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Paris 2015: UN Climate Deal to Boost Clean Power, Curb Coal: UBS

Dec 2, 2015

The UN global climate negotiations in Paris starting Monday are likely to drive further investment in renewable energy, prompt a switch to electrification in heating and transport and further curb coal-fired power, Swiss bank UBS said in a ...

Tags: coal-fired power, decarbonized economy, wind, solar

Britain Risks "Anarchy and Chaos" If It Fails to Defend Its Smart Systems

Feb 27, 2014

Britain risks “anarchy and chaos” if it fails to defend its smart systems from cyber attacks, according to a security specialist. Chris McIntosh, CEO at ViaSat UK, says that without high-grade defences to protect them, devices ...

Tags: Britain, critical infrastructure, customers, grid, smart meters

ABB Is Receiving $2.1m of The $70m Grant Over Five Years

Feb 13, 2014

ABB says that it is receiving $2.1m of the $70m grant over five years from the Advanced Manufacturing Office within the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) that is funding the new Next ...

Tags: ABB, Power Electronics

Pellworm Island Presents a Vision of The Renewable Energy Mix of The Future

Dec 19, 2013

Michael Lippert, of Saft Energy Storage Systems, explains how the SmartRegion Pellworm project will enable an island off the North Sea coast of Germany to increase self-consumption of its own renewable energy Pellworm Island presents a ...

Tags: Blueprint, SmartRegion Pellworm project, Michael Lippert

Siemens AG Has Developed a New Gas-insulated Medium-voltage Switchgear,8DJH Compact

Dec 19, 2013

The Low & Medium Voltage Division of Siemens AG has developed a new gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear, 8DJH Compact, for secondary distribution systems up to 24 kV. This type-tested switchgear, which conforms to IEC 62271-200, is ...

Tags: decoration, Siemens

A Supplier of Power Conversion Has Recently Changed Its Name to Eguana Technologies Inc

Nov 29, 2013

A supplier of power conversion for battery-based energy storage and residential & commercial energy management systems—has recently changed its name to Eguana Technologies Inc. "The name change signals a strategic decision to focus ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

China and The United States Are Increasing Their Cooperation in Fighting Climate Change

Nov 12, 2013

China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, are increasing their cooperation in fighting climate change. US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern said the US has a very good relationship with ...

Tags: Carbon Reductions, Emitters

Slew of New Technologies Set to Either Be Released

Sep 26, 2013

A slew of new technologies set to either be released or to go mainstream over the next decade will transform the data centre, a transformation that will go hand-in-hand with a wider revolution in computing that will demand faster and more ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

FPL Has Established One of The United States' First Full-Scale Smart Grids

Jun 19, 2013

Florida Power & Light (FPL) Company reports that it has established one of the United States’ first full-scale smart grids, networking 4.5 million smart meters and more than 10,000 other devices in its 35 country service area. FPL ...

Tags: Florida, Smart Grid

IEEE Has Extended The Call for Papers Deadline to May 19, 2013

May 6, 2013

May 2, 2013 - The IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) has extended the Call for Papers deadline to May 19, 2013, for its 4th annual event be held October 21-24 in Vancouver, B.C. The transformation ...

Tags: IEEE ComSoc, Smartgridcomm

Siemens' Smart Grid Announced a Global Strategic Cooperation in Big Data with Teradata

Apr 17, 2013

Siemens' Smart Grid division has announced a global strategic cooperation in big data with Teradata, through which it will further optimise its solutions' portfolio to provide energy utilities with more transparency on the status and ...

Tags: Siemens, Teradata

Smart Grids Paris Runs From 4 - 6 June at CNIT Paris La DéFense

Apr 17, 2013

An event concerning the energy and electronics sector, Smart Grids Paris, runs from 4 - 6 June at CNIT Paris La Défense. It promises to examing "key issues that affect the industry both up- and down-stream of smart meters", such as ...

Tags: Smart Grid, Consumer Electronics

The Government's Vision to Have Every Home in The UK Is Getting Closer

Apr 5, 2013

The government's vision to have every home in the UK equipped with smart energy meters is getting closer. Next year comes the mass rollout stage but in the meantime, three remaining bidders are battling it out for the right to provide the ...

Tags: Smart Meters, Electrical, Electronics, Meters

NPL Has Ruggedised Power Metrology So That It Can Be Used in The Field

Mar 18, 2013

The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has ruggedised power metrology so that it can be used in the field. Its briefcase-sized instrument, which it calls a 'digitiser', addresses a need from researchers preparing to convert national ...

Tags: Smart Grid, Consumer Electronics, Electrical, Electronics

Three Global Partners with an Interest in Smart Grids Joins Forces to Deliver The WSGF

Mar 14, 2013

Three global partners with an interest in smart grids—International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and VDE (a European technical and scientific association)—have joined forces to ...

Tags: smart grids, International Electrotechnical Commission

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