The network of the smart grid is taking its sweet time to get deployed, but we still need smart applications to run over, and at the edges of, these networks once they are fully installed. At the business competition the Cleantech Open this week, there were a dozen or so entrepreneurs looking at energy applications, Continue reading →
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Here’s the idea: Now that smart grid infrastructure is being built out, what new applications will ride on top — providing services like home and commercial building energy management, smart EV charging, next-gen demand response and billing — and what is needed to promote innovative applications and deliver a truly smart grid? via Smart Grid Continue reading →
Imagine controlling your household appliances via your iPhone. Start-up companies are offering new software to enable households to boost their energy efficiency. It’s a potential mass market which is also awakening the interest of giants like Microsoft and Google. via Green Technology: Smartphone Apps to Help Households Save Energy – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – Continue reading →
