Grid Edge

Wind 4
Do Wind and Solar Add More Benefit to the Grid Than Cost?

Do Wind and Solar Add More Benefit to the Grid Than Cost?

“No evidence that would support any net renewable resource integration cost.”

by Herman K. Trabish
Software & Analytics 0
WegoWise Goes Where Other Data Analytics Don’t

WegoWise Goes Where Other Data Analytics Don’t

One small startup has more than 100 million square feet under its belt in multi-family buildings.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 0
Ambient: 100,000 Smart Grid Nodes, One Customer

Ambient: 100,000 Smart Grid Nodes, One Customer

Ambient builds business with key customer Duke Energy, but will it be able to expand to keep up growth?

by Jeff St. John
Demand Response 2
OpenADR: What Will It Deliver?
Industry Perspective

OpenADR: What Will It Deliver?

OpenADR has promise, but just how much is up for debate.

by Katherine Tweed
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Grid Edge 1
Report: Smart Meter Giant Elster for Sale, Seeking $2B

Report: Smart Meter Giant Elster for Sale, Seeking $2B

The Wall Street Journal cites sources who say Elster may follow fellow metering giant Landis+Gyr into a multi-billion dollar corporate acquisition.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Silver Spring Brings New Smart Grid Partners on Board

Silver Spring Brings New Smart Grid Partners on Board

The smart grid networking startup has 65 partners, 11 million smart meters deployed and 11 million more under contract.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 13
$22M for Potential Breakthrough in Energy Storage: Isentropic Energy

$22M for Potential Breakthrough in Energy Storage: Isentropic Energy

Could Isentropic Energy’s pumped-heat electrical energy storage disrupt the large-scale electrical energy storage market?

by Eric Wesoff
Smart Homes/Smart Buildings 1
Smart Building Market to Peak in 2020

Smart Building Market to Peak in 2020

Smart buildings are coming, but not as many as you might hope for.

by Katherine Tweed
Grid Edge 4
BuildingIQ Teams Up With NV Energy for Smarter Air Conditioning

BuildingIQ Teams Up With NV Energy for Smarter Air Conditioning

The HVAC optimization startup will work with a Las Vegas utility to deliver efficiency and demand response in one package.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Efficiency 0
The Circuit-Level Sensor Network for Green Buildings

The Circuit-Level Sensor Network for Green Buildings

Panoramic Power names Washington, D.C.-based building energy consultancy AtSite as its first U.S. partner, USGBC HQ as a test site.

by Jeff St. John
Networking/AMI 0
The SoftGrid: Making Sense of Big Data in the Utility Grid

The SoftGrid: Making Sense of Big Data in the Utility Grid

Moving from hardware and sensors to applications and creating intelligence in the grid

by David Leeds, Scott Clavenna
Policy 0
Silicon Valley Smart Grid, Green Power Jobs Keep Growing

Silicon Valley Smart Grid, Green Power Jobs Keep Growing

Green jobs keep up strong growth in the Valley, but have yet to come anywhere close to challenging the IT sector’s dominance.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Smart Grid Costs Hard to Recover, Utilities Say

Smart Grid Costs Hard to Recover, Utilities Say

Stats from Black & Veatch’s new utility survey show an industry worried about spending and regulator acceptance of smart grid projects.

by Jeff St. John
Green IT & Data 1
WINDPOWER 2012: It’s a Wrap

WINDPOWER 2012: It’s a Wrap

News and innovation came from GE Energy, ABB and Ventyx, Goldwind USA, and AMSC v. Sinovel.

by Herman K. Trabish
Energy Efficiency 0
Smart Systems Could Cut Energy Use by 12 Percent

Smart Systems Could Cut Energy Use by 12 Percent

It’s time to stop thinking about efficiency on a component basis.

by Katherine Tweed
Mobility 119
Guest Post: Tesla’s Gift Box—Inefficiency Wrapped in Hype
Industry Perspective

Guest Post: Tesla’s Gift Box—Inefficiency Wrapped in Hype

A grid-powered electric vehicle might make individual drivers feel warm and fuzzy about themselves, but from a public policy and resource conservation perspective, it’s the most wasteful plan ever devised.

by John Petersen
Green Building 0
Intelligent Infrastructure: Designing Smart Buildings for NYC

Intelligent Infrastructure: Designing Smart Buildings for NYC

What does the future of integrated buildings look like for New York City?

by Staff
Grid Edge 0
Trilliant Lands Smart Grid Foothold in Asia

Trilliant Lands Smart Grid Foothold in Asia

The smart grid networking company gets a foot in the door with Malaysia’s biggest utility.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Edge 0
Echelon Refines the Smart Meter as Grid Sensor

Echelon Refines the Smart Meter as Grid Sensor

Managing the flood of smart meter data to keep an eye on grid power quality, one load profile (or 16) at a time

by Jeff St. John
Wind 0
GE Invites You to Build Your Own (Virtual) Wind Farm

GE Invites You to Build Your Own (Virtual) Wind Farm

Using Microsoft Kinect technology, GE’s Xbox 360 display makes wind more user-friendly.

by Herman K. Trabish
Grid Optimization 1
Is Mixing Wind and Solar Catching On?

Is Mixing Wind and Solar Catching On?

Three things made Element Power want to add solar to Macho Springs Wind.

by Herman K. Trabish
Energy Efficiency 0
Retroficiency, CLEAResult Clear the Path to Building Energy Efficiency

Retroficiency, CLEAResult Clear the Path to Building Energy Efficiency

A building energy data-crunching startup links up with a big utility efficiency program vendor to make identifying, executing retrofits faster and cheaper.

by Jeff St. John
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 2
Xtreme Power Gets $10M Charge-Up for Grid Batteries

Xtreme Power Gets $10M Charge-Up for Grid Batteries

The grid-scale battery startup raises a $10 million Series D round in debt and options from existing investors.

by Jeff St. John
Green Building 1
Intelligent Infrastructure: Designing Smart Buildings for NYC

Intelligent Infrastructure: Designing Smart Buildings for NYC

What does the future of integrated buildings look like for New York City?

by Staff
Grid Optimization 0
Eaton Piles On Another Grid Acquisition

Eaton Piles On Another Grid Acquisition

Eaton goes from mid-level player to global powerhouse as it adds on another power controls and automation company.

by Katherine Tweed, Jeff St. John