Smart Utility

Experts and other interested parties will be gathering at the Metering Days conference in Fulda to discuss the topic of smart metering. In light of increasingly decentralized energy markets, smart meters and metering systems are a fundamental component of the energy system. The German federal government is planning to expand the use of smart meters; this means that energy providers, grid and metering point operators, as well as their service providers, are facing complex logistical challenges in parallel to their day-to-day business. Bosch Software Innovations will describe how the rollout...

OMNETRIC Group is one of five teams to receive funding from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as part of their Integrated Network Testbed for Energy Grid Research and Technology Experimentation (INTEGRATE) project. OMNETRIC Group, a joint venture between Siemens and Accenture, is focused on further developing and implementing a solution that allows intelligent grid components to interoperate and distribute control strategies closer to the edge of the grid. "The INTEGRATE project aims to ensure the provision of grid services in a holistic manner using an open platform,"...