In recent Electrical era, Smart Grid (SG) is rapidly evolving technology. SG consists of smart meter to provide two way communications from consumer to distributor and from distributor to the consumer. Because of this communication, smart meter need to transmit large amount of information. In...

The development of the smart grid -- the integration of traditional elements of energy transmission and delivery with information technology -- heralds a new era in the power industry. Many new business opportunities will be created as the smart grid gets developed. What strategies should Cisco...

Smart Grid pilot projects and their assessment through a cost-benefit analysis are crucial to ensure that Smart Grid and Smart Metering roll-out are economically reasonable and cost-effective. Analysing the Isernia pilot project, the key result of the investigation is that an extra remuneration...

The smart grid implies that a vast amount of information needs to be handled and requires an effective energy management. Assessing the new technological solutions that would best accommodate the needs of a smart grid is of vital importance. This report aims at collecting information about the...

The smart grid implies that a vast amount of information needs to be handled and requires an effective energy management. Assessing the new technological solutions that would best accommodate the needs of a smart grid is of vital importance. This report aims at collecting information about the...

The Smart Grid Interoperability Laboratory (SGIL) is situated in two sites of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, namely Ispra (Italy) and Petten (The Netherlands). The lab belongsto the Energy Security, Distribution and Markets Unit and the activities vary from energy...

The concept of smart grid (SG) was made real to give the power grid the functions and features it needs to make a smooth transition towards renewable energy integration and sustainability. This was done by automating and digitizing the grid to give it the right amount of flexibility and...