U.S. in the next five Continue reading →
In my view, the GridWise Alliance is one of our industry’s most effective coalitions. It was instrumental to the federal smart grid legislation that appeared as part of the energy bills of 2005 and 2007 and as part of the stimulus bill of 2009. Now GWA has released a white paper called “Realizing the Value Continue reading →
A new report from SGCC member the GridWise Alliance explores the current state of the nation’s power grid and sets forth the real-world benefits of a modernized electric system. The report, entitled “Realizing the Value of an Optimized Electric Grid,” is aimed at federal and state regulators. Findings showcase the ways in which grid initiatives Continue reading →
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power plans to install about 17 million “smart meters” in customer households by March 2019 in a bid to increase efficiency, a report said Sunday. TEPCO, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, will solicit bids from Japanese and foreign companies, forgoing its usual practice of going through a group supplier, Continue reading →
Last month, GTM Research unveiled its new report, The Networked Grid 150: The End-to-End Smart Grid Vendor Ecosystem Profiles and Rankings. This article is the third in a series of perspectives on the topic from the report’s author. To read the first perspective, click here; the second piece is here. At the moment, the mantra Continue reading →
The price of solar electric systems has fallen rapidly in recent years, making solar energy more accessible than ever. In 2010, the installed cost of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic power systems fell by 17 percent from the previous year, falling an additional 11 percent in the first half of 2011, according to a report Continue reading →
A new report from Memoori Business Intelligence suggests that the smart grid industry is set to grow substantially over the next few years, with even more dramatic change within the next two decades if nations are to effectively implement smart grids. via Report: Smart Grid Needs to Grow Tenfold by 2018.
This is the era of Big Oil. Could the next be the era of Big Efficiency? A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy suggests the possibility. Re-invented with today’s smart energy technologies, energy efficiency could displace 40 to 60 percent of our total energy needs by the year 2050, according to Continue reading →
Despite a tumultuous year for the renewable energy industry, global investment reached a record $260 billion in 2011 while the United States reclaimed the top spot from China, according to a report released Thursday. That’s a 5% jump over the previous year and five times the investment made in 2004, said Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Continue reading →
GTM Research is pleased to unveil our latest research report, The Networked Grid 150: The End-to-End Smart Grid Vendor Ecosystem Profiles and Rankings. This report represents the culmination of a GTM Research effort to profile the leading players in the emerging smart grid market. This work was originally compiled solely for internal research purposes. Later, Continue reading →
A lack of standards and increasingly aggressive attackers will pose some challenges to electric utilities trying to monitor and secure smart grids, according to a recent report. via Smart Grid Operators Need to Integrate Processes for Security, Compliance – Latest News.
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Remote Microgrids Remote power systems in all corners of the world number in the thousands, with the vast majority being powered up by dumb, dirty diesel generation, hardly a technology of relevance to the smart grid and fundamental networking advantages of the Continue reading →
One of the world’s largest banks, London-based HSBC (NYSE: HBC) issued last September a very interesting research report entitled “Sizing the Climate Economy”. At less than 60 pages, it’s an excellent read for those interested in the future growth of the advanced energy economy. There are really too many highlights to capture all of them in this Continue reading →
Critical infrastructure operators need to take an integrated approach to improve monitoring, management and protection of smart grids. A lack of standards and increasingly aggressive attackers will pose some challenges to electric utilities trying to monitor and secure smart grids, according to a recent report. via Smart Grid Operators Need to Integrate Processes for Security, Continue reading →
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released its annual report about the state’s efforts to modernize the electric grid. The report provides an overview of the commission’s recommendations for the smart grid, utility deployment plans, and costs and benefits to ratepayers. via Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / California Makes Strides With Continue reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of a DOE-funded report to help better integrate wind energy into the electrical grid. The report, “Strategies and Decision Support Systems for Integrating Variable Energy Resources in Control Centers for Reliable Grid Operations: Global Best Practices, Examples of Excellence and Lessons Learned”, provides first-hand perspectives on Continue reading →
BC Hydro failed to notify customers who received new smart meters about how their personal information was being collected and used, B.C.’s privacy watchdog said Monday. via BC Hydro smart meter installs violating privacy: report – British Columbia – CBC News.
