The global household smart appliance market is projected to grow from $3.06 billion in 2011 to $15.12 billion in 2015, according to the new “Smart Appliance Report” from Zpryme.
Looking at the top product types projected for smart grid interoperability, in 2015 the global market size for smart washers and smart refrigerators, respectively, will reach $3.54 billion and $2.69 billion.
Imagine you left town for a weekend vacation, accidentally leaving the air conditioning set on high. No sweat — you can adjust it with an application on your iPhone.
Or imagine getting to work and realizing you forgot to run the dishwasher. No problem, because another application can start your appliances remotely.
These scenarios may sound far out, but they are almost reality for Maryland residents. Thanks to $10.5 billion in stimulus funds from the federal government, the first stage of “Smart Grid” technology will come to your home as soon as this year.
via Maryland Gets Ready for Smart Electricity Grid Technology – Southern Maryland Headline News.
A new report from research and consulting firm Zpryme describes the growing field of smart appliances as a tremendous market opportunity. It estimates that the global household smart appliance market will grow from $3.06 billion to $15.12 billion over the next five years. In 2015, the global market size for smart washers and smart refrigerators will reach $3.54 billion and $2.69 billion, respectively.
via Smart Appliances Will Scrutinize, Synchronize and Economize |Triple Pundit.
Imagine you left town for a weekend vacation, accidentally leaving the air conditioning set on high. No sweat — you can adjust it with an application on your iPhone.
Or imagine getting to work and realizing you forgot to run the dishwasher. No problem, because another application can start your appliances remotely.
These scenarios may sound far out, but they are almost reality for Maryland residents. Thanks to $10.5 billion in stimulus funds from the federal government, the first stage of “Smart Grid” technology will come to your home as soon as this year.
GE Appliances & Lighting’s “Smart” or Smart Grid-Enabled appliances are making a strong showing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games — behind the scenes as well as in the public eye. The Home of the Future, featuring GE Profile (TM) Smart appliances, opened to the public on Feb. 10. GE partnered with BC Hydro and Chevrolet to develop this futuristic green home showcasing existing and emerging technologies.
via GE Appliances Go to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – MarketWatch.
Do you want your fridge talking about you behind your back?
With the rapid adoption of a North American “smart grid” aimed at helping consumers conserve electricity, it’s also possible that smart appliances will be able to transmit information about their activities (and yours) through the power lines. Your electricity utility may not yet be able to determine when you snack, do laundry or shower, but privacy advocates are sounding the alarm that systems need to be put in place to guard details about a household’s electricity usage from prying eyes.
via CBC News – Technology & Science – Smart grid could turn appliances into spies, experts warn.
Redesigning the electric grid to handle many small electricity producers – instead of just a few large ones – encourages individual energy self-reliance and contributes to national security, but the Fort Collins Smart Grid Project goes beyond this.
via Be fearful of Utility control of appliances | coloradoan.com | The Coloradoan.
A US company has developed a handy new wireless controller, which would enable the various smart meters and appliances in modern homes to speak the same language, helping the house owner understand their different requirements.
According to a report in Discovery News, the device, known as the Smart Grid Home Controller, has been developed by BuLogics, a Philadelphia-based company started by two Drexel University electrical engineering grads.
via Now, understand what your home appliances want from you! – Oneindia News.
Whirlpool Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, has demonstrated their new smart-grid compatible clothes dryer at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
via Smart Grid.
A new year marks the arrival of a new decade and Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) continues its tradition of bringing truly progressive products to consumers in 2010. The world’s leading appliance manufacturer continues to lead the industry’s innovation by coupling the best in appliance manufacturing with cutting-edge elements from the consumer electronics marketplace. A selection of these innovative appliances, along with a demonstration of Smart Grid technology and exclusive Jenn-Air LCD touch screen cooking guide, is being showcased at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from Jan. 7-10, 2010.
Whirlpool Corporation ( WHR) is presenting a smart grid-compatible clothes dryer demonstration unit during the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas January 19-22, 2010. The Whirlpool smart dryer demonstration illustrates how smart grid-compatible dryers will operate in consumers’ homes, reacting intelligently to peak-demand signals from a smart electrical grid and automatically modifying energy consumption.
GE will partner with the Chinese city of Yangzhou to build a smart grid demonstration center, the company announced Friday.
GE says the initial demonstration phase — which will include wireless-enabled smart meters, home energy management systems and smart appliances set up in a 100,000-square-foot lab — is designed to showcase how GE technologies can “help China improve the reliability, efficiency and carbon footprint of its energy delivery.”
Perhaps America’s most critical infrastructure is its national electrical grid. It has served us well to this point, supporting all our grandiose and astounding technological innovations. But the grid is getting old, and it doesn’t keep up with our innovations (and electronic appetites) as well as it should. So, we’re upgrading – to a Smart Grid.
GE will partner with the Chinese city of Yangzhou to build a smart grid demonstration center, the company announced Friday.
GE says the initial demonstration phase — which will include wireless-enabled smart meters, home energy management systems and smart appliances set up in a 100,000-square-foot lab — is designed to showcase how GE technologies can “help China improve the reliability, efficiency and carbon footprint of its energy delivery.”
Intel has unveiled its latest Home Automation System that runs on the company’s energy-efficient Atom processor and features a large 11” touch-sensitive OLED display. The OLED panel is expected to be developed by Sony.
via Intel’s Atom-powered Home Automation System Helps Save Energy – Ecofriend.
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