Archive for the ‘Smart Energy Grid’ Category

Jan27

Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pa.) Uses Viridity Energy’s Smart Grid Technology

Drexel University is deploying Viridity Energy’s VPower System™ to provide a real time view of power usage.  By better understanding real time usage and real time pricing they can buy power when costs are low / lower sand sell back when power is more expensive.  This is smart grid technology.

Jul19

Energy leader focuses on smart grid

Laura Manz leverages her engineering background to further the development of the smart grid with intelligence that uses history, real-time data, and forecasting algorithms to manage electricity supply and demand.  …Laura Manz Energy Leadership

…   “Manz is overseeing the company’s growth in the west through strategic partnerships among the education, commercial, and public sectors.

Jul19

Energy leader focuses on smart grid

Laura Manz leverages her engineering background to further the development of the smart grid with intelligence that uses history, real-time data, and forecasting algorithms to manage electricity supply and demand.  …Laura Manz Energy Leadership

…   “Manz is overseeing the company’s growth in the west through strategic partnerships among the education, commercial, and public sectors.

Jun14

Brazil smart grid enabled by meters and wireless mesh network

Sao Paolo, Brazil is benefiting from the integration of GE smart meters with Trilliant’s wireless communication network to AES Eletropaulo’s data center where monitoring can be turned into smart decisions on energy management.  …GE smart meters enable the grid

…   “With time-of-use rates and smart meters in place, consumers can monitor and manage their energy use and costs.

Jun13

Smart meters for grid installed in FL TX CA ID AZ OK MI NV

Smart grid initiative hits five million mark for smart metersThe installation of five million smart meters have been concentrated in specific states according to update from the Dept of Energy.  …

…   “Nearly 90 percent of the meters installed to date are in Florida, Texas, California, Idaho, Arizona, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Nevada.”   …

Via Department of Energy: Smart grid modernization efforts.

Nov27

Smart Grid Utility Automation using TCPIP

Erich W. Gunther is the co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer for EnerNex Corporation – an electric power research, engineering, and consulting firm – located in Knoxville Tennessee. He discusses the use of internet protocols in the smart energy grid in this Google-sponsored tech talk.

Nov27

Smart Grid Utility Automation using TCPIP

Erich W. Gunther is the co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer for EnerNex Corporation – an electric power research, engineering, and consulting firm – located in Knoxville Tennessee. He discusses the use of internet protocols in the smart energy grid in this Google-sponsored tech talk.

Sep07

Smart Energy Micro-Grid Shares Solar Panels

Multiple solar powered houses integrated to a micro smart grid can share power efficiently and effectively.  …

…   “The idea is to pick a neighborhood and bring in a thousand solar panels and transformers to share energy.

One transformer would be shared by five houses. ”   …

Sep07

Smart Energy Micro-Grid Shares Solar Panels

Multiple solar powered houses integrated to a micro smart grid can share power efficiently and effectively.  …

…   “The idea is to pick a neighborhood and bring in a thousand solar panels and transformers to share energy.

One transformer would be shared by five houses. ”   …