Via Green Tech Media, an interesting report on Cisco’s intentions to provide “an end-to-end, highly secure network infrastructure solution” for the Smart Grid and everything it touches. As the article notes: “…Cisco’s strategy is to ensure that there is one, consistent, IP-based infrastructure for the electric power industry – a standards-based foundation that will ultimately […]
Read more »Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on the convergence of information technology (IT) and utilities. As the article notes: “…An unlikely marriage is being consummated. On one side is a monolithic industry, cautious, highly regulated and focused on ubiquity, reliability and affordability. On the other is an aggressively competitive sector with rapid product cycles […]
Read more »Via The Energy Collective, an interesting article on Economist Jeremy Rifkin’s plans to simultaneously solve the economic and energy crises via a pan-European strategy of small-scale energy generation and smart energy grids that make everyone a partner in energy. As the article notes: “…in Mr Rifkin’s grand plan, every citizen of the EU would participate […]
Read more »Via The Guardian, a report that every home in the UK must be fitted with a “smart meter” by 2020 to reduce energy use and pave the way for a low-carbon “smart grid”, under plans unveiled by the British government. As the article notes: “…The new meters will send information on real-time electricity and gas […]
Read more »Via Earth2Tech, an interesting report on Google & technology firms’ thoughts on the smart grid stimulus plan. As the article notes, Google is placing heavy emphasis on the consumer side of the equation – with which we agree: both for electricity AND water: “…More interesting is Google’s comments on involving consumer applications and smart meter […]
Read more »Again courtesy of NPR’s Power Hungry series, a report on whether or not a smart grid would necessarily be a green grid. As the article notes: The push is on to make the nation’s aging electricity grid smarter, so it can handle growing demand for electricity. Many assume that a smart grid will also be […]
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