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Uninterruptible Power Supply To Play Larger Role In Smart Grid

Next-generation uninterruptible-power-supply systems will include batteries, flywheels or compressed air, allowing them to supply renewable power over longer periods of time.



Private-Equity Firm To Purchase Majority Of Beacon Power's Assets
Feb. 7, 2012
Rockland Capital, a private-equity firm focused on energy-related investments, says it will acquire most of Beacon Power Corp.'s assets, including the company's 20 [read more]



Hawaii PUC Rejects Utilities' Residential Solar Thermal Program
Feb. 7, 2012
Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied approval of the Simply Solar program, an initiative developed by utilities Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Co. (collectively referred to as the HECO companies). Simply Solar was designed to provide immediate solar water [read more]

ABB Releases Upgraded Version Of Arc Guard System
Feb. 7, 2012
ABB's Low Voltage Products division has released TVOC-2, an updated version of the company's proprietary Arc Guard System that is designed to protect electrical equipment from electrical arc flashes. TVOC-2 can detect faults in low- and medium-voltage switchgear. It can also disconnect [read more]

Grid Net Releases Operating System For the Smart Grid
Feb. 7, 2012
Grid Net has released the next generation of its machine-to-machine network operating system for smart grid applications, including advanced metering infrastructure, demand-response load control, distribution monitoring and control, and premise area networking. The system is designed so that multiple applications can [read more]

Clemson University To Test Wireless Electric-Vehicle-Charging Technology
Feb. 6, 2012
Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) has announced that it will participate in the 2012 Apollo Launch Program hosted by Evatran, a developer of Plugless Power wireless electric-vehicle (EV) recharging systems. The Apollo Program aims to encourage EV adoption across the [read more]




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Federal Grant Recipients Lack Cybersecurity Plans
by Angela Beniwal, Feb. 1, 2012
Cybersecurity plans submitted as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program were, in some cases, incomplete [read more]

Smart Grid: It's Much More Than Just About Saving Money
Jan. 23, 2012
Financial benefits are just part of the smart grid's consumer appeal, and utilities need to take this into account when developing marketing [read more]

CPUC: SDG&E's Network Usage Charge Cannot Be Included In Rate Case
Jan. 20, 2012
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has determined that a proposed "network usage charge" (NUC) should not be included within the scope of [read more]

VC Smart Grid Funding Down Dramatically In 2011
Jan. 19, 2012
Venture-capital (VC) funding in the smart grid sector in 2011 was half of what it was in 2010, according to Mercom Capital Group [read more]



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Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Project Now Delivering Power
Feb. 7, 2012
Minnesota Power's Bison 1 Wind Energy Center, located in New Salem, N.D., is now sending power to the grid. Personnel from Minnesota Power and its primary contractor and turbine supplier, Siemens, [read more]

Austin Energy To Use VYCON Flywheel Energy-Storage System
Feb. 2, 2012
VYCON, a designer and manufacturer of energy-storage flywheel systems, says it has been chosen by Austin Energy to provide backup power. The utility's 190,000 square-foot control center operates its data center and grid. [read more]

SAIC Provides Smart Grid Services To Four Alaskan Villages
Jan. 31, 2012
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a contract by Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) for smart grid infrastructure solutions for four Alaskan villages. SAIC and IES implemented SAIC's Smart Grid as a [read more]




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