Smart Grid
A world-class research centre that will accelerate the adoption of new smart technologies, from advanced power grids to electric cars and household appliances, is to be opened in Scotland. The £12.5 million Power Network Demonstration Centre — the first of its kind in Europe — is being created by the University
smart meters
ViryaNet Limited, which provides software for mobile field service workforces, has released a pre-packaged meter services mobile workforce management solution, ViryaNet G4 Smart Meter. The solution developed on top of ViryaNet G4, the company’s flagship product. As worldwide demand for smart-grid technologies increases coupled with regulatory mandates for the
Maison Henri Deschamps, the leading publishing company for the education sector in Haiti, has launched a new information technology division, RETAL, to build a state-of-the-art data centre in the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince. In addition to serving Deschamps’ enterprise needs, the facility will be the backbone of a vision that
transport
Siemens is launching a charging point on the European market that can charge electric cars with a normal battery capacity within an hour. The charging power has been doubled to 22 kW in the new CP700A series, which cuts the charging time in half. “When developing the new charging point,
grid security
An audit by the US Department of Energy’s inspector general has found that the critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standards developed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) are “not adequate to ensure that systems-related risks to the Nation’s power grid were mitigated or addressed in a timely manner.
Energy
The Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), a project of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), today launched an educational campaign designed to urge members of Congress to combat the threats posed by America’s dangerous and ongoing dependence on petroleum. The campaign, which includes a comprehensive briefing on the state
Energy
What’s the best way for utility companies to engage their customers on the need for smarter energy grids? A public education program is one good starting point, and someone’s finally launched just such an effort. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a utility company that did it. Silver Spring Networks,
Smart Grid
A smart-energy project in Austin, Texas, says it would be better to fund testing and development of a smart grid structured around in-home consumer technologies rather than large utility systems. Pecan Street Project has released a request for information (RFI) that puts home energy users, rather than utilities, at the
News
Hello Greenbangers, and happy Friday! There’s no slowdown in developments in the smart grid/smart cities sector, and that’s great news. With the sustainability challenges facing us becoming ever more apparent (just look at the dramatic rises we’re seeing in oil and basic food prices globally), we
Smart Grid
Smart-grid platform provider Silver Spring Networks has launched an education program designed to increase the general public’s understanding of smart energy and help prepare the next generation for the benefits of the smart grid. The “A Smart Energy Future” curriculum, being made available free to educators, is designed to
waste-to-energy
The US General Services Administration (GSA) has signed a $9 million deal with Detroit Thermal LLC to provide heating to two federal buildings in Detroit with reliable steam from renewable energy municipal waste sources. The federal contract brings Detroit Thermal’s score card to more than $120 million in business
energy management
Grid2020, an energy management, control, and communications solution company, has installed a state-of-the-art energy management system at the offices of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s flagship launchpad for new, clean energy technology: the Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator. Grid2020 uses a monitoring hub, wireless thermostat, and load meter to monitor and
