By Peter Pfisterer and Christian Dirmeier, TÃœV SÃœD AG The core of the energy revolution comprises not only the expansion of renewable energy, but also the evolution from our present static network architecture into smart grids. However, the increasing integration of decentralised energy generation may present a considerable challenge for grid operators. Thorough planning and [...]
Siemens Smart Grid division and TIBCO Software Inc. will provide proven Smart Grid enterprise integration services to Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) for a Smart Grid demonstration project. The project is a result of Con Edison Company of New York (CECONY) receiving funding for the Smart Grid demonstration project from the Department of Energy through the [...]
Today, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) introduced its new Energy Innovation Center (the Center), a showcase facility where residential and business customers can learn about energy efficiency, alternative fuel transportation, Smart Grid, and clean generation. The Energy Innovation Center offers an array of seminars on energy efficiency; classes in the food service demonstration kitchen; [...]
Petra Solar and Enviromena Power Systems today announced an alliance agreement that enables the two market leaders to join forces to develop solar and smart grid projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Combining Petra Solar’s innovative smart energy technology with Enviromena’s expertise in development of renewable energy projects in MENA will advance [...]
Lithium Ion Battery Storage System Designed to Shift Peak Energy Load to Increase Reliability of the Electric Grid and Improve Power Quality A123 Systems AONE +1.24% , a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate(R) lithium ion batteries and systems, announced this week that it will supply a Grid Battery System (GBS) to Maui Electric Company (MECO), [...]
Smart Meter Awareness Group Files Federal Injunction to Stop Wireless Smart Meter Deployment in Naperville, Illinois The Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group (NSMA) filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Case #11-CV-9299) this morning. The NSMA is seeking a stay of the installation [...]
Sustainable Energy Technologies a provider of smart grid inverters for distributed grid-interactive generation and energy storage has announced a partnership with MicroPlanet Technology Corp. whereby MicroPlanet will provide micro-FIT projects with its smart grid voltage regulation and power quality technology. With proprietary four-quadrant design the MicroPlanet smart voltage regulator increases and decreases voltage precisely to [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and Brookhaven National Laboratory have partnered with the Virtual Energy Forum to lead an online presentation on the topic of smart grid. This week’s event will feature live video presentations on Thursday, December 1st from [...]
IBM this week announced it has joined a collaborative consortium to help develop an energy grid that uses at least 50 percent of renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas. Led by a European Union-funded consortium, the EcoGrid EU project will demonstrate a smart energy grid that will allow smart devices [...]
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman today released survey results from a 500 participant smart meter In-Home Display pilot program begun last fall. Based on surveys, 71% of customers reported that they have changed their electricity consumption behavior as [...]
Kyocera Corporation today announced that it has been selected to participate in a smart-grid demonstration project in New Mexico (U.S.A.) which is being undertaken by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. The project is a collaborative effort between NEDO, the New Mexico state government, Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, and [...]
GE Smart Meters Help GE Energy, Trilliant and AES Eletropaulo Collaborate on Research and Development Project to Increase Reliability and Empower Consumers in Brazil’s Largest City Trilliant and AES Eletropaulo are collaborating in a smart grid research and development project—bringing the benefits of smart meters to the city of Sao Paulo and setting the stage [...]
Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., JFE Engineering Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. today announced that U.S. and Japan companies have been selected as contractors for joint “Project” collaboration supporting a world-leading Smart Grid project on Maui, a Hawaiian island that will serve as the Project site.
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