sustainable cities
Arup and Mitsui & Co Ltd have signed an agreement to pursue the creation of a joint venture that will focus on the development of low-carbon projects around the world. The joint venture will offer municipal governments and corporate clients the ability to plan, engineer and implement measures to help
electric cars
Better Place and its partner Renault have opened Europe’s first Better Place centre for people interested in learning more about electric cars. Visitors to the centre will have the opportunity to place an order for a Renault Fluence Z.E. and sign up with the Better Place team for
Smart Grid
Itron Inc. has participated in the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Vids for Grids: New Media for the New Energy Workforce program to help demonstrate smart-grid equipment, explain electrical engineering concepts and portray career opportunities in smart-grid technology. NEMA, the association of electrical and medical imaging equipment manufacturers, recently launched
smart meters
Entergy New Orleans is looking for customers who want to sign up for its SmartView test program. The program aims to place smart meters and other equipment in the homes of up to 7,400 qualifying customers in New Orleans. Entergy has expanded the pool of eligible customers to encourage
transport
GE has announced it will host an electric vehicle experience tour in seven US cities to bring GE experts together with local businesses, industry leaders and public-sector stakeholders for educational workshops, test drives and dialogue on the business case for EV ecosystems. GE has already committed to purchase 25,000
smart meters
How efficient can a smart grid be if it can’t “see” every part of the energy network? Wouldn’t that be the equivalent of cutting off the connection to some neurons in the human brain, which certainly wouldn’t seem a smart thing to do, from a being-able-to-walk, talk
demand response
Cox Communications has enlisted the help of Legends Energy Group to provide demand response services for all Cox Virginia locations. Under the agreement, Cox will receive a payment by reducing its electricity during times of stress on the electric grid. Legends, a group of sports figures that includes NFL Hall
energy storage
EnerSys, which provides stored energy solutions for industrial applications, has purchased the lithium-ion battery business, ABSL Power Solutions Ltd. from CIP Industries L.P. Incorporated. ABSL has been supplying lithium-ion cells and batteries for defense and aerospace applications in Europe and the US since 2000. With annual revenues of more
photovoltaics
ArcelorMittal Construcción España, a branch of the world’s largest iron and steel company, and the Spanish solar photovoltaic multinational, Group OPDE, have signed a commercial agreement to develop the photovoltaic rooftop market in industrial buildings and car parks. ArcelorMittal Construcción España already has three different solutions for rooftop photovoltaic
Smart Grid
The US Trade and Development Agency is granting $660,000 to the China State Grid Electric Power Research Institute for a feasibility study and pilot project on the implementation of a smart-grid demand response management system. The grant is part of the agency’s ongoing work to open China’s
Smart Grid
Infosys Technologies and Oracle have completed a business transformation program at Seattle City Light, one of the US’s largest municipal-owned utilities. By implementing Oracle’s Utilities Network Management System, Seattle City Light aims to enhance the coordination of service restoration efforts by enabling real-time information sharing. For example, the
Energy
Power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, the electricity and water operator in Qatar, to build two underground substations to help meet increasing residential and commercial demand for power in the capital city of Doha.
