January 19, 2012 – 2:13 pm
By Meera Balakrishnan – Roll out of the smart metering infrastructure and smart meters with communications capabilities bring energy efficiency to both utilities and consumers. The solution requirements vary by country but there are common requirements for consumers and utility companies – regardless of the geography. For example, utility companies must keep new infrastructure outlay [...]
October 3, 2011 – 11:13 am
By Derek Phillips – Pecan Street, an Austin, Texas-based R&D organization focused on developing and testing advanced energy management systems, announced that Freescale will participate in its smart grid project as one of a few industry leaders in this space. The Pecan Street research will focus more on the consumer, and not necessarily the meter or [...]
By Derek Phillips
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Posted in Freescale, Smart Energy, The Embedded Beat
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Also tagged Freescale, home energy gateway, Home Energy Management, Pecan Street, renewable energy, smart appliances, Smart Energy, Smart Energy 2.0 Profile, smart meter
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August 25, 2011 – 9:51 am
By Derek Phillips – Following promises of systems in every household, millions in venture, R&D investment and optimistic forecasts showing phenomenal adoption rates, it is not surprising that we have passed the peak of inflated expectations and entered the trough of disillusionment in Gartner’s Hype Cycle. Google, Microsoft, and Cisco announcements about strategy changes around home [...]
By Yves Legrand – In previous posts, we talked about vampire power and how to fight it. But where do we focus our fight? Which systems are energy suckers burning away precious power when the devices are doing nothing? A recent report by the California Energy Commission offers fascinating insight on consumer battery-powered products used in [...]
By Matt Maupin – There has been a lot of discussion around the smart grid and the many benefits it will bring. One of the so-called “benefits” is Time-Of-Use (TOU) pricing. Many of us today pay a fixed rate for electricity 24 hours a day, while TOU pricing will allow utilities to vary the price based [...]
By Ross Mitchell We’ll soon start seeing smart meters installed around the world, but how can we realize the long term potential savings in a typical home environment? As with all major lifestyle changes, the technology, legislation and mindset must come together to drive a permanent change. Reducing our energy consumption is no different. With [...]
By Dugald Campbell Most homes today have appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers and cookers. It has predicated that by 2020 these traditional home appliances will be replaced with smart appliances. A smart appliance is simply an appliance that can communicate to another appliance or electronic device. For example, your smart washing machine [...]
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