On this day in 1956, a few days before my first birthday, President Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act, which established the Interstate Highway System. I think of the implications of our vast network of highways frequently, normally in connection …
When We Want To, We Can Move Stuff Around: What About Clean Energy? Read More »
Here’s an article that raises some interesting points about the future of smart grid. Billionaire Tom Siebel of customer relationship management fame is asserting that companies like his, whose expertise is enterprise software, are going to be the leaders in …
Who's Best Equipped To Dominate Smart Grid Analytics? Read More »
Whenever I speak to an audience about the burgeoning opportunities in clean energy, I’m careful not to overlook the analytics segment. The global EAUA market (energy analytics and utility analytics market, meaning solar analytics, oil & gas analytics, water analytics, …
In the World of Smart Grid, Energy Analytics Represents Huge Growth Market Read More »
I love these people at SmartGridNews. They keep the content positive and hopeful – even in a world that’s having some pretty obvious fits and starts adopting smart grid. And they try to get at the subject from every conceivable …
Frequent commenter John Roche writes: It’s been interesting reading your blogs. I’ll say I’m for the environment and have taken some renewable energy classes to complement my technical background. Will probably even install solar on mine and a friend’s house. …
Here’s an article from SmartGridNews that makes some interesting and important points. Yes, people tend to think of smart grid generally as futuristic – even though some people (like me) recognize that it’s currently available technology and believe that it …
It should come as a surprise to no one that Microsoft would like to dominate the world of smart-grid as this phenomenon becomes ubiquitous in our personal and business lives over the coming decades. OK, so how do IT companies …
I’ll bet I’ve met 30 – 40 people here at the University of California at Santa Barbara’s annual Energy Efficiency Summit. This year, the focus is on materials science, which explains the presence of a spokesperson for the Copper Development …
I concluded the 45-minute talk I gave yesterday at the Santa Barbara Savvy Investors’ Club with a short section on cleantech opportunities, during which I highlighted my belief that smart-grid is going to play a fantastically important role in the …
Smart-Grid Is Happening Right Now, and Not a Second Too Soon Read More »
Here’s a show built around an interesting concept: Data is the major component of any smart grid, but as customers create and demand new data streams through home energy hubs, is there a danger of overload? A smart meter in the …
