Challenge aims to find world's top 10 energy innovations
A new initiative announced today aims to find the top sustainable energy innovations that can be quickly and cost-effectively brought
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'Grid positive' Butte College generates more power than it uses
California’s Butte College has become the first college in the US to go “grid positive,” which means it will
Weird energy stories: Pot growers drain the grid
Could another benefit to the smart grid be an end to rampant energy theft by marijuana grow houses? Jordan Diplock
As grid sees 'biggest changes in a century,' S&C grows
S&C Electric Company is expanding its UK-based Power Systems Services operation to meet the needs of Europe’s
With 2020 fast approaching, carbon goals go longer term
With the UK having just set a carbon reduction goal that goes beyond the standard deadline of 2020, the question
How to measure smart-grid success
How do you know whether your smart-grid initiatives are succeeding or failing? The Ontario Smart Grid Forum, established in 2008
EU seeks energy tax overhaul for greener market
The European Commission has proposed to overhaul outdated rules on the taxation of energy products in the European Union. The
The goal: A lean, mean energy machine
For all the growing recognition about the need for a smart grid, “smart” — ultimately — shouldn’t be our primary goal.
SAIC sells oil/gas IT services to focus on smart grid
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has reached an agreement to sell to Wipro Ltd. certain SAIC operations focused on providing
US grids to become 'three friends'
Starting this summer, groundbreaking will begin on a long-dreamed-of energy project that’s become possible only recently thanks to advances
High-voltage link connects UK and Netherlands
Together with the operating company BritNed Development Ltd., Siemens Energy has placed the BritNed HVDC (high-voltage direct current) transmission link
Solar firm to use Echelon energy-control networking
Direct Grid Technologies, a manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) micro‐inverters for utility- and commercial-grade solar power generation, will be adding