Maxim Integrated Products has announced what it describes as the industry’s first highly integrated smart meter power regulator. The MAX17497 is a one chip solution designed for the power requirements on the communications and metrology boards in smart meters. via Maxim unveils first highly integrated smart meter power regulator.
Proton Holdings Berhad, an automotive manufacturer from Malaysia, has recently set in motion an electric vehicle trial in partnership with Greenlots, a company that offers charging solutions for electric vehicles. via Greenlots Supplies Proton Holdings Berhad Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles.
, Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Global Smart Grid Leader Trilliant Selects McCabe , Continuing Commitment to Quality Posted by Derek on October 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Global Smart Grid communications and solutions leader , Trilliant , has selected McCabe IQ from McCabe Software to further improve code quality and mitigate risk in their award winning software and firmware . Trilliant provides communications solutions that deliver the benefits of the Smart Grid to utilities and their customers worldwide . These benefits include enhanced energy efficiency , improved grid reliability , lower operating costs , and integration of: Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Maybe the sky is NOT falling : 2.5 smart grid success stories Posted by Derek on October 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Earlier this month we wrote about a leading analyst slashing smart grid forecasts and told how smart grid start-ups are being stranded as funding dries up . Grim stuff . But just because Halloween is around the corner doesn’t mean all the news has to be frightening . We came across a couple good news stories we thought you might be interested . in via Smart Grid : Maybe the sky is NOT falling : 2.5 smart grid success stories Related : posts 5 Lessons for Smart Grid Business Success Consumer: Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads The Networked EV : PG E’s Networked Plug-Ins and V2G Plans Posted by Derek on October 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic It’s little surprise that Pacific Gas Electric customers own more than 2,200 of the 15,000 or so plug-in electric vehicles in the United States today . After all , the utility serves the eco-conscious , tech-savvy citizens of San Francisco and Silicon Valley and in the coming years , PG E expects its territory to be one of the first to see adoption of plug-in cars en . masse via The Networked EV : PG E’s Networked Plug-Ins and V2G Plans Greentech Media Related : posts Smart Grid VisionariesPeople aren’t so gung-ho about smart meters and vehicle-to-grid (V2G), but they are about electric cars and lithium ion batteries. But when they realize that combining the two can lead to huge savings, things might change. I have been conducting a lot of research lately on why it has taken so long to get the Continue reading →
Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Friday October 28, 2011 by Tim Laughlin tags LED Lighting Pavegen renewable energy sustainability comments 0 A New Twist on Power Walking The average human takes 3,000-5,000 steps a day . Seems like a lot , but most health experts would tell you to average 10,000 a day but that’s a post for another time What if we could harness power from some of the steps you take each day Pavegen Systems , LTD based in London , believes it can . They have created a device that converts kinetic energy from footsteps into renewable . electricity Much like a mini man-hole cover , the recycled rubber paving slabs harvest: Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Biopower : Lost in the forest Posted by Derek on October 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Humans have used biomass for fuel ever since harnessing the ability to light fires . In the early 1800s , before the advent of modern energy systems oil , gas , coal , hydro and nuclear a majority of all primary energy consumption was derived from biomass . Although traditional biomass products like rewood , charcoal , manure and crop residues still provide the main source of household energy use for some two to three billion people in the developing world , biopower’s market share has declined rapidly over the last two .Effective management of peak energy demand from the electrical grid holds considerable promise to improve efficiency and reliability and is a key goal and driver for Smart Grid developments. Utilities have to build their capacity to meet the peak demand loads in the system – which may only occur a few days per year. To Continue reading →
Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Using Gaming and Social Media to Reduce Your Energy Footprint Posted by Derek on October 27, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic SAP runs an event called InnoJam at its developer TechEd conferences . The SAP InnoJam events are held during the weekend prior to TechEd . During these events , people from the SAP community compete against each other in teams building working prototypes of solutions to real business cases , using SAP . technologies SAP solicit ideas for business cases to be developed at these InnoJams I added one this morning on building a residential energy management application . The application would useSmart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Comverge Reduced More Than 16 Gigawatt Hours of Electricity Demand During the 2011 Summer Cooling Season Posted by Derek on October 27, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Comverge , Inc . COMV 9.83 a leading provider of Intelligent Energy Management solutions for Residential and Commercial Industrial C+I customers , today announced it delivered more than 16 gigawatt hours of energy reduction to its customers during the 2011 summer cooling season that runs from June to September . During historic heat waves that saw peak energy utilization reach record levels , Comverge’s reductions helped ensure grid reliability andEmerson ’s new Industrial Energy Group plans to convert huge power plants used in manufacturing facilities, refineries and foundries into bio-mass-burning hybrids to produce the needed energy to run these giant plants more cheaply and cleanly. via Emerson launches bio-mass Smart Energy Initiative – St. Louis Business Journal.
Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Consortium for SEP 2 Interoperability Launches With Multiple Alliances Representing Broad Ecosystem Collaboration Posted by Derek on October 27, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic HomePlug® Alliance , Wi-Fi Alliance® and ZigBee® Alliance signed a ground-breaking agreement formalizing the Consortium for SEP 2 Interoperability . The Consortium will provide the Smart Grid ecosystem including utilities , product vendors and consumers confidence in application and device interoperability . The agreement defines the structure for the Consortium a via Consortium for SEP 2 Interoperability Launches With Multiple AlliancesSmart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads The Demand Response industry in Europe needs policy change to thrive Guardian Sustainable Business Posted by Derek on October 27, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The US is way ahead of Europe on demand response DR So much so that while the home markets of EnerNOC and Comverge the two big US demand response companies near saturation point , forcing them to look elsewhere for new business including Europe DR in Europe is only just beginning to get off the . ground Demand response is a process that can help maintain the supply-demand balance of energy on the grid without the need for costly , carbon-emitting peak power
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But this week an alliance that includes the intriguing combination of Opower and Facebook offers promise that this futuristic concept may not be so far off into the . future via Time to like’ the energy internet on Environmental Expert Related : posts NEC Electronics America Smart Energy Solutions Connect, , Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Adds eMeter , IBM , Siemens to Their Smart Grid Team Posted by Derek on October 27, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Siemens has teamed up with the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities KCBPU a publicly owned provider of electricity and water services to residences and businesses across Kansas City , Kan . to deliver eMeter Smart Grid Appliances . Each appliance includes a preloaded , rapidly deployable instance of eMeter® EnergyIP® meter data management system MDMS with IBM Tivoli and WebSphere software running on IBM Power . Systems via Kansas City Board of Public Utilities: Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Hydrogen : the best long-term alternative to fossil fuel Posted by Derek on October 26, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Discussions on hydrogen as transport fuel have been going on for many years and trials of vehicles like CUTE Clean Urban Transport for Europe buses in European cities , including London 2003-05 came and went . The buses themselves were ten times the cost of a diesel equivalent , so extensive rollout at that point was unlikely . In 2011, however a new fleet of eight hydrogen buses has been established by Transport for London TfL in London on a more permanent . basis via Hydrogen : the bestSmart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Calico Energy Helps Utilities Overcome Smart Grid Challenges With Ground-Breaking Unified Operations Center Posted by Derek on October 26, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Calico Energy Services www.calicoenergy.com the market leader in interoperable energy management solutions and analytics , announced today that it has pioneered the industry’s first Unified Operations Center for utilities and power providers . According to customers and leading Industry Analysts , this solution establishes a new segment in the energy management software . industry via Calico Energy Helps Utilities Overcome Smart Grid ChallengesSmart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Bit Stew Systems and Rainforest Automation Unite SEP 1.x and 2.0 Posted by Derek on October 26, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Rainforest Automation , a developer of residential energy management products , unveiled its new SWIFT™ Smart Energy Wireless Information Terminal product along with Bit Stew’s Grid Director 2.0 Device Management Platform . The SWIFT™ is a Home Area Network HAN device that displays home energy use on an 8-inch color touch screen . It comes bundled with Rainforest’s popular RAVEn™ USB adapter that communicates directly with smart meters that have been equipped with ZigBee® Smart Energy: Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Geospatial Technology : Is your GIS Smart Grid Ready Posted by Derek on October 26, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Esri commissioned a survey that asked utility companies Is your GIS Smart Grid ready The results are perhaps not too surprising–most ranked smart grid readiness’ as strategic to their plans , though none had achieved readiness in all areas . The majority had issues keeping their data up-to-date , with around 25 having data over six months out-of-date , only 30 managing to update data within ten days of work completion and just 10 updating their GIS data within one day of work completion . PerhapsSmart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads New advocacy organization is formed to strengthen Ontario’s solar energy sector Posted by Derek on October 26, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The formation of a new advocacy organization for the province’s booming solar photovoltaic PV industry was announced today at the Solar Power International conference in the wake of Ontario election results that signal the province’s continued leadership in the global solar . marketplace The Solar Alliance of Ontario (SAO was founded by a broad-based group of industry leaders with a single , focused mission to advocate for the accelerated and stable growth of Ontario’s PV
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Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Thursday October 20, 2011 by Tim Laughlin tags electric vehicles energy efficiency energy grid Energy Innovation Corridor EVs ford transit saving energy xcel energy comments 0 Car Sharing Goes EV What began as an innovative way to keep travel expenses to a minimum has grown to become a model for sustainability and environmental progress for many metro areas across the country and around the . world Car sharing programs which provide rental cars for individuals and groups for short periods of time have seen tremendous growth over the past decade . While studies have shown that car-sharing programs
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Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Xcel Energy Thursday October 13, 2011 by Mary LaLone tags clean energy solar panels solar power Solar Rewards solar technology xcel energy comments 1 100 MW and Counting When an ecstatic member of the Xcel Energy Solar Rewards team told me their program had recently reached 100 megawatts MW of installed residential solar photovoltaic systems in its Colorado territory , I responded with great excitement , but in my head my first thought was , how much energy is that really I know 100 MW is a lot of power . But exactly how much , I didn’t know . So I did a little research . Turns out , with 100 MW of
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