Amsterdam has a leading example of the smart city ideal: transportation, distribution, utilities, consumers, water sources and renewables working together to create a cleaner, greener urban utopia. They’ve been working on this concept for years, bringing in researchers, utility experts, consultants and even the common man to contribute to the cause. via Smart city evolves Continue reading →
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Ever since the March 11 disasters exposed the nation’s dependence on conventional power sources and infrastructure, energy-efficient “smart city” projects have drawn increasing attention. So far Japan has bucked the global trend toward smart cities, which take advantage of IT-controlled power grids and renewable energy. But the quake and the subsequent nuclear crisis have persuaded Continue reading →
Pegasus Global Holdings is planning a 20-square mile ghost town in New Mexico to test Smart Grid, intelligent traffic systems, cyber security and more A technology investment company is planning to build a replica city in the New Mexico desert, in order to test Smart City and renewable energy technologies. via Technology firm plans dummy Continue reading →
If you’re an American reader of this blog, chances are good that you don’t live in a smart city. I certainly don’t. Not that Tulsa is peopled by the ignorant, no. This isn’t about individual intelligence or grading our education system. It’s just that our power isn’t exactly the cutting edge smart grid stuff of Continue reading →
Brisbane-based electricity storage system company RedFlow has secured a major supply contract for Australia’s first commercial-scale smart grid project, taking its order book to a record level. The Australian Government’s $100 million ‘Smart Grid, Smart City’ initiative is designed to keep Australia at the forefront of energy technology and promote ground-breaking changes to the country’s Continue reading →
The Smart Grid City project in Boulder Colorado hasn’t even died and the inquest has already begun. And it’s no wonder. The Xcel project has missed its completion date and costs have already overrun by 300 percent to a whopping $44.5 million. That’s a good sized “pilot” project for a city with a population of Continue reading →
The Australian Government has committed up to $100 million to develop the Smart Grid, Smart City demonstration project to a consortium of companies led by EnergyAustralia and AGL. Both electricity distributors will feature at the 2nd National Smart Grids Forum in November. The conference aims at steering the electricity industry towards engineering utilities of the Continue reading →
Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has scoffed at suggestions the federal government’s multi-million-dollar smart-city, smart-grid trial had been cancelled despite missing a critical deadline. The government had committed up to $100 million to the project to establish a large-scale smart-grid and smart-meters pilot aimed at demonstrating best practise, shape government policy and help industry Continue reading →
When it comes to bragging rights, Lincoln City has it in spades. Not only is it situated at the stunning Oregon coast, it’s also emerging as a leader in protecting its natural resources through sustainable and carbon-reducing efforts. So perhaps it’s not a big surprise that this coastal city successfully completed the NW Natural Smart Continue reading →
Two years ago Boulder was seriously examining becoming its own municipal utility. Then along came the offer from Xcel Energy to turn our fair city into a SmartGridCity (SGC). The venture was heavily praised by our senators, congressman, governor, and Mayor Shaun McGrath as having only great upsides for our community. The company publicity was Continue reading →
A SECRET EnergyAustralia plan, backed by the NSW government, would transform large sections of the state’s power grid so electric cars could plug into home power points and households could monitor the greenhouse gas output of individual appliances. The proposal is part of a bid lodged with the federal government’s $100 million “smart grid, smart Continue reading →
The interactive, computer-managed electric distribution system known as smart grid isn’t just smart — it’s expensive. The cost of upgrading the country’s system is set at $165 billion over the next two decades by the industry-funded Electric Power Research Institute. In Colorado, Xcel Energy’s pilot SmartGridCity in Boulder comes with a $100 million price tag. Continue reading →
The concept of a smart grid powers up imaginations around the world—and not just inside the energy industry. The cultural phenomenon of smart grid touches everyone from politicians to primary school children. There are articles and documentaries on the subject. There are entire magazines and conferences on the topic. But, why stop there? Why stop Continue reading →
HOUSEHOLDS will be able to sell electricity, washing machines will become “intelligent” and electric vehicles will fill the streets as part of a plan to turn Glasgow into one of the world’s first “smart cities”. ScottishPower hopes to revamp the electricity network in Scotland’s biggest city over the next decade. via Smart grid will allow Continue reading →
The announcement follows the launch in late December of the Smart City Project in Japan – a joint initiative between SAP, the University of Tokyo’s Future Design Centre (FDC) and a number of other firms to create technology solutions aimed at addressing environmental and resource problems, food supply problems, health care problems and education problems. Continue reading →
Among the tech giants supplying solutions that address climate change is SAP. Recently the company announced its participation in the Smart City Project – what will eventually become a large network of low-carbon communities all around the world. Other companies participating in Smart City include Sharp, Nikken Sekkei Ltd, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Mitsui Fudosan, e-Solutions Inc., Continue reading →
The ultimate smart city, then, will allow utility companies–like Xcel Energy ( XEL – news – people ) in Boulder–to better manage power, to automatically prevent and repair service outages. Imagine a summer without blackouts, or a winter when downed power lines can be repaired in half the time. No more calling 611 to report Continue reading →
Local efforts, such as the world’s first Smart Grid City in Boulder, are the front lines in the global battle against climate change. Two representatives from the Colorado city will attend the United Nations climate convention to talk about what Boulder has learned over the past couple of years. via Boulder representatives to speak at Continue reading →
While California struggles to garner consumer support for smart meters, other areas of the United States are moving ahead with smart energy initiatives. The city of Boulder, Colorado, for example, has been named the SmartGridCity. It is the first community in the United States with a power system that blends traditional and digital technology including Continue reading →
IBM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — IBM (NYSE: IBM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) singed an agreement with the Chinese clean energy producer ENN Group lately about a package of strategic cooperation plans, as part of the IT giant's efforts to boost its Smart City project, citing a Continue reading →
