Saturday, November 13, 2010
Smart grid efficiency could make 2010's energy usage 'disappear'
Whenever smart grid experts talk about transforming the nation’s aging power grid, the focus is usually on the efficiency that will result. And for good reason — the potential gains are so huge, they might just exceed our current electrical usage.
At this week’s Advanced Energy 2010 Conference in New York City, GE’s Bob Gilligan laid out a scenario in which the total U.S. energy consumption and emissions saved between 2010 and 2030 could exceed the entire electrical consumption and electrical CO2 output for all of 2010. “The net result would be like 2010 never happened,” he explained.
Gilligan, vice president of digital energy for GE Energy Services, said that in addition to the energy and pollution savings, that scenario would create 140,000 sustainable new jobs and an electrical landscape that includes 3.3 billion fewer customer outage minutes. These improvements could result in savings of $65.7 billion from reduced power interruptions by 2030.
Granted, all this good news comes with an ever-growing backdrop of bad news. Gilligan noted that as cities continue to grow around the world, they will house more than 60 percent of the world’s population and consume a vast majority of its power by 2030 — something that an electricity infrastructure designed a century ago can’t supply. For example, approximately half of the transformer equipment powering the U.S. grid is currently at or approaching the end of its design life, he said.
This is happening as global electricity demand is forecasted to increase 75 percent by 2030 — with more than 40 percent of our emissions already coming from electricity generation. At the same time, costs are also rising — in the U.S., rates increased an average of 42 percent between 2000 and 2007.
“The good news is that we are not talking gloom and doom,” he said, underscoring that the technology is ready now and deployable. The key to an energy revolution, he says is to take “measured, affordable evolutionary steps.”
If that evolution begins now, Gilligan estimates that the power saved will be equal to the output of 64 average coal plants (500 megawatts each) while the CO2 impact will be the equivalent of taking over 25 million cars off the road. Another upside: “These are conservative adoption estimates,” he said, “so imagine the benefits if we move more quickly.”
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Why the Smart Grid Will Fuel the Next Big Business Boom
Why the Smart Grid Will Fuel the Next Big Business Boom
http://us.mobile.reuters.com/article/idU...
Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:00am EDT
There's no question that in order to meet our clean energy goals across the globe, we need a smarter grid. Integrating high percentages of renewable power will require a smarter grid to help manage the challenges presented by the inherent intermittency of wind and solar.
To greatly reduce our oil imports and carbon emissions, we need greener transportation and electric vehicles, which require grid intelligence to ensure increased demand from vehicle re-charging does not cripple our electric infrastructure.
http://us.mobile.reuters.com/article/idU...
Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:00am EDT
There's no question that in order to meet our clean energy goals across the globe, we need a smarter grid. Integrating high percentages of renewable power will require a smarter grid to help manage the challenges presented by the inherent intermittency of wind and solar.
To greatly reduce our oil imports and carbon emissions, we need greener transportation and electric vehicles, which require grid intelligence to ensure increased demand from vehicle re-charging does not cripple our electric infrastructure.
Saturday, October 09, 2010
China's investment in smart grid to reach RMB 2 Trillion in 2011-2015
Saturday, October 09, 2010 5:10 AM
BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- China is expected to invest 300 billion yuan in smart grid each year in the following 10 years. On the entering of the overall construction phase in 2011-2015, total investment in smart grid will approximate to 2 trillion yuan, said insider with the State Grid Corp.
At present,China
's smart grid industry exists only on paper. While government authorities are mulling over development plan for smart grid, some local governments have taken the lead in publishing plans for smart grid development.
According to preliminary plan of Chinese government, the development of smart grid will drive the development of a wide range of industry, including new material, electronic and electric device and cell manufacture, new energy power generation, steel manufacture, telecom equipment, smart household appliances, electricvehicle and so on.
Among those, new energy power generation will benefit most from the promotion of smart grid, noted Wang Yeping, deputy chairman of the China Electricity Regulatory Commission.
The Strategic Plan for New Energy Industry to be issued soon will enormously raise the targeted installed capacity of wind power and solar power to 100 million kilowatts and 20 million kilowatts by 2020, respectively.
Another big beneficiary will be electric vehicle. Boosted by smart grid, registered electric vehicle will reach 30 million units in China by 2020, said Zhu Changlin, general manager with Beijing Electric Power Corp.
Xiao Liye, official with China Electric Power Research Institute, believes that the development and construction of smart grid in China will generate 40 trillion yuan of output value in 30 years, and will be a strategic opportunity for China to complete economic restructuring. (Edited by Li Xiaohui, lixh@xinhua.org)
BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- China is expected to invest 300 billion yuan in smart grid each year in the following 10 years. On the entering of the overall construction phase in 2011-2015, total investment in smart grid will approximate to 2 trillion yuan, said insider with the State Grid Corp.
At present,
According to preliminary plan of Chinese government, the development of smart grid will drive the development of a wide range of industry, including new material, electronic and electric device and cell manufacture, new energy power generation, steel manufacture, telecom equipment, smart household appliances, electricvehicle and so on.
Among those, new energy power generation will benefit most from the promotion of smart grid, noted Wang Yeping, deputy chairman of the China Electricity Regulatory Commission.
