Press / Media
Below are Greenbang’s latest news updates, as well as some of the recent coverage Greenbang has been getting in the press. Please contact us with any requirements for a more extensive archive of press coverage and a copy of our media pack.
Smart grid data require analytics for real energy intelligence
A tremendous amount of data will be generated as the world’s energy grids are made “smarter” with the addition of communications-enabled sensors to millions of points on the transmission and distribution networks. In this latest whitepaper — “Data analytics for the smart grid: IBM’s Intelligent Edge” — Greenbang looks at the smart-grid data challenge, and how IBM’s analytics tools can address that challenge and provide companies with critical insights into their energy usage and systems.
Download the whitepaper here: Greenbang
European smart electricity market to reach $25bn by 2020, report says
The smart electricity market in the European Union is expected to expand rapidly in coming years, according to a report by Greenbang, an independent sustainability research house, which sees the meter market hitting between $24bn and $26bn by 2020
Read full coverage at: Financial Times
$25 Billion European Smart Grid Market by 2020
A British consultancy predicts that between 133 and 145 million smart meters will be installed in European Union countries by the end of this decade, in keeping with the EU’s aim to have 80 of households equipped with such meters by 2020.
Read full coverage at: IEEE Spectrum
CHARGE!
In the clamour for iPads, electric cars and laptops, 2011 is set to be the year of the battery. Stephen Pritchard looks at the contenders jostling for pole position. The world is becoming addicted to portable power. There are more than 4 billion mobile phone users worldwide. IDC, a market research firm, predicts that laptops will account for 70% of all computers sold by 2012
Read full coverage at: CNBC Business
Smart Meters Signal More Flexible Power Grid
Ever try to meet a friend downtown when one of you has forgotten to bring his cell phone? Or find your way to an obscure location without a portable GPS? As capabilities advance, individuals (and society) cannot realize the benefits until the proper technology is in place
Read full coverage at: JustMeans
Electric dreams. After cars what next?
You pull up and plug-in. It takes 25 minutes to recharge your car at a quick-charge point: what to do? Eat, read, rest, shop? And what about tapping that unused power when your car is parked at night? How about selling it back to the ESB?
Read full coverage: Irish Times
Networks battle to run UK smart meter rollout
Smart metering and the creation of a smart grid in the UK is seen as a critical part of the mix when it comes to tackling climate change and making power savings in the future.
Read full coverage at: Wireless Mag
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