Truly smart power usage - enabled by ICT

Read this interesting article by Peter Foster (Guardian) on the development of smart grids:

ICT will be an enabler of smart grids, in more ways than one

Truly smart powerusage - a time when users switch automatically to renewable energy whenever it becomes available - has been enabled by ICT

Smart meters are on their way and smart grids can't be far behind. Without smart grids it will be difficult to manage the many different forms of renewable energy sources that will be connected to the power grid in the future, from multitudes of household solar panels to vast offshore wind farms. ICT is an essential enabler of smart grids. It's the area where the influential Smart 2020 report said that ICT can contribute most to reducing global carbon emissions.

Read more on: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/smart-grids-renewable-energy

Check out IQPC's conference on Smart Metering and Smart Grid Security, that has a special focus on data protection: http://www.smartmetering-smartgrid.de 

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