Nashville utility ups data storage to meet smart-grid needs
Nashville Electric Service (NES) has turned to EMC to improve the performance, efficiency and scalability of it s 90-percent virtualized
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Fleet efficiency software adds anti-idling, other features
Fleet efficiency management provider GreenRoad has added new features to its offering aimed at reducing idling-related fuel waste, halting speeding
New tool calculates payback times for energy storage
Energy and utility consulting firm KEMA has come out with a new energy storage performance modeling tool designed to help
SCI to acquire Servidyne, rebrand as SCIenergy
Scientific Conservation Inc. (SCI), which provides predictive diagnostics and analytics for energy efficiency, plans to acquire the energy management and
GridPoint takes energy management to the cloud
GridPoint has released its GridPoint Energy Manager, a unified platform for enterprise and utility energy management. The software is designed
Plant improvements boost Kuwait's power capacity
New improvements to Kuwait’s largest power plant have added about 10 percent of capacity to the nation’s grid,
Korean utility expands its smart-grid test complex
Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) will work with IBM to build a “Total Operations Center” at its Jeju Smart Grid
Ultracapacitor firm aims for energy storage innovations
A company that produces ultracapacitor-based energy storage products plans to work three other US firms on energy storage research and
Brazilian utility eyes rollout of 6.5 million smart meters
Brazil’s largest privately owned energy company plans to roll out 25,000 smart electricity meters by the end of
US funds research into better, lighter wind turbines
A half-dozen research projects across the US will be working over the next two years to try and develop lighter,
Startup targets max LED savings for minimal cost
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are generally the most energy-efficient — and longest-lasting — lighting option currently available. But while the technology is
Weird energy stories: Pot growers drain the grid
Could another benefit to the smart grid be an end to rampant energy theft by marijuana grow houses? Jordan Diplock