Honeywell International recently announced an agreement with the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) to implement China’s first smart grid demand response project.
At the recent Danfoss EnVisioneering Symposium, senior HVACR industry executives and government and industry officials explored the broad potential of the smart grid. At the symposium, speakers discussed the impact of the smart grid on the challenges faced by U.S. buildings and building systems.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® has announced the formation of a new committee to advance the standardization of the Modular Communications Interface (MCI) specification. CEA said the new standard will benefit manufacturers, utilities, service providers, and consumers as it creates a path to smart grid ready products.
The House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to examine the status of efforts to develop open standards for smart grid technologies and drive innovation within smart grid development.
The GridWise® Alliance, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will host the second annual GridWise Global Forum on Nov. 8-10, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Danfoss will hold its next EnVisioneeringSM Symposium on Friday, Nov. 11, in Bonita Springs, Fla. The event is titled The Grid, Systems & Buildings: A Glimpse over the Horizon.
CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have released survey results from a 500 participant smart meter in-home display pilot program begun last fall.