At the 2010 International CES, the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance, the world's leading industry group for powerline network solutions, announced expected finalization of the HomePlug "Green PHY" (HomePlug GP) specification in the first quarter of 2010. HomePlug GP is a low power, cost-optimized powerline networking specification targeting Smart Grid applications such as HVAC, smart meters, home appliances and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. HomePlug GP is developed as a profile of the IEEE 1901 powerline communications standard and will be included in HomePlug's well-established Compliance and Interoperability Certification Logo program.
Intellon Corporation (now Atheros Communications, Inc.) was recently selected for award negotiation by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $4.9 million matching grant for its HomePlug GP development. The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has also worked with the ZigBee Alliance to develop the ZigBee/HomePlug Smart Energy Profile, a common application layer enabling interoperability between applications which may run in ZigBee wireless and HomePlug powerline devices.
HomePlug devices account for 75 percent of the world's broadband powerline communications market, and over 40 million devices have shipped to date. The program has certified more than 190 products and will also begin certifying IEEE 1901 products in 2010.
For the full press release, click here.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
HomePlug Sponsors SES 2010
Parks Associates welcomes HomePlug as a Smart Energy Summit sponsor in 2010.
Founded in 2000, the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. is an industry-led initiative with more than 70 member companies that creates specifications and certification logo programs for using the powerlines for reliable home networking and Smart Grid applications. The Alliance accelerates worldwide adoption for HomePlug technology by collaborating with international standards organizations such as the IEEE and through market development and user education programs. Sponsor members include Atheros Communications (ATHR); Cisco (CSCO); Comcast (CMCSK); GE Energy, an affiliate of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE); Gigle Networks; Motorola, Inc. (MOT); NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723); and SPiDCOM Technologies. Contributor members include Arkados (OTCBB: AKDS); Corporate Systems Engineering; Renesas Technology Corp., Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) and Yitran Communications Ltd.
For more information on HomePlug, please visit http://www.homeplug.org/.
Founded in 2000, the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. is an industry-led initiative with more than 70 member companies that creates specifications and certification logo programs for using the powerlines for reliable home networking and Smart Grid applications. The Alliance accelerates worldwide adoption for HomePlug technology by collaborating with international standards organizations such as the IEEE and through market development and user education programs. Sponsor members include Atheros Communications (ATHR); Cisco (CSCO); Comcast (CMCSK); GE Energy, an affiliate of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE); Gigle Networks; Motorola, Inc. (MOT); NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723); and SPiDCOM Technologies. Contributor members include Arkados (OTCBB: AKDS); Corporate Systems Engineering; Renesas Technology Corp., Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) and Yitran Communications Ltd.For more information on HomePlug, please visit http://www.homeplug.org/.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Parks Associates welcomes HomeGrid Forum, Intamac, ista, People Power, and Watteco as sponsors of Smart Energy Summit
Leaders in smart grid and energy management announce support for event, January 25-27
Parks Associates today announced HomeGrid Forum, Intamac Systems, ista, People Power, and Watteco as the latest sponsors for Smart Energy Summit on January 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency, Austin, Tex. They join a growing list of sponsors including Direct Energy, Exceptional Innovation, HAI Smartgrid Solutions, iControl Networks, INSTEON, and OpenPeak Inc.
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in cooperation with Austin Energy, focuses on the opportunities and challenges in residential energy technologies.
The conference features research from Parks Associates' Residential Energy Management project, which reports that almost one-third of all U.S. households recently purchased an energy-efficient appliance or CE system. For the majority, the main motivation for the purchase was to save money on electric bills. Only 11% purchased primarily because the device was environmentally friendly.
Other supporters include AltEnergyMag, CABA, CEDIA, Energy Priorities, Home Toys, Mercom Capital Group, PHOTON, Smart Grid Today, VB/Research, and WinSmartGrid.
For more information, visit www.smartenergysummit2010.com.
