BPL Global Recognized by 'The Clean Tech Revolution' As One of Ten to Watch in Smart Grid

BPL Global Recognized by 'The Clean Tech Revolution' As One of Ten to Watch in Smart Grid


PITTSBURGH, June 26 /PRNewswire/ --

-- New Book, The Clean Tech Revolution, Identifies Leaders in Technology to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reliability on the Power Grid --

BPL Global(TM), Ltd., an international leader in Distribution Intelligence and Broadband over Power Line Solutions, announced today that it has been named on the Ten to Watch list of companies in The Clean Tech Revolution, (http://www.thecleantechrevolution.com), released by Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. BPL Global is featured in the chapter titled "Smart Grid: Creating an Intelligent, Distributed, Twenty-First-Century Grid." In the book, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, of market research firm Clean Edge, identify 10 companies in each of eight clean-technology industry sectors that they have identified for important growth and industry influence in the near future.

"We did extensive research in selecting companies for the Ten to Watch in the smart grid category," said Pernick, co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution and co-founder of Clean Edge, one of the industry's premier research and publishing firms. "We looked at dozens of firms in each sector to choose ten innovative companies, whether public or private, that are poised to make an impact."

"You are often judged by the company you keep; so, it is an honor for BPL Global to be listed among such a distinguished group of companies," said Keith Schaefer, CEO, BPL Global. "Cleaner technology is by definition smarter technology. We are excited to be part of the solution to the energy industry's great challenge of meeting rising demand while simultaneously meeting new demands for greener energy. I truly believe that BPL Global and its partners are leading the transformation of how energy is delivered."

BPL Global forms joint ventures with electric utilities and Internet service providers (ISPs), ensuring heightened reliability and efficiency of utility grids through distribution intelligence initiatives, while providing data, voice and eventually video broadband services over power lines to multi-occupancy buildings, businesses, government agencies, and consumers. The company's integrated platform of distribution intelligence applications includes demand management; distribution reliability and business optimization.

About the book: In The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity, the authors identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution among the inner circles of corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. The Clean Tech Revolution looks at developments from Shanghai, China to Hyderabad, India to Silicon Valley, highlighting breakthrough opportunities, potential roadblocks and pitfalls, and pioneering individuals, companies, and regions. The authors highlight the eight major clean-tech sectors that offer the best near- to mid-term opportunity: solar energy, wind power, biofuels and biomaterials, green buildings, personal transportation, the smart grid, mobile applications, and water filtration.