Esri and OSI provide GIS information to utilities
Californian location intelligence company Esri is working with Open Systems International (OSI) to offer their joint customers in the electric, gas and water utility industries Esri’s ArcGIS utility network [...]
AutoGrid and Schneider integrate DERs into smart grids
California-based AutoGrid is working with Schneider Electric to integrate distribution management and distributed energy resources (DERs) into future smart grids. French firm Schneider Electric has signed a global reseller agreement [...]
Aclara says smart grid tech can mitigate wildfire risk
Smart grid line sensors and analytics can help electric utilities mitigate wildfire risks, according to Aclara, a St Louis-based supplier of smart infrastructure to electric, gas and water utilities [...]
Herkimer College opens smart grid laboratory
Herkimer County Community College in New York officially opened its Electrical Technology Smart Grid Lab at a ribbon cutting ceremony this month. The facility is designed to educate and [...]
IoT pavilion at CES to see explosive growth next year
The IoT Infrastructure Pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, organised by the IoT M2M Council (IMC) trade group, will increase by well over 65% for the [...]
Vehicle-to-grid key for EV charging, says F&S
The next generation of electric vehicle charging technologies is set to be dominated by fast-charging, vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid models, according to market watcher Frost & Sullivan. Despite requiring huge investments [...]
FSG and ChargePoint bring EV charging to commerce
FSG Smart Buildings has partnered with the ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) charging network to provide turnkey EV charging to the commercial market, including system design, installation, commissioning, project management [...]
UL acquires microgrid software specialist Homer
Illinois-based solar, wind and battery energy company UL has acquired Colorado firm Homer Energy, a specialist in modelling and optimisation software for microgrids. The acquisition combines UL’s expertise in renewables [...]
Voltaic solar powers IoT devices
Voltaic Systems, a designer and manufacturer of remote solar charging products, debuted its first-ever comprehensive battery pack designed for IoT devices at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las [...]
Seto awards Eaton $3m to increase solar power use
Power management company Eaton has been awarded a $3m grant by the US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (Seto) to pursue research and development initiatives that enable [...]
One Nordic picks IsMobile for smart meter rollout
Swedish service provider One Nordic has selected IsMobile as a partner to rollout a million smart meters for two electricity distributors in Sweden. The IsMobile smart meter rollout deployment tool [...]
Indian companies use Semtech LoRa devices for smart metering
Semtech’s LoRa devices are helping reduce energy waste with smarter metering applications as technology from Elmeasure and ClodPi tracks and reports usage data in real time for precise billing [...]
