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How Centuries-Old Flywheels Can Improve the Electric Grid
Beacon Power is working to build a smarter grid with a technology that has been around since Leonardo Da Vinci's time. Here is how the simple, ubiquitous flywheel may become the next best hope for the U.S. electric grid.
Date: 11/24/2009
Type: Article
Technologies: Flywheels, Energy Storage, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: flywheel, frequency, smart grid, utilities
How Storage Can Help Get Rid of Peaker Plants
Spurred by California's AB 2514--an assembly bill to to promote energy storage in the state--analysts from StrateGen Consulting provide an analysis that demonstrates the value of energy storage as an alternative to natural gas-fired peaker plants.
Date: 06/28/2010
Type: Article, Report
Technologies: Energy Storage, Utilities
Tags: electricity generation, electricity infrastructure, energy storage technologies, smart grid
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How to Drive the Smart Grid Forward: Connect with Consumers
This opinion piece lays out the importance of consumer education in creating smart grid policy.
Date: 09/08/2010
Type: Article, Blog
Technologies: Communication, Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: consumer education, energy policy, energy security, smart grid
IBM and Cisco Collaborate on City of Amsterdam Smarter Energy Project
IBM and Cisco have partnered with a Dutch utility to create a 500 home test program for a large-scale smart grid in Amsterdam. The pilot will enable consumers to make choices about their energy use and help utilities understand how to implement smart grid technology in urban areas.
Date: 07/14/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: Cisco, IBM, smart grid, utilities
In Pursuit of a Smarter Grid
The smart grid, which has been called "the last great network we will build", is being pursued by countless start-ups, but also faces many challenges to get off the ground.
Date: 11/19/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: networking, smart grid, smart grid technology
Innovating for the Future video
Innovating for the Future: Part 2 of 3
Venture capitalists and leaders of transformational companies from inside and outside the energy industry discuss lessons learned, best practices and great ideas relating to innovation and the smart grid.
Date: 10/13/2010
Type: Video
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: energy industry, innovation, smart grid, venture capitalists
Innovating for the Future video
Innovating for the Future: The Smart Grid
In this video, venture capitalists and leaders of transformational companies from inside and outside the energy industry discuss lessons learned, best practices and great ideas relating to innovation and the smart grid.
Date: 10/05/2010
Type: Video
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: energy industry, innovation, smart grid, venture capitalists
Intel’s Cure for Home Energy Management: Answering Machines
In an effort to get consumers to engage more regularly with their home energy management systems, Intel has added a clock and an answering machine to their latest home energy management display.
Date: 06/30/2010
Tags: home energy display, home energy management, smart grid
Is Europe Ready for Automated Demand Response?
To address the unique demand response challenges in Europe, companies are pilot testing systems that can reduce load on local feeder transmission lines and integrate the continent's growing intermittent renewable energy sources.
Date: 10/07/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: demand response, europe, smart grid
Is Smart Grid the Next Green-Tech Bubble?
With a large amount of venture funding going into smart grid companies, there is a risk of over-inflating the industry. Fortunately, many of the smart grid technology companies are experienced and developed, like Google, IBM, Cisco, and Intel.
Date: 06/19/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Economic Impact, Smart Grid
Tags: smart grid, smart grid standards, smart grid technology

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