Industrial IoT solutions will drive digital transformation, but there's a gap between outlook and preparations
“The industrial internet is already having a profound impact on industrial companies of all sizes. We know this because we are seeing real benefits with our customers and across GE....
The Belgian gas distributor will implement this smart metering initiative with Proximus LoRa network
Belgium gas distributor Antargaz announced it will equip its propane gas meters with smart sensors, which will automatically transmit meter readings using local telco Proximus' LoRa network.
Antargaz said that once the...
Cummins Power Generation has leveraged the Microsoft Cloud and the internet of things (IoT) to remotely monitor power systems anywhere in the world.
Cummins Power Generation’s new PowerCommand Cloud, a cloud-based remote monitoring solution built on the Microsoft Azure IoT suite, provides new insight into...
The electric utility said nearly 900,000 customers will get the new smart meters during the upgrade program
AEP Ohio, a unit of major electric utility American Electric Power, is rolling out smart meters to nearly 900,000 customers in its area of operation. The smart meter...
A study commissioned by Inmarsat revealed most energy companies have concrete plans to deploy IoT
New research commissioned by Inmarsat finds that more than a third of energy companies around the world lack the skills they need at both a management and a delivery level...
NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime Insight partner on smart energy
New research from Markets and Markets highlights the growing importance of smart energy--bringing IT and IoT technologies to bear on the how energy is sourced and distributed. Covering smart energy distribution management, grid asset management, substation...
Honeywell IoT software solution allows airlines to reduce aircraft fuel consumption
U.S. firm Honeywell announced it is helping two European airlines to reduce fuel use on 71 aircraft through its connected aircraft GoDirect fuel efficiency software.
The technology now being deployed by Brussels Airlines and Air...
Silver Spring Networks will deploy its Starfish smart lighting platform-as-a-service (PaaS) across of London
Silver Spring Networks announced that it will deploy its Starfish smart lighting platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering across the City of London and the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham. The company previously announced...
SoftBank said the company will provide its IoT platforms based on big data analysis and predictive technologies
Japanese telecoms group SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement of investment in Encored, a provider of energy IoT platforms.
The Japanese firm said that following the investment the...
The NB-IoT project is being carried out with local partners including telecoms operator NOS
Chinese vendor Huawei has developed a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) smart meter for Portuguese utility EDP Distribuição in partnership with Janz CE and u-blox.
EDP Distribuição is using this technology for...
Northern California's Placer County Water Agency is the first water utility to announce an agreement with Nokia, which will transition the agency to an IP-based communications infrastructure. Nokia has more than 200 power utility customers, and the company's global energy group landed the deal...
Under the smart lighting contract, Ameresco will use IoT technology provided by Silver Spring Networks
U.S. company Ameresco announced it has been contracted by the city of Chicago as part of a municipal smart lighting project meant to modernize city infrastructure. Ameresco said it will...
The eLTE smart grid solution is already commercially available in China
Chinese vendor Huawei has released its wireless smart grid solution, dubbed the eLTE SmartGrid. The vendor said its new eLTE SmartGrid solution applies advanced 4.5G cellular wireless communication technology in the electric power industry to...
British Columbia’s main electric utility, BC Hydro, which provides clean energy to its 1.9 million residential, commercial and industrial customers, has been investing in a scalable technology infrastructure to help automate processes and improve control and access to the information now available from the...
Deep dive: The Internet of Energy: utilizing IoT technology to address risks and create a truly smarter grid
Andres Carvallo, CEO & Founder, CMG, Co-author “The Advanced Smart Grid”, Series Editor, Power Engineering – Artech House, Board Director, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
Colman Keane - Director...
New wireless router for field area networks for smart grid, smart city and other IoT applications.
Digital transformation is driving change in nearly all enterprise and industrial verticals including for power utilities, which are using internet of things devices to create smart grid infrastructure using...
Enterprise internet of things solutions are all about creating efficiencies – using data and smart devices to do more and better work while consuming less resources. And as the IoT leads digital transformation initiatives in myriad verticals, water and energy management can benefit not...
The new center to be located in Hyderabad and support the firm’s IoT business in India and globally.
Sensus, a U.S.-based supplier of utility grade communications systems and smart meters, opened its first global support center in Hyderabad, India, local press reported.
Hyderabad...
In 2014, the government of Singapore launched its Smart Nation vision in which the authorities of the Asian nation stipulated the implementation of a number of smart city initiatives as a response to growing urban challenges including urban density and energy sustainability.
The most developed...
Thingworx platform proves energy savings.
Steam systems are one of the largest energy consumers in the United States, making up almost 15% of the country's annual energy usage. There exist 50,000 district and industrial facilities in the country. Pittsburgh-based Embedded Energy Technology...
New IoT solutions for age-old problems
The increasing capabilities and awareness of the "internet of things" are providing more avenues for companies and organizations to keep the environment safe. Here are use cases of how IoT can help protect and restore our endangered world.
Animal tracking
Global organizations...
The expense of water recycling
The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency claims to operate the world’s largest water recycling facility designed for raw food crop irrigation, using 25 pumping stations to treat 20 million gallons of wastewater every day. Pumping, treatment and conveyance are...
A LoRaWAN test town for Hungary
Szada is a small town on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, with a population of around 5,000. Its economy has relied on agriculture for centuries, with a recent trend towards vine growing. Thanks to its proximity to Budapest, Szada...
World's most intelligent smart building
Twenty-eight thousand sensors. That is how many it takes to create the world's smartest, most environmentally friendly building: The Edge. An office building in Amsterdam whose main tenant is consulting firm Deloitte, has been rated the most environmentally sustainable smart...
