Its cold in the Nordics, so Microsoft teams up with the locals to help electricity grid cope with demand
Smart power networks will rely on local generation and distributed storage
The GreenDataNet project wants Europe's data centres to use second-hand car batteries to make the electric grid run more smartly
Britain is behind other nations when it comes to the smart grid, and that needs changing, says Rahoul Bhansali
Smart meters are supposed to roll out this year, but the programme looks ill-conceived and ill-prepared, says Peter Judge
The smart grid can't do much unless it has analytics and batteries, says Peter Judge
LTE networks could offer the best solution to allow smart grids to communicate, claims a research firm
IT applied to home energy use just might bring down our emissions, says Pilgrim Beart of AlertMe
Savaged by Parliamentery committees and consumer watchdogs, the people behind the government's smart meter plan need to get work on…
The government has revealed how much is willing to pay for the smart grid and associated data services
Investment in cyber-security to protect smart grids will increase as utilities upgrade control systems
A new study has urged the government to take a more joined-up approach to security smart grids
Smart Grids won't happen without cheap ubiquitous networking. White space technologies could deliver that, says Peter Judge
The White House announced a smart grid proposal, as a PwC report underscored threats facing utility firms
Start-up Neul aims to create the 'Internet of everything' with low-cost signalling in left-over TV spectrum
Cyber-attacks are increasing but national infrastructures are ill-prepared to defend themselves. Urgent action, not endless planning, is required, argues Eric…
The data hub will gather information from smart meters across the country and distribute it to energy retailers
Smart meters will not provide the changes needed unless they are part of a smart grid, warns the IET
'Intelligent mobility' will make electric cars viable by 2025, says Logica
A smart grid project is being proposed that could see 14,000 smart meters installed in homes and business across the…
IBM has updated its Informix database with particular emphasis on improving the overall performance
While Prince Charles makes a much-criticised train journey promoting green living, IBM is holding a summit on the future role…
The actual meters are a weak point between home networks and smart grid infrastructure that will be exploited, experts warn
The telecoms giant and its partners believe radio rather than mobile is the best way to deploy smart meters to…
IBM is supporting a programme that uses donated computing power of 1.5 million Web-connected PCs for research into diseases such…
Cisco Systems wants to bring intelligence and greater security to the networks used by utility companies
Smart grids could save our world, but the planet itself doesn't care – it has seen worse, says climate change…
Large energy companies are worried about handing over too much information to customers via smart grid and meter projects, experts…
Rapid roll out of smart grids in the US is jeopardising security, but deployments in Europe and elsewhere have been…
The government's plan to roll-out smart meters to every home in the UK by 2020 is putting pressure on utilities…