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Could 3m households have smart meters by 2014?
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. There could be at least three million smart meters installed in homes by 2014, Consumer Focus has estimated. While British Gas has already announced that it will deliver smart … Continue reading
Smart Electric Drive Passion Coupe first drive
Smart converted its standard coupe to an electric drive system, and will start selling the car in 2012.(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) The Smart ForTwo seems like an excellent platform for an electric car. Small and lightweight are all virtues for current battery technology, but the Smart just might be too small. Smart fitted the 2011 Electric … Continue reading
Smart meters ‘great first step’ in cutting energy use
Smart meters can be a “great start” in helping consumers lower their energy bills, says David Weatherall, housing strategy manager for the Energy Saving Trust.“The first step to cutting your energy use is to know when and how you’re using it,” he explained.Smart meters provide real-time displays of the energy being used in the home, … Continue reading
Govt unveils plans for smart meter rollout
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. The government has revealed its plans for a mass smart meter rollout to every home in the UK. It will start to deploy 53 million smart meters to 30 … Continue reading
Mahindra & Mahindra, Cisco Join to Build Smart Cities, Virtual Dealerships, and More in India
Mahindra & Mahindra, a diversified business group in India with presence in the automotive, agriculture, aerospace, technology and consulting services, and networking solutions provider Cisco have collaborated on go-to-market strategies in areas such as smart cities, virtual dealership, sports and cloud services.“By collaborating with Cisco (News – Alert) to build smarter, connected communities, virtual dealerships and … Continue reading
Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid
Several companies develop technology that allows utilities and power players to know approximately how much wind and solar to expect from their plants minutes, hours and even days in advance. Dr. Bruce Bailey, president and CEO of AWS Truepower, said decision makers who have the responsibility of knowing how much power will be available “should … Continue reading
PG&E offers opt-out for smart meters at a cost
Pacific Gas & Electric will offer customers an option to turn off the radio on its smart meters, an effort to address health concerns about the two-way utility meters. The opt-out option, announced yesterday, will come at a cost because PG&E will no longer to be able to remotely read meters. In a filing, PG&E … Continue reading
Rolf Adam from Cisco – speaker at Smart Grid session in Sofia
The director of Cisco Smart Grid Europe will speak about the ICT architecture approach to Smart Grid investments as well as the regulatory & financial implications. The 7th South East European Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Congress & Exhibition will be held 13-15 of April in Sofia, Bulgaria.Traditional energy networks contain disparate systems that lack … Continue reading
Cisco ties knot with Control4 for smart home
Control4′s Energy Management System (EMS) 100 will be used by Cisco in smart-grid deals.(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET) Cisco Systems has invested in Control4 and intends to use Control4′s home automation software in large deals with utilities and cities. The deal, announced today, calls for Cisco to sell Control4 products, such as its home energy management dashboard, … Continue reading
Smart Grid Cyber Threats: Who Turned the Lights Out?
As TMC’s Smart Grid Contributor and co-founder of Intelligent Communications Partners (News – Alert), Jon Arnold, has pointed out, most energy grids are built on old technology and manual processes that are quite open to human error. Furthermore, most businesses and end users have very little understanding about data security risks. The main point is that … Continue reading