George Osborne, UK Chancellor has agreed to release £103 million in funds accrued from the levy on Scotland’s fossil fuel industry to support the development of renewables in the region. Ofgem the energy regulator, is holding in excess of ...
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Smart Grids – Outlook for the Russian market and pilot projects for the Perm region
Last year, IDGC Holdings and Integrated Energy Systems who are 2 of the leading Russian energy companies started a Smart metering pilot project in the area serviced by IDGC of the Urals.It was launched as part of the “Count.Save.Pay” ...
Read More »US to introduce stronger fuel efficiency standards
Yesterday the US Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency announced stronger fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for urgently required for light trucks and cars. The new fuel economy and pollution standards covering model years 2017-2025 are ...
Read More »Smart Grid scorecard released
The Smart Grid Research Consortium has released a scorecard for utilities to enable them to evaluate the smart grid and planning process. The object of the scorecard is to identify specific technologies and programs that best meet utility financial requirements. ...
Read More »BT saves £13 million using Smart meters
Telecom giant BT is installing smart energy management and control systems throughout its data centres, offices and telephone exchanges, saving around £13 million on energy bills. 22,000 smart meters and 1500 building energy management systems will be installed alongside ...
Read More »Island Smart Grid Projects Launched By EDF
EDF will be launching two Smart grid projects in France and on French Island territories in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. The project in mainland France will be named the “Nice Grid Project”. It is aimed at providing the first ...
Read More »eMeter MDM chosen by NRGi for large-scale smart grid project in Denmark
One of the largest consumer-owned energy companies in Denmark, NRGi has selected eMeter EnergyIP® meter data management platform for improvement and to scale its smart grid deployment to over 210,000 meters. eMeter will serve as part of NRGi’s framework ...
Read More »Customers revealed 7 most valued smart grid benefits
The top three benefits of smart grids that consumers rank most highly are saving money, avoiding wasting energy and more reliable service, according to a new survey from the U.S. Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC). The remaining 4 were ...
Read More »Guyana awarded IDB loan to boost energy efficiency
A $5 million loan has been awarded to Guyana by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to help increase the efficiency of the country’s power system through loss reduction measures and improvements in the operation and maintenance of the distribution network. ...
Read More »Collaboration of U.S. and Europe on smart grid standards development
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union’s (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG) have announced their intention to work together on smart grid standards development. They ...
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