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Home Management by Intel
Posted by: | CommentsIntel have released details of their concept system for home energy, appliances and security management system, based on the Atom processor and using Zigbee architecture. The concept system has a touch screen which offers in-house controls, including a ‘Hello’, ‘Goodbye’ toggle switch that sets your house to the requirements you selected for when you’re either in/awake or out/asleep. The system has other uses such including video and motion sensor support.
DEHEMS Energy Monitoring Roll Out
Posted by: | CommentsThe DEHEMS installations are now well under way. In the past two weeks over installations have been fast paced, with volunteers coming in daily.In Manchester, Greenlight Computers working round the clock to meet the deadline. The kit involves a clamp on to the live cable at the householders meter transmitting data to the data controller box which is connected to the users broadband router. The householder can then then view their electricity usage online. The next phase is to install the individual plug meters (IAM’s) from Plugwise in a selected number of homes.
Energy Monitoring Clamp
Data Collector
DEHEMS Cycle 2 Equipment Has Landed!
Posted by: | CommentsWith a change of season and the promising signs of a real summer, DEHEMS home energy monitoring equipment is ready for installation. The new equipment has a number of similarities with those which were used in the first phase. However, the new equipment is programmed to integrate a number of other energy monitoring kit. For example, we will be introducing ‘appliance level monitoring’ – where plug adaptors or plug-level monitors, will be used to measure the amount of energy being used by each individual appliance – e.g. TV, washing machine and so on. We also introducing solution to measure gas usage, but again this is still in development.
Each Living Lab will offer a limited number of plug-level energy monitors. Using these we will be able to collect accurate data about energy usage. The plugs will act as an interface between your mains socket and the appliance (e.g. TV), transmitting information to the data receiver and the information will display on the dashboard online.
The plan is for installations to be completed by the end of May by the teams at the three UK living labs and the two in Bulgaria. This includes both online help via FAQs as well as a support line to answer any queries. There will be opportunity for users share experiences and learning with fellow DEHEMS participants via the DEHEMS Facebook group as well as at focus groups. We will also be asking everyone involved to help us with an online or telephone survey.
SMARTER – a DEHEMS further development project launches
Posted by: | CommentsOn Friday 26th February the first project deploying technology and research emanating from the DEHEMS project was launched. Read More→
Dehems Plug Level Metering: Plugwise
Posted by: | CommentsThe Dehems project wil be offering a number of households, (from the five partner cities) energy monitoring plugs that enable the readout of electricity consumption and running costs of connected appliances. The plugs are a product from Plugwise, a Dutch company who have been developing energy management systems since 2006. Their UK compatible plugs have arrived on the market just this month.
The system offers a wireless energy management system allowing domestic users to gain detailed understanding of their energy consumption where they see it: at the plug on the wall. The plug system uses a wireless network to feedback to the Dehems dashboard to enable uses to gain an understanding of the energy usage of individual appliances. More details will be available as soon as the first installation takes place .. watch this space.
Dehems @ the ICT for Energy Efficiency Conference, Brussels
Posted by: | CommentsDehems will be exhibiting at the forthcoming ICT for Energy Efficiency event in Brussels 23/24th February 2010. The ICT4EE 2010 event will gather policy makers and experts on the ICT for Energy Efficiency field through a conference, projects’ exhibition and the Best ICT4EE Project Award Ceremony
The event aims to become a vehicle to drive progress in the transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy following the terms of the Recommendation 7604 adopted by the European Commission in October. Through the Recommendation, the Commission calls on the ICT sector to agree on common methodologies for measuring energy consumption and carbon emissions by 2010. Addressing EU Member States and the ICT sector, it aims to unlock energy efficiency potential through more public-private partnership initiatives and also through partnerships between the ICT industry and defined strategic sectors.
New smart meter plan unveiled
Posted by: | CommentsThe government has unveiled plans for every home in Britain to be equipped with smart meters by the end of 2020. Smart meters allow suppliers to remotely record customers’ gas and electricity use, and let consumers see how much energy they are using.
Some 26 million electricity and 22 million gas meters will need to be fitted at a cost of £7bn.
Smart meters end the need to dispatch meter readers, meaning huge savings for energy firms who hope bills will fall. It is also hoped that smart meters will mean an end to estimated bills and call centre staff who deal with related complaints.
British Gas said the move would reduce the UK’s energy use, cut carbon emissions and save customers money.
Every British home set to get remote energy meters.
Posted by: | Comments“Every home in the country is to get new “smart” power meters so that the gas and electricity use can be monitored remotely 24 hours a day. Read More→
Energy Neighbourhoods
Posted by: | CommentsEnergy Neighbourhoods aims to demonstrate how significant savings can be made in both money and carbon through simple changes in behaviour.
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Leeds Green Street wins £50,000 energy saving competition
Posted by: | CommentsA street which slashed its energy bills by more than a third has been crowned one of Britain’s greenest roads. Green Lane, in Cookridge, north west Leeds, won a £50,000 windfall for cutting consumption by 35% in a challenge experts hope could eventually help homes across the country save an average of £200 each year. Read More→
