smart electricity grid Articles
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Many hamsters: how the EU can enable private firms to provide renewable energy
This paper investigates the energy investment needs of the European Union (EU), including renewable energy. Europe currently has little or no economic growth, and interest rates are expected to rise. Given the state of many EU countries' economies, this is a good time to encourage investment because - according to Keynesian economics - extra spending can stimulate economic activity. The current ...
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Community-coupled microgrids for the implementation of a smart grid in Tunisia
Smart grids are based on the use of ICT in order to optimise the quality and the cost of electricity generation, transport and distribution. Developing countries try to upgrade their electric grids to meet the evolving needs of the end consumers and face the energy challenge. The study of smart grid instauration in such countries must consider the disparity in terms of ICT infrastructures across ...
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Revealed! AMI energy meter hardware composition
AMI energy meter also called smart meter, it is smart grid electricity terminal monitor.Through AMI energy meters, utilities enable to offer new time-based rate programs and incentives that encourage customers to reduce peak demand and manage energy consumption and costs. AMI energy meter is the most important terminal hardware of smart grid. Today, I will revealed the hardware composition of AMI ...
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The market trend of integrating charger with electricity meters.
This article will focus on the market trends and development prospects of integrating charger with electricity meters.With the rapid development of the EV market, the construction of charger infrastructure has become crucial. charger, as important supporting facilities for EVs, play a vital role in the promotion and application of EVs. At the same time, with the construction and popularization of ...
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The utility of the future? Think shopping mall
The energy world is about to turn upside down. With the coming of smart grid, the electricity consumer becomes the electricity seller; the passive home appliance becomes the active energy manager; the grid repairman becomes the grid itself. Such an upheaval means that the energy world needs to start thinking about a new business model, says a recent report by IBM Global Business Services ...
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What the heck is a smart grid anyway?
You know the old adage, ‘Never talk about politics or religion in polite company’? I’m beginning to think we need to add a third restraint, one against debate over the meaning of smart grid.Okay, it’s not exactly a dinnertime topic. But I’ve discovered in gatherings of energy nerds (I’m one), discussion can become fairly heated over what constitutes “smart grid.”On the one side are the ...
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A sociotechnical systems model for smart-grid adoption in mid-sized urban environments
In this paper, we present a quantified system dynamics model simulating the adoption of smart grid technologies such as electric vehicles, PV systems and smart meters in a mid-sized urban system and the resulting impact on the CO 2 emissions. We also analyse the impact of different subsidies on the adoption and calculate the effectiveness regarding public and private spending on these ...
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8 Parts of Electric Energy Meter
An electric energy meter is an instrument used to measure electrical energy, which is also known as a kilowatt-hour meter or electricity meter. Its unit of measurement is the degree or kilowatt-hour. It is a product of power and time and can be used to measure the power consumption of end users, serving as the basis for billing by electric companies. Electricity is an indispensable energy source ...
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State of the Smart Grid Business in 2013
Smart Grid sales across the world in the last 3 years at installed prices have grown by CAGR of approx. 35% and climbed to $36.5 billion in 2012. Given the general global economic demise during this period these figures are remarkable. However they include a steady flow of refurbishment business that has for more than 10 years incrementally improved and smartened up the control and reliability of ...
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EU to reallocate €115m for energy efficiency projects
The EU has approved reforms that will free up €115m stimulus cash to be reallocated for energy efficiency projects with an impact on economic recovery. The Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament approved reforms yesterday to EU rules on financial assistance that will free up about €115m (£95.6m) in otherwise unspent funds. The EU funds could be used to ...
By Vital Energi
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Are you eligible for a manufacturing tax credit?
The United States has been generous with tax credits for energy production. But until now, it’s been somewhat miserly about giving breaks to those who make the equipment that makes the energy – or saves it.That’s changed with creation of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit (MTC), part of the federal stimulus package. The 30% tax credit makes $2.3 billion available for new, expanded, or ...
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What extended functionalities will smart energy meters have?
As the core component of modern energy management systems, smart energy meters have already brought significant changes and efficiency improvements in many aspects. However, with the rapid development of technology and continuous innovation, smart energy meters may potentially have disruptive functionalities in the future, which will completely change our understanding of electricity usage and ...
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Efficiency “sweet spot” for investors
Energy efficiency appears to have married rich in partnering with smart grid. Yet another report shows that together they have formed what has become today’s most appealing clean tech sector for venture capital. Ernst & Young, using data from Dow Jones VentureSource, recently reported that financing rounds grew 11% in 2009 for energy efficiency, this as deals for the clean tech sector as a whole ...
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Smart Grid needs a Facebook
We think we know how smart grid technology will change the utility industry. But do we really? Take a look at this documentary made in 1969. It’s a view of how the world perceived the coming Internet (It’s also a pretty amusing look at how sexist our society still was at that point.) http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/04/before-the-internet.html. While the ...
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What is the difference between electronic electricity meter and mechanical energy meter?
What is the difference between electronic electricity meter and mechanical energy meter?https://www.ytl-e.com/news/quarterly-publication/what-is-the-difference-between-electronic-electricity-meter-and-mechanical-energy-meter.htmlBoth mechanical and electronic electricity meter are metering devices for measuring electricity consumption and have played a crucial role in measuring electricity ...
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Looking forward to the day smart grid dies
The title of this blog might strike you as kind of weird, especially this week. After all, the Electric Power Research Institute made the news with a study showing that smart grid is going to be far bigger than we first thought. Smart grid in simplest terms brings to the electrical grid the digital intelligence of computers and the Internet. Just seven years ago EPRI expected smartening the grid ...
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Smarter grids, appliances, and consumers
More and more utilities are beginning to realize that building large power plants just to handle peak daily and seasonal demand is a very costly way of managing an electricity system. Existing electricity grids are typically a patchwork of local grids that are simultaneously inefficient, wasteful, and dysfunctional in that they often are unable, for example, to move electricity surpluses to areas ...
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Unsung heroes of a `green and growing` strategy
Viewpoint from Jason Eis, Senior Strategy Manager, Carbon Trust In the face of a fragile economic recovery and ambitious emissions targets, there is a pressing need to find opportunities that marry “green” and growth. Much is made of some issues, especially electricity supply (offshore wind, solar power, nuclear), low-carbon vehicles (whether electric or fuel cell), smart grids, and ...
By Carbon Trust
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