Duke Energy, Integrys Energy Services and Smart Energy Capital advised that their collaboration to build five rooftop PV systems for two Pennsylvania school districts had reached completion. The Bald Eagle Area School District and Bellefonte Area School District in Pennsylvania feature five new PV systems, which collectively produce nearly 1.5MW of electricity. via Duke Energy, Continue reading →
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Duke Energy, Integrys, Smart Energy Capital commission 5 rooftop PV systems for Pennsylvania schools
Leading European energy and ICT companies, R&D centers and universities, including ESB, Intune Networks and the Telecommunications Software & Systems Group (TSSG) are teaming up as part of a €5million for EU Collaboration to develop innovative “smart grid” energy solutions and services for homes, buildings, industry and the transport infrastructure. via The Cutting Edge News.
Green Energy Corp, a software company that helps power providers move to the Smart Grid, launched an open source community this week to encourage developers to create Smart Grid-related software. TotalGrid.org serves as a collaboration and hosting portal for Smart Grid applications, tools, and protocols. Projects themselves will be hosted at GitHub. via Smart Grid Continue reading →
Smart meter providers Elster, Landis+Gyr and Secure have reached an agreement to collaborate on common approaches for the development of smart communication standards.It is hoped that the collaboration will significantly accelerate the roll-out of gas and electricity smart meters in the UK. via Smart meter makers collaborate to introduce UK standards.
Venture capitalists were calling 2009 “The Year of the Smart Grid.” It was definitely a busy year. Looking ahead, we believe 2010 will be “The Year of Smart Grid Collaboration.” And to help facilitate that vision, we believe it is time to create a common communications platform for the power grid, just as the Internet Continue reading →
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has placed an unprecedented focus on state and local energy issues. With half of the approximately $580 billion in ARRA funding having been pegged for states and localities, those efforts that, over time, best pool and manage regional resources will charge ahead of the pack to fruition. That Continue reading →
EnerDel just announced that it will be collaborating with ITOCHU Corporation on another smart grid battery storage project, this time for a major Tokyo apartment building. The system will link renewable, high speed charging outlets for electric cars with the power grid, and is the second such project the two companies have undertaken together. via Continue reading →
With each day that passes, smart grid technologies evolve, governmental regulations come closer to enactment and stimulus incentives become a little more focused, each enabling us to better understand the direction that will best lead to our desired destination. What have we learned throughout this process? We must achieve a common understanding of the needs Continue reading →
Allegheny Power, the electricity delivery unit of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) is committed to working with other electricity providers, technology vendors, regulators and interested stakeholders to develop smart grid technology, the company reiterated today. Built upon technology platforms from Augusta Systems, Allegheny’s Research Ridge Test Facility demonstrates how a smart grid can manage energy Continue reading →
