Siemens Energy, Inc. - Grid-Interop 2009 is an annual three-day gathering of thought leaders from around the world who will focus on the successful interconnection of transmission and distribution devices to enable the Smart Grid. more...
ABB Inc. - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will work on a joint development project with the Nordic utility Fortum to design and install a large-scale smart grid in a new district of the city of Stockholm. more...
IBM Corporation - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a $14.5 million agreement with Power and Water Corporation, the Northern Territory's multi-utility provider, to help design and implement an asset management system aimed at delivering electricity, water and sewerage services to its customers more efficiently. more...
Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) - The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) announced today that six companies have joined the trade association and will contribute to its efforts aimed at developing markets for smart grid technologies and smart grid practices like demand response. more...
EnerNex Corporation - EnerNex® Corporation continues to assist in the pioneering task of establishing the nation’s first Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), per its $8.5M contract with the U.S. more...
Enspiria Solutions Inc. - Enspiria® Solutions, a leading provider of consulting and systems integration to the utility and government sectors, announced that the company has been included in the recently published Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA). more...
BPL Global, Ltd. - BPL Global®, Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, announces that BPLG and our strategic partners have collaborated with multiple electric utilities awarded Smart Grid Investment Grants (SGIG) from the DOE as part of the ARRA funding announcements made by President Obama earlier this week. One highlight is the opportunity for BPLG to work with FirstEnergy in supporting their award to modernize their electrical grid and reduce peak energy demand through multiple smart grid technologies. BPLG has the opportunity to work with our strategic partners on other named projects with award amounts totaling more than $800M. more...
3TIER Inc - 3TIER® today announced the geographical expansion of its advanced solar map and dataset, previously available for the entire Western Hemisphere, to now include Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. more...
Structure Group, The - As OG&E begins implementing its Positive Energy® Smart Grid program in Norman, Okla., the company announced that The Structure Group was selected to continue supporting the implementation of their smart grid roadmap. more...
Trimble Navigation Limited - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that British Gas, one of the world's leading energy companies, will be implementing Trimble's GeoManager™ solution across its fleet of over 8,000 mobile field engineers. more...
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