photovoltaics
Despite uncertainty over the future of the UK’s feed-in tariffs (FITs), the Renewable Energy Association (REA) remains optimistic about Britain’s solar photovoltaic (PV) opportunity. “The announcement about the fast-track review has unsettled many organisations, especially those based in Europe who are looking at opening new UK offices to
smart metering
Echelon Corporation’s NES Energy Control System has been selected as one of five solutions in a 50,000-home smart-metering pilot project by PermEnergo, part of the MRSK group, one of Russia’s largest utilities. Echelon value-added reseller Engineering Center ENERGOAUDITKONTROL was awarded a contract for networking 10,000 homes
smart cities
Alvarion Ltd. is deploying a 4G municipal network in Houston as part of the municipality’s Smart City project. Alvarion’s 4G wireless broadband network will enable the local government to offer advanced municipal services, such as enhanced public safety and traffic optimisation solutions, and consistent access to information. The
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The UK government has declared the overall strategy and timetable for the installation of 53 million smart meters in 30 million homes and businesses across Great Britain. The mass rollout is expected to begin in early 2014 and be completed in 2019, meaning the next three years will be crucial
solar energy
Capital Renewables S.A. has awarded a contract for the supply of equipment, project design, construction and set in operation of a 4.13-MWp photovoltaic park in Greece to the EPC contractor Positive Energy. This project constitutes a substantial investment in the photovoltaic sector for the Balkan region. The Spanish
solar energy
As part of its efforts to advance the commercial development of its energy-generating glass, Maryland-based New Energy Technologies Inc. has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The company’s SolarWindow is see-through glass that can generate
Smart Grid
The smart-grid-focused S&C Electric Company has announced that its IntelliRupter PulseCloser now offers high-accuracy voltage and current sensors as a standard feature. The now-standard sensors enable the IntelliRupter to respond to self-healing and protection applications with greater accuracy than any device currently on the market, according to S&
efficiency
HP has introduced its EcoSMART portfolio, which the company says can help customers reduce costs by up to 30 per cent and, with the support of HP Managed Print Services, reduce energy by up to 80 per cent. HP EcoSMART fleet and console software options deliver real-time performance information to
sustainable cities
Siemens AG, the company’s German operations, is founding a fourth sector — Infrastructure & Cities – that will be comprised of selected businesses from the Industry and Energy sectors. In the future, Siemens’ Industry sector will concentrate exclusively on industry customers and reinforce its industry and service business. “We are orienting
smart meters
Veolia Water and Orange are joining forces in the smart metering sector and are launching m2o city, an operator specialised in remote environmental data and water meter reading services. Building on the expertise of Veolia Water — which already operates over 200,000 water meters — and Orange’s expertise as a
smart meters
It feels like centuries ago, but it still wasn’t hard in the late ’90s to find people — even educated professionals and experienced entrepreneurs — who wouldn’t promote their businesses with a website or use email for fear of having too much private information become public and freely available to
