) August 24, 2009 -- Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced it is integrating its technology with IBM (NYSE: IBM) WebSphere and Tivoli products to help utility companies more easily and securely expand their Smart Grid initiatives.

) September 21, 2009 -- Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced that the company has been selected to implement the Smart Grid network to create a Smart City for City of Stratford, Ontario. The system will support Festival Hydro's 20,000 customers. The project will be completed with Capgemini, a leading provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing services for utilities worldwide.

) September 22, 2009 -- ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, and Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced successful interoperability of Trilliant's SecureMesh™ communications network with ABB's Station Automation and Protection products, enabling utilities to choose best-of-breed technologies for their Smart Grid rollouts.

) September 10, 2009 -- Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced that is has joined the U-SNAP Alliance, an open industry association dedicated to creating a low-cost, protocol-agnostic, and interoperable communications standard for connecting home appliances, thermostats, and controls to Smart Grid networks.

) October 16, 2009 -- Trilliant Incorporated and Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced the deployment of a jointly developed product, the SecureMesh™ Powerline Repeater, that enhances Smart Grid coverage at Hydro One in Ontario, Canada.

) September 3, 2009 -- Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries.

) August 31, 2009 -- CALM Energy, Inc. announced today that it is partnered with Consolidated Edison, Inc., Columbia University, The Prosser Group, and other energy experts in filing for smart grid stimulus funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Con Edison leads the team requesting approximately $46 million to help fund smart grid demonstration projects in the New York and New Jersey areas.

"By creating the smart grid through an integrated 'transmission to distribution to customer' foundation of information and intelligence," according to CALM Energy's CEO John Johnson, "utilities and consumers will have enhanced visibility and control over managing energy usage, reliability, and cost."

) June 24, 2009 -- Smart grid standards and wireless sensor network technologies promise a revolution for consumers and energy providers, according to a recent report by ON World. While smart metering has received the most attention, demand for "Home Area Network" (HAN) energy management solutions has attracted hundreds of startups as well as large corporations such as Cisco, GE, and Google.

Home Area Network Innovation Explosion
ON World researchers have evaluated dozens of user-friendly HAN systems by companies such as EnergyHub, Google, Greenbox, PowerMand, and Tendril. Integrated with broadband and wireless sensor network technologies such as ZigBee, these systems provide advanced in-home energy management solutions for less than a few hundred dollars.

) April 30, 2009 -- Amperion Inc. and muNet Inc., two Massachusetts Smart Grid vendors announced today that they have teamed up to provide a unified Smart Grid solution for electric municipalities and cooperatives. The two companies will sell muNet's smart metering and demand response over Amperion's Smart Grid communications infrastructure. Both companies' products use open standard IP protocols that also support devices from other vendors.

) October 30, 2009 -- Infotility, Inc., provider of distributed intelligent agent software that enables utilities and communities to increase the efficiency and utilization of electric grid assets such as solar and wind power, has launched the field-test phase of a Smart Grid demonstration project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in conjunction with The Marin County Office of Sustainability.

) June 17, 2009 -- Energy directives and billions of dollars in smart grid funding are driving hundreds of smart metering initiatives around the world. Over the next five years, $21 billion will be spent on smart metering infrastructure, according to a recent report by ON World.

"Smart grid initiatives are transforming the metering industry," says Mareca Hatler, ON World's research director. "Open architectures, increased regulation, and evolving standards are challenging the status quo and resulting in new alliances that would have been unheard of just a few years ago."

) July 6, 2009 -- Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) announces the release of its webSmartEnergy Distributed Energy Management Solution (DEMS), as the industry's most comprehensive software solution for management of demand-side and distributed energy resources. webSmartEnergy DEMS provides the platform and applications needed to improve power system reliability, economics and environmental compliance by integrating demand response (DR) and distributed resources with power system and energy market operations.

