Utilities
AlertMe’s online and smartphone remote heating control now available from British Gas
London, UK. July 9, 2012 — Smart home technology company, AlertMe, has today announced that its online and smartphone-enabled Remote Heating Control service is available in the UK exclusively from British Gas.
Read moreTelefónica awarded large M2M win by G4S as Visa Europe named preferred mobile payments partner
London, UK. 06 July 2012 – Telefónica, which operates under the O2 brand in the UK, has agreed to further extend the partnership with G4S Utility Services (G4S) a leading international security solutions group and one of the UK’s major smart meter operations service providers.
Read moreNetComm Wireless partners with Grid Net to deliver 3G smart grid communication cards
Sydney, Australia — NetComm Wireless Ltd, a developer of wireless products, and the wireless smart grid software company, Grid Net, have announced a strategic alliance to deliver 3G connectivity to smart grid devices worldwide.
Read more'Smart consumer' solutions are needed for successful smart energy investments
Within the M2M marketplace there is focus in a number of vertical markets, but one of the most talked about is the energy market, driven by the implementation of smart grids and smart cities. Nearly everyone in the world agrees that saving energy, protecting the environment and improving the sustainability of our life style is
Read moreCullen launches monitoring service to benchmark the roll-out of smart meters
Brussels, Belgium – Cullen International has launched a new smart energy monitoring service. The service was unveiled at the ‘Smart Regulation for Smart Grids: An EU Overview’ event,
Read morePowerMatching City smart grid project chosen as sustainable living solution at Rio+20 summit
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, sustainability leader Gro Harlem Brundtland, media billionaire and philanthropist Ted Turner, and 150 VIP guests celebrated success for PowerMatching City at Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, the launch of Sustainia100.
Read moreWhy are European firms buying up North American smart grid companies?
IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS), reports that the market for distribution automation and smart grid networking hardware in the Americas is anticipated to grow to nearly $1.7 billion in 2012.
Read moreKamstrup and GridManager partner to deliver plug-and-play energy monitoring system for businesses
Skanderborg & Viborg, Denmark. June 19, 2012 — In the wake of the first ever European Energy Efficiency Deal last week targeting a 15% energy saving by 2020, Kamstrup and GridManager have today announced that they will integrate GridManager’s Demand/Response solution, targeted industrial customers, with Kamstrup’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure system.
Read moreBritish Gas selects Navetas for electric vehicle energy measurement initiative in UK homes
Energy management company Navetas has been awarded a contract by British Gas to help roll out a new initiative that will enable households within a Plugged in Places region to understand how much energy their electric vehicle consumes.
Read moreFreeWave Technologies receives American Technology Award in Smart Grid and Smart Instrument category
Boulder, Colorado, USA. June 14, 2012 – FreeWave Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, has been awarded the American Technology Award (ATA) for outstanding achievement in the Smart Grid and Smart Instrument category. The award is for the FGR2-PE wireless data radio.
Read moreOver 100 million smart meters with HAN gateways to drive HEMS market past US$9bn in five years
IMS Research, a leading analyst firm recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS), forecasts that more than 100 million smart meters will be deployed with integrated HAN (‘home area network’) gateways in the next five years.
Read moreILS Technology and Acclaim Energy Advisors join forces to keep the lights on in Texas
ILS Technology has announced that Acclaim Energy Advisors has chosen its deviceWISE M2M Application Platform to support their solution to potential power shortfalls in the state of Texas.
Read moreAbu Dhabi oil company selects wireless network for instant communication with wellheads
Toronto, Canada – Rugged industrial wireless products produced by Redline Communications Group, Inc., a provider of broadband wireless solutions for M2M communications, have been chosen to create a wireless infrastructure network for a major oil field operated in the United Arab Emirates by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO).
Read moreGEO and Etneo make energy engaging for Italian households
Green Energy Options (GEO) has appointed Etneo Italia to distribute GEO’s home energy management systems within Italy.
Read moreVodafone reports M2M connections up 47% as group profits fall 2.4% to £11.5bn
While Vodafone Group’s adjusted operating profit for the year ended 31 March 2012 fell by 2.4% year-on-year to £11.5 billion (US$18.2 billion), due to the sale of its interest in SFR, the company has seen major growth in M2M connections, notably in the automotive and utilities markets.
Read moreSmart Energy Collective initiates design of five smart grid projects
Arnhem, The Netherlands – All 26 partners of the Smart Energy Collective have signed a renewed coop-eration agreement approval the second phase of its smart grid initiative, which involves the development of five large-scale smart grid demonstration projects in the Netherlands.
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