Electricity’s new mantra: Use it AND lose it

It's a strange thing to expect a business to try and sell less of what it traffics in, but that's precisely what energy-efficiency standards focused on utilities aim to do. What's more, utility companies are becoming very good at selling less of their top product: electricity. But consumers are the ones paying for that privilege. A new…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 6, 20120Comments

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6 reasons a better grid is good for us

How exactly can a smarter grid make our lives better, easier, cheaper or more efficient? A first-of-its-kind report card template for utilities developed by the Environmental Defense Fund identifies several good reasons for upgrading our current electricity infrastructure: Energy "on sale" when fewer people want it. So-called "dynamic pricing" can automatically lower the cost of electricity…

ByThe Global ViewJune 7, 20110Comments

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Smart grid apps for ‘future proofness’

How "not smart" is today's electricity grid? Consider the answer most of us still hear on the phone when reporting an outage: "Look outside and see if your neighbours' lights are on." State-of-the-art, self-healing, "Jetsons"-style power that's not. Based as it is on technology that was basically around 100 years ago, today's grid has a long way…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 8, 20100Comments

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How to start an energy revolution

Globally, the energy and utilities industry is experiencing the most significant period of investment it has ever known. This is fuelled not only by the rapid rise of the developing nations, where energy infrastructure development has become a priority to support the booming economy, but also by the need to replace now aging infrastructure in…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 12, 20100Comments

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Superconducting electric cable could slash grid energy losses

Researchers in Spain have developed a superconducting electric cable that could cut energy losses across parts of the grid by 50 to 70 per cent. The 30-metre cable, as well as the terminals to connect it to a network, was constructed using a high-temperature superconducting material called BSCCO. The team that developed it says it's the…

ByThe Global ViewMay 6, 20102Comments

Energy

UK could run short of electricity within seven years

Planned shutdowns of ageing nuclear and coal power plants could leave the UK facing an electricity shortfall as early as 2017, according to a new study. "Considering successive governments have had 30 years notice of the present serious decline of UK oil and gas supplies and full knowledge of generation plant lifetimes there is no excuse…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 1, 20090Comments

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Electric fish conserve using biological ‘dimmer switch’

Just as we plug into computers to communicate via Skype and email, electric fish communicate by plugging into special channels in their cells to generate electrical impulses, according to new research from the University of Texas at Austin. Found throughout Central and South America, electric fish generate electrical fields to navigate, fight and attract mates in…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 29, 20091Comment

Energy

Balancing electricity supply, demand to get tougher

If you think it's tough for utilities to balance electricity supply and demand now, just you wait, says National Grid. According to a new report from the energy firm, operating the UK's electricity system is set to become even more complex in coming decades as large amounts of variable wind generation and much larger nuclear power…

ByThe Global ViewJune 22, 20090Comments

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GM recycles exhaust into power

Researchers must be a lot like milk: if you leave them alone for long enough, all sorts of crazy stuff develops. Although in milk's case, most of it would give you severe digestive wrongness, scientists' work can often make you feel better about things. According to those clever folk over at Associated Press, those clever folk…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 12, 20081Comment

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‘Next Wednesday, no power for you. Deal with it’

Who are the most patient people in the world? Primary school teachers? Buddhish monks? Buddhist monks who teach primary schoolchildren and look after injured puppies on the weekend? No, it's actually Chinese factory owners. If you're a little skeptical, Greenbang would like to point you towards an article over at Business Week for proof. Says the article: …

ByThe Global ViewJune 11, 20083Comments

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Electricity’s new mantra: Use it AND lose it

6 reasons a better grid is good for us

Smart grid apps for ‘future proofness’

How to start an energy revolution

Superconducting electric cable could slash grid energy losses

UK could run short of electricity within seven years

Electric fish conserve using biological ‘dimmer switch’

Balancing electricity supply, demand to get tougher

GM recycles exhaust into power

‘Next Wednesday, no power for you. Deal with it’

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