Program Summary Many homes are cold and unhealthy because they don’t have enough insulation. A warm, dry home with well-installed insulation is healthier and easier to heat. More than 286,000 homes have been insulated under the Warm Up New Zealand programme (to the end of October 2015). This figure includes more than 45,000 retrofits under […]
Background information Powerco’s two-year Smart House Programme will provide specific case studies from three real life situations. Homes in Tauranga, New Plymouth and Wellington have been selected to participate in the trial. The houses have been fitted with a mix of solar panels, insulation, space and water heating, monitoring and controlling systems, energy efficient lighting […]
Demand response allows electricity consumers to respond to a signal from an organisation, like Transpower, to reduce their electricity demand for a period of time in exchange for a payment. It’s a win-win situation where consumers get compensated for their involvement and see lower charges long term, while helping Transpower manage demand on the grid. […]
Consumers will soon have access to real-time information on their power usage, pattern and disruptions – thanks to the smart meter. Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) plans to deploy its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to 8.5 million customers in the country. Its president/CEO Datuk Seri Azman Mohd said the initiative was part of the company’s goal […]
Building on a total investment of USD 320 million, Busan Green u-City is now moving forward and implementing its multi-staged development plan. This will result in the launch of community centres and numerous urban services for its citizens. Busan’s “Green u-City” is a combination of green-growth initiatives and ICT infrastructure based on the u-City model. […]
Introducing Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town. A town sustainably evolving through living ideas We are no simply creating a state-of-the-art smart town. We will build a town seeking the ultimate ideal. The Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (Fujisawa SST) we are developing in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture is a joint project between the private and public sectors, […]
The purpose of the project was to demonstrate a number of smart grid elements: Transform residents and businesses that use energy into “prosumers” (producers‐consumers) by installing photovoltaic arrays and other systems Implement demand‐side self‐management so that individual and corporate prosumers work with legacy energy providers to manage energy. Introduce dynamic pricing and incentive programs. The […]
In April 2010, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry chose domestically four areas (Yokohama city, Toyota city, Keihanna Science City (Kyoto prefecture) and Kitakyushu city) as the target areas of for the “Next Generation Energy and Social System Demonstration” that was an activity for the establishment and global development of the Japanese smart grid […]
Several efforts have looked at accelerating smart grid development in Indonesia to provide energy security, increase renewable penetration, and reduce energy costs. These include a project by METI in Japan and by the US Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Independent power supply by diesel power generation is common in islands and remote areas. […]
