The MaRS Cleantech Fund has completed a venture deal with Toronto-based energy storage firm Hydrostor, whose technology converts surplus electrical energy to underwater compressed air and stores it for use [read more]
Ventyx, an ABB company, has signed deals valued at $6.5 million with the primary state-based organizations responsible for operating Ecuador's transmission grid, TRANSELECTRIC and the National Energy Control Center (CENACE). [read more]
Survalent Technology has commissioned a SmartGateway system for Minnesota-based Crow Wing Power Cooperative, which serves 37,000 electric cooperative members in a three-county region. The new SmartGateway system will allow Crow [read more]
Sweetwater Wind has awarded a $2.6 million contract to S&C Electric Co. for upgrades to parts of its 585 MW wind farm in Sweetwater, Texas. The companies say the enhancements [read more]
Inverstor-owned utility Southern California Edison (SCE) says it is now using SAS Analytics to help forecast critical operational information, such as short-term load and renewable energy output, that contributes to [read more]
A123 Systems LLC says its businesses that are focused on batteries and energy storage solutions for power grid and related applications now fall under a new brand, A123 Energy Solutions. [read more]
Energate Inc. says Canadian utility Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution is deploying Energate's Foundation smart thermostats and home energy gateway in customers' homes. These demand response and home energy management solutions will [read more]
Toshiba Corp. has announced that it will work with Tokyo Electric Power Co. to create a communication system for the utility's smart meter rollout of 27 million units in the [read more]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is offering up to $13 million in funding to develop and test advanced components and technologies to boost the performance of marine and hydrokinetic [read more]
The Tennessee Valley Authority says it has approved more than 250 small-scale renewable energy projects across the Tennessee Valley for this year, thus reaching TVA's renewable goals under two different [read more]
