Ambient Expands Smart Grid Deployments in Ohio
Ramps Capacity to Meet Increasing Demand
BOSTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambient Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:ABTG.ob - News) today announced that it has ramped up manufacturing capacity to meet the increasing demand for its products. Ambient is positioned to meet the recent increase in purchase orders, currently totaling over 44,000, for the X-3100 smart grid nodes. The company continues to further increase capacity for additional anticipated orders.
In Ohio, Ambient's field deployed nodes are today collecting and transmitting data to/from more than 100,000 electric and 60,000 gas meters. Earlier this month, DOE Secretary Steven Chu took note of Ohio's smart meter progress and explained that smart grid deployments create a more reliable, modern electrical grid and eventually enable consumers to monitor and control their energy use. Ambient's node is a key component in smart grid deployments that are intended to bring these benefits to over 750,000 consumers.
To date, Ambient has shipped approximately 25,000 IP-based smart grid communications nodes (from previously received orders), with over 17,000 of these nodes deployed in multiple locations in the United States.
"The ongoing deployments, successful scaling and continuous management of the deployments using Ambient's network management software, represent a strong endorsement of the Ambient Smart Grid platform," stated Ram Rao, Ambient's CTO. "The deployments demonstrate our belief and commitment in the network architecture for managing the grid system, allowing for a more efficient delivery of electricity and gas to utility customers."
Having experienced more than four consecutive quarters of growth, the Company is continuing to add essential resources to enhance its smart grid communications portfolio of products and expand its customer base.
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Thursday, September 09, 2010
Smart Grid Communications Node Shipments to Total 276 Million through 2016 ... $20.3B in 7 year forecast
"A new report from Pike Research forecasts that 276 million smart grid communications nodes will be shipped worldwide during the period from 2010 to 2016, with annual shipments increasing dramatically from 15 million in 2009 to 55 million by 2016. The cleantech market intelligence firm expects that this will represent a total industry investment of $20.3 billion during the seven-year forecast period, with annual revenues increasing from $1.8 billion in 2009 to $3.1 billion by 2016, despite rapidly falling average selling prices (ASPs) per node."
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Cisco And Itron Partner For Smart-Grid Networking
Cisco And Itron Partner For Smart-Grid Networking
Cisco has teamed up with Itron to develop a sophisticated InternetProtocol based communications platform for smart-grids
Friday, September 03, 2010
Duke Energy, Echelon ink deal .... " value of the contract could exceed $150 million"
Monday, August 10, 2009
Duke Energy, Echelon ink deal
Charlotte Business Journal
Echelon Corp. has signed a long-term services agreement with Duke Energy Corp.
California-based Echelon (NASDAQ:ELON) markets technology that provides utilities with information about the status and operations of their electrical grids.
The initial order totals $15.8 million, with deliveries expected to start at the end of the quarter. Echelon says the value of the contract could exceed $150 million.
Charlotte-based Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) provides electricity to 4 million customers in the Carolinas, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
“An essential component of Duke Energy’s smart-grid design is a scalable, open, interoperable network that supports not just the initial functions we are deploying today, but allows for additional devices and sensors to be attached to the network in the future,” says Todd Arnold, Duke Energy’s senior vice president for smart-grid and customer systems. “Echelon’s metering infrastructure is a key enabler of that vision with a smart grid approach that includes smart meters, smart concentrators working in conjunction with the meters, and network operating system software.”
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has selected California-based Echelon Corporation and Massachusetts-based Ambient Corporation to further develop its grid-based communications architecture
Duke Energy Takes Steps to Further Advance Its Smart Grid Communications Architecture
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has selected California-based Echelon Corporation and Massachusetts-based Ambient Corporation to further develop its grid-based communications architecture that connects various digital devices such as smart meters, power line sensors and automated power switching equipment.
"Duke Energy is building a secure smart grid network that will serve our customers today and for years to come," said Duke Energy Chief Customer Officer Gianna Manes. "For customers to fully experience the benefits of a smarter power delivery system, we have to look beyond today's technology and build a communications architecture that supports open, interoperable standards and enables the connection of a variety of digital devices that can evolve with future needs and changes."
Duke Energy currently uses products developed by both Ambient and Echelon as part of its smart grid deployment efforts inOhio, and in pilot projects in North Carolina and South Carolina.
"We have worked successfully with Ambient and Echelon in the past, and we are confident in their ability to deliver quality products," Manes said. "Selecting both companies supports our desire to work with multiple vendors as we deploy digital technology throughout the five states we serve."
"Ambient looks forward to continuing our five-year relationship with Duke Energy, having been the key contributor to the communications component in Duke's smart grid architecture," said John J. Joyce, president and CEO of Ambient Corporation. "We believe Duke Energy's strategy, based on open protocols and technologies, will deliver benefits for all stakeholders."
"Echelon is committed to helping Duke Energy deliver an exceptional customer experience with a reliable, efficient and clean supply of electricity," said Ron Sege, Echelon's CEO and president. "At a time when peak loads are at their highest and outages are costing Americans $150 billion a year, utilities require solutions to help them monitor, detect and control the conditions that ensure a secure and dependable grid. Our open, application-ready, platform will enable Duke and its partners to build and deploy intelligent distributed control solutions."
A key component of Duke Energy's smart grid communications architecture is the communications node. The nodes are installed on the grid alongside electric power transformers located overhead and at ground level. Once in place, the devices gather data from numerous digital devices and send it over a telecommunications network to Duke Energy, where the information is collected and used for various business purposes such as billing and power grid management.
Energy usage information is also made available to customers so they can see their specific energy usage data, which they can then use to make more informed decisions about how and when to use energy.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com. To learn more and contribute to the discussion about the energy issues of today and the possibilities of tomorrow see www.sheddingalight.org.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Cisco and Itron Join Forces to Deliver Next-Generation Smart Grid Platform
Sept. 1, 2010, 8:01 a.m. EDT
Cisco's Standards-Based IP Architecture to Power Itron's Market-Leading Smart Meter System; Solution Will Create a Consolidated Network for Utilities, Make Possible More Reliable Delivery of Energy to Homes and Businesses
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