The aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 17% by 2020, promote energy efficiency via measures such as development of a smart electrical grid and require utilities to generate up to 20% of electricity from renewable sources, such as solar, wind and biomass.
Moreover an electric vehicle fleet cannot be considered a simple case of electricity consumption, but can be utilized in the framework of a "smart" electrical grid and acts as an energy buffer (Vehicle2Grid) to improve the stability of the grid or even generate revenue for their owners [31].
HENDRIK HERTZBERG: Infrastructure: high-speed rail, bridges, tunnels, a smart electrical grid.
These sustainable technologies include smart electrical processes; renewable energy systems; and innovative, even disruptive, software programmes that enhance energy efficiency.
In addition, even if the idea of a connected home, controlled by a smart electrical grid, is years off, it is more than just a pipe dream.
And now is the time to create the jobs that remake America for the 21st century by rebuilding crumbling roads, bridges and levees; designing a smart electrical grid; and connecting every corner of the country to the information superhighway.
