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The smart grid is undergoing a massive shift as utilities move from the existing world of proprietary, standards-based legacy technologies towards an architecture that will require a much greater degree of interoperability and use of open standards. Despite barriers that currently prevent widespread adoption, the fact that it is possible at all to apply open source models is a testament to how far the utility industry has come in the past few years. Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Many users shy away from using IRC as it’s perceived to be complex and difficult to use — an impression not helped by the design of many IRC clients. Colloquy is different — it’s an open-source IRC client for OS X that’s easy-to-use and looks great. Read more »

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Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of the note-taking combo of Notational Velocity on my Mac and Simplenote on my iPhone. But if you’re a Windows user, you should check out CintaNotes, which provides a similarly fast, lightweight access-anywhere note-taking experience for the PC. Read more »

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Securing a smart grid stimulus grant doesn’t always guarantee a utility’s smart grid project is in the clear. This week Maryland’s public regulator denied Baltimore Gas and Electric Co’s smart grid project request, which would have deployed 2 million smart meters and cost $500 million. Read more »

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I’m a big fan of the note-taking combo of Notational Velocity on my Mac plus Simplenote on my iPhone. But how do I access my notes from elsewhere, say from an Android phone? Developer Tom Isnam has solved that problem with Simpleview. Read more »

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Will the smart grid eventually follow the path of the Internet with truly open standards? Several up-and-coming companies are betting that the answer will be a resounding “yes” and are looking to sign up customers that see the vision of the open standards-based smart grid. Read more »

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One of the first trials by a utility to use public wireless networks for the smart grid has now turned into a full-fledged deployment. Texas New Mexico Power plans to expand its smart grid project, which connects 10,000 smart meters via AT&T and SmartSynch, to 231,000 meters. Read more »

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Summer is just around the corner, but don’t worry, there is a way you can get out, enjoy the summer and stay productive. With LogMeIn Free, you can access your work computer from anywhere, at anytime, for (as the name implies) free. Read more »

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Japanese conglomerates that have so far been dabbling in the global smart grid market seem to be looking to ramp up their investments. At least Mitsubishi — which makes everything from clean power equipment to cars to consumer electronics to chemicals — is. Read more »

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The online space has delivered the kind of measurability we only dreamed of before. The problem is that more seems to mean less: the avalanche of stats seems to reveal little real, reliable information. Technology research reporting is rife with value judgments, omissions and unjustified conclusions. Read more »

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Automakers from Detroit to China to Silicon Valley have plug-in vehicles slated for commercial launch between 2010 and 2012. A lively ecosystem of technology developers, equipment makers and would-be service providers for these vehicles has started to emerge in preparation for an influx of electric cars. ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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During the next few years, plug-in hybrid and all electric vehicles will be mass-produced for the first time. The promise of reducing emissions, fuel consumption, and the cost of driving will prompt fleet operators and consumers to purchase more than 800,000 of these vehicles between 2010 and 2015, according to Pike Research’s forecasts. Keeping EVs charged and ready to go will require an infrastructure of equipment for vehicle charging and new IT management system for monitoring, analyzing, and controlling vehicle charging. This report looks at the opportunities for IT companies to solve a variety of challenges for utilities, automakers, consumers and others in the EV ecosystem. Includes market segment forecasts forcustomer information management, smart charging management and data analytics. Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Lithium ion battery maker A123Systems collected a $5 million loan commitment this week from its home state of Massachusetts, which offers it a little more government-sponsored fertilizer for the seeds A123 has been planting to grow its grid storage business. Read more »

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Google today is unveiling a rewritten Google Docs, tweaked to present information in real time as well as to enable better syncing across browsers — the goal being to persuade CIOs that instead of upgrading to Microsoft Office 2010 they should switch to Google Docs. Read more »

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Under the current structure of vehicle ownership and warranties, automakers would suffer from the depreciation of electric vehicle batteries if the devices used to provide certain services for the power grid. But utilities and consumers could benefit. Read more »

