Green Planet Episode 10: From Smart Meters to Smart Grids

Global energy demand is growing by 1.6% per year, with no sign of it slowing. China and India account for over half of this increase, and collectively, non-OECD countries account for 87%. Moving towards smarter grids and smarter meters that will relay consumption information to the consumer and to the utilities companies, will create new revenue opportunities for the telecoms industry, whilst at the same time vastly reducing energy wastage.

Participants:

Jesse Chin Jun Liang, Retail Market Analyst, EMA Singapore
Massimiliano Checchi, Head of Business Unit, Digital Meter, ACEA
Sunil Sharan, Director Smart Grid Initiative, General Electric
Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Australia
Wu Siong Wei, Deputy Manager Embedded Technology Centre, NYP
Professor Charles Zukoski, Chairman, A*STAR Science & Engineering Council
Pat Tiernan, Executive Director, Climate Savers Computing Initiative