Distributed Energy
The First Step “Towards Creating a Global Blockchain Powered Energy Trading Network”
January 17th, 2018The 4 Types of Data that Serve the Enterprise & the Environment
November 17th, 2017
The Threat to Microgrid Momentum
In this historic hurricane season, the fragility of existing energy infrastructure is on full display. One bright spot in all the coverage of Hurricane Harvey in Houston was that the microgrid equipped H.E.B. Grocery chain of stores kept its shops open and served the public, while power outages kept competitors closed. Each such microgrid success […]
Return Of The Microgrid… Again
It didn’t seem that long ago that we were all talking about microgrids, a lot. We may have anticipated a large series of small, renewably driven, battery powered, local energy grids that can be disconnected from the larger utility grid and operate independently. The momentum seemed to have cooled on this revolution however, but recent […]
Virtual Power Plants: Our Energy Future is Distributed, Efficient and Intelligent
Supply and demand resources can work together rather than against each other in the modern energy system. New technologies and greater intelligence are redefining the supply – demand relationship; increasing efficiency, enabling distributed generation and reducing overall consumption. At the forefront of this evolution is the Virtual Power Plant (VPP). VPPs take advantage of information […]
Are we Ignoring the Threat of Cyber Attacks on our Smart Grids?
“Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. For those without access to a generator, there is no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration or light. Food and medical supplies are dwindling. Devices we rely on have gone dark. Banks no longer function, […]
Is Russia a Sleeping Smart Building Giant That’s About To Wake Up?
With almost 150 million people, the world’s 12th largest economy, and just handful of smart buildings, Russia represents a sleeping giant in the smart technology sector. The country’s economy has also taken an upward turn recently, after years of relative stagnation. Economic Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin upgraded his growth forecast to 2% for 2017. “We […]
New Forms of Energy Demand A New Form of Energy System
“What if the sun isn’t shining and the wind stops blowing?” critics of renewable energy often say along with, “fluctuations in supply mean renewables can never be our base-load power source.” However, our power system has been designed around coal, gas and nuclear generation for decades and if we really want to make a shift […]
The Innovative Startups that could bring AI & Blockchain to Smart Buildings
The world is full of new technologies promising to reshape society but perhaps none are more exciting and wide-ranging than artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. The smart building sector has begun to embrace and understand the potential of these technologies for its own continued growth. “With the advent of artificial intelligence in the smart building […]
Blockchain and the Energy System of the Future
“It’s clear for those watching the evolution of blockchain that we’re at the start of a digital turning point, an evolutionary step in the way value and opportunity are created and distributed”, concludes an article by British publication Raconteur. The article demonstrates the future of blockchain in a series of interesting charts, mainly focused on […]
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