Distributed Smart Grid Articles & Analysis
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Since then, it has expanded to provide communication to over 4,200 distribution substations. This supports smart grid applications such as electricity and water smart meters and the automation of the distribution network. “One of the key factors for the success of smart cities is the ...
The LA100 analysis stops short of making specific policy or project recommendations but identifies no-regrets investments the city can consider now to reap potential benefits to reliability and greenhouse gas reductions in the coming decade: namely, deployment of new solar, wind, batteries, and transmission within and outside of the city paired with upgrades to the local ...
In the first nine months of 2020, there were 15 transactions compared to eight transactions in 9M 2019. Smart Grid Smart Grid VC funding in Q3 2020 was $368 million in 11 deals compared to $194 million in 14 deals in Q2 2020. ...
Combining these technologies will illuminate both consumer behavior and grid operations, leveraging innovative grid-edge hardware to create a complete, holistic picture of electric distribution and demand.“Smart grid technologies are changing how utilities manage the distribution system. ...
The Energy Market Methods Consortium (EM2) is designing standards to quantify energy flexibility at both the meter and the grid, and for ensuring customer privacy when using smart meter data. ...
Major growth factors for the market include the need for effective management of smart grid operations, modernization of aging grid infrastructure, and the need for specialized service providers who can offer cost-effective services. However, the high initial cost for deployment of smart grid technology solutions ...
SMUD and OSI have also formed a strategic technology partnership to develop and deploy industry-leading capabilities for Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). "ADMS is a foundational step for SMUD in support of the shift from a one-way centralized distribution system to a two-way decentralized distribution system for management ...
The challenge seeks to identify innovative technologies that can improve energy generation, storage and distribution to the benefit of both space exploration and life on Earth. ...
This, as a way to test and perfect a distributed smart grid that will considerably increase the renewable share of energy in the market. Per its unique business model, Kingo identifies households that will benefit from its energy solutions in off-grid communities and installs efficient solar generators on-site, free of charge. ...
A part of PSE&G's Energy Strong program, this project has been implemented to increase the resiliency of the company's electric delivery system and to improve the overall system performance, availability, situational awareness, and security of PSE&G's distribution operations. The Distribution Management platform is a SCADA-centric platform and includes ...
Silver Spring Networks recently announced that its subsidiary, Silver Spring Networks International Limited, has entered into an agreement with the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to establish a communication platform based on Silver Spring's IPv6 multi-application Radio Frequency (RF) Mesh Canopy, which will allow DEWA to provide smart grid ...
Energy use patterns in North America are rapidly changing in response to customer-sited automation technologies, distributed energy resources, and evolving regulatory climates. DNV GL has taken a major step in expanding its longstanding industry leadership in managing these changes by adding expertise in energy efficiency program evaluation, energy data analytics, and energy ...
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Researchers Take Prizes for Conference Papers Four works by NREL researchers were honored with "Best Conference Paper" awards at the IEEE Power & Energy Society's meeting in Denver. In the category of Grid Operation and Management, Sudipta Chakraborty, Andy Hoke, and Blake Lundstrom won for "Evaluation of Multiple Inverter Volt-VAR Control Interactions with Realistic ...
The acquisition of Cooper – for USD 13 billion – turned Eaton into the world leader in power management, adding competences proven in the distribution of smart grid power, lighting controls, power installation services and safety solutions. ...
Why is Germany more confident in accommodating VRE through the smart grid while the U.S. remains doubtful? It appears to be a combination of outdated transmission and distribution networks and antiquated smart grid models. ...
The Visionary Innovation Research teams have conducted extensive work on urbanization, smart as well as sustainable cities, and have identified "City as a Customer" as a New Mega Trend that will force companies to re-organize their organization structure and strategy and create new white space market opportunities. ...
Principal Investigator: Professor Heath Hofmann, University of Michigan. Coordinated Aggregation of Distributed Resources for the Smart Grid develops architecture and control methods to efficiently manage the future electricity grid, addressing the challenge of increased variability from renewable sources. This will be ...
Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected as a new member of the nonprofit Association of European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab). DERlab is an international association of leading laboratories and research institutions in the field of distributed energy resources equipment and systems. ...
Dominion (NYSE: D) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the availability of the EDGE(SM) Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities. EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a joint marketing and development alliance between the two companies. ...
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The preconference Utility University® course (UU 210), titled “Evaluating Smart Grid Performance: Optimizing the Value of Smart Grid Investments,” is designed to help utilities completing or contemplating smart grid projects answer the question: How can I improve the perception ...