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Smart Energy, already a $40 billion industry, is growing dramatically as the world shifts to cleaner, more efficient ways to make electricity and transport people. We help senior decision makers profit from these transformations: • Research - We map markets to uncover technology trends, ...
The Smart-Grid Dilemma
forbes.com — I am no expert on smart grids. But like any intelligent person in the world today, I... have asked what steps would shepherd us toward smarter energy usage. Smart grids come back as an answer from the innovation angle. Let's explore what a world with ... (more) The Smart-Grid Dilemma
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Green:Net on SmartGrids, Hurdles and the New Networked Car
Worldchanging: Bright Green — 2423929597_75de246ea5.jpg By Mary Catherine O'Connor At Earth2Tech's Green:Net technology conference Tuesday in San Francisco, Jesse Berst, managing director of Global Smart Energy , asserted that the smart grid is not nearly as difficult to define as many make it seem. But what will be difficult is clearing the hurdles to building out the smart grid quickly. He said the smart grid has three parts: smart devices , two-way communication (which makes those devices smart, and pulls and pushes the telemetry data they collect) and advanced control ...

Who Will Win Big In the Smart Meter Rollout?
Earth2Tech — ... Itron is ahead in terms of marketshare and mindshare, according to smart grid analyst Jesse Berst. A utility doesn’t do a large smart meter rollout without talking to Itron, says Berst. ...

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