Smart Grid
Not all the news developments out of the smart-grid world can be characterised as “exciting.” You’ve got the standard “Company X rolls out another million smart meters” stories, for example, and the “Company Y hires so-and-so for MDMS (meter demand management system) deployment”-type announcements. Nice, in terms of
energy efficiency
Viridity Energy will develop and implement a project aimed at maximizing the economic and environmental value of energy resources at Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Jefferson). The two have signed a letter of intent to develop a large-scale energy storage project that will allow Jefferson to strategically
solar energy
Solar Power Partners (SPP) and JCM Capital have signed an agreement with Solar Power Network (SPN) to provide full project financing for up to 20 megawatts of commercial-scale rooftop installations to be located throughout southwestern Ontario. The agreement follows the recent SPP- JCM Capital launch of their fund to develop,
smart meters
Itron has begun installing the first of one million data logging modules for Alberta-based ATCO Gas. Over the course of the four-year deployment, Itron will manage all aspects of the effort, including project management and endpoint installation. Itron’s gas metering solution will be used the modules and their remote
smart metering
In an age where we take it for granted that we can call people on the go, browse the web from anywhere and order anything from a pizza to a stock trade from the palm of our hands, who would object to having access to real-time details on how much
Smart Grid
Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer for eMeter, is among those scheduled today to brief members of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Energy, and the National Science and Technology Council on the policy opportunities to provide advanced energy services. Other leading technology companies and non-profits interested in
smart cities
Particularly at less busy traffic periods, pedestrians often step onto a road crossing when the traffic light has already switched to red. This does not always have a happy ending. To reduce the resulting number of accidents, DSTA, the Spanish producer of light systems, has developed a solution with its
smart metering
Brazil’s ELO Sistemas Eletrônicos (ELO) will use eMeter Corporation’s EnergyIP platform to address the data management and integration requirements for its end-to-end smart meter solution for utilities. ELO is developing a large-scale smart metering solution in response to Brazil’s push to replace up to 63 million electric
internet of things
A funny thing happened on the way to the smart grid: the companies involved in building it all became smarter too. Spend a little time exploring the smart-grid industry landscape, and you’ll discover that — for the firms active in the space, as well as for the technologies and services
concentrating solar power
Solar thermal electricity production in the US is poised for a big boost, now that financing has recently been closed for the world’s largest solar project. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, set for completion in 2013, will nearly double the amount of solar thermal electricity produced in the
big data
EMC Corporation has announced new generations of its Isilon scale-out NAS hardware and software for managing the challenges of “big data.” Isilon’s new hardware platform enables customers to choose from a range of drive configurations and combine them with a large, globally coherent cache and next-generation quad core processors
transport
Siemens Mobility will unveil Inspiro, its brand-new mass transit train, at this week’s UITP World Congress and Exhibition in Dubai. Now in the development phase, the train was designed with a focus on environmental compatibility. The lightweight aluminum car body and demand-responsive control of the HVAC system both contribute
