New York’s Blueprint for Solar Growth
Amid the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Sandy, we’re glad to share some good news from New York . . . The Empire State is at it again, making moves towards ensuring that solar energy is a significant part...
View ArticleSmart Grid’s Value Called Into Question
Here’s an article that points to a controversy about smart grid, i.e., about the concept of two-way communication between the electric generation plant and the customer, and the application of...
View ArticleHow Data and Social Pressure Can Reduce Home Energy Use
With the relationship between utilities and their customers changing in unprecedented ways, new companies are deploying vast amounts of data and social psychology techniques to try to persuade people...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency: Who Gets It? Anybody?
It’s easy for those of us who ‘talk’ energy every day to forget that we operate in a bubble. Outside the bubble the average household is at best vaguely aware of the enormous technology revolution...
View ArticleDuke Energy Addresses Blueprints for Greater Distributed Generation
Advanced meters are the most visible component of recent smart grid deployments, dominating much public and media attention. However, industry members recognize even greater opportunities and...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Prospects: What to Watch
Events unfolding in two US Northeast states – New York and Massachusetts – signal increased business opportunity for energy efficiency companies, green architects, lighting contractors, smart grid...
View ArticleObama and the Reinvention of Energy Efficiency
The energy efficiency industry received a nice boost this week during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Obama called for cutting energy use by half over the next 20 years. Such...
View ArticleSmart Grid is Revolutionizing Energy Transmission, Distribution, and Consumption
As I’ve written a few times in the recent past, I believe that we have the proverbial cart before the horse when it comes to smart grid. We tend to think of this concept as “futuristic,” like flying...
View ArticleRon Wyden – Making Smart Grid a Reality in the U.S.
Here’s some good news: U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden is a huge supporter of smart grid. In fact, he recently promised to do everything he can to move the government’s...
View ArticleCleantech in Court – Green Patent Complaint Update
In the last month several green patent complaints were filed in the fields of LEDs, advanced batteries and smart grid. LEDs Bayco Products, Inc. v. Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Bayco...
View ArticleIn the World of Smart Grid, Energy Analytics Represents Huge Growth Market
Whenever I speak to an audience about the burgeoning opportunities in clean energy, I’m careful not to overlook the analytics segment. The global EAUA market (energy analytics and utility analytics...
View ArticleWho’s Best Equipped To Dominate Smart Grid Analytics?
Here’s an article that raises some interesting points about the future of smart grid. Billionaire Tom Siebel of customer relationship management fame is asserting that companies like his, whose...
View ArticleClever Smart Grid Start-up
Khosla Ventures recently led a round of $5 million in financing for Bidgely, a smart grid start-up that “disaggregates” data from a customer’s smart meter. Now, for instance, household members can be...
View ArticleGreen Charge Networks Uses Storage to Smooth Out Peak Demand
Although everyone enjoys the numerous benefits of electricity delivered to their home, no one likes to pay the bills. Perhaps that’s due to an intuition that energy is inherently free, or maybe we just...
View ArticleSmart Grid Concepts from the U.S. Department of Energy
Here’s a video just posted on the ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) YouTube video channel, presenting a bit of information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s involvement in smart...
View ArticleCorpus Christi to Host Sixth Annual IEEE GreenTech Conference
Sponsored by IEEE USA, IEEE Region 5, and IEEE, Corpus Christi hosts the sixth annual IEEE GreenTech 2014 Conference, April 3 – 4, 2014. The conference provides the opportunity to for academia,...
View ArticleUCSD Microgrid Showcases Smart Grid Opportunities
National infrastructures from the grid, and bridges to pipelines in major urban areas are aging and in serious need for redesign and rebuilding. Mission critical microgrids at universities are a...
View ArticleWho Owns All the Smart Grid Patents?
Ever wonder who owns all the smart grid patents? With all of the acquisitions in smart grid (see, e.g., here and here), it seems a lot of folks have been considering the question. A recent study by...
View ArticleDenmark Announces 100% Renewable Goal
Denmark has just one-upped its status as the most cutting edge sustainable country in the world. They have committed to a goal of 100% renewable energy by the year 2050. That goal is not just limited...
View ArticleCleantech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update
Several new green patent lawsuits were filed in the last couple of months in the areas of LEDs, smart grid technologies, concentrated solar power, solar inverters, green dry cleaning solvents, and...
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