Smart Grid Device Articles & Analysis
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DTE Energy announced this week a significant milestone in its commitment to improving energy reliability for its customers. Through the implementation of smart grid technology, DTE has prevented nearly 5,000 power interruptions and more than 1.8 million minutes without power for customers so far in ...
This week's announcement represents a key step in delivering on DOE's coordinated grid strategy laid out in the Building a Better Grid Initiative to upgrade the nation's grid infrastructure, connect more communities to cheaper, cleaner power, ensure the grid can withstand extreme weather, and meet expanding electricity needs ...
To that end, the company proposes:Continued deployment of smart metering infrastructure and intelligent grid devices that will gather and transmit data in near real-time over a secure telecommunications network. New investments in technology, including installation of two systems that will manage and use this influx of data, as well as a system ...
These new SCALEUP teams are receiving funding to support the scaling of high-risk and potentially disruptive new electric vehicle battery, data center efficiency, grid modernization, emissions mitigation, and storage technologies. ...
Rebates will be available to customers within three neighborhoods participating in PGE’s Smart Grid Test Bed, and income-qualified customers participating in Energy Trust of Oregon’s Solar Within Reach offer. ...
The research focuses on assessing the security of the smart grid's IEDs and led to the creation of BinARM, a new security technology. "It's the first large-scale vulnerability database especially for firmware on smart devices," says Paria Shirani, a PhD candidate at Concordia University's Security Research Centre in Montreal. ...
Faced with the rapid evolution of generation, transmission and distribution technology, utilities are poised to undergo their most visible transformation in more than a century. By actively pursuing grid modernization efforts now — deploying smart devices, predictive analytics and active network management strategies — they can overcome the ...
(NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that its industry-leading OpenWay smart grid network is now available on a global scale. OpenWay is an advanced IP network that supports multiple smart grid applications and devices over an interoperable, secure, enterprise-class network infrastructure. ...
This newest single-phase reliability product provides the industry with a dependable, cost-effective Smart Grid device to automate single-phase circuits up to 38 kilovolts (kV) and meet critical power requirements. “Improving reliability in the Smart Grid is a clear trend that we continue to focus on in ...
For example, PSI partners with RWE in a smart project called "Smart Operator". "This project is aimed at testing intelligent low-voltage power grid," explained Tajer. ...
The cellular solution will enable utilities to strategically deploy their smart grid devices regardless of their service territory geography - as a standalone solution, for in-fill coverage gaps or in combination with other access technologies. Cellular allows utilities to strategically and rapidly deploy meters, ...
An Executive Summary for this report and a free sample are available at http://www.giiresearch.com/report/pike248109-utility-distribution-microgrids-private-public.html The Americas Market for Smart Grid Networking - 2012 Edition The Americas Market for Smart Grid Networking - 2012 focuses specifically on the networking ...
This transformative platform is based on open industry standards and provides native IPv6 networking services from Cisco to enable multi-application support and simplify the path to Smart Grid device interoperability. Utilities can now deploy a foundational communications architecture to enable “plug and ...
GE Appliances (NYSE:GE) and Georgia-based Flint Energies announced today the launch of a two-year smart grid pilot to understand the potential for GE's Brillion™-enabled appliances to save consumers money and reduce peak load when combined with peak-time rebates. ...
The companies participating in the trade mission represent small and medium-sized businesses and sectors that include lighting equipment, energy management, smart grid management, medical devices, and doors, windows and hardware. ...
(Burnaby, British Columbia) April 7, 2010 — With a decade of research and development, Legend Power’s new smart transformer helps commercial buildings, big box retailers and other large facilities save 5-7% in electricity bills, energy consumption (kWh) and peak demand (kW). This smart grid device, called the Electrical ...