Latest Smart Grid articles

US space agency to auction software patents

Nasa International Space Station
NASA invites bids for autonomic and development technologies
06 Mar 2012

National Grid Metering seeks new ERP system

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The new system will support its Industrial and Commercial business
14 Feb 2012

Scottish government awards £2.2m smartcard contract to Novacard

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The German company will supply three million smartcards to local authorities in Scotland
03 Feb 2012

World Economic Forum: Governments should collect information to improve urban areas

Gartner analyst describes some of the details coming out of Davos
27 Jan 2012

IT set for centre stage at World Economic Forum

World leaders descend on Davos as the event kicks off this week
25 Jan 2012

Bang goes the boiler


02 Dec 2011

Smart meters: the real winners and losers


29 Nov 2011

Energy giants give users more control over their consumption

British Gas and E.ON talk about the technology behind their respective smart meter rollouts
14 Nov 2011

Smart meter rollout presents numerous technical challenges

The task facing the UK’s energy suppliers is daunting given the technical complexity involved and the consequences of getting it wrong
14 Nov 2011

The 26 million meter dash

The race to implement smart metering is on, but are utility suppliers aided or hampered by the absence of precise technology requirements?
14 Nov 2011

UK government should combine network infrastructure plans, urge telecoms groups

Plea to pool funds for broadband, energy and health networks
10 Nov 2011

British Gas to roll out 60,000 more smart meters to enterprises by end of 2011

Head of communications at British Gas explains the benefits of smart metering for businesses
02 Sep 2011

IDC: Annual IT spend by utilities to exceed £7bn by 2015

Electricity providers spend the most on IT, report reveals
16 Aug 2011

Logica signs major contracts with MoD, SSE and Galileo

The service firm also announced mid-year revenue of £1.9bn
08 Aug 2011

Imperial College London given £5.9m grant to research smart cities

Research will look into traffic and water management, among other things
28 Jul 2011

Scottish smartcard travel system on track

First operational elements of the new system have been rolled out ahead of schedule
12 Jul 2011

What are power companies doing to protect their networks from cyber attacks?

Last year’s Stuxnet attack on an Iranian nuclear power facility has alerted electricity suppliers to the security vulnerabilities in their networks
06 Jul 2011

SAP and Logica team up for smart meters

Global firms join forces to provide systems that will enable the energy market in the UK to operate more effectively
05 Jul 2011

HP Energy Conference: UK should reconsider smart grid rollout

HP’s Ian Mitton argues that existing technologies should be exploited rather than replaced
21 Jun 2011

HP Energy Conference: managed services essential for smart grid success

Utility companies need more of an incentive to invest
21 Jun 2011

Toshiba snaps up smart grid firm for £1.4bn

Landis+Gyr acquisition to create smart grid powerhouse
19 May 2011

Red tape holding back smart cities

Ovum analyst says local authorities are not in a position to make 'smart cities' a reality
18 May 2011

Ford-Google tie-up: is this the end of the road for driver privacy?

Using the Prediction API to improve fuel economy is just the tip of the iceberg for in-vehicle access to cloud-based apps
13 May 2011

DECC looks for market feedback on Smart Meter Implementation Programme

Scheme presents significant commercial opportunities for IT companies
13 May 2011