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Green technology will soon be getting a player with a pedigree born out of one of the most successful gadgets of all time. Tony Fadell, one of the original developers of the iPod at Apple tells the New York Times that he will be leaving the […] Read more »

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According to a recent Harris Interactive poll, 68 percent of Americans haven’t even heard of the smart grid. And without a sense of how the smart grid and an ecosystem of devices, apps and services help consumers save money on electricity, the whole concept remains an abstraction. The challenge therefore is not merely to prepare consumers for the smart grid’s arrival, but to make the wait unbearable. Read more »

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An Open Letter to Ban Ki Moon on Climate Change: Neal Dikeman calls for Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to become the next UNFCCC Secretariat. Interesting idea — Cleantech Blog. Read more »

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Power, pricing and electric vehicles, oh my. The group of North American power grid operators that manage most of North America’s electric grid, expect 1 million plug-in vehicles could be deployed on the continent within five years — and they aim to be prepared. Read more »

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Crashed web sites, stolen credit card info — imagine seeing the damage caused by Internet viruses and worms unleashed on a fleet of vehicles. The results could include vehicle location data used with malicious intent, the prevention of a plug-in vehicle battery from recharging, remote starting […] Read more »

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Friends of the Supergrid: Dubbed the “Friends of the Supergrid,” a new group of 10 companies “pushing to build a pan-European offshore power network,” joins firms “that want to build the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) infrastructure together with those that hope to develop, install, own and […] Read more »

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How many times have you sent an invoice to a client, and then they ask for more details or supporting documents to detail your work for them? Now tying specific files to your invoices can be a cinch with OfficeDrop’s new integration with Freshbooks. Read more »

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“Like gangbusters.” That’s how Joe Fisher, chief executive for Azusa, Calif.-based startup CFX Battery envisions the company growing in 2010. Of course the lithium-ion battery cell developer will need funds to do that, and Wednesday announced that it has raised $14.2 million in a second round […] Read more »

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Tablet PC enthusiasts have long been taking handwritten notes on the computer screen using OneNote from Microsoft. The ability to search handwritten notes in OneNote is powerful. A simple method exists that anyone can use with paper notes to make them searchable. Here’s how. Read more »

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I clearly remember the moment I knew I would never buy another physical CD and would buy all my music online. Since then, I’ve been waiting for the moment when I would know that I could buy all my movies online. In November, Apple announced that […] Read more »

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Google pushed the hype machine into overdrive on two fronts this week. First it sprinkled some social networking features on Gmail and released Google Buzz. It quickly followed up with an announcement revealing plans to test a high-speed fiber-to-the-home network encompassing up to 500,000 households. The ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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While much of the attention in the smart grid industry has been focused on the U.S. market — gotta take advantage of that close to $4 billion in smart grid stimulus funds — developing countries like India, China and Brazil are also looking to make their […] Read more »

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A lot of the interest in the smart grid industry tends to swirl around consumers and home energy management. It can be fun to picture consumers one day buying gadgets at big box retailers that will let them micromanage their home heating, cooling and lighting, and ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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This morning, we’re hosting the latest GigaOM Bunker Series event here at our San Francisco offices. The topic this time is next-generation applications for the smart-grid sector. We’ll examine what applications and services will be delivered on top of the current smart grid infrastructure buildout, including ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Last week, I talked about three ingredients for business success, one being the need for systematic and consistent promotion and marketing. A reader asked for a more detailed list of specific things small businesses could do to have a continuous marketing/promotional program. Read more »

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PC World’s Jeff Bertolucci recently posed the rhetorical question, “Could a tablet replace your notebook?” He referenced not only Apple’s anticipated tablet computer but also new PC tablets like the one from Microsoft and HP that was pitched at CES, the chatter about which inclined him […] Read more »

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When a giant nation with giant energy needs like China says it’s going to smarten up its electric grid, U.S. technology companies — not surprisingly — take note. Witness General Electric’s announcement that it’s partnering with the City of Yangzhou, China, to build a smart grid “demonstration […] Read more »

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