University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have produced a white paper on smart grids that reviews the challenges facing the transmission and distribution industries and how modern digital technology can be used in future. UC’s Dr Allan Miller, who is heading the research team, says the term smart grid is used extensively today, even though there Continue reading →
Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq: ELON), the world’s leading control networking platform provider, announced that it has added new products to its Grid Modernization portfolio designed specifically for delta-wired distribution networks. Echelon now has a full suite of products available for utilities, in Norway and other countries that offers more deployment options and supports governmental mandates for Continue reading →
Echelon announced the addition of new products to its grid modernization portfolio that is designed specifically for delta-wired distribution networks. Echelon now offers more deployment options and supports governmental mandates for smart grids and smart metering for utilities, in Norway and other countries. The new Echelon devices are based on the Open Smart Grid Protocol Continue reading →
While expensive and often complex to implement, smart grids and smart energy management will be the solution to conserving energy and money for households and governments across the globe, experts agreed at a Tel Aviv conference on Wednesday. “The evolving smart grid is going to be the biggest gift of 21st-century technology,” said Reji Kumar Continue reading →
Up to September 2012, a total of 281 smart grid projects and around 90 smart metering pilots and rollouts have been identified across 30 countries in Europe, accounting for total investments respectively of €1.8 billion and at least €5 billion, according to the Joint Research Center’s latest review. Of these smart grid projects around 150 Continue reading →
In a freewheeling chat on the side lines of a conference on Communications and Smart Grids, at the Electrical Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University, Dr Aristides E Kiprakis, Lecturer in Power Systems, Edinburgh University, spoke about the technological possibilities of smart grids, implementation challenges and the way ahead The key element of your lecture today Continue reading →
Up to September 2012, a total of 281 smart grid projects and around 90 smart metering pilots and rollouts have been identified across 30 countries in Europe, accounting for total investments respectively of €1.8 billion and at least €5 billion, according to the Joint Research Center’s latest review. Of these smart grid projects around 150 Continue reading →
Florida Power & Light is one of many utilities that have been working on deploying smart grid technologies. But while many utilities are working on smart grids or installing elements of smart grids, MIT Technology Review says FPL is the first to have built an operating “comprehensive and large scale smart grid.” “What is different Continue reading →
Further to the 2011 report “Smart Grid projects in Europe: lessons learned and current developments”, the European Commission is publishing today the 2012 update of the most comprehensive inventory of smart grid and smart metering initiatives across the European Union, Croatia, Switzerland and Norway. The current release of the inventory focuses specifically on the smart Continue reading →
Advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) technologies are a cornerstone and one of the most visible elements of the smart grid, writes Frost & Sullivan’s Neha Vikash. Overall, the AMI market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 26.9% and revenues are forecast to reach $3.7 billion in 2016. Despite this, Vikash argues that the transition Continue reading →
The energy infrastructure is arguably the single most important feature in any city. If unavailable for a significant enough period of time, all other functions will eventually cease. A smart grid alone does three things. First, it modernizes the grid through self-healing designs, automation, remote monitoring and control, and microgrids. via Evolving from smart grids Continue reading →
Energy storage is a vital component of the Smart Grids that are currently being built around the world. These grids are designed to improve the reliability of electricity transmission and distribution, facilitate the integration of renewable energy generators, and allow long-distance trading of electricity supplies. All of these functions require the grid to offer buffers Continue reading →
Scientists at the Centre for Carbon Measurement (CCM) have developed new technology for measuring power quality in smart grids, an advancement that could save 839k tonnes of carbon and bring an annual economic benefit of £250 million. Increased energy demand coupled with a decentralized system for generating and distributing energy to homes and businesses raises Continue reading →
As utilities complete advanced metering initiatives to comply with mandates and deadlines, the use of Power Line Communications (PLC) systems for smart grid applications will grow steadily — with annual revenue growing from $283 million in 2012 to more than $418 million by 2020, according to Pike Research. via Utility interest in PLC for smart Continue reading →
At a time when power theft is a sore issue in Kerala, a group of students at FISAT have come up with a novel initiative. They have proposed to set up smart grids in every household which will help the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to keep a tab on the amount of power used Continue reading →
Although the LHC has often been called the largest machine in the world, that title may be more appropriately given to something much more familiar: power grids. Consisting of thousands of generators and substations linked across thousands of miles, these networks form the backbone of society in developed countries. Yet most of the grids that Continue reading →
Smart grid rollouts are building momentum as utilities across the United States continue to invest in this new infrastructure in an effort to transform their power grids. However, even as utilities invest in these new technologies, they struggle to effectively communicate both the benefits of smart grids and the possibilities they make available to the Continue reading →
A University of Vermont professor has won a $400,000 National Science Foundation Career Award for his research proposal on ‘‘smart’’ electrical grids. Dr. Paul Hines, a professor in the College of Engineering and Mathematics Sciences, has proposed research on ‘‘harnessing smart grid data to enable resilient and efficient electricity.’’ via UVM professor wins grant to Continue reading →
The past 2-3 years have witnessed an increasing interest in smart grids and smart energy. Smart grids are seen as key to addressing the intensifying demand for high-quality power and greater energy-efficiency. Smart meters are considered to be the first step towards smart grid implementation. The smart meter rollout in Europe is well underway, boosted Continue reading →
Under the auspices of the government sponsored support programme, smart grids are currently being tested in six pilot regions in Germany. A new brochure provides an overview of the different projects and first results of on „E-Energy – IKT-basiertes Energiesystem der Zukunft“ (E-Energy – ICT-based energy systems of the future). The eTelligence project that took place in northern Continue reading →
