The next generation of electricity power systems will see the widespread use of “smart grids”, actively managing the flow of power between energy providers and consumers. They will use millions of smart meters to monitor and report the pattern of power supply and usage. In a world likely to be ever-more reliant on renewable energy, Continue reading →
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he government plans to invest an additional NT$130 billion (US$4.28 billion) in smart power grid infrastructure beginning in 2012, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Sunday. A digitally enabled power grid that can deliver electricity by using two-way communication will improve the efficiency, quality and reliability of the power supply system, the MOEA’s Bureau Continue reading →
The United States government should consolidate the currently splintered operational control of cybersecurity in the emerging smart power grid under the authority of one federal agency, according to a two-year study by a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. via Smart Grid Security Threatened By Fragmented Control – Government – Security – Continue reading →
The Business Spectator has a look at some of Google’s initiatives to transform the way we produce energy – Google’s search for smart power. Most people expect there to be a transformation of the energy industry, but what if it turns out to be a total revolution? Most talk focuses on a possible move to Continue reading →
Smart power has been the goal for 25 years with Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA). They have helped this industry grow, working from the ground up with industry leaders to build sustainable energy markets and a clear road to smart energy business development in Texas. At Texas Renewables ’09 Conference (November 8 – 10, Continue reading →
LET’S say it’s 2012. You’re at work and realise you’ve left the lights on at home or worse, the iron. It’s five hours until home time, so you dial up your home energy use meter on your mobile phone. With the click of a few buttons, you find not only that the lights are on, Continue reading →
