FutureReady – Spring 2018

The rise of smart devices has fundamentally transformed consumer expectations around products and services. Landis+Gyr wanted to see if this has affected their behaviour with respect to energy technology, so we engaged Essential Research to survey 1,000 consumers around Australia…

Every energy transaction – from financial to grid maintenance – is changing thanks to distributed computing.

The shifting view of generation: how utilities are finding new opportunities, taking on new roles and addressing new threats.

More and more utilities are moving to service-based delivery models to help make their business processes more flexible, reduce technology risks, and minimize costs. Smart Grid as a Service (SGaaS) typically includes cloud services, smart grid operations and related consulting…

Advances in metrology: modern meters bring sophisticated measurement to more applications in order to prevent system loss, improve profits and drive efficiency.

Roadside sensors, smart water meters, plug-in charging stations, LEED-certified building, drone technology…energy-efficient tactics are on the rise, creating the new smart city.

Managing tomorrow’s grid: new realities of cybersecurity, power flow, grid reliability and restructuring shape the landscape for the modern utility.

Connectivity’s impact on the grid: network technologies are changing how utilities look at infrastructure, emerging smart city applications, the potential for energy storage and more.

The Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Smart Factoring, Intelligent Networks – the future has many names and at least as many facets, but only one root: Digitization.