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Smart Grid – Green the Electric Grid

Posted by Derek on February 06, 2012
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The electric power industry presents a substantial challenge for slowing the advance of global climate change. The easiest way to explain the evolution of the electric grid in the United States is to present it as a metaphor. Here goes… If Alexander Graham Bell were somehow transported to the 21st century, he would not begin Continue reading →

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Symmetricom to Showcase Smart Grid Synchronization Solutions at DistribuTECH 2012

Posted by Derek on January 12, 2012
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Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced the company will be exhibiting at the DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition taking place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX on January 24-26, 2012. Symmetricom is an industry leader providing highly precise timekeeping technologies, instruments and solutions Continue reading →

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Adperc and IntelliSAW to Offer Brazil’s Smart Grid Market Next Generation Wireless Sensor Technology

Posted by Derek on December 29, 2011
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IntelliSAW is one of the leading providers of next generation wireless sensor systems for smart grid applications. The company recently announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Adperc of Brazil. Adperc is one of the leading suppliers of critical test, control, and monitoring equipment for the electric power industry. The company Continue reading →

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Major Outages After East Coast Snowstorm Highlights Need for Strong Energy Analysis Software

Posted by Derek on November 10, 2011
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The impact of massive weather events like the October snowstorm that downed trees and power lines across the Northeast will never be easy to predict, but Gary Dorris, PhD, President of Ascend Analytics, an energy analysis software provider, says his company’s newest product, PowerSimm Ops, can make it easier for the power industry to respond Continue reading →

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ABB, Sensus form smart-grid team – Technology – NewsObserver.com

Posted by Derek on March 25, 2010
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Two Triangle companies well-known in the power industry are teaming up to gain an edge in the fast-emerging market for smart-grid technology. Sensus of Raleigh and ABB in Cary announced their partnership Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., at a conference for the electricity transmission and distribution industry. The partnership will combine ABB’s strength in power transmission Continue reading →

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N.B. set to blaze the smart grid trail

Posted by Derek on March 22, 2010
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The smart grid is a game-changer for the power industry. And New Brunswick wants a piece of the action. The U.S. Department of Energy – a trailblazer in smart grid research – considers the concept as revolutionary as the Internet and one set to bring the power industry into an era where every piece of Continue reading →

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