FreeWave, Rockwell tackle water management
How can water utilities keep supplies flowing even when demand is at its highest? FreeWave Technologies and Rockwell Automation are
Dan Ilett
Clean-energy future requires more than wind, sun
A new World Economic Forum report argues that scaling up renewables takes more more than public and private infrastructure: it
Can US fast-track vital energy storage?
Utility companies have long been in the business of generating energy, but storing energy is another matter. We could soon
Kyocera helps Italy expand its solar footprint
Japanese solar-cell manufacturer Kyocera has supplied about 6 megawatts (MW) of multi-crystalline silicon solar modules for a large-
Ontario takes smart grid up a notch
The Canadian province of Ontario is fast becoming one of the leading sustainable regions in North America, with the government
Landis+Gyr: The next subsidiary of GE?
How do you grab a chunk of the smart-grid action if you don’t want to spend time building
Grid-based energy storage gets a funding boost
Here’s an encouraging development in the area of grid-based energy storage: Beacon Power is nudging closer toward construction
Brazilian utility picks Elster for smart metering
Brazilian utility Light S.A. (Light) will deploy Elster’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to help increase energy efficiency,
GE, Intel bet big on building energy management
Scientific Conservation Inc. (SCI), a building energy management firm based in San Francisco, has received more than $19 million in
Sensus enables flexible communications for gas meters
Utility management technology provider Sensus has released a new transceiver designed to enable more flexible two-way communications for natural
Echelon boosts energy IQ of French streetlights
Some 30,000 street lights in France were equipped with Echelon’s energy control networking technology last year, helping communities
Political potholes could mar smart-grid highway
Most people don’t dispute that our electricity and water systems could be made far more efficient and modern, which