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Telvent is seeking a Smart Grid Sales Manager who will actively lead the sales process of Telvent’s Smart Grid Solutions at domestic (US) accounts. 

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Clean technology, or cleantech, covers a wide array of technologies including construction materials, electric vehicles, renewable power, and smart meters.  Silicon Valley – long a hotbed of cutting-edge development – is now becoming a global center for solar power and smart grid innovation.

The region is already considered to have the highest concentration of cleantech jobs in the United States.  Much of the job creation has been in smart grid and solar technology.  According to Next 10, an independent think tank, the Bay Area now has 7,000 people employed in renewable energy alone.

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Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jerry Rodgers

The first step in reducing energy consumption is measuring how much you are using. Energy consumption consists of two primary components, power and demand. Power, measured in watts, indicates the rate at which energy is expended. Demand, measured in volt-amperes (VA), indicates the requirement that a customer places on the utility to deliver voltage and current without regard to the efficiency of that delivery of whether or  not it does actual work. Power is usually less than demand and the ratio between the two, kW/kVA is called the power factor. Utilities often collect a penalty charge based on the …

Anthony Rowe a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a sensor device that allows you to turn the plugged-in appliance on or off on remote control by using your iPhone® or laptop. It’s also possible to monitor the electrical usage for all connected devices in the wireless network.

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Welcome to a new year with Enerway!
A year filled with smart ideas, smart people and a lot of meter readings!

There are a lot of high-tech companies out there struggling for the same customers. They work on different solutions which is good because the right solution depends on a lot of things. What is best for your utility?

Most utilities with new smart meters installed have to continue to work on their grid to be able to take most advantage possible of the investment. It might be necessary to upgrade some of the data systems because new smart meters enable new smarter functionality that needs to be developed and implemented.
Utilities that are still at planning stage have a lot of information to dig into. It’s important to create a chain from the meter and all the way to creating the invoice. Through the chain a lot of people are involved and information passes often more than one data system. There are a lot of things to take at considerations while building the infrastructure and installing all new smart meters.

There are some Smart Metering Conferences coming up in 2010.

For example:
Smart Metering Scandinavia 2010 (10-11 March)

Smart Metering Central & Eastern Europe 2010 (20-21 April)

Smart Metering UK & Ireland (29-30 June)

Metering AND Billing/CRM Europe (22-24 Sept)

If you know about any other upcoming events, please contact Enerway!

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The energy company Vattenfall and Volvo have launched a joint venture to be able to offer plug-in hybrid vehicles on the market in 2012.

The period of transition from fossil fuelled vehicles to vehicles run on electricity will take some time. With more electric vehicles used our dependency on oil will diminish because electricity can be created from various energy sources. A plug-in hybrid vehicle uses electricity as the main energy source but when the battery is empty it can also be run on petrol/gasoline or biofuels like bioethanol or biodiesel. The main purpose for the battery on electric vehicles developed in the close time span is therefore shorter road trips but the capacity will be enough for most drivers living and working in the same city or area.
Compared to a combustion engine the electricity engine uses about 75% less energy. With petrol fuel prices available on the market today electricity will power the vehicles with about a fifth. Because the development of batteries takes time and costs a lot of money the prices on plug-in vehicles will be higher than a traditional vehicle. This will probably change over time.

The Plug-in hybrid can be charged in your home, at work or wherever the batteries can be loaded. According to Vattenfall, more plug-in hybrids on the market that needs to charge their batteries will not be a capacity problem for the existing Swedish grid. In time the demand of quick charging stations will increase. This must be in mind while building or upgrading the grid infrastructure.

Here are two video presentations about the development of Plug-in hybrids from Volvo and Vattenfall.

Under the Recovery Act we are making the largest ever investment in a smarter, stronger and more secure electric grid. – President Barack Obama

On October 27 2009, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) was selected to receive a $200 million grant (of the total $3.4 billion) for Smart Grid innovation under the Recovery Act.

In this video provided by U.S. Department of Energy, Ken DeFontes, CEO at Baltimore Gas & Electric explains how a Smart Meter will help people to become more aware of their everyday electric consumption. He compares the Smart Meters with a grocery store where you as a customer know exactly how much that bag of apples is going to cost you. Instead of a monthly or annual manual read value you can get real time feedback from your meter or online at an Internet web service. With the new Smart technology we are able to monitor when electricity is used. This enables customers to use electricity when prices are lower. The consumption understanding will also help customers to save energy. With old meters we can only calculate how much electricity is being used from one manual reading to another.

Selected parts from President Barack Obama’s Smart Grid announcement at the Generation Solar Energy Center is also in this clip.

Take a look at these links for more information:
Pressrelease from U.S. Department of Energy
Smart Grid Regional Demonstration, list of all selected projects
Baltimore Gas and Electric