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) will be offering a three-part series this fall called "Smart Grid, Technology and Colorado." Smart grid technologies hold the potential to dramatically decrease energy consumption, reduce peak loads and tap Colorado's abundant renewable resources. When fully integrated, these technologies will fundamentally change the way we create, deliver and use energy.  (PRWeb Sep 23, 2009)

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The Smart One, a device invented by Simon Wilby could be a huge first step in cutting down on our reliance on the national power grid, just in time for World Environment Day 2009. The Smart One is a d

) April 15, 2009 -- President Barack Obama's multi-billion dollar stimulus package for smart grid technologies is good news for start-up companies like Consert, which will soon launch a pilot project to demonstrate its energy management system that combines hardware and software designed to save consumers money and keep utilities operating effectively and efficiently.

At its 2009 Customer Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, OATI announced and demonstrated a comprehensive suite of applications as a part of its OATI webSmartEnergy™ family of software solutions. These applications address key Smart Grid requirements for management of demand-side, distributed and intermittent renewable resources, while considering grid constraints and energy market opportunities. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/OATI/webSmartEnergy/prweb3099244.htm

) July 8, 2009 -- Multi-billion dollar smart grid and home health initiatives are driving the Smart Home market despite a challenging economy, according to ON World. The energy crisis and out-of-control healthcare spending have governments and the private sector scrambling to develop smart technologies such as Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) that pay for themselves in months, not years. In 2012, ON World predicts that global WSN products and services for the Smart Home will be worth $6 billion.

) April 20, 2009 -- Electric utilities are adopting Intergraph® Smart Grid software solutions to maximize system efficiency and performance. From Intergraph G/Technology, which provides the additional technical attributes needed to build and support a Smart Grid beyond the capabilities of conventional geographic information system (GIS) platforms, to InService 8.2, which consolidates Smart Grid command-and-control operations, Intergraph integrated software solutions are at work helping electric utilities get the most out of their Smart Grid technology.

) June 2, 2009 -- Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is pleased to announce the successful deployment of the OATI webSmartEnergy - Variable Generation Scheduling, a software tool that automates scheduling of the power produced by wind and solar farms into the electric grid and wholesale markets. Considering the variable nature of wind and solar generation, the automation capability assists the plant operators to avoid any scheduling penalties and to maximize revenues from energy production and renewable energy credits.

) October 28, 2009 -- SmartGridNews.com, the Web's No. 1 site for the modernization of the electric grid, has launched a one-stop resource to monitor the progress and impact of stimulus awards for Smart Grid projects around the country.

The newly launched Stimulus Channel on SmartGridNews.com provides constant updates, specialized content and timely tools for locating funding, projects and/or partners for the build-out of tomorrow's grid. As those projects begin to report progress (as required by the Recovery Act), the site will also provide a one-stop clearinghouse of the findings and results.

) June 1, 2009 -- Space Data® the dominant nationwide wireless spectrum holder in the NPCS band, is offering its 930 MHz licensed spectrum for smart grid communications in combination with Full Spectrum's FullMAX™ Broadband Wireless System. FullMAX is the first Sub 1 GHz, end- to-end, wireless system based on the Mobile WiMAX standard. Together, the solution offers utilities their own private wide-area mission critical communications network for real time remote command and control of electric utility smart grid devices.

"The combination of our interference free, high powered frequencies with state of the art WiMAX technology provide utilities with a dedicated private broadband wireless system," stated Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Space Data.

Three North Texas residents faced off today in "How Energy Smart are You?" Trivia Challenge and smart car race in Dallas today. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)

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As part of their quest to make every home in America a smart home & teach consumers about energy efficiency products & solutions, Smarthome launched its first "How Smart is Your Home" quiz & giveaway.

Renewable solar power delivers a return on the investment through lower utility bills. When the Solar Energy Enclosed Dumpster System (SEEDS) (http://earth-sure.com/green-technology/solar-energy-enclosed-dumpster-system) is attached to the building’s electric meter, it can feed power back to the utility grid; causing the meter to actually spin backwards. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2009)

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) October 30, 2009 -- The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announced that Brendan Thompson, General Manager of CTS, joined the Board of Directors for its newly formed Smart Grid society. The mission of the TAG Smart Grid society is to educate, enlighten, and accelerate the development of Smart Grid in Georgia by exploring key technologies and collaborations necessary to drive Smart Grid systems into reality.

