Hard on the heels of its linkup with the WiFi Alliance last week, the ZigBee Alliance has announced plans to dramatically increase its presence in Europe, with the intention of meeting the European Union's 'smart grid' country programmes. The ZigBee Alliance, which was formed in the late 1990s, has been central to the so-called smart grid plans in the US, which are now well advanced. The gameplan in the US has been to create a set of 'smart energy' standards, with energy companies installing smart meters on customer premises, which are home area network (HAN) compliant. Last week's linkup with the WiFi ...