Parks Associates today announced HomeGrid Forum, Intamac Systems, ista, People Power, and Watteco as the latest sponsors for Smart Energy Summit on January 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency, Austin, Tex. They join a growing list of sponsors including Direct Energy, Exceptional Innovation, HAI Smartgrid Solutions, iControl Networks, INSTEON, and OpenPeak Inc.
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in cooperation with Austin Energy, focuses on the opportunities and challenges in residential energy technologies.
The conference features research from Parks Associates' Residential Energy Management project, which reports that almost one-third of all U.S. households recently purchased an energy-efficient appliance or CE system. For the majority, the main motivation for the purchase was to save money on electric bills. Only 11% purchased primarily because the device was environmentally friendly.
Other supporters include AltEnergyMag, CABA, CEDIA, Energy Priorities, Home Toys, Mercom Capital Group, PHOTON, Smart Grid Today, VB/Research, and WinSmartGrid.
For more information, visit www.smartenergysummit2010.com.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Pecan Street Project Director to discuss Austin’s smart-grid demonstration and Energy Internet project at Smart Energy Summit
Parks Associates announced the Smart Energy Summit will feature a special session focusing on the Pecan Street Project, with a presentation from the project’s executive director Brewster McCracken on January 27, 3:30 p.m. Mr. McCracken will discuss the activities of the Pecan Street Project, which was awarded $10.4 million in federal stimulus money in November 2009 for its proposed Energy Internet project.
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in cooperation with Austin Energy on January 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency, Austin, Tex., focuses on the opportunities and challenges in residential energy technologies. The Pecan Street Project in Austin, Texas, is a city-wide laboratory devoted to revolutionizing the delivery, use, and generation of energy. It provides a place where researchers and entrepreneurs can develop, test, and implement the urban power system of the future.
Watteco sponsors SES 2010
Parks Associates and the Smart Energy Summit welcomes Watteco as a new sponsor for 2010.
Watteco is a leading French-based worldwide company providing “no-new-wire” extremely low cost PLC modem solutions for the intelligent home control and energy efficiency emerging markets. Watteco has operated since 1998 in the field of PLC technology for command and control and has developed the worldwide patented technology WPC™ (Watt Pulse Communication), which is currently revolutionising the residential command and control market.
Watteco is a leading French-based worldwide company providing “no-new-wire” extremely low cost PLC modem solutions for the intelligent home control and energy efficiency emerging markets. Watteco has operated since 1998 in the field of PLC technology for command and control and has developed the worldwide patented technology WPC™ (Watt Pulse Communication), which is currently revolutionising the residential command and control market.For more information about Watteco, please visit http://www.watteco.com/.
HomeGrid Forum Sponsors SES 2010
Parks Associates welcomes HomeGrid Forum as a Smart Energy Summit sponsor in 2010.
HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn standardization efforts for next-generation home networking. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances.
For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit http://www.homegridforum.org/.
HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn standardization efforts for next-generation home networking. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances.For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit http://www.homegridforum.org/.
Monday, January 4, 2010
People Power sponsors SES 2010
Parks Associates welcomes People Power as a new SMART Energy Summit sponsor for 2010.
People Power gives people the power to save money on their electric bills while going green. We empower our customers to control energy consumption at the appliance level and compare their usage with others while reducing their carbon footprint. People Power is a “greentech” company that enables residential consumer energy efficiency and conservation. We give people the power to save money by comparing electricity consumption to an energy budget, controlling home energy usage, and allowing them to compare their success within their social network and beyond.
For more information about People Power, please visit www.peoplepowerco.com.
People Power gives people the power to save money on their electric bills while going green. We empower our customers to control energy consumption at the appliance level and compare their usage with others while reducing their carbon footprint. People Power is a “greentech” company that enables residential consumer energy efficiency and conservation. We give people the power to save money by comparing electricity consumption to an energy budget, controlling home energy usage, and allowing them to compare their success within their social network and beyond.For more information about People Power, please visit www.peoplepowerco.com.
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