Cars are loading up on their chip content overall, and commercial developers and homeowners are beginning to add energy-smart building controls that rely on semiconductor content.
Among the new gizmos and gadgets showcased by GE were a slew of energy-efficient smart appliances, the GE Energy Smart LED, an advanced small wind turbine, and an Yves Behar-designed home electric vehicle charging dock called the GE WattStation.
In related news, GE has issued two more LED light bulbs: the 7-watt Energy Smart LED PAR20 and 10-watt LED PAR30.
For now, though, the smart money is on energy savings--meaning smart buildings and hybrids.
The Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat converts an energy-saving product into a design tool.
That's why we're investing in companies right here in Nevada and across this nation that produce solar power and wind power and the smart, energy-efficient electric grids -- (applause) -- the investments that are giving rise to a clean energy economy. (Applause.) It's vital that we do that.
And lasting opportunities for the middle class in areas like clean energy, the smart grid, high-speed rail, and high-technology changes will take place.
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From wind and solar, to waste and biomass to energy, fuel cells, co-generation, natural gas, and smart grid, speakers and attendees discussed a diverse portfolio of advanced energy technologies that are being developed and deployed in Ohio.
In this past quarter, for example, Japanese industrial giant Mitsui invested in smart-grid company Viridity Energy.
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Just this week, GE announced the release of the Energy Smart LED, a new omni-directional, 9-watt bulb designed to replace the common 40-watt incandescent bulb used in bedside and table lamps.
As part of its smart-grid activities, aimed at achieving a low-carbon society through efficient energy use, TMC is conducting trials in Japan of its Toyota Smart Center pilot program, which plans to link people, automobiles and homes for integrated control of energy consumption.
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Until smart pricing evolves to match smart meters, consumers are unlikely to cut their energy use much, and greenhouse gas reductions--an additional advantage that has been promised to result from the smart grid--will likely be minimal.
The Sunshot initiative and other key technology innovation programs like the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), embody the kind of smart innovation policy that holds the promise of fundamentally transforming the economy and ushering in a new era of U.S. technology leadership.
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In July, Denmark announced plans to deploy the world's most extensive smart-grid infrastructure, which could make distributed energy the country's primary source of electricity before long.
Bill would laugh at the idea that the U.S. government, or any government, is smart enough to convert carbon-tax revenue to new energy sources.
Put simply, utilities are being asked to build smart grids in order to reduce demand for energy while long-standing industry rules still reward them for supplying more.
One senior Google executive suggested Google TV, along with Android-bearing electrical appliances, could be the basis for the long-hyped (and never delivered) smart home, tracking energy usage across the household.
To drive future growth, the company has a pipeline of products for solid-state drive controllers, digital entertainment, cloud computing and smart energy.
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Renewable resources to batteries and smart grid systems to store that -- and transmit that energy, to technologies like advanced lighting that help conserve energy.
The alliance's manifesto calls for measures to reduce demand on the main electricity transmission grid, including smart meters, encouragement for community and small-scale local energy generation, and further research on methods of storage of electricity.
Unlike Google and Microsoft, most of the remaining companies in the smart-grid space have targeted large electric utilities like Duke Energy and Consolidated Edison of New York with services and products that most consumers have no idea exist.
Smart meters will better inform consumers of their energy consumption and increase off-peak tariff usage.
All the rage at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connections now cover much more than just smart energy delivery and smart cars.
The company has become a prominent player in the so-called smart grid market because its communication technologies help utilities collect and manage energy consumption data from customers quickly.
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The energy efficiency tools can be used with a network of assets such as smart meters, smart plugs and building management systems to keep a tab on real-time energy use of corporate assets.
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More investment is flowing to technologies such as upgraded power grids with smart meters that allow users to better manage their consumption of electricity, and energy-efficient buildings that reduce the cost of operations and improve human health through better air quality.
In other news, the world of renewable energy is jolting for joy as Southwest Wind Power unveiled the world's first fully smart grid-enabled windturbine.
The smart pen is powered by one AAA battery, and with the help of the energy-efficient Bluetooth 4.0 technology, will last for months of continuous drawing.
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In my previous post, I highlighted some of the energy- and water-saving initiatives already installed, such as indoor LED lighting, window film, smart controls, and the Pillow-Vac system.
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Thanks to its commitment to renewable energy, Hawaii is now also becoming something of a test bed for renewable energy technologies, from the study of various geothermal and algae-based biofuel technologies happening at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority on the Big Island to smart grid experiments the state is conducting along with representatives from Japan and China.
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