Digital Metering and Smart Grids in Your Community

Smart Meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system; unlike home energy monitors, smart meters can gather data for remote reporting. With the inception of electricity deregulation and market-driven pricing, utilities have been looking for a means to match consumption with generation. Smart meters provide a way of measuring site-specific information, allowing utility companies to introduce different prices for consumption based on the time of day and the season.

Supply and Demand Integration

Data Management a critical element for smart meter systems is information technology at the utility that integrates networks with utility applications such as billing and customer service.

Historic Development of the Electric Grid the first alternating current power grid system was installed in 1886 as a centralized unidirectional system of electric power transmission and distribution. During the 20^th century, local grids were interconnected for economy and reliability; power stations were strategically located close to fossil fuel sources, railroad, highways or ports. The 21^st century is characterized by smart grid deployments, electronic communication technology, the application of alternative renewable energy sources and a de-emphasis on large, centralized power stations.

Digital Metering and Smart Grids are full ecosystems with multiple technologies characterized by: usage by time, outages in real-time, remote disconnection, detection of electricity fraud, automated billing and contract management, demand side management, distributed generation management.

Advanced Metering and Grids Infrastructures the evolution of the network is instrumental for the wide diffusion and high penetration of renewable energy sources and the implementation of energy saving measures, hence to the reduction of CO2 gas emissions.

Smart Grids Enable and Presume Active Consumer Participation

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Smart Metering Benefits

Client Management flexible and tariffs, bad credit management and consumption patterns data.

Cost Efficiency and Loss Reductions no field teams for meter reading and disconnections.

Value Added Services bidirectional metering, remote curtailment, automation and smart appliances.

Smart Metering: 65% Energy Efficiency Improvements 25% more Micro Generation

Food Technology and Biodiversity

best practices for a sustainable development

Food Security development and sharing with knowledge networks is comprised of experts, scientists, researchers and technicians that address core topics to share and transfer knowledge on global food security, as well as identifying sustainable development policies and programs.

Food Knowledge activities are divided into five main themes for research and innovation: 

sustainable management of natural resources;

improvement in the quantity and quality of agricultural production;

socio-economic dynamics and global markets;

sustainable development of small rural communities in marginal areas;

food consumption habits: diet, environment, society, economy and health.

Agrobiodiversity is achieved in greenhouses that have been cultivated with plants coming from different continents and different eras that tell stories through their shapes, sizes, colors and smells. The path through the greenhouses and open spaces becomes a sensory experience which connects us to both the earth and the food. A digital interface provides an additional means of information. The dialogue between human and plant generates reflection, curiosity, memories, desires and knowledge.

The result is the coming together of culture and nature, an expression of the many civilizations that, over time, have found in various places on the planet different ways to produce food and shape landscapes, with the aid of technical solutions.
Feeding a planet with ten billion people with conservation and a sensible use of resources without compromising the overall health of the ecosystem is achievable through research and practices such as those utilized in botanical gardens during the middle ages.

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Integrated Water Systems in Small Towns and Rural Communities

Sustainable Solutions with Solar Water Pumps

By 2030 the world will need to produce 50 percent more for food and energy and 30 percent more fresh water. Solar pumps are a reliable technology which can compete with conventional pump technologies such as diesel pumping. Large amounts of energy are used in the entire water cycle.

Water Pumps Play a Major Role in all Water and Waste Water Processes

Smart Water Technology remote monitoring and control of water pipes and plants help reduce water distribution losses, improve smart energy use for water management and reduce maintenance costs.

Solar Pumps do not require fuel, are positioned close to demand, hence no distribution losses, require little maintenance, are air pollution free and do not require batteries as energy is stored in high level storage tank.

Rural Water Supplies hand-pumps are an efficient way to supply small communities up to 300 people; motorized pumps are needed to supply larger communities with water requirements above 24 m3/hour.

Solar Pumps Operate in Deep Wells Rivers and Lakes Water is Stored in Tanks or Injected Pipes

Comparing Diesel and Solar PV systems have higher initial costs whereas diesel pumps are very uneconomical at low flow rates; PV pumps are more economical even at higher pumping heads and larger volumes - > 8000 m3/day. With a 20% diesel price increase, the range increases to over 100kWp pumping power. PV module costs have decreased in the last several years.

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Solar Inverters Pump Applications inverters provide continuous water pumping during the day and feature maximum energy efficiency and top water flow rate in all solar conditions. A manual switch can be connected to an AC three-phase supply with a backup diesel pump for night service, as required.

With 140GW Installed World-wide Pumped Storage Hydro Accounts for 99% of World’s Storage

Local Development solar water pumps can succeed in small towns and rural communities that have access to local system integrators and manufacturers, technical training capabilities, software tools for proper dimensioning and simulations, complete PV modules, inverters and pump kits as well as local companies partnerships for system assembly, after sales support, spare parts availability and web based remote monitoring and assistance.

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