Last night’s social, which happened at the James Street Pub, was a great success! We had a total of 47 attendees which included students, entrepreneurs, teachers, professionals, and guest speaker Dr. Andrew Davidson. Andrew has […]
In response to a recommendation from the Governor’s Task Force on Grid Resiliency to “scope out a Utility 2.0 pilot proposal”, the Energy Future Coalition (EFC) prepared recommendations for a smart grid pilot project that […]
January 6 KamerMaker XL, a 3D printer for printing rooms, was moved to the construction site of the 3D Print Canal House in Amsterdam. The printer is using a type of plastic 80% bio-based hotmelt […]
Beginning in December 2013, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has begun reporting detailed accounting of generator additions and retirements as well as their effects on total generation capacity by fuel and technology type on a […]
Methane is one of the more potent greenhouse gases for global warming, but it is not clear just how much more potent methane is than CO2. The EPA has estimated a factor of 21 times […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has decided to aggressively accelerate the deployment of smart grid technologies in the state. In July, 2013, the grid modernization Working Group submitted a report to the Department […]
Massachusetts has not been among the states that have led the smart grid revolution in the United States. In September 2012 National Grid began a small smart grid pilot involving 5,000 meters in Worcester, Massachusetts. […]
Recent technology trends indicate that there will be a greater reliance on demand response (DR) and enengy efficeincy (EE) as well as other forms of distributed energy resources (DER) such as microgrids, rooftop solar, electric […]