Smart grid

The gap in wages between China and the U.S. is narrowing and big U.S. manufacturers are moving factories back home.

1 | April 22, 2012 11:16am | By Ina Damm Muri

The multiple award winning and boundary breaking architect wins the 2012 Jane Drew Prize.

1 | April 12, 2012 4:42pm | By Sun Joo Kim

A global shortage of lead has transformed some Mexican towns into recycling centers for batteries disposed in the U.S. Workers extract the lead without any protection, and environmental safeguards...

3 | December 8, 2011 9:20pm | By David Worthington

Which U.S. states are leading the way for the smart grid? Here are the top ten, along with how much stimulus they're getting and what they're doing with it.

July 28, 2010 2:19pm | By Andrew Nusca

The distance between a flexible grid and everything I've read about a SmartGrid is the distance between a SmartGrid and today's grid. If we're going to build on a 40-50 year time horizon we need...

2 | September 21, 2009 12:19pm | By Dana Blankenhorn

Fukushima, now the officially worst nuclear accident in the Ocean's history, doesn't pose a direct threat to people; however, radiation will linger in sediment for decades to come and could...

December 7, 2011 8:50pm | By David Worthington

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid technology.

April 25, 2012 12:58am | By Charlie Osborne

Chinese solar manufacturers have retaliated against the U.S. government for its trade complaint against China for allegedly violating global trade rules.

1 | November 22, 2011 8:24pm | By David Worthington

A consortium of the world's leading space scientists believe that it is possible for the world to begin to meet its energy demands over the next 30 years by placing solar collectors in orbit.

4 | November 14, 2011 5:34am | By David Worthington

Utilities are accumulating an abundance of data from smart grids, but most are failing to process it. A sensible solution is to make data publicly available so that entrepreneurs can put it to...

July 11, 2012 6:21pm | By David Worthington

Could switching your car's status to "farm equipment" really save you 15% or more on car insurance?

2 | July 14, 2011 4:15am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

The slow recovery hasn't dampened interest in mentoring tomorrow's generation of architects, as SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan reports.

July 26, 2012 2:35am | By C.C. Sullivan

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid technology.

August 14, 2012 1:09am | By Charlie Osborne

Thomas has devised systems for using sensors and carbon credits to improve the effectiveness and viability of providing life-support aid to the developing world.

April 26, 2012 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

Are 3D printers worth the price? C.C. Sullivan of SmartPlanet asks architects at the AIA convention and hears that the future of design is fully three-dimensional.

2 | May 17, 2012 3:45am | By C.C. Sullivan

The White House renews its attack on America's aging power grid. Jason Hiner summarizes the Obama administration's plans and outlines the two biggest obstacles.

5 | June 15, 2011 9:48am | By Jason Hiner

"The smart grid is a very complex system of systems. There's need to be a shared understanding of its major building blocks and how they inter-relate," the document says. The document does a good...

2 | September 24, 2009 10:09am | By John Dodge

As smart grids continue to grow, the required investment in management systems will reach billions by 2020.

May 15, 2012 5:17am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid implementation and worries.

December 13, 2012 12:46am | By Charlie Osborne

Honeywell is going high end with its new Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat and is tapping its formidable sales and distribution channels to turn up the heat on its competition.

1 | April 24, 2013 8:37pm | By David Worthington