DOE lab puts up $8.5 million to help bring solar energy to market
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:19 Eastern
DOE's Sandia National Laboratories is putting up $8.5 million to help bring solar energy technologies from the drawing board to the electric ...
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China snags lead from U.S. as tops for renewable energy investments
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:01 Eastern
A new index that measures such things says China has overtaken the U.S. for the top spot in rankings of the most attractive locations to invest in renewable energy, a position the U.S. has held since ...
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Smart grid platform wars heat up with Echelon entrance
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:44 Eastern
Echelon announced the release of its new open software platform for intelligent distributed control of the smart grid and a new series of open and extensible hardware solut...
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Beacon Power gains from FERC ruling in PJM
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:30 Eastern
Beacon Power Corporation, a leading provider of advanced energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, is a direct beneficiary of a ruling last week by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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TI lowers barrier to entry for power line communications
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:28 Eastern
Demonstrating its commitment to provide the most comprehensive products and tools for power line communications (PLC) development, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the new PLC Development Kit (TMDSPLCKIT-V2) based on the industry's
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GE smart grid technology could transform Milton Keynes into world-class, low-carbon city
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:25 Eastern
GE is working with electricity distributor Central Networks on a project proposal to put the city of Milton Keynes at the forefront of the United Kingdom's transition to smart grid technology and low carbon urban living. The proposal has been submitt
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Coulomb Technologies announces $15 million in Series C funding
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:21 Eastern
Coulomb Technologies, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure, today announced that it has secured $15 million in Series C funding. Coulomb will use the funds to help accelerate product development of the ChargePoint® Networ
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Smart Grid Events and Conferences
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:05 Eastern
Industry events and conferences can help you stay on top of industry trends and technologies and make important contacts. Our calendar is loaded with upcoming events, with links for further det...
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Smart grid communications standard IEC 61850 helps future-proof investments
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:57 Eastern
Upstream from smart meter and AMI pieces, success of plug-and-play depends on how well components “talk” to each other. As KEMA VP Ron Willoughby explains in this guest column, Europe is already using IEC 61850 data communication standards to a great
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How the ‘middle mile’ could stall smart grid communications
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:01 Eastern
It’s not enough to build a smart grid communications network sufficient for today’s needs. To avoid costly upgrades or unplanned overlays, utilities
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British utility execs fuzzy on which network technology they want for smart meter rollouts
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:42 Eastern
The decision makers at British utilities aren't sure which network technology would best ensure success for smart meter deployments, but they do think security, reliable meter readings and high first-time connection rates are critical. The company th
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Vertex launches working warriors program
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:08 Eastern
Vertex, a leading international Customer Management Outsourcing business with clients in the private and public sectors, announces that it has launched the Vertex Working Warriors Program. This initiative leverages the latest advances in technology a
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?Styron backs the global push for smart meters with high-performance specialty resin
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:05 Eastern
Styron today announced the launch of EMERGETM PC 8701HH advanced resin in Europe and Asia-Pac. This high performance product tailored for smart meters complements Styron’s existing portfolio of products for the smart-meter manufacturing market. Recen
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SoloPower Is first ever to receive UL certification for a flexible CIGS module
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:59 Eastern
In a watershed breakthrough for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, SoloPower, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar PV cells and modules, today announced UL certification for its flexible, CIGS modules, a first-ever ac
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ESCO announces acquisition of smart grid solution provider
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:54 Eastern
ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that it has acquired Xtensible Solutions, Inc. ("Xtensible"), located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Xtensible is the thought leader in Enterprise Information Management Strategy, and is a leading
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Smart meter progress: better than you think (but about to get worse)
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40 Eastern
Smart meters are doing better than you think. But they are about to do worse. If you know what’s coming, you can avoid the worst of the after...
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Smart grid technologies: cheaper, better solar cells on the way?
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:40 Eastern
With some outside-the-box thinking and a hefty pinch of luck, National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists have come up with a new way to make solar cells that they say is likely to lead to more efficient and cheaper cells than those in use t...
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NIST releases guidelines for smart grid cyber security
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:26 Eastern
After 17 months of work, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its first guidelines for Smart Grid cyber security. They include high-level security requirements, risk assessment, an evaluation of privacy issues, grid protect
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Independent probe says heat (not smart meters) caused PG&E bills to soar
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:40 Eastern
Score one for smart meter technology. The Structure Group’s independent evaluation of PG&E’s smart meters indicate they are accurate. But the utility gets demerits for its customer ser...
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PG&E Advanced Metering Assessment Report Commissioned by the California PUC
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:12 Eastern
In response to hundreds of consumer complaints about high electric bills occurring about the same time PG&E began rolling out smart meters, the California PUC commissioned the Structure Group to conduct an independent evaluation of the accuracy of th
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