The Strategic Plan for New Energy Industry to be issued soon will enormously raise the targeted installed capacity of wind power and solar power to 100 million kilowatts and 20 million kilowatts by 2020, respectively.
Another big beneficiary will be electric vehicle. Boosted by smart grid, registered electric vehicle will reach 30 million units in China by 2020, said Zhu Changlin, general manager with Beijing Electric Power Corp.
Xiao Liye, official with China Electric Power Research Institute, believes that the development and construction of smart grid in China will generate 40 trillion yuan of output value in 30 years, and will be a strategic opportunity for China to complete economic restructuring. (Edited by Li Xiaohui, lixh@xinhua.org)
Friday, October 08, 2010
View: Benefits of US-China Private Sector Cooperation in the Power Sector
View Smart Grid pp 26-31
Duke Energy and China !!!
China's investment in smart grid to reach RMB 2 Trillion in 2011-2015
Duke Energy and China !!!
China's investment in smart grid to reach RMB 2 Trillion in 2011-2015
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Click here: The modernization of Duke Energy’s power grid is under way in Ohio
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| Ambient X-3100 Smart Grid Communication Nodes used by Duke Energy- "the “brains” of the smart grid system."!!! http://www.ambientcorp.com/press_releases/pr_2010_0929_nodes_ohio.html |
Saturday, October 02, 2010
SMART Grid Communications Nodes- are the “brains” of the smart grid system
How does it(smart grid) work?
It starts by installing communication nodes alongside our transformers. These
devices may not look high-tech, but they are the “brains” of the smart grid system.
They create a virtual energy network – collecting data from the smart meters and
other digital equipment on the power lines, and sending it over a wireless network
back to Duke Energy and then back to the customer. We will install about 10,000
communication nodes in Ohio in 2010.
It starts by installing communication nodes alongside our transformers. These
devices may not look high-tech, but they are the “brains” of the smart grid system.
They create a virtual energy network – collecting data from the smart meters and
other digital equipment on the power lines, and sending it over a wireless network
back to Duke Energy and then back to the customer. We will install about 10,000
communication nodes in Ohio in 2010.
Friday, October 01, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Ambient Expands Smart Grid Deployments in Ohio Ramps Capacity to Meet Increasing Demand
Ambient Expands Smart Grid Deployments in Ohio
Ramps Capacity to Meet Increasing Demand
BOSTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambient Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:ABTG.ob - News) today announced that it has ramped up manufacturing capacity to meet the increasing demand for its products. Ambient is positioned to meet the recent increase in purchase orders, currently totaling over 44,000, for the X-3100 smart grid nodes. The company continues to further increase capacity for additional anticipated orders.
In Ohio, Ambient's field deployed nodes are today collecting and transmitting data to/from more than 100,000 electric and 60,000 gas meters. Earlier this month, DOE Secretary Steven Chu took note of Ohio's smart meter progress and explained that smart grid deployments create a more reliable, modern electrical grid and eventually enable consumers to monitor and control their energy use. Ambient's node is a key component in smart grid deployments that are intended to bring these benefits to over 750,000 consumers.
To date, Ambient has shipped approximately 25,000 IP-based smart grid communications nodes (from previously received orders), with over 17,000 of these nodes deployed in multiple locations in the United States.
"The ongoing deployments, successful scaling and continuous management of the deployments using Ambient's network management software, represent a strong endorsement of the Ambient Smart Grid platform," stated Ram Rao, Ambient's CTO. "The deployments demonstrate our belief and commitment in the network architecture for managing the grid system, allowing for a more efficient delivery of electricity and gas to utility customers."
Having experienced more than four consecutive quarters of growth, the Company is continuing to add essential resources to enhance its smart grid communications portfolio of products and expand its customer base.
Ramps Capacity to Meet Increasing Demand
BOSTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambient Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:ABTG.ob - News) today announced that it has ramped up manufacturing capacity to meet the increasing demand for its products. Ambient is positioned to meet the recent increase in purchase orders, currently totaling over 44,000, for the X-3100 smart grid nodes. The company continues to further increase capacity for additional anticipated orders.
In Ohio, Ambient's field deployed nodes are today collecting and transmitting data to/from more than 100,000 electric and 60,000 gas meters. Earlier this month, DOE Secretary Steven Chu took note of Ohio's smart meter progress and explained that smart grid deployments create a more reliable, modern electrical grid and eventually enable consumers to monitor and control their energy use. Ambient's node is a key component in smart grid deployments that are intended to bring these benefits to over 750,000 consumers.
To date, Ambient has shipped approximately 25,000 IP-based smart grid communications nodes (from previously received orders), with over 17,000 of these nodes deployed in multiple locations in the United States.
"The ongoing deployments, successful scaling and continuous management of the deployments using Ambient's network management software, represent a strong endorsement of the Ambient Smart Grid platform," stated Ram Rao, Ambient's CTO. "The deployments demonstrate our belief and commitment in the network architecture for managing the grid system, allowing for a more efficient delivery of electricity and gas to utility customers."
Having experienced more than four consecutive quarters of growth, the Company is continuing to add essential resources to enhance its smart grid communications portfolio of products and expand its customer base.
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