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Greentech Media to Live Stream GridWise Global Forum Panel Discussions
As the official Interactive Media Partner of the 2011 GridWise Global Forum, Greentech Media will broadcast four panel discussions featuring some of the Forum’s top thought leaders live on its website from November 8-10. The second annual GridWise Global Forum, hosted by The GridWise Alliance® and the United States Department of Energy (DOE), will ...
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Master+ Shortlisted for Prestigious DCS Awards 2020
Master+, Riello UPS’s pioneering battery storage project in partnership with RWE, is nominated for a major data centre prize. The smart grid-ready solution, which enables Data Centersto play their part in the transition towards a more decentralised electricity network, is a finalist in the DCS Awards 2020. Organised by the popular online publication Data Centre Solutions (DCS), the annual ...
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A World First: Inauguration of the Organic Photovoltaic Roof in France
It was in response to a call for tenders, launched by the Charente-Maritime Department, that the teams of ENGIE proposed to cover the 530 sq. m roof of the Pierre Mendès-France secondary school, in La Rochelle, with HeliaSol® technology. Thanks to this innovation, which is a photovoltaic film installed with no need to strengthen the structure or pierce the roof, the Pierre ...
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Itron Releases Active Smart Grid Analytics™ Solution for Rapid Deployment
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today that it has released its first set of specialized analytic software applications built on the Active Smart Grid Analytics™ (ASA) platform. Each application is bundled with Itron’s Analytic Accelerators and Extension Toolkits, which help utilities take full advantage of their smart grid data. Built to leverage Itron’s industry-leading ...
By Itron Inc
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Projects from Los Angeles Trade Tech College, UC Irvine, Cal State LA Receive Inaugural ECO Innovators Recognition
Sustainability projects developed by students at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, the University of California, Irvine and California State University, Los Angeles captured the top recognition in Metropolitan Water District’s first ECO Innovators Showcase competition. The competition was part of Metropolitan’s 6th annual Spring Green Expo, an educational event featuring more than ...
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White Paper: Grid Modernization and the Imperative for Utility Transformation
A friend once made a comment about the electric system, “You are in the only industry, in which you send us a product and take it right back.” He was alluding to the closed loop which needs to exist for electricity to flow. While being somewhat humorous, it is a very profound statement. The grid still depends on electrons flowing from a generating source to the consuming source. ...
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RTI Wins Department of Energy Funding to Research Smart Grid Security Leveraging the Data-Distribution Service (DDS) Standard
November 8, 2016 -- Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity platform company, recently announced it received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support continuing smart grid research that utilizes the Data-Distribution Service™ (DDS™) standard. Today's power grid relies on a centralized architecture that faces challenges ...
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Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric to use Demand Response to Integrate Renewables and Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a pilot program with Hawaiian Electric Co. in Honolulu to demonstrate how demand response technology can help integrate more intermittent renewable energy to the electric grid. During the two-year pilot, the utility will connect with commercial and industrial customers to temporarily reduce the need for electricity — critical to maintaining grid ...
By Honeywell
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IBM Continues to Advance Smart Grid Developments in Korea
In conjunction with the semi-annual Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition (GIUNC) meeting, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced its collaboration with Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO), on the building of the Total Operations Center at the Jeju Smart Grid Test-Bed Demonstration Complex. The center will allow the 160 companies and 11 consortia members operating at the Jeju Complex to ...
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Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Raise $3.2 Billion in Corporate Funding in Q3 2020
Global corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing) for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors in Q3 2020 came to $3.2 billion compared to $1.2 billion in Q2, a 165% increase quarter-over-quarter (QoQ). Funding was also higher by 777% year-over-year (YoY) compared to the $365 million raised in 20 deals the same quarter last year. ...
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Mitsubishi Electric to Exhibit at Eco-Products 2011
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it will exhibit a variety of green products, technologies and initiatives at Eco-Products 2011, one of the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan, which will take place at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition complex on December 15–17. The company will introduce how it is working to support ...
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Alfen launches Cellular Smart Grid Platform
The rapid increase of intermittent renewable energy is putting an increasing pressure on global electricity grids. To make power grids more resilient to external influences, Dutch energy company Alfen is launching a new platform that allows local parts of the grid to disconnect from the central grid and self-heal. This new grid solution, the Cellular Smart Grid Platform (CSGriP), divides the ...
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E.ON: Digital Technology Increases Grid Efficiency
E.ON is using digital technology to increase network efficiency: as part of the EU InterFlex project, E.ON subsidiary Avacon has put the Smart Grid Hub into live operation. This intelligent device is able to control grid-connected systems such as PV installations or battery storage remotely. In this way, the Smart Grid Hub ensures that the grid remains stable even if far too much or too little ...
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Renewables, Distributed Energy Resources Driving Investments in Power Transmission Assets
The influx of renewables and evolving customer demand for green energy and reliability are driving the electric industry to make significant capital investments in power delivery assets. Global engineering and construction company Black & Veatch's just-released 2017 Strategic Directions: Electric Industry Report explores how these transmission and distribution plays reflect the increasing ...
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Envelio Intelligent Grid Platform Automates Grid Connections in the Digital Pioneer Country Estonia
Enefit Connect OÜ, Elektrilevi OÜ and envelio GmbH are collaborating on a full rollout project in Estonia. Enefit Connect will digitize its network planning processes with the help of the Intelligent Grid Platform enabling them to provide better service quality for Estonian biggest distribution grid operator Elektrilevi. In particular, the process for new connections of distributed energy ...
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Elster Participates in White House Grid Modernization Event
Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced that, at the invitation of the White House, it participated in the Obama Administration's Grid Modernization Event, held Monday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Ed Gray, vice president, legislative & regulatory affairs, Elster Solutions, contributed to the session that included representatives from technology and meter vendors, ...
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Expanded Eaton Solutions Help Utilities Automate, Protect and Optimize the Power Delivery System
Power management company Eaton is delivering an industry-leading portfolio of reliable products and services to help customers meet the challenging demands of today’s electrical grid. Eaton expertise and solutions, and product demonstrations will be on display January 28-30 at the 2014 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio. Visitors to Eaton booth #1137 can interact with ...
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Groom Energy Announces Enterprise Smart Grid
Groom Energy today announced several initiatives and resources to support the emerging Enterprise Smart Grid. The Enterprise Smart Grid is the integration of sub-metering, software and hardware to manage and reduce corporate energy costs. Comprising 16 different vendor categories, Enterprise Smart Grid is currently a $5.2B vendor market in the U.S. and growing at 40 percent per year, according to ...
By Groom Energy
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LF Energy Ecosystem Gains Momentum for Open Source Innovation With New Members and Projects
LF Energy, a Linux Foundation initiative developing and sustaining open source technology innovation in the energy and electricity sectors, is rapidly growing its community with additional founding Premier member, Faraday Grid, joining RTE. New General members include IBM, OSISoft, and Recurve; while Elering AS, Energinet, Energy Foundation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de ...
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Seven-Point Plan for Japan’s Energy Strategy Post-Fukushima
The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, and sudden gap in Japan’s power capacity, should prompt the country to adopt a bold, seven-point plan for its future energy mix. Research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that Japan has much better options than simply increasing its reliance on fossil-fuel generation. The Fukushima disaster caused Japan ...
By Bloomberg
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