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Smart Grid

  • Superconductors for the Grid

    Superconducting cables are starting to take a larger role in electricity transmission and distribution grids, as two deals announced this week highlight.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John April 22, 2009

  • Smart Grid Stimulus: What to Expect

    A panel of experts tells the California Public Utility Commission just how the Department of Energy might handle the $4.5 billion in stimulus funds aimed at smart grid projects – and how debates over standards and security might affect the outcome.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John April 21, 2009

  • A Million Smart Meters for Miami

    An all-star lineup of vendors is part of an ambitious smart meter plan for Miami and Florida Power and Light.

    Grid

    Michael Kanellos April 20, 2009

  • Intel Inside Wind Turbines

    Although green energy may never rival the chipmaker's interests in computers, Intel is working to make its chips the brains inside of wind turbines, smart grids and other devices. Three trillion in stimulus dollars helps.

    Grid

    Michael Kanellos April 16, 2009

  • Tropos: WiFi for the Smart Grid

    The long-time municipal WiFi provider is making a push into networking utility smart grid projects, providing the link between neighborhood smart meter networks and utility "backhaul" networks.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John April 14, 2009

  • Green Grid: Free Cooling for Data Centers

    The data center industry group has released online tools and maps to help data center operators learn if using outside air for cooling is right for them. Using outside air to replace power-hungry chillers is gaining more widespread acceptance.

    Enterprise

    Jeff St. John April 9, 2009

  • Hacking the Grid: Is Smarter Less Secure?

    Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electricity grid and left malicious software to disrupt it, the Wall Street Journal reports, raising questions about whether "smart grid" efforts are opening the grid up to more hacking.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John April 8, 2009

  • Notes From a National Smart Grid Experiment

    Italy had smart grid before the name even existed, says Echelon's CTO Bob Dolin, and it works. Plus, what's next in America.

    Grid

    Michael Kanellos April 3, 2009

  • Google Invests in Silver Spring; Expect More

    The search giant, which has been investing in startups through its philanthropy arm, has created a standard fund that will spend $100 million in 12 months.

    Grid

    Michael Kanellos March 31, 2009

  • Will Utilities or Customers Lead in Smart Grid?

    Which comes first in smart grid, the utility or the customer? For venture capitalists looking for smart grid business plans they can back with confidence, that's a very important question – and the answer, not surprisingly, is a little of both.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John March 17, 2009

  • Stimulus: How the Smart Grid Could Make Out

    IDC sees the $787 billion federal stimulus package spurring $77.6 billion in revenues for various "green" energy industries. Most of that is headed for renewable energy – but smart grid observer Jesse Berst thinks smart grid companies could grow revenues by twice as much as the $8.6 billion IDC predicts.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John March 16, 2009

  • The Smart Home, Part I

    Smart grid proponents like to talk about the "Home Area Network" – a communications network for thermostats, appliances and electronics that can display the energy they're using. But getting there will take a lot of time and money.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John March 10, 2009

  • Trilliant Lands GE Vet as CEO

    Andrew White, a 30-year General Electric veteran, has left GE New Energy Venture to take over as CEO of the smart grid company.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John March 6, 2009

  • IBM Tests Smart Charging in Denmark

    The computing giant is making another smart grid foray, simulating how to match intermittent wind power to charging electric vehicles on a Danish island with 40,000 residents. Dong Energy and Better Place are also eyeing Denmark.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John February 25, 2009

  • GE Says Smart Grid Equal to 41GW of Power Plants

    Steve Fludder, vice president of Ecomagination at GE, says smart grid technologies could displace 41,000 megawatts. He's got views on other things going on at GE too.

    Grid

    Michael Kanellos February 24, 2009

  • Broadband Over Powerline Brings Smart Grid to Rural Areas

    IBM and the International Broadband Electric Communications are running trials of smart grid services using broadband over powerline communications. The two companies hope billions in stimulus money could boost the use of transmission lines for smart grid communication in rural areas.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John February 18, 2009

  • Clean Energy, Smart Grid Stay in Stimulus Bill

    The House and Senate have agreed to keep $20 billion in tax incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency – and retain a key change to allow tax credits to be paid out as grants for clean power projects. But loan guarantees for renewable energy may be lower than hoped.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John February 12, 2009

  • Wind Growth Could Cost Eastern U.S. $80B in Transmission Lines

    A study by grid operators shows that an aggressive growth in wind energy generation by 2024 would need hefty investments in transmission lines. Meanwhile, a Michigan company proposes a $10 billion project.

    Grid

    Ucilia Wang February 9, 2009

  • A V2G Test: Pool Electric Cars for Grid Needs

    A consortium seeking to make plug-in vehicles an aggregated resource for utilities and grid operators is demonstrating its ideas. It's among a number of pilot projects seeking to find ways to integrate the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle fleets of the future into an increasingly "smart" grid.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John February 5, 2009

  • A Broadband Smart Grid?

    Could broadband Internet connections replace smart meters as the communication pipeline of choice for homes and utilities to coordinate energy-saving home devices and networks? Maybe not, but they could be a way to get started.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John February 5, 2009
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