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Billions for Smart Grid Security: Pike Research says “cyber security spending will represent approximately 15% of total smart grid capital investment between now and 2015. Cumulative investment in the security sector will reach $21 billion between 2010 and 2015, with annual revenue reaching $3.7 billion by 2015.”

Air Economizers for Data Centers in Warm Climates: Vali Sorell says in Data Center Knowledge: “Designers have long assumed that data center projects should not use outside air economizers (a.k.a. airside economizers) in warm climates. The reasons are usually obvious – when it’s 90°F or higher outdoors for much of the year, there couldn’t possibly be any benefit in bringing in that warm outside air. However, when specifically considering data center applications, there are several reasons why this logic is faulty.”

Nuclear Startup Lightbridge: The New York Time’s Green blog reports that startup Lightbridge has built a component for nuclear reactors that “relies on a different method for turning raw uranium into reactor fuel, and the result is more heat produced in a small space, a change that could allow existing reactors to make more electricity.  . .And when the fuel is used up, it will be somewhat easier to dispose of because it will have a smaller amount of the extremely long-lived elements than conventional reactor fuel does, the company says.”

Desertec Could Connect in 5 Years?: According to EU Infrastructure, “the European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettingerhas said that the continent could see solar-generated electricity from North Africa within the next five years, saying the EU is “backing projects” that utilize Sahara sunlight to produce electricity. Schemes such as Desertec would aid the EU in reaching its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.” I am skeptical that it’ll be this quick.

Austin Energy Goes With Elster for Smart Grid: Utility Austin Energy says it has ordered 32,000 commercial and industrial smart meters from Elster.

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