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Smart grids require much more smart thinking - FORESIGHT

Smart grids require much more smart thinking - FORESIGHT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Smart grid has become a trendy term, but some proper thinking is needed about its meaning and the purpose of information technology advances if the result is to advance the energy transition
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Smart Grids and Energy Storage A Microgrid Grows in Brooklyn

Smart Grids and Energy Storage A Microgrid Grows in Brooklyn | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
LO3 Energy, a young New York company, is working with Siemens Digital Grid and Siemens’ startup financier next47, called the Brooklyn Microgrid project. There, neighbors are empowered to produce, consumer and purchase power within their community with a blockchain enabled transactive energy platform. LO3 is a pioneer in the movement toward a distributed energy supply system that draws on renewably-generated sources for a more resilient, customer-driven economy.
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Australie: 50.000 foyers transformés en centrale électrique

Australie: 50.000 foyers transformés en centrale électrique | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
L’Australie-Méridionale a annoncé dimanche qu’elle allait installer des panneaux solaires et des batteries Tesla dans 50.000 foyers, projet destiné à transformer le logement des habitants en gigantesque usine de production d’électricité.
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Smarter renewables open up new markets | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific

Smarter renewables open up new markets | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The need to stop global warming in its tracks has spurred the growth of two smarter renewables that are helping to reshape the electricity industry.
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Smart consumers for smart renovations – wishful thinking?

Smart consumers for smart renovations – wishful thinking? | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
I cannot stop thinking about a recent article entitled Fighting Climate Change? We’re Not Even Landing a Punch in the New York Times by Eduardo Porter. He is quite emphatic that we simply are not doing enough. He states “But what definitely won’t suffice is a climate strategy built out of wishful thinking: the proposition…
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Clichy-Batignolles 1st smart grid in the biggest eco-district in Paris | UIA - Urban Innovative Actions

Clichy-Batignolles 1st smart grid in the biggest eco-district in Paris | UIA - Urban Innovative Actions | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

85 % of the energy will be self-supplied in Clichy Batignolles thanks to 200 000 m2 of solar panels and geothermal wells.


x 3 the production of renewable energies by 2025 in Paris.

3,5 GW/h of solar photovoltaic energy will be produced in Clichy Batignolles by 2020 while only 3 GW/h of solar photovoltaic energy was produced in Paris in 2014.


x 2 the potential of production of geothermal energy in Paris by 2020. 83 % of heat requirement is provided by geothermal energy in Clichy Batignolles.

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