US invests $100 million to build smart-grid workforce
The US is awarding nearly $100 million to 54 smart grid workforce training programmes aimed at building a next-generation workforce
Smart Grid
For smart grid to succeed, consumers need to be on board
All the bells, whistles and smart-energy technologies won’t be able to deliver on the promise of a cleaner, more
'Smart' fridges, water heaters could cut fossil fuel use
Look at brochures of electricity companies today and you’ll see green pictures full of wind farms and sunshine. These
Is the smart grid really that smart? Join our discussion
Is the “smart grid” really as smart as the hype makes it out to be? Can it really deliver on
Electricity 2.0: Smart grid will bring internet-like energy revolution
Editor’s note: The following is a guest commentary by Hermione Crease, marketing and communication manager for Sentec, which provides
Smart grid: An ax for energy use, or just a scalpel?
Is the smart grid nearly as smart as the hype around it says? It depends on whether you expect the
A better way to go smart (grid): Wireless communications
Following is a guest commentary penned by Jonas N. Olsen, vice president of marketing and sales for On-Ramp Wireless Inc.
Wanted: Innovative ideas for building a smart grid
Are you or your company developing an innovative way to decarbonise the power grid, transmit both data and energy via
GreenBeat 2009 to spotlight smart grid innovators
VentureBeat introduces another opportunity for you to plug in with the innovators at its seminal conference on the smart grid,
UK utility networks 'far too vulnerable' to failure
Utility networks in the UK — including those for electricity and water — remain far too vulnerable to disruption and failure, according
Consumers want energy use info, but don't want to pay
While most US residents say they’re concerned about their home energy costs, only a small number are willing to
Energy firm inks $287.5 million acquisition
New Jersey-based NRG Energy has announced a deal in which it will purchase Reliant Energy’s Texas-based retail business for