Low Carbon Economy
Machine Learning Algorithms Support Demand Response Residential Buildings
March 27th, 2019Panasonic Partners With Schneider Electric And Tesla On Low-Carbon Tech
October 19th, 2016
Strong Opposition to Obama’s Climate Action Plan not a Concern for Smart Buildings
“We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid […]
Building Efficiency Creates Opportunity to Match US Shale Gas Revolution
Shale gas is not a wonder solution to solve all energy concerns in Europe. This is what a recently published document of EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) has stated. The stance taken matches the beliefs of many researchers around the European Union (EU), all of them warning about the uncertainties that may be caused […]
Supply Security has to be the Main Driver for Modernising the US Grid; Not just Reducing Customers Energy Bills
Most European electrical professionals find it rather surprising that given the US grid has a poor outage performance its first priority has not been to prioritise smart grid investment towards automating demand response, which would make a much bigger impact on improving robustness. Smart meters appear to have hogged stimulus and other investment funds. Although […]
Good News & Bad News – Smart Grid Needs a Big Push to Achieve its Potential
The first 4 months of this year has seen momentum slow down in some important aspects of the development of the Smart Grid business. Memoori’s Executive Brief over the last 4 months shows that following a rapid growth in the consolidation of the smart grid business in 2010, momentum has not been maintained. Deals are […]
Trouble with Nuclear Power Reinforces the Need for Smart Grid
In early 1980 I managed a project on behalf of a major European Power Generation Equipment Manufacturer to sell its coal fired technology know-how into the USA. This was some 9 months after Unit 1 Nuclear Reactor at Three Mile Island suffered a partial meltdown which rated 5 on the INES scale. Of the 104 […]
Acquisitions, Alliances, IPO’s & Fundings Indicate Strong Confidence in Smart Grids Future
The financial markets tell us that major corporations have the ability to implement deals and long-term strategies now, given their large cash build up and the availability of low-cost financing. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, the 1,000 biggest companies by market value worldwide have amassed about $2.87 trillion in cash and equivalents based on […]