Smart Grid
In deregulated energy markets, customers and their main contact point — energy retailers — have a unique opportunity, technologically as well as economically, to advance the efficient development of the smart grid throughout Europe’s competitive energy markets. A new whitepaper from the European Technology Platform for the Electricity Networks of the
smart meters
Onzo’s Smart Energy Kit has been chosen as the only energy display to be rolled out to households in Amsterdam, as part of a pioneering project to make people more aware of their energy use. Under the Sustainable Neighbourhood project, 500 homes in the northwest district of the Dutch
analytics
During the month of April, Greenbang will be focusing its research on a topic that’s critical to the success of a smarter energy infrastructure: smart-grid analytics. Among the reports scheduled for release this month are a Greenbang Smart Matrix on key players in the smart-grid analytics space, a strategy
smart meters
DTE Energy has announced plans to install an additional 350,000 electric meters to provide the backbone for its SmartCurrents program, which will allow electric customers to communicate with the company, provide detailed information about their energy usage and recognise power outages without customer input. The meters incorporate technology that
efficiency
While most home appliances have become more efficient over the past 30 years, the average US household today uses many more consumer electronics than before — in particular, personal computers, televisions and related devices, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the latest update to its
Smart Grid
The Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC) is a newly formed industry group, representing the entire energy value chain and cutting across all segments of the electricity industry. The SEDC is dedicated to promoting the requirements of demand-side programs to further the development of the smart grid and ensure improved end-consumer
Energy
Together with the operating company BritNed Development Ltd., Siemens Energy has placed the BritNed HVDC (high-voltage direct current) transmission link between Britain and the Netherlands into operation. BritNed is a joint venture of National Grid, the international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the
transport
The European Commission has kicked off a four-year, cross-European initiative to promote electromobility. A total of 42 partners in the initiative will provide input and exchange ideas based on their experience in selected regions within Europe. Participating organisations include industrial companies and automobile manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, universities, and technology and
Energy
Direct Grid Technologies, a manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) micro‐inverters for utility- and commercial-grade solar power generation, will be adding Echelon Corporation’s energy control networking to its micro-inverter products. Micro-inverters convert electricity generated by PV panels from direct to alternating current at the individual panel. This increases the overall
Energy
GE’s Energy business has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 90 per cent of Converteam, a provider of electrification and automation equipment and systems. The acquisition from a controlling shareholder group that includes management, Barclays Private Equity and LBO France is valued at about $3.2 billion. The
Smart Grid
The Florida-based community-owned utility JEA will begin deploying Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream RF Network in April as part of a smart-grid project aimed at enhancing customer service and helping consumers manage energy consumption. Under the agreement with JEA, Landis+Gyr will install Gridstream technology to enable two-way communication with advanced
networking
The USNAP (for “Utility Smart Network Access Port”) Alliance and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are working together to jointly develop a single modular interface specification that combines each organisation’s existing individual specifications. The new specification would bring together elements of the EPRI Demand Response Socket Interface Specification
