PJM Moves Toward Pay-for-Performance Pricing

Beacon Power Corporation a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, announced that the PJM Interconnection recently began the formal process to implement pay-for-performance regulation pricing in its geographic area, the largest electricity market in the... 

Green Energy Live Targets $154 Billion U.S. Livestock Industry for Sustainable Biomass-to-Energy Technology Development

Green Energy Live Inc. is focused on developing sustainable biomass-to-energy conversion technology to meet a critical need for the nation’s $154 billion livestock industry. Green Energy Live is utilizing proprietary gasification technology for the development of highly innovative, on-site manure-to-electricity conversion systems to enable America’s... 

Telvent Smart Grid DMS Targets Improved Electric Network Performance at University of Michigan

Telvent, the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that it will be supplying a new Distribution Management System (DMS) for the University of Michigan. Telvent’s DMS, one of the Company’s Smart Operations solutions and part of its comprehensive Smart Grid Solution suite, will help the University achieve its goal... 

Comverge Surpasses Half a Billion Dollars in Future Contracted Revenues

Comverge Inc., a leading provider of smart grid, demand management, and energy efficiency solutions, announced today that its future contracted revenues have surpassed $500 million, a significant milestone recently achieved with the signing of contracts with Progress Energy Carolinas and Pepco Holdings, Inc. Comverge expects over $350 million, or 70%,... 

Casa Energia Expo-2008

Casa Energia Expo, the important event dedicated to homes that produce and save energy, will be held once again at the Datchforum of Assago, Milano, from 7 to 9 November, and will have on show materials, technologies, products and services for a new way of living able to combine comfort, wellbeing and environmental sustainability. With 6, 000 square... 

GE Energy to Provide Distribution Management System for EDF Energy Networks in London

GE Energy announced today that EDF Energy Networks is installing GE’s power distribution management software system to help manage EDF’s London electricity distribution network. The new distribution system completes the final phase in EDF’s integration strategy that will benefit eight million customers in the United Kingdom. Since privatization... 

UISOL Presents Workshops on Demand Response Management

Utility Integration Solutions, Inc. (UISOL) announced that it will be presenting on the topic of Demand Response Management (DRM) at two utility industry events in November. UISOL CEO Ali Vojdani will present Demand Response Business Network on November 6th at EUCI NextGen: The Future of Demand Response & Energy Efficiency in Boston, MA. Vojdani... 

GSMA Launches Renewable Energy Push For Mobile Networks

The GSMA launched the Green Power for Mobile programme with the goal of helping the mobile industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, or sustainable biofuels(1), to power 118,000 new and existing off-grid base stations in developing countries by 2012. Achieving that target would save up to 2.5 billion litres of diesel per annum and... 

Babcock & Brown Commences Construction of Majestic Wind Farm in Texas Panhandle

Babcock & Brown, a leader in wind energy development, operation and maintenance, today announced the closing of financing and commencement of construction of its 79.5 megawatt (MW) Majestic Wind Farm near Panhandle, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project is expected to finish construction and reach full commercial operation before the end of... 

OPEL International and Partners Apply for Grid Field Permit in Spain

OPEL International Inc., a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels (CPVs), today announced that the Company and its partners have applied for a permit to build a solar grid field in excess of 700 kW in Spain. Following completion of the deployment, the grid field will be owned by a third-party group acting as power...