Apr
06
2010
Cisco is teaming up with a Canadian utility company on demand-response technologies and energy management applications that could reach about 640,000 customers throughout Alberta.
Through its deal with Enmax, the two will work on projects related to building energy management, data center readiness and renewable energy optimization. One big focus will be on ensuring system security [...]
Apr
02
2010
One of the most active categories in the recent Cleantech Group/Deloitte quarterly cleantech investment report was energy storage technology, which is seen as one missing link in helping get renewable energy alternatives off the ground.
That’s why I noticed this item about a $5 million stimulus grant award being given out by Sandia National Laboratories to [...]
Mar
31
2010
The latest cleantech venture capital tracking report from the Cleantech Group and Deloitte show a continuing shift in funding away from renewable energy companies and toward technologies focused on transportation alternatives and energy efficiency.
Overall, there were 180 clean technology companies that received investments during the first quarter, for a total of $1.9 billion in capital. [...]
Mar
31
2010
Didn’t make it into NYC today for the International Auto Show, but felt it relevant to report that Ford and Microsoft are teaming up an application that will keep tabs on when your hybrid vehicle needs a recharge.
As Andrew Nusca reports on our SmartPlanet sister blog network, the energy management application is made possible by [...]
Mar
30
2010
What are you up against in terms of smart meter risks? New report makes some educated guesses.
Mar
29
2010
Should we really be pushing smart meters as the holy grail of smart grid deployments?
Gary Fromer, the CEO of demand response company CPower (which used to be called ConsumerPowerLine), suggests more attention should be paid instead to energy efficiency programs that reward consumers for changing their behavior. A potential shortcoming of smart meters is that [...]
Mar
26
2010
Given all the smart grid news that has been floating around, it seems relevant to end this week with some more data, this time from two surveys of utility executives—one by Oracle and one by Microsoft.
The Oracle data, which was collected in January 2010, represents the views of roughly 150 utility industry executives from the [...]
Mar
25
2010
Smaller commercial sites could benefit greatly from addition of wireless technology
