April 11, 2012April 17-19, 2012 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO the 4th Annual Global New Energy Summit gathered over 400 leaders from across industry, finance, government and science.
Power Tagging’s VP of Operations and Engineering Rick Bernheim was in attendance as a Smart Grid panelist.
March 29, 2012Virginia Commonwealth University, Dominion to Partner on Micro-grid Project for VCU School of EngineeringMar 29, 2012
RICHMOND, Va., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Virginia Commonwealth University and Dominion, one of the nation’s leading energy providers, will partner to use the VCU School of Engineering’s West Hall as a five-year test site for efficient energy technologies and research as a micro-grid project.
VCU and Dominion signed an agreement that calls for the use of Dominion experts, VCU engineering faculty and Facilities Management personnel and third-party products and services to gather and share power-consumption data. The project will make continuous, real-time energy adjustments to the building, lights and equipment to save energy and lower costs. It is expected to reduce energy costs by $20,000, or 4 percent, annually.
VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., said, “Leading the way in addressing sustainability challenges is one of the core themes of our Quest for Distinction strategic plan. Working with Dominion on this project is a wonderful opportunity for VCU to provide a powerful example of environmental responsibility while delivering valuable data for the development of more efficient energy technologies.”
Paul Koonce, chief executive officer of Dominion Virginia Power, said, “This project with VCU Engineering will open doors for the establishment of energy-saving micro-grids in many other locations such as universities, military bases and industries. Using the latest technology to collect data on electricity use at the outlet will help us fine-tune the delivery of electricity to where it is needed when it is needed, reducing waste, saving energy and saving money for the customer.”
VCU and Dominion, through its Alternative Energy Solutions group, will split the $500,000 cost of the project, which includes the installation of hardware, control systems and solar panels to enable both parties to gather voltage data and analyze energy volume, timing, noise and cleanliness, as well as establish energy usage trends and equipment performance.
VCU’s Facilities Management staff will install 230 portable voltage monitors from Dominion’s technology partners to manage electrical usage and reduce peak power consumption. EDGE(SM) technology, a product developed by Dominion, will be installed to capture energy and demand savings while the other technologies will predict power consumption and power reduction potential, send notifications prior to peak events and control and verify power reduction.
“We’re excited to create a working model that can be used by students and researchers to investigate and create innovative methods for maximizing energy conservation and cost savings,” said Ed Bennett, executive director of Physical Plant and deputy for Facilities Management at VCU. “We foresee this as an extension of our efforts to predict and save future maintenance costs based on equipment energy analysis.”
Dominion’s technology partners include Greenlet Technologies of Israel (www.greenlet.net) and Power Tagging Technologies of Boulder, Col., (www.powertagging.com). Greenlet’s pluggable outlets, which can be installed by consumers, automatically communicate with a utility’s central management system to help utilities control power consumption of individual pieces of equipment. Power Tagging’s Grid Location Aware™ technology is a grid resident solution for granular command and control of electrical distribution.
About VCU and the VCU Medical Center: Virginia Commonwealth University is a major, urban public research university with national and international rankings in sponsored research. Located on two downtown campuses in Richmond, VCU enrolls more than 31,000 students in 211 certificate and degree programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. Sixty-nine of the programs are unique in Virginia, many of them crossing the disciplines of VCU’s 13 schools and one college. MCV Hospitals and the health sciences schools of Virginia Commonwealth University compose the VCU Medical Center, one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. For more, see www.vcu.edu.
About VCU Engineering: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering, located in Richmond, Virginia, opened in 1996 and houses three state-of-the-art engineering facilities, the School offers more than 300,000 square feet of the highest quality classrooms and laboratory space. Driven to be the national model for innovation in engineering and research, the School offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in mechanical, nuclear, biomedical, electrical, computer and chemical and life science engineering, and computer science. Interdisciplinary research opportunities are offered through the Center for Nanomaterials and Characterization, the Institute for Engineering and Medicine, the C. Kenneth and Dianne Harris Wright Virginia Microelectronics Center, and the da Vinci Center for Innovation. For more, see www.egr.vcu.edu
About Dominion: Dominion (NYSE: D) is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 28,200 megawatts of generation, 11,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 6,300 miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion operates the nation’s largest natural gas storage system with 947 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves retail energy customers in 15 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s website at www.dom.com
SOURCE Dominion
For further information: Joan Izzo, Director, Communications and Marketing, VCU School of Engineering, +1-804-827-3984, jlizzo@vcu.edu, www.news.vcu.edu; or Jim Norvelle, Director-Media Relations / Generation, Dominion, +1-804-771-6115, jim.norvelle@dom.com
March 15, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas, March 15, 2012 – AUSTIN, Texas, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Today, the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) announces 25 semifinalists for the third annual Utility Technology Challenge.
