Champion Energy has announced it will utilize Lowfoot’s software as a service (SaaS) system to provide customers with their energy usage patterns as well as a projection of their monthly electricity bill. Consumers can use this information to better manage power consumption and to post energy updates to their own social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, receive text or email alerts, and explore their historical usage online.

Alstom Grid is partnering with Intel to collaborate on solutions and technologies for smart grids and smart cities. The focus will be primarily on embedded intelligence and IT systems security to enable a fast deployment of new architectures for future grids.

Saudi Arabia AEC, ICT Europe, and Enel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote local smart grid implementation within Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf Cooperation countries (GCC)—Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. The collaboration is a result of Saudi Arabia’s plan to embrace smart grid technology.

  Echelon announced the addition of new products to its grid modernization portfolio that is designed specifically for delta-wired distribution networks. Echelon now offers more deployment options and supports governmental mandates for smart grids and smart metering for utilities, in Norway and other countries. The new Echelon devices are based on the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP), one of the leading open-standard protocol for smart grids in Europe.

In a speech given at London’s Institute of Physics, UK Energy Secretary Edward Davey expressed concern over the media tacitly advancing misinformation about climate change. Davey says that while there will always be uncertainties within climate science, destructive skepticism is dangerous.

A123 Energy Solutions has announced the first commissioning of its Long Duration (LD) grid storage solution for the Maui Electric Company (MECO). The installation can provide one MW for up to an hour and increase electric grid operational efficiency, stability, and power quality. The storage system was packaged in a 20-foot container and shipped to the site fully assembled and tested.

  Efacec announced it will deliver smart grid technology to the Distribuidora de Electricidad del Sur (DELSUR), one of the largest electric distribution companies in El Salvador. The solution includes a new outage management system (OMS), distribution management system (DMS), and enhanced security features and application redundancy.

A collaborative effort by the industry's best and brightest has produced a summary white paper detailing economic and regulatory issues and concerns in dealing with distributed energy. It's a challenging topic to be sure, but the white paper includes specifics and observations that make it a valuable contribution to the distributed energy discussion.

Xcel Energy has announced it will seek to add approximately 550 MW of new wind generation in Colorado between now and 2016, taking the installed [...]

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell has announced the approval of three large renewable energy projects that, when built, are expected to [...]

Siemens is currently installing a Sitras SES Energy Storage Unit with supercapacitor technology on the new TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Line. The southeast Portland [...]

...Ericsson wins 2012 Smart Grid Product of the Year Award TMCNet: Ericsson wins 2012 Smart Grid Product of the Year Award [June 04, 2013 ...

Alstom Grid and Intel have signed a global agreement to work together on solutions and technologies for smart grids and smart cities. According to the [...]

June 4, 2013Treatment Resin Reduces Costs, Materials in Hanford Groundwater Cleanup - Efficiency delivered more than $6 million in cost savings, $3 million in annual savings

RICHLAND, Wash. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company is using a treatment material that has delivered more than $6 million in cost savings to date and is delivering more than $3 million in annual cost savings and efficiencies in treatment of contaminated groundwater near the Columbia River at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington state.

A123 Energy Solutions, recently branded by A123 Systems LLC, has announced the commissioning of its Long Duration (LD) Grid Storage solution in Hawaii for Maui [...]

...Ericsson wins 2012 Smart Grid Product of the Year Award; Ericsson Smart Grid Communications Management acknowledged by TMC for contributing to the advancement of ...

Champion Energy Services, a Houston-based retail electric provider, says it has entered into an agreement with Lowfoot Inc., a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) for smart [...]

...Texas facility. IPC is a committed leader in the rapidly growing power conversion markets of renewable energy, electrical energy efficiency, smart grids and electric vehicles. The company has won several industry awards, including most recently the TechConnect World National Innovation Award ...

...DREMC implements smart grid applications from AT&T< TMCNet: DREMC implements smart grid applications from AT&T [June 04, 2013] DREMC implements smart ...

...and upgrading substations and other equipment. The utility will spend another $1.3 billion to digitize the system into a Smart Grid. The Smart Grid includes installing advanced technology to help reduce power outages during storms. For example, smart switches (also ...