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Cisco Systems and the University of Waterloo have announced an agreement to establish a Cisco Systems research chair in Smart Grid, which will promote research development and innovation in the use of technologies and solutions for smart power grids. “This collaboration with Cisco will help the university continue its research… in these areas and build innovative […] More
Siemens‘ smart grid division and Utilicase will partner to help utilities link smart grid functionality with enterprise asset management in the North American market, the companies announced Monday. The companies said they want to help utilities integrate smart grid investments with asset performance assessment, operations, maintenance and capital investment strategies. Consumers are looking to manage […] More
Battelle has purchased equity in a grid management technology provider with the goal of bringing modeling and analysis technologies to the electricity transmission market. The Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit research organization said it purchased equity in Gridquant, a Savannah, Ga.-based company that develops and deploys tools for managing electric grids. Battelle and Gridquant previously signed an […] More
IBM and a business partner will help a Canadian electricity provider update Ontario’s electrical system through a new smart grid project, the company announced Tuesday. The company said Ontario“™s existing electricity infrastructure was built in the 1950s and parts of the system are at the end of their service life. New technologies, provincial governmental policy, […] More
SAIC Inc. has implemented smart grid as-a-service in four Alaskan villages and the service has been running since Dec. 12, 2011, the company announced Tuesday. SAIC also announced it has been contracted to provide smart grid infrastructure solutions in Alaska by advisory firm Intelligent Energy Systems. According to SAIC, the system provides: metering infrastructure remote […] More
IBM and the Vermont Electric Power Co. have agreed to build a fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications network to support Vermont’s smart grid efforts, IBM announced Tuesday. IBM will provide program management and networking services for the network, which will connect transmission substations to Vermont“™s distribution utilities. IBM said the network will relay information […] More
Siemens‘ U.S. industry sector announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to purchase eMeter Corp., a California-based manufacturer of smart energy grid meter data management platforms and application software. Siemens said it will add eMeter to the smart grid division of Siemens’ infrastructure and cities sector. Siemens expects to close the deal this month and […] More
A recent study by Accenture, “Achieving High Performance with Solar Photovoltaic Integration“, found that the increased penetration of solar energy installations by residential and commercial property owners and large-scale solar energy developers could undermine the reliability, safety and quality of power supply on the electric grid for unprepared utilities. Accenture conducted the study with 50 executives from 31 […] More
Verizon Wireless and Trilliant announced Trilliant’s next-generation CellReader has been certified as compatible with the Verizon Wireless network. The CellReader “under-the-glass” communications module on Verizon’s network gives utilities easily deployed two-way AMI solutions that allow scheduled and on-demand access to all meter data. CellReader modules can integrated into existing meters. Trilliant’s CellReader employs the ANSI […] More
ABI research reports that the $8.1 billion spent on smart city technologies in 2010 is projected to reach $39.5 billion by 2016. There are currently 102 smart city projects worldwide including 35 in North America all containing the six dimensions for a smart city: smart economy, environment, governance, lifestyle, transportation and community. Holyoke, Massachusetts makes […] More
The California Public Utilities Commission recently adopted privacy rules for household smart meters to protect consumers from cyber intrusions that could compromise the security of energy use data and other private information. The decision marks the first of its kind for ensuring security measures. As part of its efforts to build a smart grid for […] More
A White House smart-grid policy framework released this week has identified cybersecurity among the top priorities in the U.S. transition from an outdated electricity distribution system to a smart grid, InfoSecurity reports. The policy paper also details other priorities, including enabling cost-effective smart grid investments, supporting innovation in the electricity sector, and enabling consumers […] More
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