I’ve been warning for a long time that Cisco’s smart grid ambitions were going to force major changes onto the industry. The first of those changes has arrived today with the release of the first detailed version of the company’s grand framework — the reference architecture it calls GridBlocks. I’ve summarized the main points below. Continue reading →
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The German government has commissioned a study into the technical and regulatory advances needed to enable development of a European electricity supergrid. International certification organisation TÜV SÜD will conduct the wide-ranging project, which is being funded by the Bundestag’s Office of Technology Assessment. via Germany funds study of key European supergrid enablers – Innovation – Continue reading →
The old saying “one step forward, two steps back” seems to fit the state of smart grid security to a tee, at least according to a study released by MIT. The study, according to the Christian Science Monitor, reports that the security features being added to the traditional power infrastructure are being overmatched by the Continue reading →
GE Global Research in Niskayuna, New York, has received a $1.36 million federal grant to improve the efficiency of electric cars. via GE receives $1.36 million to study electric vehicles – The Business Review.
A new study has identified 25 emerging market countries that are positioned for the next wave of smart grid activity over the coming decade. These countries will represent a smart metering market alone of at least $27 billion and could reach $49 billion by 2020. The total number of electricity meters in these countries will Continue reading →
Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) recently selected TechRadium’s patented IRIS™ technology to provide about 3,000 of its residential and business customers with daily or weekly energy peak price messages as part of a smart grid study in Norman, Okla. The IRIS solution communicates the peak kilowatt hour price to each study participant via voice recording, Continue reading →
Verizon and the Utilities Telecommunications Council energy trade group in September will issue a report on a study they’re doing to determine the communications and information technology needed to support the nation’s utilities. How energy data flows — via broadband, telecommunications and the public Internet; or via narrowband and private networks owned and operated by Continue reading →
As grids get smarter, it throws open floodgates of opportunities for global utilities, reported a study commissioned by CSC and conducted by leading analyst firm, IDC (News – Alert). 2010 Smart Utility and Meter-to-Cash Study, which was conducted in the winter of 2009-2010 was recently released by CSC. The study queried business and IT executives from Continue reading →
Utility Integration Solutions (UISOL), the utility industry business integration specialist, today announced that it will be a technology supplier in a regional smart grid study partially financed through federal stimulus funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). UISOL will provide its DRBizNet® software platform for integrating and managing demand response in a project involving Continue reading →
West Virginia was the first state to begin implementing a statewide Smart Grid Plan. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory teamed up with Horizon Energy Group out of Tennessee – where Nashville has had their “Green Power Switch” in place for some time – to begin a study for a possible West Continue reading →
Palo Alto is exploring a “smart grid” electricity network that could help residents and the city save power and prevent outages. By replacing mechanical power meters with digital meters, the city — which operates its own utilities — could monitor usage in real time, allowing it to charge more at peak times or even shut Continue reading →
