Thinking

Welcome to Sentec's information centre. All of the white papers and opinion pieces authored by Sentec can be found here, along discussion papers and presentations presented by Sentec at industry conferences all over the world

Thursday 6th December 2012

Innovation for the Smart Grid Challenge

Innovation for the Smart Grid Challenge

Dr Edward Colby, CTO at Sentec and Paul Beck, VP Advanced Projects, Selex Galileo explore the specific challenges and opportunities for organisations offering innovation for the smart grid and utility sector.

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Wednesday 29th August 2012

The five highest value projects in smart homes

The five highest value projects in smart homes

If you're in home energy management, what should be at the top of your product development roadmap?  Sentec looks at the most valuable challenges in the sector.

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Sunday 22nd July 2012

Innovation and the UK Power Network

Innovation and the UK Power Network

Encouraging home-grown innovation is crucial if the UK is to lead the smart grid pack says Sentec CTO Dr Edward Colby

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Monday 9th January 2012

Options for mass LV monitoring

Options for mass LV monitoring

Sentec have been invited to speak at the Consumer Electronics Show this year on the impact of better monitoring of the low voltage electrical network.  See more details on our thoughts here.

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Tuesday 20th December 2011

Think Smart - Prepare for the Future

Think Smart - Prepare for the Future

Read Mark England's thoughts on preparing for the smart meter rollout in Metering International Dec 2011 edition

Mark discusses the importance for utilties, governments and the consumer of thinking ahead and avoiding the pitfalls of early obsolescence in smart meter rollouts.

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Friday 19th August 2011

Smartening up the Grid

Smartening up the Grid

Sentec CTO Dr Edward Colby shares his opinion on how to make the grid smart in Environment and Energy Management

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Tuesday 1st February 2011

The Smart Grid: How will it manage consumer appliances?

The Smart Grid: How will it manage consumer appliances?

Read the white paper discussing the consumer end of the smart grid and how it will interact by Dr Edward Colby, CTO, Sentec.

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Tuesday 30th November 2010

The Changing Face of the Metering Market

The Changing Face of the Metering Market

See the Mark England's opinion piece "The Changing Face of the Metering Market", as featured in Metering.com, 2010.

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Wednesday 17th November 2010

Made to measure: the possibilities for smart gas meters - Die Vision vom intelligenten Gaszähler

Made to measure: the possibilities for smart gas meters - Die Vision vom intelligenten Gaszähler

Mark England's latest ideas about the European Gas meter market are discussed in this article, available in English and German as below.

The English version is "Made to Measure - the possibilities for smart gas meters", published in Power Systems Design.

The German language feature published in Energy 2.0,  "Die Vision vom intelligenten Gaszähler" (Vision of the intelligent gas meter)

The Spanish version, "Hecho a la medida: el potencial de los medidores inteligentes de gas" published in Mundoenergia.com.

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Monday 1st November 2010

Get the best from technology and make it future-proof!

Get the best from technology and make it future-proof! This presentation was given by Tom Fryers, Commercial Driector of Sentec and leader of the Aquiba JV at Smart Utilities ANZ conference, Melbourne, Australia, November 2010. Tom discusses the ways of engaging with technology providers,advantages and disadvantagesof standards, and benefits to the utilities…

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