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New SGIP White Paper Addresses Smart Grid Security with Broadcast Communications
SGIP announced the release of a free white paper that addresses the issue of cybersecurity for smart grid broadcast communications. Smart Grid System Security with Broadcast Communications was published by the Home/Building/Industry-to-Grid Domain Expert Working Group (H/B/I2G DEWG) at SGIP. The white paper is for utilities, energy service providers and vendors of energy management equipment. It ...
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Fingrid: Electricity Markets Transitioning to a Market-Based Path
The Finnish Government's objective of switching to carbon-free, clean and renewable energy is a worthwhile target, as long as the transition to green energy is cost-effective and does not compromise power adequacy. This is the view of Finland's transmission system operator Fingrid, commenting on the Energy and Climate Strategy published recently by the Finnish Government. "The Government's ...
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International Organization for Standardization Approves Standard that Integrates Control Technologies into the Grid
SGIP recently announced that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016, Facility Smart Grid Information Model (FSGIM), which helps electrical energy consumers participate in smart grid networks. The standard, published earlier this year by ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), provides a common basis for ...
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Hometown Connections Names Elster Partner of the Year
Hometown Connections today announced that it has named Elster (NYSE: ELT) the 2011 Phillip D. Shaffer Partner of the Year. Elster was selected for its outstanding customer service and the deployments of multiple EnergyAxis® Smart Grid systems at public power utilities across North America. The award was presented at the Hometown Connections Annual Conference, which took place on August 31, ...
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Smart Energy Revolution
In the news last Friday, we have seen BBC Radio 4 and BBC online running stories about the Smart Energy Revolution. Nicola Shaw, National Grid UK Executive Director, has spoken about how solar energy and battery backup systems have the potential to help stabilise the National Grid. SunGift Solar have been playing their part in the Smart Energy Revolution, including working with Japanese ...
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Idaho Falls Power Selects Elster for AMI Smart Grid Project
Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced today that Idaho Falls Power (City of Idaho Falls, Idaho) will deploy the Elster EnergyAxis® Smart Grid solution as a key component of its Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. The City of Idaho Falls City Council unanimously voted to select Elster to design its Smart Grid system, which will enable energy conservation for the utility and its customers. ...
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Smart Grid M&A Activity Reached $19.5 billion in 2012, almost doubling the Value of Deals in 2011, Says Memoori Research
In the space of 6 years M&A has grown from $134 million in 2007 to $10.6 billion in 2011 and now a near doubling in the value of deals to $19.5 billion in 2012. Both the growth and now scale indicate the supply side is gearing up to meet the requirements of new technology and the forecast demand for pure Smart Grid products and systems. This massive increase of almost 84% in 1 year, is the ...
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World Smart Grid Sales Grew 30% to $36.5bn in 2012, Says Memoori Research
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QualityLogic + SunSpec Alliance Partner to Expand the Testing and Certification of Smart Energy Resources
The SunSpec Alliance and QualityLogic, Inc., two of the leading players in advancing the integration of distributed energy resources into distribution utility operations, recently announced the approval of QualityLogic, Inc., as the first SunSpec Authorized Test Software Provider. QualityLogic, an industry leader in software testing tools and services, has been working closely with SunSpec on its ...
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Global Information, Inc. Announces Smart Grid IT Systems Research and Electric Power Distribution Forecasts
FARMINGTON, Conn., April 11, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information, Inc. is pleased to announce three significant new clean energy, battery, and electricity distribution market research reports available immediately. Smart Grid IT Systems The "smart" in smart grid comes from the ability to generate, manage, and analyze a wide range of new information about the network and its users. ...
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USDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure Improvements in 10 States
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe recently (8/9) announced that USDA is investing $181 million to upgrade rural electric systems in 10 states. The funding includes $7.7 million to finance smart grid technologies that improve system operations and monitor grid security."For more than eight decades, USDA has been a strong partner to rural communities in ...
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Siemens and Lempäälän Energia to Build Microgrid in Finland
Lempäälän Energia has awarded Siemens a contract to implement a self-sufficient smart grid system in the industrial area of Marjamäki, Finland. Siemens' scope of supply encompasses design and engineering of a smart medium-voltage microgrid, the corresponding grid automation system and an electrical storage system. The purpose of the project LEMENE is to provide a cost-effective and ...
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Black & Veatch to Design, Build Canada’s First Electric Smart Grid
As the electric industry addresses growing demands for lower carbon footprints and heightened reliability and resilience, a Canadian community is entrusting Black & Veatch to transform its power system into a technology-driven, enhanced smart grid meant to lower consumer costs and slash greenhouse gas emissions. Billed as the first such community-wide utility effort in Canada, the Sault Smart ...
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Dominion and Lockheed Martin Announce Grid Side Energy Efficiency Solution and Development Alliance
Dominion (NYSE: D) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the availability of the EDGE(SM) Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities. EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a joint marketing and development alliance between the two companies. EDGE is a modular and adaptive conservation voltage management solution enabling utilities to deploy ...
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mPrest Expands in North America to Assist Utilities in the "Internet of Energy" Transformation
Israel-based mPrest, a global provider of mission-critical monitoring, big data analytics and control software for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has significantly expanded its presence in the North American utility market, where its technology is helping electric utilities incorporate grid analytics and distributed energy resources (DERs) into their grid and business models. mPrest ...
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MetaVu completes independent evaluation of Xcel Energy`s SmartGridCity(TM)
MetaVu, Inc., a leading sustainability and environmental performance consulting firm, today announced the public release of its evaluation of Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity™ demonstration project in Boulder, Colorado. The independent analysis was commissioned by Xcel Energy to measure and evaluate more than 60 value propositions related to service and infrastructure improvements and ...
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Electric vehicles and smart grids: First EU-US Interoperability Centre opens for business
The first of the twin centres designed to promote common standards in electric mobility and smart grids on both sides of the Atlantic was today inaugurated near Chicago. Converging standards and interoperability between smart grids and electric vehicles will allow for deeper penetration of renewable energies in the electricity systems, thus facilitating the way to a low-carbon economy. Technology ...
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NREL employees recognized by industry peers
Trade media and industry groups recently have honored several employees at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for contributions to advancing renewable energy research and furthering their professions. DeBlasio Named to the “Fierce 15” FierceEnergy.com recently named NREL Chief Engineer for Renewable Electricity and End Use Applications Dick ...
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Brattle Economists Provide Insight Into Benefits And Cost Recovery For U.S. Grid Modernization Efforts
A report authored by economists at global economic consulting firm The Brattle Group reviews the business case and cost recovery mechanisms for grid modernization investments in the U.S. Prepared for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Brattle report reviewed 21 recent grid modernization investments and conducted 10 case studies to assess how grid modernization ...
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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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