In this segment of Edison Tech Center's "Engineering On Location Series" they showcase the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. The federally funded lab researches biomass, geothermal, solar, wind and other technologies.
GE and Oklahoma Gas & Electric are working together to build a smarter grid in Oklahoma City. For 6,600 participants of our project, technology like the GE SmartMeter is changing the way they use electricity in powerful new ways.
The aim of Project Brightfield, in Bakersfield, Calif., is to find out how well next-generation solar technologies perform over three years. Chevron installed a field of solar panels on a site that was once a refinery. The project will test the effectiveness and durability of solar technologies side-by-side. Interesting stuff, and this video gets you a front row seat.
State Grid Corporation of China's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 features a "magic box" showcasing smart grid technologies for expo visitors. This video captures the experience.
The residents of Ashton Hayes, a small village in Cheshire have, with support from Carbon Connections, created a rural microgrid. In partnership with EA Technology and the University of Chester, this project investigates an innovative approach to the efficient use and control of small scale energy generation that enables communities to take control of their carbon footprint. The video includes interviews with project planners as well as community participants.
What does a Smart Grid enabled future look like? And what does it mean for customers? In this video, Duke Energy offers a look. It was shot on location at the company's Envision Center near Cincinnati, Ohio.
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.
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.
Duke Energy created its first self-healing network using a network of intelligent switches and line sensors in Hendersonville, N.C. in June, 2009. The self-healing equipment reroutes power automatically when there is trouble to reduce the number of customers affected by power outages.
Tour a Smart Energy Pilot program in Charlotte, North Carolina, created by Duke Energy. This virtual power plant uses distributed energy resources such as solar panels, batteries and residential energy management systems.
Microsoft's home of the future shows how the company plans to incorporate technology into more areas of life over the next decade. Janet Galore, senior program manager of the Strategic Prototyping Group, provides a look around some of the prototype features.
The city of Boulder, Colorado is one of the first cities in the U.S. to implement a Smart Grid. ABC's news report demonstrates how consumers are able to determine how much energy they are using, at what times, and even where it's coming from.
In this video, a tour of a 'green' office building work site demonstrates the features that will save up to 40% of energy costs as compared to more traditional building design.
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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