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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and IHI Corporation will develop a space-based solar power source within the next 30 years.

 

Space-based solar power systems convert sunlight to microwaves outside the atmosphere.

Introduction to Spaced Based Solar Power Transmission

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THEMIS mission was originally a constellation of five NASA satellites to study energy releases from Earth’s magnetosphere, and found a major hole in ours. Life on Earth developed and is sustained under the protection of this variable magnetosphere.


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Llewellyn King of the White House Chronicle interviews Black & Veatch’s Mark Gabriel about the 2011 Strategic Directions in the Electric Utility Industry survey.

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Predictions:
Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future
by Mark Gabriel

Predictions:
Smart Grid Market will nearly triple in size to $171.4 Billion Value by 2014

“Here are five areas in which utilities should be prepared for in this new world:


1. Ready your billing system now to be as flexible and smart as that of Amazon, Cabelas or E*TRADE.

2. Develop, deploy and use real-time information for grid management, and build on the extensive tools already in place to communicate and manage customer premises and devices.

3. The only thing you have protecting your franchise is your service, reliability and relationships with your customers. Do not be fooled into believing that your franchise is safe whether you are the largest IOU or smallest municipal entity.

4. Be proactive in the use of technology. Implement tools such as conservation voltage regulation before it is mandated. Plug-in electric vehicles, storage and personal renewable options will impact utilities’ systems in ways we cannot yet imagine.

5. Figure out how your utility will make money in this new environment. The business model is changing, and history will provide no protection.”

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The Smart Grid global market is predicted to grow, from $69.3 billion in 2009 to $171.4 billion in four years.

Visions for a Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century:

The Smart Grid industryU.S. Smart Grid market was valued at roughly $21.4 billion in 2009…its value will hit at least $42.8 billion by 2014.

MarkGabriel

Senior vice president, power, for Halcrow in North America, is the recent author of Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future, which has gained national attention in its practical view of opportunities and challenges faced by the industry, as well as won the 2009 Indie Award for Excellence in Environmental Writing.

Q&A with the author a audio podcast of the Book
By Mark Gabriel

ISBN: 9780849398179
ISBN 10: 0849398177
by: Mark A. Gabriel (Access the book on Google Book Search)
Publication Date: 2/15/2008

Mark Gabriel speaking on consumer engagement in creating and implementing the smart grid.
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