US carmaker General Motor’s security, safety and navigation services division, OnStar, has partnered with energy services firm TimberRock to develop advanced electric vehicle (EV) solar charging technologies. As part of the project, ...
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July 4,2013-Substation automation equipment has been a significant and mature market for at least a decade.The integration of substation automation functions into the broader smart grid architecture is gradually shifting the nature of the ...
The nation's nascent smart grid has begun its deployment,and the state with the most traction is California. So what are the issues facing those utility companies at the forefront of the movement? I spoke with San Diego Gas&Electric ...
Tags: smart grid, SDG&E, Mike Niggli, San Diego Gas&Electric, California
A virtual forum called IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm 2013) will hold its third annual event from October 29 - 31. It will consist of sessions devoted to the development of next wave green communications and ...
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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 ...
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It is reported that Vishay Intertechnology will , energy management, and smart grid applications in booth A4.354 at the Intersolar Europe 2013 exhibition, to be held during June 19-21 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany. ...
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According to the investment program of the 12th Five –Year Plan for Grid Intelligence Construction of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), segments of communication information, electricity consumption and substation hold the ...
Tags: Smart Meter, Smart Grid Equipment
As rollouts of smart grid systems and smart meters have accelerated in the U.S., utilities have struggled to effectively communicate the benefits of these technologies for consumers. Convincing end-users to embrace this technology, by ...
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June 1, 2013 - Georgian College students and faculty will initiate research on power use, quality, consumption and costing for electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to a “first-of-its-kind” charging station supported by PowerStream and ...
Tags: Ford, Powerstream, EV Charging
Luminaid and Paradox Engineering SA announce their partnership to offer the market future proof lighting management and Smart City technologies. Acknowledging an ideal strategic alignment and recognizing the high value of respective ...
The smart grid advancements underway at San Diego Gas & Electric, including the installation of 2.3 million smart meters and an advanced Outage Management System using real-time data from the smart meters, have recently earned the utility ...
Tags: Smart Grid Strategy, Smart Grid
Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S., hosts an LED street-lighting demonstration in Wailuku, Mayor Alan Arakawa announced. The walking tour reportedly features four energy-efficient “smart” light-emitting diode streetlights on Wili Pa Loop ...
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May 14, 2013 - According to a recent survey by Navigant Research, consumer support for solar and wind energy, though still high, has fallen steadily over the last three years. Favorable impressions of solar energy fell from 77% in 2011 to ...
Tags: Consumer Support, Wind Energy, Solar Energy
For its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to 29 March), analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $425.2m (split 40% in linear products ...
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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 ...
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