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 …
Mass deployments in APAC to take smart water meter market past 400m by 2026
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAsia Pacific accounted for 42 per cent of the total installed base of smart water meters in 2018; its share will rise in the coming years as water utilities in …
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 …
Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | Why the home is the heart of the new energy internet
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart meters have provided a read-out on energy consumption and a window on energy usage. They have brought insight and control to the field of energy management, both sides of …
Itron to provide IoT-based solution for Libery Utilities in the US
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail U.S. tech firm Itron has signed a contract with Liberty Utilities Company, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power and Utilities, which operates nearly 40 utilities in 13 U.S. states. Under …
Asia’s largest markets to reach 966 million smart electricity meters in 2024
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The installed base of smart electricity meters in Asia’s four main markets will reach almost 966 million in 2024, up from 613.4 million last year, according to a new …
The way to decarbonised, decentralised power: What is a smart grid anyway?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe German Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has a good definition of ‘smart grids’, which needs no embellishment. “The basic idea is that each device which is connected to …
Energy management Q&A: “NB-IoT and AI are game-changers,” says Honeywell
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNew Jersey-based Honeywell is a stalwart in smart energy systems, with focus particularly on industrial and enterprise solutions. It is proviidng managed smart grid services as a way for utilities …
China has 63% of all cellular IoT connections, claims study
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChina accounted for 63% of the global installed base of cellular IoT connections at the end of last year, according to a new research by Swedish IoT analyst firm Berg …
