 |
IBM today announced it has joined a collaborative consortium to help develop an energy grid that uses at least 50 percent of renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas.
Led by a European Union-funded consortium, the EcoGrid EU project will demonstrate a smart energy grid that will allow smart devices to use renewable electricity based on near real-time pricing and availability.
Courtesy of Energinet/DK, Connie Dyrløv, cdy@energinet.dk |
| |
Armonk, N.Y., USA & Copenhagen, Denmark - October 13, 2011
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has joined a
collaborative consortium to help develop an energy grid that uses at least 50 percent of renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas.
Led by a European Union-funded consortium, the EcoGrid EU project will demonstrate a smart energy grid that will allow smart devices to use renewable electricity based on near real-time pricing and availability.
 |
The EcoGrid EU project will be piloted on the Danish island of Bornholm with 2,000 residents and commercial users, representing approximately every tenth house on the island.
Using smart meters and a Web-based app, that runs on smartphones, tablets and PCs, consumers can schedule when to purchase electricity online and at what price.
Project scientists believe that by making this data easily available, eco-conscious Danes will choose to purchase renewable energy over fossil fuels, which will result in cost savings.
The portal will also enable utilities to manage pricing based on supply, demand and available storage capacity.
Selected participants will begin the testing phase towards the end of next year.
With 16 partners from ten different countries, the demonstration will continue for the next 48 months with set goals to increase consumer interest in smart grids, and develop new technologies that will improve energy forecasting and cost balancing, as well as reduce the congestion and losses across the distribution grid.
Courtesy of Energinet/DK, Connie Dyrløv, cdy@energinet.dk |
| |
The EcoGrid EU project will be piloted on the Danish island of Bornholm with 2,000 residents and commercial users, representing approximately every tenth house on the island.
Using smart meters and a
Web-based app, that runs on
smartphones, tablets and
PCs,
consumers can schedule when to purchase electricity online and at what price.
 |
IBM today announced it has joined a collaborative consortium to help develop an energy grid that uses at least 50 percent of renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas.
Led by a European Union-funded consortium, the EcoGrid EU project will demonstrate a smart energy grid that will allow smart devices to use renewable electricity based on near real-time pricing and availability.
Courtesy of muff-illustration.ch |
| |
Project scientists believe that by making this data easily available,
eco-conscious Danes will choose to purchase renewable energy over fossil fuels, which will result in cost savings.
The portal will also enable utilities to
manage pricing based on supply, demand and available storage capacity.
 |
Dieter Gantenbein leads the Smart Grid and E-mobility projects at IBM Research - Zurich.
Courtesy of IBM |
| |
Selected participants will begin the testing phase towards the end of next year.
With 16 partners from ten different countries, the demonstration will continue for the next 48 months with set goals to increase consumer interest in smart grids, and develop new technologies that will improve energy forecasting and cost balancing, as well as reduce the congestion and losses across the distribution grid.
EcoGrid EU is in support of the European Commission’s 20/20/20 plan, which is to
cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, increase
renewable energy usage by 20 percent and to
reduce energy consumption through improved efficiencies by 20 percent by the
year 2020.
 |
Artists conception of the electric vehicles.
Courtesy of Siemens |
| |
This goal is consistent with the progressive efforts in
Denmark to increase its production of
renewable energy to 50 percent of total generation by 2020 to support increased usage.
The Danish Energy Agency has recently reported that renewable energy use is up by 14 percent.
 |
Lykke Friis, the former Minister for Climate and Energy, Denmark.
Courtesy of IBM / EcoGrid EU project |
| |
“EcoGrid EU is an incredibly promising pilot project, in which Bornholm will become a test island in the future intelligent electricity system,” said
Lykke Friis, the former Minister for Climate and Energy, Denmark.
“The results will not only be usable in Denmark and Europe, but all over the world. We need an intelligent electricity system which can integrate more wind power and other renewable energy sources. In order to make the setup work in the future, it is necessary to turn all resources in regional grids into active players, exactly as it will happen in Bornholm.”
 |
Artists conception of the dashboard of an electric vehicle.
Courtesy of Siemens |
| |
Consumers will be at the forefront of this project with smart controllers being installed in all of the participating homes.
These will be used to
automate select appliances such as dishwashers, heat pumps and
electric water heaters as
energy prices adjust in five-minute increments.
In addition,
residents will receive relevant information about their
electricity production, consumption, and
price points, adding a new level of awareness and participation that should lead to increased energy savings.
 |
Wind turbines on the Island of Bornholm in Denmark, where the EcoGrid EU project will be piloted with 2,000 residents and commercial users, representing approximately every tenth house0on the island.
Using smart meters and a Web-based app, that runs on smartphones, tablets and PCs, consumers can schedule when to purchase electricity online and at what price.
Project scientists believe that by making this data easily available, eco-conscience Danes will chose to purchase renewable energy over fossil fuels, which will result in cost savings.
Courtesy of IBM / EcoGrid EU project |
| |
EcoGrid EU is a continuation of the
EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) project.
In 2009,
EDISON was launched to demonstrate a smart grid for the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles powered by
wind energy.
EcoGrid EU will take best practices and expand on
EDISON by going beyond just
electric vehicles into the
home and
office.
Similar to
EDISON, unused energy will be stored on
electric vehicle batteries, but in addition,
EcoGrid EU will also
optimize appliance operation.
 |
Guido Bartels, General Manager, Energy and Utilities industry at IBM and Chairman, Global Smart Grid Federation.
Courtesy of IBM |
| |
“By taking into account real-time conditions we can increase the use of renewable energy, balance grid load, reduce failures, and accommodate consumer preferences and their desire to reduce energy consumption,” said
Guido Bartels, General Manager, Energy and Utilities industry at IBM and Chairman, Global Smart Grid Federation.
“The EcoGrid EU project combined with lessons learned from EDISON, demonstrates our steady movement towards a sophisticated smart grid that will be capable of managing the future requirements for energy.”
 |
|
Wind turbines on the Island of Bornholm in Denmark, where the EcoGrid EU project will be piloted with 2,000 residents and commercial users, representing approximately every tenth house0on the island.
Using smart meters and a Web-based app, that runs on smartphones, tablets and PCs, consumers can schedule when to purchase electricity online and at what price. Project scientists believe that by making this data easily available, eco-conscience Danes will chose to purchase renewable energy over fossil fuels, which will result in cost savings.
Courtesy of IBM / EcoGrid EU project |
| |
Several partners from EDISON will also be part of
EcoGrid EU, including
Østkraft, Siemens and
IBM.
Within the EDISON project, IBM researchers from IBM Denmark and
Switzerland successfully developed a
Cloud with advanced analytics that
synchronized the charging of electric vehicles with the availability of renewable energy on the grid.
This
smart technology will also be the basis for the
EcoGrid EU project to optimize the usage of the energy grid by monitoring demand to reduce outages and to set the
real-time market price for energy.
IBM is also teaming with
Siemens to design the
Web-based app that will allow consumers to
better manage their energy consumption based on price.
About the EcoGrid EU Consortium
The total budget for
EcoGrid EU is € 21 million of which approximately half is financed by the
European Union.
The international and multidisciplinary consortium was initiated by
Energinet.dk, Denmark and coordinated by
SINTEF Energi AS, Norway.
Additional partners include:
• Østkraft Holding AS, Denmark;
• Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark;
• Siemens Aktieselskab, Denmark;
• IBM, Denmark;
• EnCT GmbH, Germany;
• ELIA System Operator, Belgium;
• Fundación Technalia Research & Innovation, Spain;
• Österreichisches Forschungs- und Prüfzentrum Arsenal Ges.m.b.h, Austria;
• Stichting Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland, The Netherlands;
• TNO, The Netherlands;
• Eandis cvba, Belgium;
• Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Estonia;
• EDP Distribuição, Portugal
• Landis+Gyr, Denmark.
 |
| Courtesy of EcoGrid EU project |
| |
For more information:
www.eu-ecogrid.net
IBM and Smart Grid
IBM is involved in more than 150 smart grid engagements around the world, in both mature and emerging markets.
IBM is the founding member of the Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition, a unique collaboration of utilities from
around the globe who are working to accelerate the use of smart grid technologies and move the industry forward through its most challenging transformation.
More about
IBM's vision to bring a new level of intelligence to how the world works - how every person, business, organization, government, natural system, and man-made system interacts, can be found here:
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet
For more information about
Smarter Energy at IBM, please visit:
www.ibm.com/press/smarterenergy
Follow us on
Twitter and
LinkedIn.
About
IBM Research:
For more information visit
www.research.ibm.com
Contacts information
Fabienne Guildhary
IBM Media Relations (U.S.)
917-472-3733
Fguildhary@us.ibm.com
Connie Dyrløv
EcoGrid EU Media Relations Manager (Denmark)
+45 7622 4820
cdy@energinet.dk
Christopher P. Sciacca
IBM Media Relations (Zurich)
+41 44 72 48 443
cia@zurich.ibm.com
Source: IBM
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/index.wss?re=2brf37
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.10.01
Japan's KEK Research Turns to IBM to Develop Powerful Central Computer System
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1066
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.09.11
IBM Broadens Efforts to Prepare Small and Medium Businesses for Growth
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1055
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.09.08
3M and IBM to Develop New Types of Adhesives to Create 3D Semiconductors
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1053
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.08.21
IBM Unveils Cognitive Computing Chips
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1042
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.08.13
IBM Raises Bar, Records Highest Ever TPC-C Benchmark for x86 Servers
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1031
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.08.06
IBM Develops Full-text Digitization System for National Diet Library of Japan
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1027
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.07.17
IBM Expands Business in Japan with New Cloud Data Centers
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1020
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.07.09
IBM Scientists Demonstrate Computer Memory Breakthrough
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=1014
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.06.17
IBM's Watson Computing System Honored as "Person of the Year"
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=998
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.06.12
IBM Scientists Build the First Wafer-Scale Graphene Integrated Circuit Smaller than a Pinhead
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=995
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.06.02
IBM Helps City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Create a Smarter Public Safety System
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=985
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.05.15
ICM Selects IBM to Fuel National Science
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=973
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.05.08
IBM Commemorates NASA's 50th Anniversary of First U.S. Manned Space Flight
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=967
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.05.01
Yale School of Management and IBM Collaborate to Prepare Students for the Next Generation of Jobs
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=961
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.04.21
IBM Reports 2011 First-Quarter Results
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=950
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.03.18
IBM już od 18 lat najbardziej innowacyjną firmą świata
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=919
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.02.20
IBM to Collaborate with Nuance to Apply IBM's "Watson" Analytics Technology to Healthcare
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=899
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2011.02.20
IBM "Watson" to Challenge Humans at Jeopardy!
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=898
ASTROMAN Magazine – 2010.12.25
IBM's "Watson" Computing System to Challenge All Time Greatest Jeopardy! Champions
http://www.astroman.com.pl/index.php?mod=magazine&a=read&id=864
subskrypcja RSS
strona: 1 z 1
