Tripling of car charges in BC pleases EV crowd
October 10, 2014 -- EV advantages cited, 40%/year sales growth expected: The number of public and fleet EV charging sessions at the 550 level-two (240-V) stations deployed throughout the province of...
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October 14, 2014 -- California's chief utility regulator to step down . . . NATO member nations meet on smart energy
View ArticleWurldtech offers Achilles to keep SCADA secure
October 14, 2014 -- Wurldtech Security Technologies of Vancouver, BC, Canada, announced late last week the release of its Achilles Industrial Next Gen Firewall (NGFW) for operational technology (OT)...
View ArticleUSABC reopens RFPIs on high-performance EV batteries
October 14, 2014 -- The US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) reopened four requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for the development of advanced, high-performance batteries for vehicles, the...
View ArticleConnecticut announces latest microgrid-grant winners
October 14, 2014 -- Connecticut Gov Dannel Malloy, D, believes two new state-funded microgrid projects in Bridgeport and Milford will help keep the lights on in critical buildings and facilities when...
View ArticleBillion Electric demos BESmart smart-home platform
October 14, 2014 -- Taiwanese smart grid technology firm Billion Electric showcased its BESmart smart-home platform at the 2014 Taiwan International Green Industry show Oct 6-9. The system integrates...
View ArticleEnel Group launches business incubator called INCENSE
October 14, 2014 -- A consortium coordinated by the Enel Group launched a business incubator dedicated to promoting innovation and employment in the energy industry called INCENSE (INternet Cleantech...
View ArticleNew Itron platform uses Cisco IOx to deliver IOT
October 14, 2014 -- Itron launched a new grid-edge intelligence platform called Riva that embeds an operating system and processor into field devices and sensors to let them make real-time decisions,...
View ArticleItron trains African workforce to sell power, AMI
October 14, 2014 -- Managing director shares details on vision for region: Itron opened the first semester of its Itron Learning University (ILU) at the Riversands Incubation Hub in Johannesburg, South...
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October 15, 2014 -- Cuomo OKs microgrid for Brooklyn neighborhood . . . Stem adds storage, smarts to Kyocera PV . . . DOE gives states cash to spur 'clean' energy . . . Innovari acquires NetPeak Energy...
View ArticleFord joins big car makers, EPRI in V2G testing
October 15, 2014 -- Ford Motor Company will join seven other global automakers, EPRI and a long list of big utility firms to test technology to let utilities communicate with plug-in EVs (PEVs) via the...
View ArticleNew DOE rule helps federal buildings be more 'green'
October 15, 2014 -- DOE recently issued a final rule on testing federal buildings for compliance with energy and water use reduction goals and a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for public comment...
View ArticleREPORT: ERCOT saw 933 MWs of voluntary DR in 2013
October 15, 2014 -- ERCOT had at least 933 MWs of DR in the summer of 2013, outside of the emergency programs the ISO runs that kick in when the grid is stressed, said a report released last week....
View Article2-in-1 EV motor invention could help drive market
October 15, 2014 -- SCHOLAR: Breakthrough helps hone EV's sales pitch: Singapore's Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technology University (ERIAN) teamed with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in...
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October 16, 2014 -- Texas muni Brownsville adds outage reporting . . . Atmel offers new MCUs for smart meters . . . BYD rolls out first electric articulated bus
View ArticleOort touts Bluetooth Smart in its smart-home gear
October 16, 2014 -- Smart home technology firm Oort opened an online store to offer what it calls the first ecosystem of intelligent home devices based exclusively on Bluetooth "Smart" and that can be...
View ArticleSEPA: 75% of US solar connected by 5% of utilities
October 16, 2014 -- The process of connecting a new solar installation to the grid in the US can take less than two weeks or over two months, depending on the power firm involved, said a recent report...
View ArticleEnersource taps Summerhill to expand DR to small C&I
October 16, 2014 -- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based utility Enersource is partnering with Toronto-based energy systems firm Summerhill to roll out its Peaksaver residential peak-DR program to small...
View ArticleWindStream mobile wind/solar hybrid wows testers
October 16, 2014 -- Called MobileMill, new invention can produces lots of power: The Indiana Dept of Homeland Security (IDHS) in late September held a simulated earthquake response exercise in the...
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