Smart Grid Review - November 2011
Reference code: GDSG0011NL Publication Date: November 2011
The monthly newsletter from Smart Grid eTrack covers the key happenings in the smart grid industry. Key features
include:
· Global Market Developments
· Technology Focus of the Month: Microgrids
· Company Focus of the Month: eMeter Corporation
· Report of the Month: Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure - Global Investment Analysis to 2030
· Analysis Alert of the Month: Asia-Pacific Smart Grid Activities - Gradual Awakening of a Revolution
· Key Product Launch of the Month
· Major Deals of the Month
· Top News of the Month
· Upcoming Smart Grid Events in November 2011
1 Table of contents
1 Table of contents .................................................................1
1.1 List of Tables ...............................................................1
2 Smart Grid Review - November 2011 ..................................2
2.1 Smart Grid Technology Focus of the Month -
Microgrids ...................................................................2
2.2 Smart Grid Company Focus of the Month - eMeter
Corporation .................................................................3
2.3 Report of the Month ....................................................3
2.4 Analysis Alert of the Month .........................................3
2.5 Key Product Launch of the Month ...............................4
2.6 Major Deals of the Month ............................................4
2.7 Top Smart Grid News of the Month .............................4
2.8 Upcoming Smart Grid Events for November ...............6
3 Appendix ..............................................................................7
3.1 Abbreviations ..............................................................7
3.1 Methodology ...............................................................7
3.2 Contact Us ..................................................................7
3.3 Disclaimer ...................................................................8
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: eMeter Corporation, Key Facts .................................3
Table 2: Smart Grid Events for November 2011.....................6
Table 3: Abbreviations ............................................................7
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Catalonia between 2011 and 2014. The plans cover generation,
distribution, supply, R&D and innovation activities among
2 Smart Grid Review - November 2011 others. Also in October, the Illinois General Assembly in the US
October 2011 was marked by a number of significant passed smart grid legislation that includes a significant
developments in the global smart grid industry. provision for renewable energy and energy efficiency. The
legislation will create more green jobs and contribute to the
Six acquisitions took place in October compared to four in environment and the economy.
September. National Grid agreed to sell its metering business
to Macquarie Bank Limited during the early half of October and Grants continued to be awarded to promote smart grid
plans to use the proceeds from the sale to fund its expansion technologies in October. The majority of the grant awards took
plan. Among the most significant was the October acquisition place in the US. The US Department of Agriculture announced
by Furukawa Electric of SuperPower Inc. from Koninklijke funding for rural electric cooperative utilities for the
Philips Electronics N.V. This acquisition will enable Furukawa implementation of smart grid technologies in 27 states. More
Electric to capture a significant market share in the global than $2.1 billion in loans will be provided to the cooperative
market for high temperature superconductor cables. The other utilities under the grant. The other major grant announcement in
key acquisitions of the month include the acquisition of a major the US involved Washington Electric Cooperative receiving a
stake in Encelium Technologies by OSRAM SYLVANIA, $7.4m federal loan