smart grid system News
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SES launches more electric vehicles powered by the sun - serving a new neighbourhood
In a commitment to the furtherance of sustainability in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Environmental Society and partners have launched two additional publicly accessible electric vehicles as part of the Saskatoon CarShare Co-operative’s fleet. Renewable Rides is the first of its kind in Canada: a car-share program, with electric vehicles, powered by 100% solar energy, for anyone to use. As ...
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Toronto Hydro Awarded POWERGRID International Magazine`s
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro"), one of Canada's largest municipal electricity distribution companies and an Elster customer, was awarded the "Smart Metering Project of the Year" today by the editors at POWERGRID International magazine and PennWell Corp. at DistribuTECH 2012 in San Antonio. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a) Toronto ...
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Statkraft Ventures and ETF Partners Invest USD 5 million in Smart Meter Software Provider Greenbird
Statkraft Ventures, with participation of ETF Partners, led the USD 5.0 million investment into the European smart meter software company Greenbird Integration Technology AS. Greenbird is a software vendor and IT integration specialist based in Norway. The company has served utilities representing more than 80 % of the Norwegian market, and it is continuing to build its international customer ...
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ComEd, Argonne Team Up to Study the Impact of Climate Change on the Power Grid
ComEd, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Climate Resilience and Decision Science, this week announced it is launching a comprehensive Climate Risk and Adaptation Study, which will examine the impact of changing weather due to climate change, including sustained heat and flooding risk, on the design and performance of the power grid in the ...
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Tantalus Delivers 3 Millionth Intelligent Endpoint to Public Power and Co-op Utilities
Tantalus Systems, a smart grid technology company focused on helping build the utility of the future, announced this week that it has now deployed more than 3 million smart grid-enabled connected meters with its integrated TRUEdge® computing modules to public power and electric cooperative utilities. This milestone is significant in the evolution of modernizing distribution grids of ...
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Itron Positions for Growth in China, Expands Heat and Water Meter Production in Suzhou
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that it is strengthening its presence in China with the grand opening of its manufacturing facility in Suzhou Industrial Park, China. Itron’s Suzhou factory supports three major product lines: residential water meters, industrial water meters and residential heat meters, supplying both Chinese and global markets. ...
By Itron Inc
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Millington, TN, Contracts With Fathom for the Smart Grid for Water in 15-Year Partnership
FATHOM Water Management Inc. recently announced that the City of Millington, Tennessee has chosen to adopt FATHOM’s Smart Grid for Water to update their metering and meter reading infrastructure, deliver web and mobile tools, and modernize customer service for Millington residents. Millington leaders are challenged with a combination of aging infrastructure, community growth, changing ...
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C40 & Siemens Announce Broad Collaboration on Cities and Sustainability
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and Siemens today announced a new collaboration, both a technical partnership and a global prize competition to recognize city actions and innovation that will accelerate C40 city actions to combat the impacts of global climate change. "Cities around the world — particularly C40 cities — are leading the way in taking meaningful actions to ...
By C40 Cities
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Schneider Electric Cuts Charging Time With New EVlink(TM) DC Quick Charger for Electric Vehicles
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced U.S. availability of its new EVlink? DC Quick Charger for electric vehicles (EVs). As part of Schneider Electric's comprehensive line of EV charging stations, the new EVlink DC Quick Charger further expands Schneider Electric's reach to EV drivers and stakeholders in settings such as public parking, shopping malls, gas ...
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Shore side electricity: key policy recommendations for uptake
A new study quantifies the economic and environmental potential of powering docked ships in European ports using local electricity networks. The authors give key recommendations on policy actions to enable implementation in European harbours. Shipping is a large and growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. One billion tonnes are emitted each year worldwide and they comprised 4% of total EU ...
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