Recapping a Smart Grid week
Hello everyone, I would like to give you a recap of theSmart Grid Summit we held last week, which hosted various utilities, national institutions, government agencies, and GE businesses. The Summit helped to furtherdevelop many conversations about what Smart Grid really is and how we can improve it.
We started with a media event that included over thirty representatives from different media outlets, ranging from print to television to the web. It was a great opportunity to explain and demonstrate what Smart Grid actually is and how it one day may be a part of our daily lives. We also hosted a number of tours for the symposium attendees, giving them a first hand look at our Smart Grid lab, complete with real time grid simulation capabilities to GE’s new demand responsive appliances, which are capable of reducing their energy consumption during periods of high price of electricity.
Following the media day, we kicked-off a day and half longtechnical symposiumthat evening. A featured keynote speaker at the Symposium was Patricia Hoffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the United States Department of Energy. Pat delivered a great speech, virtually covering all aspects of the DOE’s Smart Grid vision and their expectation to see great results out of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Patricia challenged GE and all symposium participants to help solve tomorrow’s energy problems. Global Research and many of the GE businesses are working closely with electric utilities, universities and national institutions to jointlydevelop Smart Grid technologies.
During the symposiumon Wednesday, representatives from different public utilities such as Southern California Edison and American Electric Power GE presented on the ways in which they are implementing Smart Grid technology. We also had some folks from GE talking about what we aredoing to help make it a reality. Furthermore, speakers presented on the progress of renewable energy sources and how new Smart Grid technology will help to better manage an increasing base of clean yet intermittent generation. Additional presentation topics ranged from asset management and health monitoring to the best ways of delivering power to customers while minimizing losses during the transmission and distribution process.
The Summit wrapped up on Thursday with a GE-only Session T, a technology strategy session where business leaders and technology experts discussedplans to further develop new Smart Grid technology.
We believe the event greatlyfacilitated the flow of information around Smart Grid as well as having the opportunity to meet and discuss ideas with key industry members. For more information, check out the stories and coverage highlighted on GE Reports.
- Deploying Smart Grid technology in Miami
- Smart Grid to manage variability of very high levels of wind and solar power
- Envisioning the future of Smart Grid through the lens of advanced communications
- Technology Review recognizes GE as top innovator for the Smart Grid
- Smart Grid Solutions to Enable More Renewable Energy
Hi, Owen
I am a phd student from virginia tech. I am currently doing research on renewable energy, power electronics. I am interested in the smart grid that GE is doing and what you are posting. Hope I can communicate with you via emails on some ideas. Thanks.
Dong