Tag: smart grid

Itron has announced that the City of Olympia has selected its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to increase operational efficiency and more effectively manage its water resources. The solution will also enable the City to improve customer service and encourage water conservation.

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Inrix has reached an agreement with Windemere.  Using INRIX data, Windermere home shoppers will be able to enter their work addresses on properties and get an estimate of commute times. Source: John Cook, Geekwire, March 13, 2013.

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Based outside of Spokane, WA, but with a business presence in 120 countries, Itron is the quiet, global giant in the state’s cleantech sector—and a key part of the Pacific Northwest’s cluster of smart grid businesses. Philip Mezey took the helm of Itron at the start of the year, guiding a company in an enormous […]

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The INRIX Gridlock Index shows drivers spent less time in traffic in December of 2012 compared to the same period one year ago.  “For the first time in several years, we’ve avoided a complete freefall in December traffic congestion,” said Bryan Mistele, CEO of INRIX. “The results suggest the economy finally may be turning the […]

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Itron announced that Northern Indiana Public Service Company, a subsidiary of NiSource serving 786,000 natural gas customers and 457,000 electric customers in northern Indiana, has selected Itron’s automated meter reading (AMR) solution for mobile collection of meter data. Source:  Itron Press Release, January 28, 2013.    

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Itron announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, on a next-generation smart energy platform that leverages cellular technology through the use of Qualcomm’s Gobi MDM8x15 chipset offered by Qualcomm Technologies. The new Itron smart meters will bring greater choices to utility customers deploying smart metering solutions and further strengthen […]

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The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Calico Energy Services of Bellevue, WA, announced that Calico has licensed a portfolio of advanced energy management intellectual property developed by PNNL. The technology was licensed by Battelle, which manages PNNL for the Department of Energy. The technology was developed in response to the critical challenges […]

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An enhanced battery technology that can potentially reduce the time it takes to charge cell phones, electric vehicles and other battery-powered devices from hours to minutes is the subject of a commercial license agreement between Battelle and Vorbeck Materials Corporation of Jessup, MD. The agreement will allow Vorbeck to bring lithium batteries incorporating Vor-X graphene […]

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Seattle Business identified ten companies in Washington that seem positioned to break out and eventually become tomorrow’s titans.  The selections were guided by fundamentals: Mid-cap companies with valuations of approximately $2 billion Stable management Corporate history Well positioned A strong national or international presence. Eastern Washington’s Itron was one of the ten companies highlighted: Liberty […]

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Itron, a global technology company that helps utilities measure, manage and analyze energy and water, and Tantalus, a provider of Smart Grid communications, have been selected for an initial deployment of smart meters and AMI infrastructure for Guyana Power and Light. This project will be a part of the Sustainable Operations of the Energy Sector […]

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