IBM Global Services wants to build a smarter planet and it sees the smart grid as the centerpiece of that ambition. IBM's smart grid position is as the category's "super-integrator" -- a firm capable of pulling together hardware and software from multiple sources into a cohesive system. IBM's smart grid track record includes some of the world's earliest and most ambitious projects, including the remake of Centerpoint Energy's grid and the modernization of the Island of Malta. Global Services did $56 billion in revenue in 2010. IBM's smart grid services reside in the company's Energy & Utilities practice.
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Click for a sneak peek at three wide-ranging smart grid demonstration projects, from a V2G initiative involving IBM, Honda and PG&E to a pilot on Long Island that's gauging consumer response to dynamic pricing signals. You'll also learn about an energy storage demo in Sweden and get a link to EPRI's latest smart grid project updates around the world.
A recent IBM global survey showed that up to three-quarters of consumers are concerned about the confidentiality and security of home energy use data. What to do? Matt Futch, Global Policy Director with IBM Energy & Utilities, argues that appropriately designed industry practices and regulatory guidance can help the energy ecosystem protect sensitive information. Click for his examples of how and where it's already happening.
You don't have to be at DistribuTECH to stay on top of the news; the PR machine has been spewing out announcements for days now. We've sifted through dozens of releases and pulled out the announcements we didn't think you'd want to miss. Click for details on Itron's new analytic apps to help utilities take advantage of smart grid data, for Opower's new Marketplace service at Home Depot, for the latest from Lockheed Martin, IBM, Honeywell and many others.
Smart grid advocates (and what little there is of national energy policy) encourage going after energy efficiency full throttle, and IBM and ABB have taken up the cause. They're working jointly on a different approach to study and possibly develop a new high-voltage insulator capable of significant reductions in transmission line loss. Click inside for more.
IBM's research arm has teamed with Swiss electric utility provider EKZ on a pilot project that will allow consumers to charge their EVs and monitor energy costs via mobile devices. There are benefits for utilities, too. Click inside for details and a video.
Vault.com, which provides insight into the consulting industry, just unveiled its practice area rankings for 2012, covering everything from health care to public sector consulting. But you don't have to wade through all of that; we've zeroed in on the top energy consulting firms for you. Just click inside.
With its explosive growth, India is caught between the proverbial rock and hard place – an incredible demand for energy and not enough of it to go around. Smart grid initiatives, renewable energy projects and efficiency efforts are all on the horizon. But how long it will take is the issue for this country of 1.1 billion. Don't miss this latest in our series of smart grid playbooks.
A smarter energy cloud hovering over Dubuque, Iowa. Picture frame nostalgia from a London designer. And algorithms that can identify appliance-specific data signatures. Believe it or not, all three are concepts emerging on the home energy management front. Learn more inside.
IBM surveyed more than 10,000 people across 15 countries to explore the wants and needs of energy consumers worldwide. Yes, it's yet another consumer survey – until you dig a little deeper. Jesse Berst had the chance to talk with a "freakishly smart" IBM VP to drill down on the survey results, and what he learned may surprise you.
IBM conducted the “2011 Global Utility Consumer Survey” to better understand energy consumers. This fact sheet highlights key findings from the study, which explores key influences, perceptions, knowledge and expectations of approximately 10,000 energy consumers across 15 countries.
IBM has been selected by a Connecticut electric and natural gas delivery company to help it secure its new smart meters and advanced metering infrastructure from attacks and vulnerabilities. IBM technology is protecting 50,000 smart meters with a goal of securing a total of 80,000 by year end. Click inside for the details.
IBM announced today that it will be working with Korea Electric Power Company to help the utility further develop its smart grid initiatives – and it's working with Brazil's CPFL Energia Holdings to come up with a smart grid strategy designed to ensure operational efficiency and optimized communications for better customer service and workforce management.
Video replays and presentation materials from our recent webinar with IBM experts on meter data management pitfalls and how to avoid them are now posted. Click inside for details.
This report summarizes the collaboration between IBM Research and the City of Dubuque in designing and implementing a pilot program that empowered more than 300 Dubuque households with information, analysis, insights and social computing around their water consumption to test the hypothesis that informed and incented citizens would be able to conserve water more efficiently.
This is the first segment from our June 8, 2011 webinar on meter data management presented with IBM as part of our Lessons from the Real World series. In it moderator Jesse Berst provides introductions and Dr. David Shipman of IBM's Energy & Utilities practice describes the components that make up a successful smart grid.
In this second segment from our June 8, 2011 webinar on meter data management presented with IBM, Richard Wozniak, an information management program director for the IBM Software Group, introduces issues utilities experience when trying to use traditional databases with the exponential data generated by smart meters. He also discusses time series data.
In this third segment from our June 8, 2011 webinar on meter data management presented with IBM, Richard Wozniak discusses the pros and cons of using time series versus traditional databases and describes a client’s experience using time series.
In the fourth and final segment from our June 8, 2011 webinar on meter data management presented with IBM, Richard Wozniak discusses experiences clients have had using IBM meter data management solutions and answers questions from the audience.
This document includes the presentation materials used in the Smart Grid News webinar on meter data management pitfalls (and how to avoid them) presented June 8, 2011 with IBM. Featured panelists were Dr. David Shipman of IBM's Energy & Utilities practice and Richard Wozniak, an information management program director for the IBM Software Group. Jesse Berst moderated.
IBM has launched business process management software and services designed to help utilities automate (and speed up) their meter-to-cash processes, and improve demand response and home energy management.
IBM and Cable&Wireless Worldwide are developing a new intelligent communications and data solution to support the British government's ambitious smart meter implementation program, which intends to deploy more than 50 million meters throughout the country. Among other benefits, the IBM/C&W Worldwide solution will make smart grid implementation an easier, smoother process.
IBM has announced new advanced software offerings intended to make business operations smarter. And the new offerings for the energy industry include management and monitoring software for smart meter networks and smarter buildings.
The five-part video replay and presentation materials from the Dec. 14 webinar on communications networks presented by Smart Grid News in conjunction with IBM and CenterPoint Energy are now available for download.
This first segment from the Achieving the Ultimate Communications Network webinar presented with IBM as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World Series begins with Jesse Berst introducing the speakers and emphasizing the importance of developing a good network from the beginning. Geoff Jue of IBM discusses business requirements, long-term benefits, the impact on the business and where most utilities currently stand in their communications network development.
This is the second segment of the Achieving the Ultimate Communications Network webinar presented with IBM as part of the Smart Grid News Lessons from the Real World series. Geoff Jue of IBM explains the methodology for getting started in building a solid, safe communications network.
Three new demonstration projects caught our attention - a smart grid effort in Albuquerque's business district, a rapid recovery transformer study in Texas and a trial involving low voltage current sensor technologies in the UK. They also got us to thinking: At this stage in the smart grid build out, if you could design a demonstration project, what would it entail? That's our latest Tuesday Topic; click for the details.
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