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Use this section to get up to speed on the Smart Grid – what it is, why it matters and how all of the pieces and players fit together.
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Adoption of Smart Grid technologies could put the brakes on offshore oil exploration that led to the BP Gulf Coast oil spill, the worst in U.S. history. At least that’s the conclusion reached in The Environmental Magazine. |
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The July/August 2010 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine, offers what many experts now deem a rational solution to our continued dependence on fossil fuels, and a way to potentially head off the offshore oil exploration that has resulted in the worst oil spill in the nation's history: a national "smart grid." The smart grid would be an updated, digital version of our century-old network of electric power lines — and would allow power plants to respond, in real time, to electricity needs. |
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Marine and hydrokinetic technologies (ocean waves and currents, tides and rivers) are getting more attention (and money) than ever before. But how likely is it that we'll see them pumping out power in the foreseeable future? |
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Record-breaking 100-degree temperatures along the East Coast this week could leave millions without power in dangerously hot conditions. East Coast electricity consumers will experience the consequences of having an outdated power grid that is ill-equipped to accommodate high demand when air conditioners are required to work longer and harder during heat waves. According to Kurt Yeager, executive director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, these demand-related blackouts do not have to be the norm. |
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A beta version of the Recovery Act funded Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse has launched with a wide variety of information on Smart Grid technologies, projects, legislation and standards geared toward consumers, utilities and vendors. |
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This article provided by UK-based Sentec looks at ‘homes of the future’ and how smart meter implementation will focus on demand management. |
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This article provided by UK-based Sentec explores the implementation of smart meters, relating it to the discussions which have taken place on the pros and cons, problems and opportunities for the government, utilities and consumers. There is also a section with mini case studies looking at the products consumers will be able to buy in 2014 for home energy management and what benefits they will bring. |
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Today, Siemens Energy, Inc. launched a nationwide Smart Grid Tour at the IEEE Smart Grid conference in New Orleans. The event is the first stop on a six-city roadshow that will bring the future of the U.S. power grid to major metropolitan cities including Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Portland (Ore.) and Washington, D.C. The interactive exhibit will allow attendees to experience first-hand Siemens Smart Grid technology and the comprehensive solutions that will ultimately affect the consumer.
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Our new Smart Grid Lessons Learned channel is chock full of case studies that can save you time and trouble. Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from those who have been there, done that? And with so much at stake in handling the volumes of data that smart meters will tap, we created a one-stop resource to help you meet the challenges (and opportunities) of meter data management. Click inside for a quick tour. |
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Voltage dips (also known as “voltage sags”) are short-duration reductions in voltage magnitude. Their duration is typically between a few cycles of the power-system frequency and a few seconds. The interest in voltage dips is mainly due to their impact on end-user equipment. Industrial processes may malfunction or shut down due to a voltage dip resulting in significant financial losses. Voltage dips are due to short-duration increases in current magnitude, whereas voltage dips due to short circuits and earth faults are of most concern for customers. This report presents the results from an international working group sponsored by CIGRE, CIRED and UIE aimed at improving the understanding of the compatibility between installations and the electricity supply. |
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So you think you're ready for Smart Grid implementation? This paper from Power System Engineering may have you thinking twice. It illustrates the enterprise impact on a utility of implementing a Smart Grid system and the business need for establishing both project management methods and a Project Management Office (PMO). |
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In this eighth and final segment from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment. |
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The Smart Grid must be big: You can even major in it at college. At least, you'll be able to at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College this fall. |
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The original electric power grid has been called “the most complex machine on earth,” and the Smart Grid is even more advanced. Yet it is quite manageable if you take it one piece at a time, which is exactly the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. And even if you’re an expert, you may know someone who needs to get up to speed. This brief overview of the electricity ecosystem is a good starting point and includes links to other pieces in the series. |
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The original electric power grid has been called “the most complex machine on earth,” and the Smart Grid is even more advanced. Yet it is quite manageable if you take it one piece at a time, which is exactly the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. Check out this brief overview of the infrastructure that transports electricity from where it is made – coal plants or hydroelectric dams, for instance – to the homes, businesses and industries where it’s consumed. Maybe you know this stuff, but chances are you know someone who doesn't. Feel free to pass it along. |
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You may get the Smart Grid, but not everyone does and that's the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. So please feel free to forward today's installment which explains how the modern electric grid will become less of a one-way highway and more of an integrated, interactive network. Many smaller power plants are distributed throughout this network, including renewable energy generation. And most importantly, this new grid gains “intelligence” and two-way communications. |
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Face it, we have a long way to go before home energy management is dinner table conversation -- or energy storage options are discussed around the office water cooler. But that's the point of our Smart Grid 101 series. You may know the basics, but you may know someone who doesn't. So feel free to pass the links around. This installment focuses on the outlook for worldwide electric power generation and the move from a Petroleum Economy to an Electricity Economy over the next 30 years. It also explains how the electric grid -- the all-important “middleware” that ties the generation of electrical power to its end use – suffers from years of neglect and deferred maintenance. |
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Despite the many forces pushing the world towards grid modernization, this installment of our Smart Grid 101 series describes the significant barriers that remain. |
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Click inside for a subset of terms that may be helpful in better understanding Smart Grid concepts. |
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This easy to read paper is full of good charts and is divided into four sections. The first sizes up smart grid deployments that are taking place today and that can be expected to further accelerate in coming years. The second section explores some of the driving forces behind smart grid deployments and examine the role of climate change. The third section identifies and quantifies specific mechanisms through which a forward-thinking smart grid can help address climate change. The fourth and final section recommends policy actions to ensure that smart grid infrastructure being built today delivers maximum climate benefits. |
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This video discusses the need for a new Smart Grid and depicts visually how it will work. The presentation uses facts and figures to demonstrate the benefits.
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Argonne National Laboratory is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's oldest national laboratories for science and engineering research. Check out this video which includes a demonstration of the components of the Smart Grid and the integration of electric vehicles.
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Cisco's video depicts the parallels of the Internet evolution with the changes that are occurring in energy generation, transmission and use. The end result is a connected, efficient and reliable end-to-end network that integrates all energy supply and demand sources in real-time. |
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Jesse Berst is interviewed as part of this documentary built for IBM by Radical Media. Hear Jesse and others discuss the economic benefits of implementation of the Smart Grid. |
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This article explains how advanced metering, communications, and control technologies of a "smart grid" could allow system operators to optimize the delivery of electricity to their customers both accurately and efficiently. These technologies give customers and utilities detailed feedback that can be used for tracking and managing energy use. |
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I am MASc student, doing research on Smart grid large scale integration. Please can you help me by providing some sites that can help me for my research work also simulation sw.
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