Policy / Items
Hive Electricity: The Coming Energy Revolution
Get Feed
- Description
-
Hive Electricity
The Coming Energy Revolution
Electric cars, intelligent washing machines, mini power plants in your basement: Germany is on the verge of an energy revolution. SPIEGEL ONLINE looks at the latest developments in the smart grid and how it will change the relationship between consumers and energy suppliers.
The power grid of the future is one of humanity's boldest visions. Gigantic wind farms in the sea and enormous solar fields in the desert are to generate the bulk of our power in the years to come. But consumers and companies are also producing energy with mini-power plants in their own basements and solar panels on the roof. And intelligent appliances are saving energy in our homes: washers, dryers and refrigerators that communicate with each other wash, dry or cool when electricity is cheapest. The information age is arriving at a new level: It's becoming the electricity age.
The electricity age is imminent in six German regions: The technology of the future for smart energy management is going to be developed and tested, under the label E-Energy, in several cities. A number of projects will kick into high gear this month. Tens of thousands of homes and hundreds of companies are expected to participate in the field tests. Research will be conducted into the possibility, for example, of homes that can largely produce all the electricity required by a household, as well as energy exchanges that enable consumers to sell any excess, self-produced and environmentally friendly electricity at a profit back to the energy grid.
12 Photos
Together with firms like Siemens, SAP, IBM and energy giants like EnBW, RWE and Vattenfall, Germany's economics and environment ministries have already mobilized €140 million ...
- Original URL
Comments
Report ThisTwine is about discovering, collecting and sharing the content that interests you. Learn More
Who's Interested In This?
-
Giorgio Bertini added to Community Technology, Economy, Crises and Change, Economy, Policy, Climate Change, Sustainable communities, Community Resilience, The Radical Twine, Stimulus, Economic, Conversations, Learning and Change, Globalization | Trade and Finance, Local Economies & Relocalization, Sustainable Development, Community Investing, Financial and Economic Global Crisis, Sustainable Energy, Global Economy, Community Transformer Network, Civility, Finance & Economics, The American Dream?, Change Methods, Public Policy, Local Community Development 5 months ago
Public Comments
Add a Comment