Smart Energy

ConnectEx Launches BACNet Interface for the SmartServer

“The BACnet interface for Echelon's i.LON SmartServer by ConnectEx addresses a very real need in the industry. Seasoned buildings professionals know that they live in a world of multiple standards such as LonWorks, BACnet, KNX, etc. Having the tools to bridge between these various standards is a must, and that is what ConnectEx has delivered," according to Varun Nagaraj, Senior VP, Product Management and Product Marketing at Echelon.  Download a demo version and see how this exciting combinations opens new worlds of opportunity.

Echelon’s campus is a prime example of demand management

The Echelon campus in San Jose does more than just demonstrate an application of demand management on a large facility, it produces real savings.  Wayne Wiebe, Senior Vice President at Kenmark Group, provides a detailed view of how demand management has saved the company thousands of dollars in energy costs without any impact on occupant comfort.  See how Kenmark is using Echelon’s Smart Buildings technology to produce energy-efficient buildings that respond to real-time grid events.

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Congratulations to Smart Energy Innovators Award Winners #smecon

Echelon presented GreenWave Reality and Streetlight.Vision with its 2012 Innovator of the Year awards. The Awards were presented at Echelon’s annual Smart Energy Conference held on June 12-15 in Budapest, Hungary.

The Echelon Innovator of the Year awards spotlight outstanding achievements and commitment in the areas of technology expertise and service specialization that result in new energy efficient services for customers. Congratulations to GreenWave Reality and Streetlight.Vision!

Here's a snapshot with (left-to-right) Tomas Sørensen of GreenWave Reality and Michael Anderson, Echelon SVP of Worldwide Markets, and Ron Sege, Echelon Chairman and CEO.

Here's a snapshot with (left-to-right) Christophe Orceau of Streetlight.Vision and Michael Anderson, Echelon SVP of Worldwide Markets, and Ron Sege, Echelon Chairman and CEO.

The big picture: the intersection of smart cities, smart buildings and the smart grid #smecon

International representatives from the U.S., Asia and Europe - Peter Christensen of GreenWave Reality, Simon Loeffler of Gorlitz, Christophe Orceau of Streetlight.Vision, Sakorn Payakkarueng of PEA Laurent Schmitt of Alstom, and Lee Nam Seok of ADIC - joined our Varun Nagaraj on stage to discuss smart cities, smart buildings and the smart grid. The panel discussed the opportunities and challenges of convergence, how they saw the grid, cities and buildings coming together in their regions and what will be the benefits for consumers, utilities and society as a whole in the future.

 

The edge of the grid and the rise of low voltage distribution automation

Surging demands, unpredictable generation from renewable sources, volatile energy costs, and the emergence of electric vehicles are all real factors threatening to cause grid instability. To continue to deliver high-quality and reliable service, utilities around the world want to know how to better anticipate and diagnose potential problems at the edge faster. At Echelon's Smart Energy Conference, Poul Berthelsen of NRGi, Oliver Bustall of GridKey, Bastien Fischer of Oracle, Per Joergensen of Eltel, Marcos Rizzo of ELO, and Antonio Tortolero of Telvent joined our Michael Anderson on stage to discuss the promise of low voltage distribution automation, identifying real problems at the edge today.

 

LG CNS Keynote@Smart Energy Conference: opportunities with advanced analytics for the realization of a smart green city #smecon

To achieve smarter, more energy efficient cities, an immense amount of data is produced and has become the source of many new opportunities and challenges. LG CNS was a keynote at Echelon’s Smart Energy conference today identifying the issues, and presenting effective solutions and core competencies for the realization of smart green cities and buildings. Dr. Keunhyoung Lee of LG CNS kicked off his session with this great video.

 

Echelon kicks off its Smart Energy Conference in Budapest

Echelon's customers, partners and executives just finished up their first day at the Smart Energy Conference in Budapest, discussing the growing business value of a comprehensive smart grid infrastructure that includes smart metering, smart cities and buildings, and smart street lighting. This year, executives from ADIC, Alstom, ELO, Eltel, Fortum, GreenWave Reality, Gorlitz, GridKey, LG CNS, NRGi, Oracle, PEA, Philips, PMT, Streetlight.Vision, Telvent and many others have joined to share their experience and stories about their grid deployments. More updates to come…check back regularly. #smecon

 

Discussing the smart grid with President Clinton

Our Ron Sege, Chairman and CEO, has been hard at work for the past two days with a thousand other leaders in the United States at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America 2012 event, discussing new ways to finance scalable projects, increase energy efficiencies, and spur innovation. Here's a moment with Ron and President Clinton in the Clean Energy & Efficiency Working Group smart grid discussion.

Join the team to watch CGI America's 2012 closing session with President Clinton today at 4pmCT at: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/376536/CGIAmerica2012

1000 people trying to make a difference in the United States

Just in as CGI America 2012 wraps up their first day...1000 attendees, including our Ron Sege, Chairman and CEO who is part of the Clean Energy & Efficiency Working Group, have made 58 commitments in total, which, when fully funded and implemented, will directly affect the lives of nearly 3.9 million people!

See press release: President Clinton Opens 2012 Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting By Bringing Together Public and Private Sector Leaders to Help Spur the U.S. Economy