Microsoft and Ford have worked closely for more than three years on the Sync in-car communication, navigation, and entertainment system, and today the companies announced their partnership has branched out into energy management for electric vehicles. At the New York International Auto Show today, the two companies announced that the 2011 Ford Focus Electric will Continue reading →
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Fujitsu Limited, Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin exploring a business partnership to jointly develop the smart grid business. The partnership would be aimed at merging the companies’ strengths to accelerate the development of smart grid-related solutions Continue reading →
Intergraph has partnered with meter data management provider eMeter to integrate smart meter data into its Smart Grid Operations Command-and-Control Center. The integration will provide grid operators with consolidated end-to-end network visibility and management capabilities. via Renew Grid: Content / FYI / Intergraph Partners With eMeter, Expands Smart Grid Tech.
ABB and Sensus are pairing their respective technologies to create new offerings for utilities working to develop smart grids, according to an agreement the companies announced Tuesday. Swiss company ABB (NYSE: ABB), which has its North American headquarters in Cary, makes components for electric utilities. Raleigh-based Sensus makes metering systems, including smart meters that offer Continue reading →
Two Triangle-based companies well known in the power industry are teaming up to gain an edge in the fast-emerging market for Smart Grid technology. Raleigh-based Sensus and Cary-based ABB announced their business partnership this morning in Tampa, Fla., at the annual DistribuTech conference for the electricity transmission and distribution industry. via Triangle companies team up Continue reading →
Tendril and Landis+Gyr have announced a licensing agreement that allows joint marketing of Tendril’s portfolio of residential energy management products to utilities using Landis+Gyr’s advanced metering systems. Tendril’s hardware and software solutions for residential energy management are already in use by multiple Landis+Gyr advanced metering customers. This agreement will promote further development of smart grid Continue reading →
BTi Energy Management announced today that they will be spearheading the commercial and industrial energy management metering and reporting business in North America in a new partnership with Wescon Technology. The core of the BTi Energy Management offering is a leading edge multi-circuit electric meter with a built in web-server and more standard communication options Continue reading →
Magpie TI, a Colorado-based provider of software engineering services, and Green Energy Corporation, leading the global transformation of electric grids, is pleased to announce a strategic software development partnership. The partnership brings together top smart energy and software engineering experience and combines the common vision of the two companies to deliver solutions for power systems Continue reading →
Initially slow to jump on the smart grid bandwagon, German utility giant Siemens is playing smart grid catch up. After watching other energy powerhouses like General Electric and ABB in Switzerland commit to smart energy, Siemens has announced several new projects and partnerships, intent to double its current smart grid growth rate. The company’s five Continue reading →
Utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is exploring partnership with German firm Siemens AG as potential technology supplier for the former’s proposed smart grid undertaking. With technology movement in electricity systems embracing the digital pace, Siemens AG is among the players keeping up with the industry’s demand for advancement. via Meralco explores Siemens partnership in Continue reading →
At times it seems there’s a piece of the smart grid pie for just about everyone, from meter makers to software developers to utilities and energy storage firms. But companies building communications technology could eventually be among the biggest winners in the smart grid buildout, which is why two of Europe’s biggest players in this Continue reading →
At times it seems there’s a piece of the smart grid pie for just about everyone, from meter makers to software developers to utilities and energy storage firms. But companies building communications technology could eventually be among the biggest winners in the smart grid buildout, which is why two of Europe’s biggest players in this Continue reading →
OG&E announced today it has entered into agreements with General Electric Energy (GE) and Silver Spring Networks to handle key aspects of its Positive Energy®( )Smart Grid Program to begin with full deployment in Norman, Okla. next year. The program is the next step in OG&E’s initiative to use smart grid technology to provide customers Continue reading →
Cisco Systems Inc. and Landis+Gyr said Friday they will work together on a “holistic” approach to smart grid communications infrastructure. San Jose-based Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Zug, Switzerland-based Landis+Gyr said they plan to help accelerate “standards-based solutions for the energy industry and facilitate the integration of existing capabilities with renewable power sources, plug-in vehicles and distribution Continue reading →
