With Earth Day 2013 this week, we saw renewed focus on what actions should be taken to protect the planet against the effects of climate change. Not surprisingly, increasing global use of clean energy sources ranks high on the list. It’s a pressing goal for anyone who wants to reduce carbon emissions, particularly as worldwide [...]
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Shaving Peak Residential Electricity Demand with Grid-Based Technology
Interesting fact, as reported by Katherine Tweed of Greentech Media: “when it comes to electricity hogs, the perpetrators are close to home and not at industrial sites and businesses.” Though a factory or a business uses more electricity than a single home, there is much greater variability in residential demand from season to season. As [...]
Improving Energy Efficiency Without Inconveniencing Consumers
This month, two big consumer trade shows—the Consumer Electronic Show and the Detroit Auto Show—both showcased new products aimed toward the same goal: increasing energy efficiency. Energy efficiency will be on the agenda at smart grid show DistribuTECH 2013 next week too. It’s easy to see why there’s so much focus on energy efficiency technologies. [...]
Working Towards the Holy Grail of Unity Power Factor
Across markets globally the distribution grid is rapidly moving away from being a passive network due to the proliferation of small embedded generation (PV, wind, heat pumps etc.) as well as the imminent introduction of Electric Vehicles (EV). In order to control these networks and maintain both security and quality of supply it is necessary [...]
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