Electric cars are one of the key pieces of the renewable energy economy of the future, but they do come with a few challenges: charging them currently takes a while (30 minutes to a few hours), charging can add considerably to a home’s overall electricity use, and — when scaled up to thousands or millions Continue reading →
Despite having technology in 150 million homes, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is often left out of the conversation about next-generation residential energy management offerings. Maybe it’s because Honeywell is already a global giant. As one of the market leaders in home thermostats, Honeywell has more than one million load control devices in the U.S. as part of Continue reading →
IEEE has announced a resource portfolio to drive continued advancement of the global smart grid. IEEE Smart Grid Research incorporates long-term research focused on five technology sectors that include power, computing, communications, control systems, and vehicle technology. IEEE Smart Grid Research will have a long-term vision document, reference model and roadmap for each of the Continue reading →
In recent years, much attention has been paid to the supply side of the electric grid and to smart grid technology and processes applied to the production, transmission and distribution of electricity to consumers. There are many consumer-or demand-side-benefits to this technology, including increased reliability of electricity, shorter outage durations and the increased ability to Continue reading →
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) has unveiled a new pilot project to test out technology that is designed to better balance the power needs of the electric grid. The project was made possible thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the CEC to PG&E that will help fund the Continue reading →
Three quarters of the British public back smart meters, with over half of Brits wanting to directly compare their energy bill with friends and neighbours, according to a new survey from the Energy Saving Trust. Its survey of more than 2,000 UK homes, conducted by IPSOS Mori, finds that 45% of householders want to compare Continue reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is putting out the word that companies can now bid on some of the $10 million available for “smart grid” projects that would improve the efficiency and reliability of the state’s electric power infrastructure. Smart grid technology covers a broad array of 21st Century measures such as remote control and sensing, as Continue reading →
First Utility, the UK’s largest independent energy supplier, today announced that it has appointed Siemens Metering, Communications and Services to deliver, install and maintain both smart and standard domestic meters across the UK. Siemens will support First Utility’s mission to use technology to help consumers get better visibility and control of their energy usage and Continue reading →
We try to find a broad array of smart grid projects and milestones for our smart grid wins feature – not just to keep things interesting, but to demonstrate how diverse the sector really is and how quickly it evolves. This week’s collection of projects is no exception. via Smart Grid: This week’s smart grid Continue reading →
More than a dozen of the world’s top technology firms in areas like smart energy, water and transportation have formed the Smart Cities Council to provide cities with tools and best practices to achieve prosperity and sustainability. Working under the banner “Livability, Workability, Sustainability,” city leaders can tap into the Council to develop a comprehensive Continue reading →
Siemens and Diamond Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a multi-phased Demand Response services implementation, commencing with a pilot project that aims to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing customised technology and solutions to deploy Interruptible Load ( IL) operations, and to explore demand response in The Siemens Centre in Singapore. via Continue reading →
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SSNI), a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, today announced that its Gen4 networking technology was honored with a Smart Grid 2012 Product of the Year award from TMCNet and Crossfire Media. Silver Spring’s Gen4 networking technology delivers greater flexibility and choice to utilities, enabling them Continue reading →
The North American power grid is the culmination of all of the regional power networks transporting electricity from generating plants to end users. With increasing demands for transmission over longer distances since grid deregulation in 1992, the old infrastructure is failing. One solution to more frequent power outages and delays is smart grid technology. The Continue reading →
Advances in system integration architecture, standards and technology aren’t just for electric. Water services also share similar information management and business process automation needs as their electric counterparts. Although Smart Grid integration architecture approaches are predominantly geared toward electric utilities, investments in application integration technology, data standards and IT infrastructure management can directly benefit municipal Continue reading →
A world-first trial using Australian-developed electric vehicle charging smart technology has found that it can help to halve electric vehicle drivers’ charging costs, while also optimising utility network performance. Using technology called ChargeIQ, the project – which was led by Victoria’s Department of Transport as part of the state government’s $5 million Electric Vehicle Trial Continue reading →
When a company is looking to buy or lease space in a commercial building in the region, location remains a key feature, but factors like energy savings and sustainability are moving up the list. Building owners are retrofitting their properties, installing new technology to reduce energy bills and incorporating equipment that has a smaller impact Continue reading →
Electric cars are one of the key pieces of the renewable energy economy of the future, but they do come with a few challenges: charging them currently takes a while (30 minutes to a few hours), charging can add considerably to a home’s overall electricity use, and — when scaled up to thousands or millions Continue reading →
A world-first trial using Australian-developed electric vehicle charging smart technology has found that it can help to halve electric vehicle drivers’ charging costs, while also optimising utility network performance. Using technology called ChargeIQ, the project – which was led by Victoria’s Department of Transport as part of the state government’s $5 million Electric Vehicle Trial – featured Continue reading →
BPA has identified energy storage as a critical technology with the potential to enhance grid stability, increase operational transfer capability, and prevent and mitigate the impacts of extreme events to the grid. Technology breakthroughs are needed that dramatically reduce the costs of large-scale (gigawatt-hour level) energy storage systems to drive revolutionary changes in the design Continue reading →
Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded the TMCnet ‘SmartGrid Product of the Year’ award with one of the leading IP routing platforms – the 7705 Service Aggregation Router (7705 SAR-H). The TMCnet awards are given to products which help to advance smart grid technology. And for the second year running, a recognition award was granted to Alcatel-Lucent Continue reading →
