solar energy
Soitec (Euronext Paris), a supplier of advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, has announced that its Concentrix concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology has been selected by Tenaska Solar Ventures to produce 150 megawatts (MW) of clean energy for San Diego Gas & Electric. The new CPV solar power plant,
heating
The UK’s Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has launched the world’s first financial incentive of its kind to revolutionise the way heat is generated and used in buildings. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will support emerging technologies and businesses in Britain, strengthening security of supply by reducing dependence on
Energy
The UK’s Renewable Energy Association has established a Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) that tracks biomethane, or “green gas, ” through the supply chain to provide certainty for those who buy it. The scheme was developed by the association working with Bio Group, British Gas, E.ON, National Grid, Milton
Smart Grid
GE and the government of Ontario have announced a new $40 million Grid IQ Innovation Centre, the first center of its kind for GE in Canada, to be located in Markham, Ontario. Grid IQ is GE’s companywide commitment to solving customers’ challenges with more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy
sustainable cities
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has selected three companies — Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi — in a single proposal to participate in its Smart Community System Demonstration Project in Spain. In preparation for the large-scale introduction of renewable energy as well as the dissemination of
smart meters
Smart meters are being touted as the best way for energy-users to monitor their behaviour and find ways to cut consumption and electricity bills. But as energy prices keep going up, meters might more likely be a cost-increase minimiser than an expense reducer. That could leave some utility customers even
Smart Grid
SECO Energy, one of the largest electric cooperatives in the US, has selected Sensus as its smart-grid technology provider. Sensus will provide the Florida cooperative its FlexNet™ Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) communications network and more than 172,000 electric meters equipped with remote connect and disconnect capabilities. SECO selected Sensus
Smart Grid
Grid2Home, developer of Smart Energy Profile 2.0 (SEP-2) communication technologies, has completed a second round of funding, led by Granite Ventures. The funding will enable the company to take its SEP-2 standards-compliant G2H-SE2 software solution into production and scale to meet the demands of a growing customer base. In
sustainable cities
IBM has selected 24 cities worldwide to receive IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants. The grants provide the cities with access to IBM experts who will analyse and recommend ways in which the communities can become even better place in which to live, work and play. The selected cities include Antofagasta,
transport
ECOtality, a company focused on clean electric transportation and storage technologies, has begun installing its Blink Level 2 residential charging stations in the state of Washington. As project manager of The EV Project, the largest rollout of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and EVs to date, ECOtality will install Blink EV
carbon capture and storage
The global commitment to carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies remains strong, according to “The Global Status of CCS: 2010” report released by the Global CCS Institute today. The report identifies 234 active or planned CCS projects ranging across technologies, project types and sectors at the end of 2010, a
Smart Grid
LiveData’s SmartGrid Manager has received a 2010 Smart Grid Excellence Award from Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) and Intelligent Communications Partners (ICP). LiveData SmartGrid Manager is a data integration and visualisation system that verifies the health of systems that run the electric power grid. The company’s products continuously monitor,
