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REALLY Smart Meters!

by Tom Raftery on December 9, 2008 · 9 comments

in smart grid

Photo Credit yewenyi
Smart electricity meter projects are being rolled out all over the globe at this stage (here’s a map of the Smart Meter projects in the US), and with the Smart Meters, come Smart Grids and Demand Response programs whereby the utilities implement peak shaving programs (and in certain cases demand stimulation) to match [...]

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HP teaming with Xtreme Energetics to produce cheaper, more efficient cheaper solar

by Tom Raftery on June 5, 2008 · 6 comments

in solar

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James and I had lunch the other day with Simon Wardley.
During the course of what turned out to be a wide-ranging discussion Simon brought up the topic of flexible solar panels. I was delighted to read today then that Xtreme Energetics and HP are teaming up to produce
a solar energy system [...]

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Energy Demand Management trials

by Tom Raftery on May 28, 2008 · 2 comments

in energy demand management

photo credit: navets
Energy Demand Management is a topic we have covered a few times on this blog already because we believe it will be a vital component in helping us better manage our energy resources in the future.
It is great then when you start to see utilities running successful trials of early EDM [...]

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