Energy Storage: How Sustainability Works for All of Us

Mon, 02/20/2017 - 14:15

For many, “sustainability” evokes images of solar panels, windmills, and electric vehicles. When we at Green Charge use the word, we are indeed talking about reducing carbon emissions by using energy storage to bank renewable energy, thus reducing reliance on power from oil and coal.

Grid Modernization: Utility 2.0 has arrived, but it brings opportunity and caution

Wed, 02/15/2017 - 09:00

For years, utilities have struggled to define the more responsive operational systems and customer-centric performance models that would trumpet the arrival of Utility 2.0. Lacking a singular event marking the shift, it seems more likely a steady, incremental advance through technology deployments, analytics and a focus on customer engagement represents the path towards a continually evolving future state.

SCE Wins Prestigious Solar Grant From Department of Energy

Fri, 02/17/2017 - 13:00

As part of its effort to encourage the growth of solar energy within its territory, Southern California Edison has received a $4 million grant as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, a national program to better integrate more solar into the electrical grid.

AkzoNobel Reduces CO2 Emissions by 100,000 Tons Thanks to New Bio-steam Facility

Mon, 02/13/2017 - 16:20

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp, Eneco and Groningen Seaports today opened a facility which will supply steam from biomass to the chemical park at Delfzijl in the Netherlands – primarily for AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals site.

Opening a New Frontier: Duke Energy Renewables’ 200-Megawatt Oklahoma Wind Project Delivering Power

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 15:00

Duke Energy Renewables has completed its large-scale wind power plant in Oklahoma, the 200-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower Project.

Sammy Roth: Rewiring the West

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:05

Public Safety LTE Integration with Smart City Initiatives

Tue, 03/28/2017 - 10:00

As the communication technologies leveraged by the public safety sector advance, the intersection with smart city initiatives becomes all the more inevitable. Technological advances afforded by broadband long-term evolution (LTE) networks have changed how first responders, city and county officials, public agencies and transportation fleets communicate and gather data to better serve their communities. Learn more in the Black & Veatch 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility Report.

Smart Cities Need Smart Master Planning Processes

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 10:00

As governments consider where to spend their smart city funding, they may initially center on the critical building blocks of a smart city but often become subject to short-term budget priorities. To this point, responses to the 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/ Smart Utility Report survey suggest a vexing conundrum: What comes first, the budget or the plan?

Quality of LifeHacks for Keeping Your Energy Costs Low in the Workplace

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 16:40

Winter brings long nights, cold temperatures—and high energy bills. All of that artificial heat and light uses up energy resources and costs a lot. While we’re often focused on not running up our heating bills at home, it’s just as important to be aware of skyrocketing costs at the office. Here are a few areas to focus on when cutting costs.

Smart Cities Will Depend on Smarter Movement of People and Goods

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 10:00

One of the challenges in smart city transportation is to be able to go from point A to point B, while reducing the number of cars on the market, and also being able to use existing public transportation.

Maryline Daviaud Lewett, Business Development Manager, Black & Veatch, discusses how cities are partnering with the private sector to optimize these services.