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05.18.09 Grid Edge 0

Cisco Wants to Be Everywhere in the Smart Grid

The networking giant has announced a big push into a smart meter communications integration, distribution and transmission automation, home and business energy management and data storage.

by Jeff St. John

05.18.09 Grid Edge 0

Smart Grid Q&A: Peter Fox-Penner and Ahmad Faruqui

In this series from Jesse Berst's Global Smart Energy and Michael Butler's Cascadia Capital, leaders share their opinions on the future of the grid. This first installment features The Brattle Group's Peter Fox-Penner and Ahmad Faruqui.

by Jesse Berst and Michael Butler

05.13.09 Grid Edge 0

Utilities Brief California Energy Commission on Smart Grid Efforts

California's major utilities have a host of smart grid projects underway – many of which are likely to be seeking a piece of $4.5 billion in federal stimulus funding.

by Jeff St. John

05.13.09 Solar 10

Greentech’s Top Ten Acquisition Targets

Who will get bought next in greentech? Darned if I know, but here's a semi-educated guess. Bonus: There's also a list of the four that won't likely be bought.

by Michael Kanellos

05.06.09 Grid Edge 5

The Latest Players in Smart Grid: Radio Stations

With the available spectrum on the radio data system and partnerships with utilities and thermostat makers, radio stations could become giants in energy management.

by Michael Kanellos, and Jeff St. John

05.05.09 Grid Edge 0

Smart Grid Finance Rundown: VCs and Congress Rock the Grid

VC, M&A and Legislation in the rapidly growing Smart Grid Sector.

by Eric Wesoff

05.04.09 Energy 0

Stimulus Money Going, Going…

The $90 billion or so in energy-related stimulus funding should offer plenty of opportunities for companies that can manage the process of applying for projects.

by Jeff St. John

05.04.09 Grid Edge 3

Google Looks Beyond Smart Meters for Home Energy Data

The search giant, which has made a big splash with its PowerMeter software, is looking for companies with technology to get real-time data to homeowners without waiting for utilities to deploy smart meters.

by Jeff St. John

04.30.09 Grid Edge 0

Instant Messenger of the Smart Grid

EnerNoc has released software that keeps air conditioners, motors and other devices in constant contact with its network operations center. It's a first in "presence-enabled" technology for the smart grid, the company says.

by Jeff St. John

04.30.09 Grid Edge 1

SmartSynch’s Smart Grid in a Box

The smart meter networking company has developed a "Universal Communications Module" for Duke Energy. The idea is to put all of a smart grid's communications into one box, and make sure they can be upgraded as technologies evolve.

by Jeff St. John

04.30.09 Grid Edge 14

Top Ten Smart Grid

What companies are leading the charge toward a smart grid of the future? And, who are the utilities that are taking the lead in giving them a market? We've broken down the smart grid sector into a number of broad components areas -- smart meter manufacturing, neighborhood-area meter networking and communication, in-home energy management, demand response, meter data management, other smart grid software and services, and the broader role of integrating these areas.

by Jeff St. John

04.22.09 Grid Edge 1

Superconductors for the Grid

Superconducting cables are starting to take a larger role in electricity transmission and distribution grids, as two deals announced this week highlight.

by Jeff St. John

04.21.09 Grid Edge 0

Smart Grid Stimulus: What to Expect

A panel of experts tells the California Public Utility Commission just how the Department of Energy might handle the $4.5 billion in stimulus funds aimed at smart grid projects – and how debates over standards and security might affect the outcome.

by Jeff St. John

04.20.09 Grid Edge 2

A Million Smart Meters for Miami

An all-star lineup of vendors is part of an ambitious smart meter plan for Miami and Florida Power and Light.

by Michael Kanellos

04.16.09 Grid Edge 0

Intel Inside Wind Turbines

Although green energy may never rival the chipmaker's interests in computers, Intel is working to make its chips the brains inside of wind turbines, smart grids and other devices. Three trillion in stimulus dollars helps.

by Michael Kanellos

04.14.09 Grid Edge 2

Tropos: WiFi for the Smart Grid

The long-time municipal WiFi provider is making a push into networking utility smart grid projects, providing the link between neighborhood smart meter networks and utility "backhaul" networks.

by Jeff St. John

04.09.09 Efficiency 2

Green Grid: Free Cooling for Data Centers

The data center industry group has released online tools and maps to help data center operators learn if using outside air for cooling is right for them. Using outside air to replace power-hungry chillers is gaining more widespread acceptance.

by Jeff St. John

04.08.09 Grid Edge 5

Hacking the Grid: Is Smarter Less Secure?

Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electricity grid and left malicious software to disrupt it, the Wall Street Journal reports, raising questions about whether "smart grid" efforts are opening the grid up to more hacking.

by Jeff St. John

04.03.09 Grid Edge 0

Notes From a National Smart Grid Experiment

Italy had smart grid before the name even existed, says Echelon's CTO Bob Dolin, and it works. Plus, what's next in America.

by Michael Kanellos

03.31.09 Grid Edge 2

Google Invests in Silver Spring; Expect More

The search giant, which has been investing in startups through its philanthropy arm, has created a standard fund that will spend $100 million in 12 months.

by Michael Kanellos

03.17.09 Grid Edge 3

Will Utilities or Customers Lead in Smart Grid?

Which comes first in smart grid, the utility or the customer? For venture capitalists looking for smart grid business plans they can back with confidence, that's a very important question – and the answer, not surprisingly, is a little of both.

by Jeff St. John

03.16.09 Grid Edge 0

Stimulus: How the Smart Grid Could Make Out

IDC sees the $787 billion federal stimulus package spurring $77.6 billion in revenues for various "green" energy industries. Most of that is headed for renewable energy – but smart grid observer Jesse Berst thinks smart grid companies could grow revenues by twice as much as the $8.6 billion IDC predicts.

by Jeff St. John

03.10.09 Grid Edge 12

The Smart Home, Part I

Smart grid proponents like to talk about the "Home Area Network" – a communications network for thermostats, appliances and electronics that can display the energy they're using. But getting there will take a lot of time and money.

by Jeff St. John

03.06.09 Grid Edge 0

Trilliant Lands GE Vet as CEO

Andrew White, a 30-year General Electric veteran, has left GE New Energy Venture to take over as CEO of the smart grid company.

by Jeff St. John

02.25.09 Grid Edge 2

IBM Tests Smart Charging in Denmark

The computing giant is making another smart grid foray, simulating how to match intermittent wind power to charging electric vehicles on a Danish island with 40,000 residents. Dong Energy and Better Place are also eyeing Denmark.

by Jeff St. John

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

What the Coming Wave of Distributed Energy Resources Means for the US Grid

Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Grid

A Wartime Plan for Electrifying America

An Island’s Path to 100% Renewables

Are Batteries at a Turning Point?

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Stake in Wooden Tower Start-Up

Vestas Launches World’s Largest Turbines as 'Big 3' Competition Ramps Up

BP, RWE and EnBW Win Big in UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round

How Cheap and Abundant Can Clean Power Get?

Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion?

Smart Grid

Cisco Wants to Be Everywhere in the Smart Grid

Smart Grid Q&A: Peter Fox-Penner and Ahmad Faruqui

Utilities Brief California Energy Commission on Smart Grid Efforts

Greentech’s Top Ten Acquisition Targets

The Latest Players in Smart Grid: Radio Stations

Smart Grid Finance Rundown: VCs and Congress Rock the Grid

Stimulus Money Going, Going…

Google Looks Beyond Smart Meters for Home Energy Data

Instant Messenger of the Smart Grid

SmartSynch’s Smart Grid in a Box

Top Ten Smart Grid

Superconductors for the Grid

Smart Grid Stimulus: What to Expect

A Million Smart Meters for Miami

Intel Inside Wind Turbines

Tropos: WiFi for the Smart Grid

Green Grid: Free Cooling for Data Centers

Hacking the Grid: Is Smarter Less Secure?

Notes From a National Smart Grid Experiment

Google Invests in Silver Spring; Expect More

Will Utilities or Customers Lead in Smart Grid?

Stimulus: How the Smart Grid Could Make Out

The Smart Home, Part I

Trilliant Lands GE Vet as CEO

IBM Tests Smart Charging in Denmark