Electric smart grid repairs itself
8:28 a.m. CDT, September 28, 2011
Imagine an electric grid that tells the power company when it is down without you having to call in the problem! John Estey, CEO of President of S&C Electric Company demonstrates how an electric smart grid works as Illinois business leaders gather to voice their support for the Illinois Infrastructure Modernization Act. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune)
http://xrl.us/bij3ti A new report from Pike Research forecasts that 276 million smart grid communications nodes will be shipped worldwide from 2010 to 2016, with annual shipments increasing dramatically from 15 million in 2009 to 55 million by 2016... 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..."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Duke Energy/China World Smart Grid - November 8-11, 2011 Beijing, China
SEE DUKE ENERGY !!!
David W. Mohler, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, DUKE Energy-Smart Grid Deployments in the United States Experience and Strategy from a Large Utility
November 8-11, 2011
Beijing, China
page 20 of 29
Think of the Communications Node as an iPhone for the modern grid. It is a device with enough storage and processing power to enable an ecosystem of data applications that exist today and will exist tomorrow.
John J. Joyce, President and CEO of Ambient Corporation, commented, "We are excited to see the first large-scale deployment of Ambient Smart Grid communications technologies and equipment continue to expand and perform as designed to the mutual benefit of Ambient and Duke Energy. We have now delivered approximately 60,000 communications nodes through the second quarter as part of the Ohio Smart Grid implementation."
See pages 19, 20,21 Ambient Corp Smart Grid Communication Node - heart of Duke Energy Smart Grid
DUKE ENERGY Smart Grid for Mexico
These smart meters send metering data from the meter back to the Ambient Communications Node via Power Line Carrier (PLC) technology. These smart meters have internal disconnect/reconnect capabilities.
These communication boxes send metering data (gas & electric) back to our systems.
Friday, September 16, 2011
9/16/11 Update: Smart Grid stocks rallied in South Korea !!!
"Companies involved in the smart grid business surged by the daily limit after electricity shortages caused widespread blackouts across South Korea.
"The smart grid technology helps store power that can be used in an emergency. If (state utility) KEPCO had stored surplus electricity, there would have been no big confusion yesterday," said Han Seul-kee, an analyst at Woori Investment & Securities."
Re: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E7KG0JF20110916?irpc=932
"The smart grid technology helps store power that can be used in an emergency. If (state utility) KEPCO had stored surplus electricity, there would have been no big confusion yesterday," said Han Seul-kee, an analyst at Woori Investment & Securities."
Re: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E7KG0JF20110916?irpc=932
Friday, September 9, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Could Ambient (AMBT) Double Again?
Could Ambient Double Again?
Could Ambient Double Again?
Released on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 8:00 AM ET
Pittsburgh, PA (SpeculatingStocks) - Ambient (AMBT) recently moved from the OTCBB to the NASDAQ. In July, AMBT moved from around the $7.00 level to around the $14.00 level and has since given back its gains with AMBT now around $7.00 again.
AMBT reported outstanding second quarter results on August 10th with record revenue of approximately $16 million and net income of approximately $2.5 million and cash from operating activities of approximately $5.9 million.
The company even reported a backlog of approximately $68 million.
Ambient's technology is white hot right now. What their technology does is allow utility equipment such as home power meters to communicate with the electric power grid. Their technology is known as the Ambient Smart Grid®.
The smart grid industry is growing and Ambient is a key player in it.
The main thing holding back AMBT shares right now is that the company has filed plans for a public offering of up to $57.5 million in stock. Obviously investors aren't fond of the dilution and uncertainty it brings, but once the shares are absorbed, AMBT should be quite an attractive play.
We don't believe that we'll see AMBT double in the short-term from here, but AMBT's fundamentals are solid and exciting as well as the industry that they are particpating in.
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