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2 February 2012

Water industry begins to wake up to smart technologyp

Water companies are starting to wake up to the potential of using smart technology as part of the upgrade process for an ageing infrastructure.

16 January 2012

Flexitricity receives finance for smart grid research

UK smart grid specialist Flexitricity has received an undisclosed amount of finance from existing investor Archangel Informal Investments to fund new activity.

12 January 2012

Honeywell to develop smart grid pilot in China

china_us_170SQ US technology company Honeywell has formed an agreement with the Tianjing Economic-Technological Development Area to implement a smart grid response project in China.

28 November 2011

SSE receives approval for £64m UK grid project

UK utility Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution has received approval from the regulator Ofgem for a £64m low carbon network project in the Thames Valley and Shetland islands.

13 October 2011

IBM joins smart grid pilot consortium in Denmark

pylon_natgrid_170SQ1 Global IT giant IBM has joined a consortium to help develop a smart grid distribution network fed by at least 50 per cent renewable energy.

13 September 2011

Smart grid developer Current raises $13m in funding round

US smart grid infrastructure and software solutions developer Current has raised $13m through a funding round.

7 September 2011

American Waterworks partners with Enabla for smart grid system

US utility the American Waterworks Company has partnered with smart grid developer Enbala Power Networks to allow real-time communication between water plants and power companies.

10 August 2011

Beacon receives $5m grant for Pennsylvania energy storage project

US energy storage developer Beacon Power has been awarded a $5m grant towards the construction of a 20MW flywheel storage facility in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania.

28 July 2011

Smart grid company RLtec receives £4m financing through the Ombu Group

UK energy efficiency technology developer RLtec has raised $4m financing from investment company the Ombu Group which now has a controlling stake in RLtec.

18 July 2011

US Atlantic offshore wind review aims to cut red tapep

offshore-wind-farm_170_170 The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement has begun a public consultation on a draft Environmental Assessment that considers the environmental and socioeconomic impact of issuing renewable energy leases in designated Wind Energy Areas in the Atlantic Ocean.

15 July 2011

Elia joins $5.5bn US offshore wind transmission project

Grid1_170_170 Belgium transmission system operator Elia has partnered with Google, Marubeni, Good Energies and Atlantic Gird Investments for the $5.5bn Atlantic Wind Connection project.

11 July 2011

Energy Technologies Institute invests £8m to ease renewable grid connections

Energy Technologies Institute invests £8m to ease renewable grid connections

1 March 2011

Sainsbury’s installs smart grid in over 200 stores

Sainsbury’s has entered a ten-year deal with clean technology company RLtec to provide smart grid technology in over 200 stores, expected to save 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year in the UK.

2 October 2009

EnOcean’s smart grid solutions validated in Pacific Gas & Electric studyp

Massachusetts, US-based energy harvesting wireless sensor network provider EnOcean has validated its wireless lighting controls, manufactured by Canada's Echoflex Solutions, and demonstrated significant energy savings in independent testing, according to a statement.

18 September 2009

Landis+Gyr’s cooperation with SAP brings utilities closer to interoperable smart grid

Swiss smart metering firm Landis+Gyr, in cooperation with German software group SAP, is offering energy utilities a new dimension in the transparency and availability of energy data.

19 August 2009

Bangor Hydro Electric Company applies for federal smart grid stimulus funds

Maine, US-based electric utility, Bangor Hydro Electric Company submitted an application for federal stimulus funding from the US Department of Energy to bring smart grid advancements to its electricity customers. Bangor Hydro is requesting $4.3m in grant funding for its proposed $8.8m smart grid project.

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