Anders Eldrup, CEO of Denmark-based DONG Energy, talks about the amount of wind power in Denmark and the complementary relationship between unstable wind energy and EV batteries.
In a wide-ranging video interview, GE smart grid czar John McDonald talks with Jesse Berst about grid optimization and efficiency as the next smart grid wave. He also explains how GE's dogged efforts on the standards front have had an interesting impact on the company's own internal operations.
Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talked about innovations in clean energy in a discussion with Climate Solutions board co-chair Jabe Blumenthal. Click the Grist link below to read the full transcript.
SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst spent time with top officials from connectivity specialist Digi International to talk about the company's push into the smart grid market. Click inside for his video interview and details on what Digi has to offer, its intriguing business model and why Jesse thinks they've got the right stuff to grow along with the market.
An Arlington, VA company has figured out what motivates consumers to conserve energy – and they’re taking it to the bank. Find out why BGE and PG&E are the latest utilities to sign on for some of OPOWER’s secret sauce. Jesse Berst has an exclusive video interview with the company’s strategy officer.
SGN's Jesse Berst interviews Blake Young, president and CEO of Comverge, at the 2011 DistribuTech Conference in San Diego, CA. During their talk, they discuss the major issues for utilities such as interoperability, smart grid trends, demand response and taking care of customers. We've got video, too.
In this overview of Austin's Pecan Street project you meet several of the team members that have led this ambitious energy project and learn about what they are trying to accomplish.
CNBC interviews both Vincent Devito, former Assistant Secretary of Energy and now a climate-change attorney with Bowditch & Dewey, and Paul Fremont, managing director focused on electric utilities at Jefferies & Co. on their reactions to the stimulus package and ideas for investing in Smart Grid companies.
Senator Sanders interviews Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and asks how the federal government views and supports sustainable resources in energy production.
Robert Pollin is a professor of economics at the UMASS-Amherst. Recently interviewed at IBM's "Building Skills for an Energy and Environment-centric Economy" event, Dr. Pollin discusses the Smart Grid potentials for our economy - driven by building retrofits and new smart grids, and increasing the need for IT and engineering experts.
Closing statements to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming during the hearing, "Get Smart on the Smart Grid: How Technology Can Revolutionize Efficiency and Renewable Solutions."
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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