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- Smart Grid Consumer Engagement: where does the education campaign begin?
As a group, utilities are not known as trailblazers when it comes to engaging customers. In fact, the general theory is that utilities have avoided customer interaction as much as possible in the past. But with the onset of smart grid technologies entering homes across North America and parts of Europe that stigma is about to be lifted with some tested communication tools.
Mon, 2011-03-07 14:16 - North American smart grid technology: is it getting closer to the optimum consumer endgame?
North America is experiencing new market highs as projects that were funded by federal stimulus grants and venture capital funds kick into full gear. We get executive reactions on which issues are having the biggest impact on core objectives and consumers.
Mon, 2011-03-07 14:36 - Paul Lazarevic, RLtec: “Our bi-directional technology is free and provides carbonless balancing”
RLtec is in the business of ensuring the UK’s national grid is balanced at all times. Paul Lazarevic, MD of the start-up, speaks to us about how its algorithm and business model have become major breakthroughs for the national grid and energy hungry companies.
Mon, 2011-03-14 11:08 - Intelligence Brief 8 March – 15 March 2011
Lead story: $40m Grid Innovation Center set up in OntarioCompanies, organisations and projects mentioned in this news round-up include: GE, Government of Ontario, Korea Electric Power, Hong Sung Eui, Sainsbury’s, RLtec, Hotpoint/Indesit, CleanTech100, Low Carbon Accelerator, NAXOS Capital Partners, Carbon Trust Investment Partners, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC), Sensus,Rural Electric Co-op, Consolidated Electric, Delaware County, Verdantix, Johnson Controls and EnergyConnect
Mon, 2011-03-14 13:54 - Smart Grid Companies to Watch in 2011
US utilities are leading the charge to make smart grid a reality. But many technologies in this sector are still held up in the development phase with only a handful making commercial progress. Which companies are getting closer to the winner's circle in 2011?
Tue, 2011-03-22 13:52 - Smart Grid Consumers: when will smart grid save us money?
For consumers, smart grid offers the hope of reduced carbon footprints and lower utility bills. But how long will it be before these benefits take hold, what has to happen in the interim and what lessons have already been learned?
Wed, 2011-03-30 09:50 - IBM and Cable & Wireless: "Partnering is crucial"
Laurence Carpanini, Director of Smart Meters and Smart Grids, IBM UK & Ireland and Amy Cook, Strategic Business Development Director at Cable & Wireless Worldwide take a break from their hectic schedules to get us up to speed on their UK Smart Energy Cloud collaboration.
Wed, 2011-03-30 12:22 - Weekly Intelligence Brief 23 March – 30 March 2011
Dow Kokam bags battery deal for Toronto smart grid storageCompanies, organisations and projects mentioned in this news round-up include: Dow Kokam, Dow Chemical, TK Advanced Battery, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, eCamion, Sustainable Development Technology of Canada, Automotive Research Center, University of Michigan, Vivint, Meter Solutions, RuggedCom, GlobalData, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California Public Utilities Commission, Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Bonneville Power Administration, QualityLogic, Niobrara Energy Park, Harrison Resource Corporation, Schneider Electric, and Summit Energy
Wed, 2011-03-30 12:41 - Weekly Intelligence Brief 31 March – 6 April 2011
PG&E tops utility DSM investment rankings at $585mCompanies, organisations, and projects mentioned in this news round-up include: Zpryme, DSM Investment, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Florida Power & Light, San Diego Gas & Electric, New York Power Authority, Public Service Electric & Gas, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Massachusetts Electric, PacifiCorp,Progress Energy Florida, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), American Electric Power (AEP), Silver Spring, Petra Solar, FuelCell Energy, Fraunhofer ISE, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, Accenture, Google, IBM, Oracle, Environmental Defense Fund, Future of Privacy Forum, Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy, Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Kansas City Power & Light, Arizona Public Service Co., Michigan Public Service Commission, Enmax, Georgia Institute of Technology, Accel Partners, S&C Electric Company, DTE Energy, Echelon, PermEnergo, NRGi, Eltel, GreenHouse, EnergyConnect, Tantalus, and Texas Electric Cooperatives
Wed, 2011-04-06 09:07 - After a Period of Stalemate China Goes UHV AC and Smart Grid
China’s power grid is about to get a major overall and smart grid technologies look to be central to this upgrade. But what challenges lie ahead with a UHC AC system and will foreign firms get access to deal flow?
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