American Superconductor Corporation just announced that it has received $12 million in funding from the US Department of Energy. The funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will fund smart-grid related projects. Here’s a breakdown:
$4.8 million to wrap up development of a three-phase 138 kilovolt (kV) fault current limiter (FCL) using the company’s 344 superconductors and low-inductance coil technology developed by Siemens.
$7.6 million to help complete phase II of AMSC’s … Read the rest
IBM (IBM) and Cisco (CSCO) are announcing a smart grid pilot project today in Amsterdam for 500 households to help the city make smarter use of its energy. The initiative is part of the Amsterdam Smart City initiative with the ultimate goal to create a more sustainable city.
The two companies will be part of a consortium which will implement smart metering and home energy management technology in homes to provide customers with the feedback … Read the rest
General Electric just announced that have signed a deal with the Department of Defense worth $2 million to transform a Marine base into a smart microgrid system. Under the contract, GE will set up a smart microgrid system for the Twenty Nine Palms Marine Base in the Mojave Desert. The smart microgrid system will improve energy efficiency at the base using a GE microgrid controller that utilizes advanced algorithms and decision engines to ensure that … Read the rest
CNET News is reporting that General Electric plans to use software from smart-grid startup Tendril to make its appliances more energy efficient. The software will allow you to control your GE appliances from several different locations, including an in-home display, over the Internet or even through your iPhone (is there anything you CAN’T do with an iPhone these days?). The system will be in a testing phase starting in the 4th quarter of 2009. Tendril’s … Read the rest
Itron just announced that it is partnering with Ambient Corporation to integrate Itron’s smart grid and AMI components with Ambient’s smart grid communications platform. The partnership, created under a memorandum of understanding signed by both companies, will allow Itron and Ambient to join together and provide a complete smart grid system for utility customers.
The agreement will integrate Itron’s OpenWay advanced metering application with Ambient’s Smart Grid communications technology. This will enable legacy equipment to … Read the rest
PowerSecure (POWR) is announcing a total of around $12 million in new business with $11 million of that to be completed within the next near and the rest being longer term recurring revenue to be recognized over the next five years. No word on who the customer is, but PowerSecure will provide its smart grid enabled power systems to support critical municipal infrastructure and manufacturing facilities and will incorporate PowerSecure’s NexGear switches, providing connection to … Read the rest
Enernoc (ENOC), an emerging leader in demand response networks, has signed a deal with one of Vermont’s largest electric utilities, Green Mountain Power allowing its customers to save on energy costs by reducing their energy usage during peak demand. Customers currently enrolled in Green Power’s demand response system will be rolled into EnerNOC’s system and the two companies will work together to add more commercial, institutional and industrial customers to the demand response network. Companies … Read the rest
Comverge (COMV), a demand response up and comer similar to EnerNoc (ENOC), has announced this morning that it has approved regulatory approval for its 15 year, 125 MW contract with Arizona Public Services originally announced in September of last year. It’s the largest commercial & industrial VPC demand response contract in the industry to date and will enable Arizona Public Services to help its customers reduce the amount of electricity that is required at peak … Read the rest
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