I was at Connectivity Week 2009 in Santa Clara all of last week and found out about the hot topic- Convergence of Energy and IT. I think this convergence translates to Building and IT convergence as well.
Key takeaways for me from the conference:
There is a lot of potential to innovate products, solutions and standards for the next generation of Smart grids.
Vast array of products and solutions have been developed using wireless mesh networking technologies to address the energy management needs in portfolio of commercial and office buildings. However, we need to exercise caution and engineering and business case judgment before investing in them. Having said that, I do want to let existing building owners, managers and facility professionals know that it is a GREAT opportunity. I plan to do a thorough technical and financial comparison of these products for my own reference.
The conference was full of representatives from Energy, BAS, research and IT world. The average age was I believe >50. We need young Engineers, Architects, Building professionals to shoulder this paradigm shift. I am one of them…
Keep reading. I need to take a tea break.
I would like my audience to check out these wireless energy management product companies listed in alphabetical order.
ARCH Rock:
http://www.archrock.com/products/
Convergence Wireless:
http://www.convergencewireless.com/
Cypress Envirosystems:
http://www.cypressenvirosystems.com/
MillennialNet:
http://www.millennialnet.com/greenrevolution/
Regen Energy:
BTW, There is a conference organized by UCLA’s WINMEC called UCLA Smart Grid Leadership Forum. Check out the link below. This roundtable conference will host several leaders from government, industry, and academia.