) November 3, 2009 -- SigFx Energy, LLC today announced their introduction of the SaFPWR® (pronounced "Safe Power") line of rechargeable battery cases for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.  The SaFPWR line currently offers more than 60 different combinations of styles, colors, materials, and features. Each battery case is built around a proprietary rechargeable lithium polymer "smart battery," allowing users to increase the runtime of their iPhone by 200% or more. SaFPWR cases are available in either 1200 mAh (standard) or 2,000 mAh (XR) configurations.

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) May 12, 2009 -- Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) an industry leader providing innovative software solutions and services to the North American energy industry announces the acquisition of the 22 acre OATI Campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota which will house the next generation OATI Data Center. The property is located in Minneapolis and was formerly known as the Honeywell Camden Facility. The OATI Campus infrastructure and location are key components in the design of the Data Center. Dr. Sasan Mokhtari, President and CEO of OATI, made the announcement today following yesterday's successful closing of the real estate transaction.

Forecast in the newly released WTRS Smart Metering and HAN Applications Report projects the smart metering market for ZigBee chipsets to reach $35 million in 2012. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Bharatbook.com included a new report which gives indepth analysis of utilities in the development of smart grids including Energy Australia and Country Energy.

) September 22, 2008 -- Jeremy Rifkin to Deliver the Keynote Address at the Opening Plenary Session of GridWeek 2008, on Tuesday, September 23rd at 10:00 AM EST*

Mr. Rifkin Will Call for the United States to help Lead the Way to a Third Industrial Revolution and a New Sustainable Energy Vision for the World in the 21st Century

Mr. Rifkin, a Principal Advisor to the European Union on Economic Development, Energy Security and Climate Change Policy, says that "We Need to Transform the American Power Grid into a Smart Electricity Network to Allow Millions of Americans to Produce and Share Energy, Just as They Now Create and Share Information on the Internet."

According to a new market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications, the U.S. market for enabling technologies for the smart grid will be worth $19.4 billion in 2009.

WNS will continue to support customer service and finance operations for British Gas and Direct Energy

Concord MA. selects Intelagrid Inc. to provide smart grid infrastructure to serve its 16,000 residents.

"Smart Wires and Pipes" is the topic at Midwest ENERGY Association's Fall Business Roundtable on September 24 in Kansas City, MO. MEA Business Roundtables provide utility operating executives and related companies with a forum for discussing current issues facing the utility distribution industry. "What I learn by attending the MEA Business Roundtables improves my business practice. There are so many new things happening out there," says Anthony McCain, vice president of field operations for Nicor Gas. (PRWeb Jul 31, 2009)

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) July 21, 2009 -- A CTV News story recently highlighted the global interest in SHEC Energy's ultra-high efficiency solar thermal power technology. After years of intensive research and development, SHEC Energy is ready to commercialize its patented technology to deliver large-scale renewable solar power.

SHEC Energy has participated in trade missions sponsored by the Canadian Export Development Corporation, United States Department of Energy, the US Department of Commerce and the Saskatchewan Trade and Export partnership resulting in a number initiatives for energy projects in Mexico, the United States, India, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Solar Velocity’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Scott Burkey was appointed to the new Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Smart Grid Society’s Board of Directors.

Solar Velocity’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Scott Burkey was appointed to the new Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Smart Grid Society’s Board of Directors.

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY (USA) : Ziphany, LLC, a leading provider of software and data hosting solutions for the energy industry, announces that it has received certification as an MDMA (Meter Data Management Agent) from PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric), the largest utility in the state of California, servicing 9.1 million electric and natural gas accounts and is one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the United States.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Signatech Systems a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project to develop Advanced Visualization for Power Distribution Systems. The project is expected to be for 9 months starting in June 2009 with potential funding of approximately $750,000 in a follow-on effort to demonstrate technology in April 2010. The resulting product will allow timely visualization of critical parameters to enable reliable implementation for the Smart Grid. (PRWeb Jun 2, 2009)

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) August 17, 2009 -- FullPower, Inc., a full-service consulting firm that provides services for the renewable energy storage market, announced today the launch of its company and the opening of its corporate office in San Diego, Calif. FullPower is dedicated to providing market data, technology validation and operations support to promote the implementation of new energy generation and power distribution technologies.