This video showcases how Johnson Controls now combines the power of building automation systems with an intuitive interface to demand response market opportunities, enabling smart buildings to interface seamlessly into the smart grid.
Arizona-based Westcor owns some of the largest shopping malls in the United States. This video case study highlights some of the impact EnerNOC demand response solutions has had on Westcor's business.
During the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo President and CEO Stefan Jacoby unveiled a crash- tested C30 Electric designed with Ener1's EnerDel battery. According to Ener1, the car on display in Detroit was tested at Volvo Cars' crash test laboratory in Sweden in December 2010 with a fully charged EnerDel lithium-ion battery and was subjected to a 40-mph offset frontal collision with a barrier. The test produced the results expected by the companies' engineers. The front deformed and distributed the crash and both the batteries and the cables, which are part of the electric system, remained intact after the collision. This video tells the story.
Benjamin Kott, Green Business Operations Project Manager at Google, discusses Google's products and efforts in the direction of energy efficiency. Mr. Kott was interviewed at The Smart Grids Summit 2009.
While microgrids can make use of wind turbines and photvoltaic panels, there are variations in the generation due to wind spikes and lulls or cloud cover. In this video, Altair Nano describes how battery storage can address these issues to help ensure reliability and power quality.
A unique car from AirRays™, the roof of the car has solar panels and the front hood and trunk of the car contain wind turbines which transfer air into wind energy. The vehicle sports Vehicle to Grid (V2G) capabilities which will enable the user to transfer renewable power back into their home for use in their household or right back into the electrical grid to lower electric bills.
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.
Intergraph's Jay Stinson discusses how a consolidated user environment can make an operations center more efficient and effective. Intergraph's open platform was developed in partnership with Siemens.
GE and Google host a panel discussion which includes representatives from the utilities, government, consulting entities, and Smart Grid companies about the implementation of the Smart Grid and the benefits of green energy.
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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