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Smart grid could reduce U.S. energy use and carbon emissions by 12-18 percent
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[img:robpratt_0.jpg| Rob Pratt,
PNNL research
scientist]Richland, WA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- January 29, 2009 - The smart grid could reduce the United States' energy use and CO2 emissions by up to 18 percent by 2030, according to a new report from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
Of this, 12 percent would be direct reductions, while up to almost 6 percent could result indirectly.
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Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative selects smart grid solution
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[img:Mark_Rose.thumbnail.jpg|Mark Rose, CEO,
Bluebonnet Electric
Cooperative]Redwood City, CA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- January 29, 2010 - Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative has selected smart grid solution provider Silver Spring Networks to provide the network infrastructure as well as smart grid applications and hosting services for its Sustainable Grid™ initiative.
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Piezo ceramic components and ultrasonic sensors for utilities metering
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[img:electroceramic_0.jpg| ]Windsor, U.K. --- (METERING.COM) --- January 29, 2010 - Piezoelectric ceramic components and ultrasonic sensors for flow measurement of utilities, including gas, heat and water have been introduced by advanced materials company MTC ElectroCeramics.
The piezoceramic components for measuring flow, distance and level have excellent acoustic sensitivity and mechanical strengths to withstand high pressures. Their tightly controlled resonant frequencies are key to achieving consistently good sensitivity levels.
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ScottishPower to develop smart grid technology for Glasgow
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[img:scottishpower_0.jpg| ]Glasgow, U.K. --- (METERING.COM) --- January 28, 2010 - ScottishPower has announced that it is set to embark on a pioneering project with the ambition of completely revolutionizing the electricity network in Glasgow by developing the U.K.’s largest smart grid.
As part of the Clyde Gateway project, a regeneration scheme in the east end of Glasgow, ScottishPower is already developing a localized smart grid proposal where next generation technology is being developed and trials are being carried out.
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Smart grid debated in Poland’s parliament
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[img:Posel_0.jpg| Andrzej Czerwiński,
head of Poland's
parliamentary
subcommittee
on energy]Warsaw, Poland --- (METERING.COM) --- January 28, 2010 - A hearing on the introduction of smart grids in Poland took place before the standing sub-committee on energy in the lower house of the country’s parliament last Friday.
Members of parliament were familiarized with the practical and financial consequences of smart grid adoption. One of Poland’s transmission system operators (TSO), PSE Operator SA, presented the state of work and time perspective for full implementation, which is estimated at 7 years. In the opinion of PSE Operator full introduction of the smart grid will allow saving of 1,000 MW during peak demand, which in turn would lead to savings, in terms of investment costs, of approximately US$1,000/MW.
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More than five million smart grid endpoints from Sensus
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[img:Peter%20Mainz.thumbnail.jpg|Peter Mainz,
CEO & President,
Sensus]Raleigh, NC, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- January 28, 2010 - Electric, gas, and water utilities ranging from large investor owned utilities to small municipalities and rural electric cooperatives have installed more than five million Sensus FlexNet™ communications system endpoints, the company has announced.
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Building a Smart, Green Energy Future
Conference: Smart Energy Canada/Canadian Water Meter Summit
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Presenter: Paul Shervill
Abstract: Presented by Paul Shervill at Smart Energy Canada/Canadian Water Meter Summit
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AMI in Israel’s water sector
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[img:MI%204%202005%20WM5.thumbnail.JPG| ] By Nissan Barkat
The water sector in Israel has been significantly transformed since the adoption of AMI (formerly AMR) by a number of utilities.
After a decade of intense development, adaptation, trials and installations, Israel can be ranked as a world leader for implementation of AMI in the water sector, preceded only by the US.
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G.hn home networking standard readied for smart grid
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[img:Homegrid_0.JPG| ]Geneva, Switzerland --- (METERING.COM) --- January 27, 2010 - The ITU-T group working on the G.hn home networking specifications has agreed on requirements for smart grid products, the organization has announced.
G.hn is a next generation wired home networking standard being developed by the International Telecommunication Union’s standardization sector, ITU-T, which supports high speed communication over power lines, phone lines and coaxial cable.
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Space technology to enhance efficiency of green buildings
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[img:Steve_Zornetzer_0.jpg|Steven Zornetzer,
Associate Center
Director, NASA
Ames]Moffett Field, CA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- January 27, 2010 - NASA has announced that it is collaborating with building controls system integrator Integrated Building Solutions (IBS), Inc. to develop a next generation intelligent environmental monitoring and management capability for office buildings and research environments.
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AMR water contract in India
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[img:mcgm_0.JPG| ]New Delhi, India --- (METERING.COM) --- January 27, 2010 - The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has awarded a contract to Itron Inc. for the delivery of a complete remote meter reading system including 150,000 automated meter reading (AMR) water meters.
In an effort to secure its water distribution network and avoid water theft, illegal connections and leakages which results in a loss of 700 million litres of water per day in the city, MCGM is launching a significant water conservation initiative.
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550,000 smart meters for Fortum in Finland
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[img:timo.thumbnail.jpeg| Timo Karttinen,
Senior Vice
President for
Corporate
Development,
Fortum]Espoo, Finland --- (METERING.COM) --- January 27, 2010 - Fortum’s 550,000 household and small business customers in Finland are going to be connected to a smart metering system, with installation due to start shortly.
The project, with meters being installed by Eltel Networks and Telvent in charge of the project design, development and start-up of the smart meter management system (SMM), is the largest of its kind in Finland and will be carried out by 2013.
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Management changes at SDG&E and SoCalGas
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[img:Debra%20L.%20Reed_0.jpg| Debra L. Reed,
President & CEO,
SoCalGas and SDG&E] Sempra Energy and its subsidiaries including San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. have announced a number of management changes designed, a company statement says, to bolster their organizations and enhance management experience.
Debra L. Reed, president and CEO of SoCalGas and SDG&E since 2006, will become an executive vice president at Sempra Energy, reporting to Sempra chairman and CEO Donald E. Felsinger. Reed joined SoCalGas in 1978 as an energy systems engineer and has served in a series of increasingly responsible management positions at the utilities, including vice president of human resources and vice president of administrative services for SoCalGas, president of SoCalGas’ operations for residential, small-commercial and industrial customers, and chief financial officer of SDG&E and SoCalGas.
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RWE establishes a smart meter subsidiary
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[img:Nieha.thumbnail.jpg|Dr Arndt Neuhaus,
Chief Executive,
RWE Rheinland
Westfalen Netz]Essen, Germany --- (METERING.COM) --- January 26, 2010 - Germany’s second largest electricity producer, RWE, through its electricity distribution company RWE Rheinland Westfalen Netz, has established RWE Metering GmbH as a wholly owned subsidiary as of January 1, 2010.
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