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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→
Energy Use & Behavioural Change. What do you know?
Posted by: | CommentsThe Changing Behaviour action-research project is hosting four international workshops for practitioners working to achieve behavioural change in energy use. On March 5th Changing Behaviour comes to Manchester, UK for an event hosted by Manchester: Knowledge Capital and the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures. Read More→
Nokia set to Launch “Smart Home Solution”
Posted by: | CommentsNokia are aiming for a 2009 deadline to launch their ‘Nokia Home Control Center‘. A method of remotely comunicating with devices in the home, with the additional application of monitoring energy use.
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Monitoring A Micro Climate – Plants
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The Times has reported an application using Twitter (a free “micro-blogging” service which allows users to send each other short updates – called “tweets”).The latest use for Twitter solves an age-old problem: remembering to water your plants www.botanicalls.com/twitter). A plant-Twitter kit consists of a moisture sensor and a small adaptor with an internet connection.
Dehems Blog Goes Live
Posted by: | CommentsBlog with Dehems! Dehems now has a blog site on blogger.com @ http://dehems.blogspot.com/
