Australian utility to study impact of EVs
Australia’s Ergon Energy has chosen the city of Townsville to host a research project to better understand how the
Smart grids part of EU drive for low-carbon economy
The European Commission has released new proposals to reinvigorate 2020 energy-saving efforts and create a genuine low-carbon economy by 2050.
UK to review fuel poverty policies
The British government has appointed social policy expert John Hills to lead an independent review of its fuel poverty target
Startup Retroficiency targets building efficiency
Retroficiency this week announced its launch as a spinout company from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It also unveiled its
Amplex targets small utilities for smart grid
Danish smart-grid firm Amplex plans to host a March 17 seminar for small- and mid-sized utilities interested in getting started
Ford auto plant plugs into solar power
The primary part of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is
US standards body forms electric-car panel
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will form an Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) to develop a standardisation roadmap to
Comverge creates global smart-grid subsidiary
Comverge, which specialises in intelligent energy management solutions for residential, commercial and industrial customers, has established a new international subsidiary
Japanese, Korean utilities join smart-grid coalition
IBM has announced that two new utilities have joined its Global IUN Coalition, a group of utility companies designed to
New US fellowships promote clean-energy studies
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched two new fellowship programs designed to attract the country’s best and
