Smart Grid
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PacifiCorp to partner with California grid operator
A partnership announced Tuesday by PacifiCorp and the California Independent System Operator Corp. would team up the two organizations to better handle energy imbalances and streamline the use of renewable…
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Google, Yahoo getting their own smart grid
Silicon Valley is known for its sprawling tech campuses comprised of elaborate R&D workshops, thousands and thousands of tech gadgets and expansive dining options. Now think about the energy required…
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NW smart grid project goes live
The long-anticipated Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project became operational and started a two-year data collection period this week, aiming to test a system and tweak technology that could…
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Quantifying the military's cleantech transition
The Department of Defense reportedly consumes 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. The DOD spends approximately $20 billion per year directly on energy: 75…
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Los Alamos smart grid project switches on
Los Alamos National Laboratory and Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization on Monday powered up the new Los Alamos Smart Grid demonstration project. The $53 million project…
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Cleanteach companies short on exits
While researching a story today, I happened upon a two-year-old post by Wired magazine on the top cleantech IPO candidates -- eight of which happen to be Bay Area-based companies. The list provides pretty…
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Duke Energy joins N.C. cleantech cluster
Duke Energy has committed to investing $25,000 annually for the next three years to become a founding member of the Research Triangle CleanTech Cluster. The organization is designed to bring together…
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Polaris Labs to bring new battery technology to market
Batteries are a tricky business. And yet a booming one. Batteries are in our computers, cell phones, and cameras. Power tools, tablets and medical equipment. They’re also a growing alternative to fossil…
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Viridity to get $15M investment for smart grid in Asia
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. said Tuesday it will make a $15 million equity investment in Viridity Energy, subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Tokyo-based Mitsui said the investment…
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Bosch Group supports energy research
Two energy researchers at the University of California, Berkeley got two year grants of up to $150,000 per year from the Bosch Group. A Stanford University researcher also landed one of the seven grants. Bosch…
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N.C. a linchpin in U.S. smart grid
A report published Sunday by Greentech Media suggests that the Research Triangle area of North Carolina is quite a linchpin in the “smart grid” industry. For starters, the 610,000 smart meters that…
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Smart Wire Grid may hold key to power transmission woes
A Bay Area company backed by a prominent Portland investor may hold the key to grid transmission issues that are throwing up roadblocks to renewable energy integration. Smart Wire Grid Inc., backed by…
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Gates, Khosla back Liquid Metal Battery in $15M round
Cambridge, Mass.'s Liquid Metal Battery Corp. said Thursday it's raised $15 million for its Series B round, with backers including Bill Gates and energy firm Total. The round was led by Khosla Ventures,…
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Solar, fuel cell microgrid unveiled in New Mexico
Public and private sector officials from Japan joined New Mexico officials and Mesa del Sol representatives Thursday morning to unveil a microgrid that will power the master-planned development’s Aperture…
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Santa Rita Jail gets a green makeover
Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif. — the fifth largest jail in the United States, with up to 4,000 prisoners — is working with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to become more energy efficient and…
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IX Power in development agreement with Los Alamos
IX Power LLC signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop and commercialize new water and energy-related technologies. Under the agreement, IX…
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Silver Spring Networks raises $30 million
Silver Spring Networks Inc. has raised $30 million, according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The Redwood City-based company offered debt, options…
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New Mexico smart grid projects key for Japan
Last year’s nuclear disaster has made New Mexico-based smart-grid projects a key part of Japan’s energy future, said Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki during a visit to Albuquerque. Fujisaki spent…
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Bonneville Power stretches grid flexibility for wind energy
A new pilot program Bonneville Power Administration is starting with two wind energy operates will add flexibility to the Northwest electric grid and enable better accommodation of variable renewable energy…
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PowerSecure lands $20M utility deal
PowerSecure International Inc. said last week that it has landed a $20 million contract to provide services to an undisclosed utility. The two-year deal includes transmission and distribution construction…
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Silver Spring Networks raises $24M
Smart grid company Silver Spring Networks has raised $24 million of a $30 million round, according to financial filings, likely a bridge to support the company to its planned IPO. Silver Spring Networks…
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Smart grid semiconductors a growing business
A separate set of semiconductors that may be the key to smart-grid applications could be a $1 billion business by 2015, according a new report. Scottsdale-based technology research firm In-Stat said the…
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Siemens will buy eMeter
Siemens Industry Inc. said Monday it is planning to acquire all stock of eMeter Corp., which makes metering software for electric, gas and water utilities. Financial details of the transaction were not…
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Itron scaling back, laying off 750
Electricity and water-meter maker Itron Inc. said it will close or scale back about one-third of its manufacturing facilities and lay off 750 people over the next 18 months. The Liberty Lake company (NASDAQ:…
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Two Oregon companies advance in Cleantech Open
The Pacific Northwest regional Cleantech Open competition this week advanced three startups to the national round, which takes place next week. According to the blog SeattlePI.com, Portland-based Indow…
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