Hawaii distributed energy and smart grid companies form new trade group DERC Hawaii defines itself as “a collaboration between distributed energy resource (DER) and smart grid companies committed to developing constructive paths towards an affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply for Hawaii.” Its two objectives are to enable DER and smart grid technologies and to … Continue reading #Hawaii distributed energy and smart grid companies form new trade group→
Unlocking the next gen of smart grid benefits UTILITIES HAVE INVESTED billions of dollars over the last five years in technologies designed to operate the electric grid more efficiently, reliably, safely, and cost-effectively. As deployment of smart grid infrastructure reaches an inflection point, utility executives are faced with the difficult task of determining how to … Continue reading Unlocking the next gen of smart grid benefits→
Energy storage advance readies concentrated solar power for the smart grid The intermittent nature of renewable energy sources is a huge burden on the power grid, making flexible and economical energy storage an essential step to a greener future. Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Florida have now devised a way … Continue reading Energy storage advance readies concentrated solar power for the smart grid→
Next-gen Engineering Algorithms Help Protect Evolving Smart Grid The physical infrastructure of the U.S. electric grid is aging, overburdened and vulnerable to natural hazards. That’s not the bad news. The bad news is that efforts to solve these issues have opened the door to new vulnerabilities. New approaches that transform how energy is produced, delivered … Continue reading Next-gen Engineering Algorithms Help Protect Evolving Smart Grid→
Business Models For Sustainable Electricity As varied as the quirky spectrum of people dressed from t-shirts and shorts to suits and ties at SXSW Eco in Austin was the spectrum of sustainability topics covered — from improving fashion’s supply chain to building transportation hyperloops. For the first time ever, though, the workhorse of energy sustainability, … Continue reading Business Models For Sustainable Electricity→
Why isn’t our Smart Grid Smarter? The term Smart Grid appears frequently now in public press and government strategic documents [1]. A key function in a Smart Grid is the two-way communication between the utility and its customers [2, 3]. In other words, 21st century information technology (IT) that enabled eBay, on-line banking, etc., is … Continue reading Why isn’t our Smart Grid Smarter?→
Integrating Scalable,Smart Grid Solutions Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as renewable generation, storage, flexible demand, and smart appliances are revolutionizing the electricity industry. Electric utilities are facing major upheavals on a number of fronts including deregulation and proliferation of Distributed Generation (DG) installations. Emerging technologies and evolving regulations are propelling utilities to deal with challenges … Continue reading Integrating Scalable,Smart Grid Solutions→
Will the Supreme Court kill the smart grid? On April 30, Tesla’s Elon Musk took the stage in California to introduce the company’s Powerwall battery energy storage system, which he hopes will revolutionize the dormant market for household and utility-scale batteries. A few days later, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case … Continue reading Will the Supreme Court kill the smart grid? #SCOTUS→
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, Industrial Internet Consortium To Support Energy And IoT Convergence The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) announced it has broadened its liaison with the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) to focus on technologies and testbeds to advance and promote adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the energy sector. According to a … Continue reading Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, Industrial Internet Consortium To Support Energy And IoT Convergence→
