Japan signs smart-grid accords with New Mexico
The Japanese government expects to invest $30 million over four years in smart grid research and demonstration projects in New Mexico.
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization signed five agreements on Friday in Los Alamos with state officials and representatives from the two national laboratories, Los Alamos County, the Public Service Co. of New Mexico, and the Mesa del Sol master-planned community in south-central Albuquerque.
The agreements outline collaborative efforts to set up smart-grid demonstration projects in Los Alamos and at Mesa del Sol, plus laboratory-based research that will help test and evaluate new energy technology and integration systems.
NEDO expects to contribute $30 million to the effort, although the accords don’t contain any funding commitments or budget outlines, said Kazayuki Takada, a Washington, D.C.-based NEDO representative.
“Our current plan is to spend $30 million over four years, but we still need to discuss details with our partners,” Takada said.
Read the full story in the New Mexico Business Weekly.
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