Grid

Consortium to roll out smart grid technology to about 500 Dutch homes

Study predicts major changes to the grid will be needed to accommodate intermittent wind energy

Environment minister calls for government intervention to ensure environmental and consumer benefits are delivered

Smart grid firm accelerates push into carbon-reporting software market with acquisition of eQuilibrium Solutions

Scheme would be world's first nationwide smart grid project to cut 40 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually

Big Blue follows $2bn US clean tech financing programme with new funds for European and Asian stimulus projects

Interoperability standards outlined for Obama's "energy internet"

Networking and smart grid software firm completes $151m IPO

Cisco and Oracle both announce new smart grid products, as market for intelligent energy systems gets ever more crowded

New bill calls for nationwide policy for enhancing grid transmission efficiency