The ‘beauty’ of broadband powerline (BPL), and the advance of Germany’s energiewende
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany has a good model for the adoption of renewable energy resources. The country has an aggressive decarbonisation agenda as part of its energiewende (‘energy transition’). It shut down seven …
Itron to connect 240,000 smart electricity meters in Western Australia
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailItron has a deal with givernment owned utility Western Power in Australia to connect around 240,000 electricity meters. Western Power, in Western Australia, will gain visibility into the operation of …
Thailand’s $3.9bn One Bangkok zone to set “new benchmarks” in smart-city living
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDetail of the design of Thailand’s new real-estate mega development, One Bangkok, has been revealed for the first time. The $3.9 billion project, billed as the country’s largest ever private …
Verizon intros LTE-based meters and management to PenLight power system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPeninsula Light Company (PenLight) has appointed US carrier Verizon to upgrade its power distribution system in Washington State with an LTE-based system, comprising smart electricity meters and a data analytics …
Georgia Power unveils first smart neighborhood in Atlanta
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company, and homebuilding company PulteGroup announced the opening of what it claims to be Atlanta’s first Smart Neighborhood. Leaders from Georgia …
Colorado Springs Utilities selects Landis+Gyr for smart meter system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail U.S. utility Colorado Springs Utilities has selected Swiss company Landis+Gyr to replace the utility’s metering system with an advanced IoT network technology, capable of supporting the next generation of …
Portland General Electric launches smart grid test bed in Oregon
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Portland General Electric Company is launching its Smart Grid test bed in Oregon, the company said in a release. “We’re using our Smart Grid Test Bed to deliver simple, …
NNNCo and Enzen sign $8m deal to drive LoRaWAN ‘at scale’ Down Under
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAustralian internet-of-things (IoT) operator National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) has signed a strategic investment agreement with global energy and environment company Enzen Group. The $8 million deal is geared towards …
Narrowband, private, and powerline – questions of connectivity for smart grids
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this article is serialised from a report on the state of the smart energy market. It continues from a previous post.Go here for the last post; go here for the full …
Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe world’s first standalone private NB-IoT network has been launched in Florida, using upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum and covering major urban centres in northern Florida initially. The operator, San …
