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Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

Often, important emerging technologies get caught up in misconstrued facts and misunderstandings of capacities and roles in an already technology-driven and confusing world. An example of this can be found in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, "Getting Real on Wind and Solar" by James Schlesinger...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 5:45 PM by Schweitzer, Eric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, transmission, grid, PHEVs, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, demand response, wind, economic stimulus, meters, Emerging Technologies, Energy Storage

Smart Grid Depends on Standards. . . Soon

If you heard the term Smart Grid 12 months ago, you might have wondered what it meant. Now, the term is everywhere. Even President Obama referred to Smart Grid in his first address to the Nation after his inauguration. Newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs, domestic and international, are all discussing...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 2:56 PM by Scolnik, Alvin

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, grid, electricity

Energy Storage Technology Is Vital For "Smart" Grid Efforts

NEMA is taking the lead in making Smart Grid and Energy Storage technologies a reality. The NEMA Energy Storage Council (ESC) has held successful meetings where attendees have drafted a list of application categories that help define where Energy Storage (ES) and Distributed Generation (DG) technologies...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 12:08 PM by Schweitzer, Eric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Economy, Environment, Regulation, transmission, grid, Intelligent Transportation Management, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, NARUC, electricity, demand response, wind, DC power distribution, Economics

NEMA and "Net Zero Energy" High Performance Green Buildings

In April 2008 the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of the Executive Office of the President of the United States held a Workshop on "Net Zero Energy" High Performance Green Buildings. The scope was to define the R&D activities that could decrease use of natural resources and...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 1:01 PM by Moldoveanu, Andrei

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, renewable energy, grid, Building Codes

NEMA Premium Efficiency Transformers Program Gets an International Rollout

Yesterday morning at their annual meeting in Toronto, EEI Executive Director Diane Munns announced the creation of a joint program between EEI and NEMA to provide and procure efficient distribution transformers ahead of the Department of Energy's 2010 mandate . With CEOs from Consolidated Edison...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2008 9:31 AM by Hsieh, Eric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, grid, trasnformers

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Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

Smart Grid Depends on Standards. . . Soon

Energy Storage Technology Is Vital For "Smart" Grid Efforts

NEMA and "Net Zero Energy" High Performance Green Buildings

NEMA Premium Efficiency Transformers Program Gets an International Rollout