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www.bharatbook.com : Smart Grids - Global Overview & ActivitiesThere has been a global underinvestment in utility infrastructure. It is dumb, outdated and in desperate need of an upgrade. The latest development is the concept of smart grids – an intelligent IP overlay over the electricity grid, with sensors and other equipment. This will allow utilities to much better manage their network, limit electricity loss, prevent outages, loadshed and provide customers with in-house information and tools (smart meters) to better manage their own energy use. In addition, utilities will be able to reduce their carbon emissions, which will offer interesting opportunities on the carbon trading market. This report provides an overview on Smart Grids including analyses and information on global smart grid activities, including a brief case study on two of the market leaders. For further analysis on environmental issues in relation to Smart Grids, see separate reports. Further information on BPL is also available from separate reports. Key Chapters : 1. Synopsis (News - Alert) 2. Introduction 3. What is a smart grid? 4. Current grid outmoded and outdated 5. Old technologies, and no young engineers 6. Utilities need to be modernised 7. In favour of smart grids 7.1 Open standard required 7.2 40-year-old proprietary solutions are not smart 7.3 Countries should go for smart solutions 7.4 So what is the solution? 7.5 Let’s make smart decisions 7.6 The broader picture 8. Smart grid analyses 8.1 Catalysts for change 8.2 Leadership is all that is needed 8.3 Carbon trading 8.4 Narrowband will foreclose maximising energy management 8.5 Excess capacity can be used for other broadband services 9. Overview of smart grid activities around the world 9.1 Cost of smart meters 9.2 Case study 1: Australia 9.2.1 Launch of Smart Grid Australia 9.3 Case study 2: USA 9.3.1 Backgrounder on GridWise 10. Current grids can’t handle renewable energy 10.1 Examples of a failing grids 10.2 Customers want to be in charge 10.3 Without smart grids 20% renewable target will not be reached 11. IBM (News - Alert)’s Intelligent Utility Network Coalition 12. Smart Objects Alliance 13. Related reports To know more and to buy a copy of your report feel free to visit : http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=124774&rt=Smart-Grids-Global-Overview-Activities.html Or Contact us at : Bharat Book Bureau Tel: +91 22 27578668 Fax: +91 22 27579131 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bharatbook.com Blog: http://bharatbookresearch.blogspot.com Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/3bbharatbook As a community-building service, TMCnet allows user submitted content which is not always proofed by TMCnet editors. If you feel this entry is of inferior quality or wish to report it for some reason, please forward the URL to "webedit [AT] tmcnet [DOT] com" with your comments. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |