WiFi vs. Zigbee who gonna win?

Smart grid news has reported one conflict about which is more suitable for in-home smart grid technology between WiFi and Zigbee. The story came from GE on Zigbee side and the Wi-Fi Alliance on WiFi side as they were bluffing one another. Later a comment mentions that is hard to compare due to unfinished standard and lack of implementation test.

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Recommended Website: SGIC Smart Grid clearing house

Go to http://www.sgiclearinghouse.org/ to get more relevant data to Smart Grid. You can get better understanding by going to in-depth information which consists of 5 categories:

1. Standards

2. Technologies

3. Cyber security

4. Legislation and Regulation

5. Education and Training

What Exactly is a Smart Grid? President Obama has been talki

One would wonder what the exactly is a Smart Grid? What it will be beneficial for us and for utilities? President Obama has been stated that America requires a Smart Grid in order to help keep their sustainable and competitive. In this video will clarify you what Smart Grid looks like ranging from utility to customer point of view.

Smart grid research at ARI, Virginia Tech and review of smart grid initiative in US presented by Dr.Manisa pipattanasomporn

Today, Dr.Manisa Pipattanasomporn, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at advanced research institute, United State, gave a presentation on subject overview of smart grid and relevant R&D at Virginia Tech-Advanced research institute. She visited Provincial electricity authority (PEA) ,Thailand to disseminate informations regarding to smart grid to PEA's executives and also engineers from several fields who involve in smart grid initiative project at PEA. The outlines of presentation are as follows

1. overview of smart grid

2. smart grid initiatives in the United States

3. 5 smart grid building blocks which are Standards, technologies, cyber security, legislation and education

4. current smart grid related research projects at VT-ARI

5. Other on-going research work at VT-ARI

She states that to develop the current grid into smart grid, at the initial stage, standards and legislation are most paramount factors and essentially required. Furthermore, PEA say that they have already launched project of developing of smart meter so called AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) in corporation with researcher from leading university in Thailand.

Electric Vehicles on the Rise: What Does That Mean for the Engineering Community?

You can't seem to turn on the news these days without hearing something new about electric vehicles (EVs). Electric cars and trucks are on their way, with the first commercial models due to hit the roads in 2011. But even before the first wave of EVs rolls out of dealers' showrooms, a lot of work is already under way, on multiple fronts, to make it possible for the roads — and the electric grid — to handle them.

Read more: http://www.todaysengineer.org/2010/Aug/electric-vehicles.asp

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