Issue 09/2013 | IEC e-tech

Editorial

Smart Grids, Smart Cities

Issue 09/2013 IEC major contribution to Smart Grids worldwide

The November edition of e-tech focuses on Smart Grids and Smart Cities. More...

Technology Focus

PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) System station at the Masdar Institute Campus (Photo: Masdar City)

Cities getting smarter around the world

Smart Cities promise both to provide a sustainable energy solution to the challenges of the urban environment and improved quality of life for the millions of city-dwellers across the world. IEC work...

Technology Focus

Going green

By 2050, according to current forecasts, about 6,3 billion people, comprising nearly 70% of the world's population, will be living in cities. This great surge of urbanization and the rise of...

Technology Focus

Smart meters

Smart Grids, smart cities and smart buildings rely on the proper and reliable transmission, distribution and use of energy resources. This requires usage data to be exchanged between the power...

Conformity Assessment

Testing and certifying

IECEE has a working group that is trying to satisfy the needs of industry in terms of Smart Grid. It is looking to help industry ensure that its products are safe, of high quality and interoperable.

Conformity Assessment

Global protection for the field of Ex

The IECEx General Meeting, held in September, created a space in which a range of topics including policy, operational, and technical matters associated with the running of the IECEx Systems and its...

Conformity Assessment

IECQ past, present and future

Since it first began, IECQ has been gaining worldwide recognition as the international system for providing independent verification that electronic components, related materials and processes comply...