smart grid

On-Ramp Wireless has announced that it has signed an agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to become a value added reseller and systems integrator of On-Ramp's Ultra-Link Processing(ULP) wireless systems in North America and the UK. As SAIC deploys Smart Grid as a Service (SGS) for utility customers, this agreement will enable the companies to offer complete system solutions to address all aspects of the Grid, from Smart Meter/AMI to Distribution Automation and risk mitigation applications.

As part of its continued development of intelligent Smart Grid initiatives, Black Hills Corp., whose utility subsidiaries provide electric and natural gas service to approximately 762,000 customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, has chosen Siemens Energy, Inc. to integrate the eMeter EnergyIP  meter data management system (MDMS) into its information technology systems.

Alcatel-Lucent and China's State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co. are teaming up to help utilities more effectively manage peak electricity demand, identify opportunities for power savings and cut down on energy usage.

The two companies will do this by increasing the intelligence in utilities' power distribution systems, or smart grids, which allow the continuous measurement, monitoring, control and adjustment of power distribution.

Korea Smart Grid Week, the nation’s first government-sponsored smart grid trade show, will move to Seoul for its second year in action. The event, a combined international conference and exhibition, will be hosted by Coex, Korea’s largest exhibition organizer.

Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Silver Spring Networks announced that they are collaborating to accelerate the delivery of smart grid and smart metering in the UK.  The partnership will support the development of the communications fabric for smart grid and smart metering, so that it is secure, upgradable in the future, and capable of supporting multiple applications on a unified network platform.  

Boeing and Siemens have announced a strategic alliance for the joint development and marketing of "smart grid" technologies to improve energy access and security for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the largest energy consumer in the federal government.

The collaboration centers on providing U.S. military installations with secure microgrid management solutions that lower operational costs and increase energy efficiency.

Echelon Corporation, today as announced a commercial agreement under which the two companies will initially collaborate to develop advanced smart metering products that meet the stringent requirements for the vast China market set by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG).

Tendril has announced that NorthWestern Energy, one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, has selected Tendril for its Smart Grid Demonstration Grant Project. Tendril Energize and Tendril Connect will be deployed to deliver consumer engagement and enable energy usage behavioral changes, and to provide demand response (DR) and load control benefits to NorthWestern Energy.

SmartSynch, a smart grid technology company utilizing standard IP communications via cellular networks, and Cellular South have introduced a residential code division multiple access (CDMA) smart grid solution to the utility market. Utilities seeking CDMA communications support to automate their electricity grid may now access Cellular South’s leading CDMA wireless network services by leveraging SmartSynch’s IP-enabled smart grid solutions.

Pepco Holdings Inc., one of the largest energy delivery companies in the U.S.'s mid-Atlantic region, has selected Accenture  to set up an integrated Network Operations Center (NOC) to expand the utility's ability to monitor technology that supports its deployment of smart grid components, specifically an advanced meter infrastructure and distribution automation system.