Sentences with phrase «grid technology»

So far, GE and its partners have invested or committed to invest $ 134 million in the energy - and power - grid technology developers selected as winners in the challenge.

The challenge program has also produced 22 new commercial partnerships and resulted in the acquisition of FMC - Tech, a smart grid technology company selected in the first phase.

Blockchain allows eCharge to utilize smart grid technology that tracks and records each unit of energy distributed across the network in an unalterable ledger.

However, like everything else regarding smart grid technology, engineers are wary about taking the swarm logic to a bigger scale because it's new and hasn't been extensively tested.

Latching on to already - developing smart grid technology and infrastructure, it can wirelessly transmit water flow data on demand or on a set schedule, creating a new communication network between water systems and those managing it.

Good on OTI for pushing for the need for better electric transmission, but the distinction between genius and smart in grid technology is pretty blurry.

The Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition (DRAM), a group that works to educate and influence policymakers and the mainstream about smart grid technology, is changing its name to the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG).

With the addition of these fighting four, DRSG and smart grid technology as a whole stands a much bigger chance for rapid advancement.

And companies like GE and Cisco, who are investing major money in the smart grid and transitioning significant portions of their business to focus on grid technology, have a lot at stake when it comes to consumer trust and national adoption of the smart grid.

«This off - grid technology is capable of providing sufficient clean water for family use in a compact footprint, and it can be scaled up to provide water for larger communities.»

While naysayers continue to point to the intermittent supply of solar and wind, large - scale energy storage; the massively underestimated potential of energy efficiency; and the rapid advance of smart grid technology and truly low energy building infrastructure all point to an energy future that will look nothing like our past.

Utilities just haven't done a good enough job selling the benefits of smart meters in particular and smart grid technology in general to consumers.

With continued improvements in smart grid technology that allows renewables to be integrated more easily and further cost reductions in both wind and solar (maybe with some technical breakthroughs), things could get moving fast.

In fact, it's a marked departure from trends of the last few years, which were stocked with Eco-Police parodies, ads for GE's smart grid technology, and hybrid cars.

And as smart grid technology gets more commonplace, that capacity should only improve.

Researchers developed smart grid technology that determines the optimal operation for smart loads and utility devices based upon consumer preferences and geography that will enable grid operators a way to manage demand on peak days.

Municipalities across various countries are focusing on implementing smart water grid technology that can offer information and communication technologies at the same time in a single smart water management scheme, thus increasing efficiency.

Carmaker unveils plans for next decade of EV development, including charging network expansion, home battery storage innovation, and vehicle - to - grid technology

John Morgan is Chief Scientist at Pooled Energy, a startup electricity company building smart grid technology.

With a synthesis of distributed generation, EVs and smart grid technology, Crane said, «what we're talking about is the democratization of energy use.»

Like Cool Power, the ultimate application of Wire - Lite's technology, which is now growing one customer at a time, will come with the implementation of smart grid technology, when — with wider use — it would be able to take on demand response responsibilities.

Funds are also used for community and technical colleges to establish two clean energy centers for excellence within rural communities, with one focused on renewable energy integration and the other on smart grid technology and the next generation of hydropower resources.

Indeed, the Vista can also be outfitted with off - grid technology, including a roof - based PV array, battery storage, and inverter.

One way or another, within the decade the West Coast likely going to cohere into a large, unified market for clean electricity, low - carbon fuels, electric vehicles, and smart - grid technology.

Its latest model, the Vista, promises the same craftsmanship but at a lower price, and features optional off - grid technology, very generous glazing, and a space - saving layout.

5) Always keep focused firmly on the goals — robust, localized, renewable energy supplied and managed on a smart grid technology.

If our choice were which to give the world's poor tomorrow — modern, reliable grid power or current off - grid technology — we could improve their lives more, faster, with the former.

Nick Molho identified the key issues as energy market reform, energy efficiency, increasing renewable technology, and better grid technology: both a «super» grid linking the various European national energy systems together so the fluctuations of alternative sources could be accommodated, and also a «smart» grid where individual users could use power wisely and cost - effectively by the use of smart metering at home and work.

He covers advanced grid technology in Illinois.

Smart grid technology is targeted to manage distributive energy production, with some ability to manage load.

A recent forum in North Carolina explored ways the state's military facilities can be incubators for advanced grid technology.

The system that uses smart grid technology could allow utilities to push more power through transmission lines, possibly nixing the need for new transmission -LSB-...]

Whilst Barnard claims to be operating independently of his employer, IBM, the amount of time he spends blogging on wind power and smart grid related issues, and the business connections IBM have with the renewables industry with respect to smart grid technology and renewable energy, make his assertion that IBM are not involved and supporting his activities questionable.

In a scenario where most light vehicles and heat is from electric power, there will be tremendous load - balancing opportunities through vehicle - to - grid technology, used vehicle batteries, and heat storage.

3 The Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) project is funded by the European Commission and aims to build on recent advances in grid technology and develop a service grid infrastructure which is available to scientists 24 hours - a-day.

Forget gigabyte; grid technology ventures into the realm of petabyte (1015) storage capacity.

Some examples of devices that may be hackable: medical devices, cars, cell phones and smart grid technology.

By linking digital processors, storage systems and software on a global scale, grid technology is poised to transform computing from an individual and corporate activity into a general utility

«Vehicle - to - grid technology tested in «home laboratory».»

Compared with other strategies — efficient appliances, upgraded power plants, new grid technology — it has cost them next to nothing.

Deployment of smart grid technology from U.S. utility control centers and power networks to consumers» homes could cost between $ 338 billion and $ 476 billion over the next 20 years, but will deliver $ 1.3 trillion to $ 2 trillion in benefits over that period.

«This funding and the demonstration project ensure that Ontario will continue to lead in the development of smart grid technology,» said Bob Leigh, President, Prolucid Technologies Inc. «Utilities globally face significant challenges to change the model of power consumption, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the efficiency of the grid.

The Midwestern state that launched the political careers of Presidents Lincoln and Obama isn't as well known for its leadership in electric grid technology.

Other Canadian firms have been developing completely different, yet just as creative, smart - grid technologies.

«This can be as simple as coloured lights on your dishwasher to remind you to wait until after peak hours,» says Ian Rowlands, a professor in the University of Waterloo's faculty of the environment who's working extensively on smart - grid technologies.

The power company has also become a leader in renewables integration, grid modernization, and smart - grid technologies, while also achieving the best electric reliability in company history.

The comprehensive redesign and reconstruction will incorporate the latest hands - on interactive technologies and reflect the transformative changes occurring in New York State's electric power industry under Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo from the increased use of clean renewable power resources, smart grid technologies and energy efficiency.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced New York would invest $ 250 million to develop smart grid technologies to modernize the state's energy grid.

Power systems are adopting so - called smart grid technologies, such as advanced power sensors and automated switches, that could have unintended impacts on reliability, Papic notes.

EPRI assumes that by 2030, 10 million plug - in vehicles will be on the road, and smart grid technologies will permit plug - in vehicles not only to take recharging power from the grid, but to feed power back in from their batteries to help meet sudden changes in electricity demand.