These 25 are recognized for exceptional promise in the areas of: pollution monitoring and reduction, HVAC, transportation, distributed generation, building and energy efficiency, energy storage, natural gas, smart grid, and transmission and distribution.
| 3H Company | PaceControls |
| 7AC Technologies | Power Tagging |
| APRS | Primus Power |
| DERP Technologies | PureSense Environmental |
| Digital Lumens | Pythagoras Solar |
| Dynamo Micropower | Retroficiency |
| EnerVault | Simple Energy |
| Enlighted | SolaBlock |
| FirstFuel Software | SustainX |
| Ideal Power Converters | Varentec |
| Luon Energy | WegoWise |
| MicroPlanet | Xergy |
| Nextek Power Systems |
CTSI partnered, this year, with TechConnect, Fraunhofer TechBridge, Department of Energy, and Kauffman Foundation to award three organizations with $100,000 in pilot-demonstration funds for the testing of their solutions. Additionally, three companies will win ‘Top Solution’ recognition awards. From the 25 semifinalists, 15 will move on as finalists to present in Santa Clara, California this June at the Clean Technology Conference.
February 16, 2012February 14-16th, 2012, at the Long Beach Convention Center Renewable Energy World held its annual Conference and Expo. The event gathered a variety of policy makers, business leaders, and experts for the exchange of technical and strategic information all around the clean energy sector. In 2011, the event attracted over 5,000 attendees and 350 exhibitors.
Power Tagging CMO Steven Berens was in attendance to participate in the Utility Integration Mega-Panel on Thursday 2/16. The panel discussed the technology required to effectively monitor the integration of renewables onto the grid.
December 8, 2011
Attracting a broad audience within the technical community, Clasma’s Grid-Interop Conference on December 5-8th in Phoenix, AZ brought together key players from the semiconductor, energy utilities, software, cable, telecommunications and electricity consumer sectors.
Power Tagging’s Software Architect Andy Abendshein was in attendance to present the interoperability capabilities of next generation distribution grid technology.
November 9, 2011
Power Tagging Chosen to Present at NREL’s Annual Industry Growth Forum
Power Tagging Continues Momentum By Presenting Its Unique Intelligent Energy Platform to International Group of Attendees and Investors
Denver, CO — October 26th, 2011 — The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected Power Tagging, a leading provider of distribution grid communication technologies, to present at its highly selective 24th Industry Growth Forum. NREL, a facility of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), holds the premier forum annually to provide further exposure to promising new energy solutions. The forum attracts large numbers of venture capitalists, corporate investors, and strategic partners. The speaking invitation recognizes Power Tagging as a featured Intelligent Energy solution for electric utilities. NREL’s Industry Growth Forum will take place November 8th-10th in Denver, Colorado.
“Power Tagging continues to build momentum in the cleantech and energy space,” commented Chris Sheppard, Director of the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA). “ We are proud to see one of our charter organizations being recognized for their success. This continues to show that Colorado’s cleantech companies have the technology and leadership allowing them to compete globally”
“It is exciting to be recognized as the top solution by such a highly regarded organization,” said Power Tagging CEO John LoPorto. “The competition this year was extraordinary. We are proud to be part of a select group of game-changing companies.”
Power Tagging’s unique Grid Location Awareness™ technology enables multiple new applications for utilities that focus on energy efficiency, integration of renewable energy and real time management. Power Tagging has successfully demonstrated its offerings on multiple utility grids and is currently conducting additional pilots. The technology provides a schematic, real-time view of the energy grid. Power Tagging is a foundational technology that provides benefits in Volt VAR Optimization, CVR, Distribution Automation and Electric Vehicles.
About NREL:
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. www.nrel.gov
About NREL’s Industry Growth Forum
For over a decade, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Industry Growth Forum has been the nation’s premier clean energy investment event. The Forum features presentations from emerging clean energy companies, provocative panels led by thought leaders, one-on-one meetings, and organized networking opportunities. www.industrygrowthforum.com
October 20, 2011
October 20, 2011: Greentech Media held The Networked EV: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles, the only conference dedicated to the intersection of electric vehicles and smart grids. Based on the findings and expertise from GTM Research market research in the smart grid and electric vehicle industry.
Power Tagging CEO John LoPorto participated to discuss the best way for integrating EV’s with the electrical grid. By monitoring the grid at all its endpoints, EVs are managed by their schematic location on the grid. The one day conference was hosted at PG&E’s auditorium in San Francisco, CA.
September 27, 2011
September 27-28, 2011 in Denver, CO
The Utility Scale Flexible Power Summit brought together a full spectrum of the United States utility sector, from investor owned utilities to local cooperatives, to explore options available to manage intermittency and maintain reliability.
The Conference examined the issues currently limiting optimal generation and transmission, whilst exploring the potential of gas, demand response and future storage options in providing reliable energy delivery. On Day One, Power Tagging’s CMO Steven Berens presented the future for Demand Response with Renewable Integration.
September 21, 2011The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the AVS held its annual symposium and equipment exhibition on September 21, 2011. The day offered talks to the general public as well as scientists, engineers, technicians and managers.
June 14, 2011
The CTSI semifinalists attended TechConnect World in Boston on June 14 and presented their technologies to an evaluation committee comprised of investors, corporate partners, and utilities.
June 13, 2011The Clean Technology Conference Program was uniquely designed to match emerging clean technology solutions with corporate and utility partners and investors. No other event brought together the entire ecosystem of cleantech commercialization focused specifically matching the world’s clean industry needs with the world’s top technology solutions.
On Wednesday 6/15 Power Tagging Ceo John LoPorto joined IBM, MicroPlanet, and Ecotality to as a Utility Innovation Spotlight with a unique focus on applying next generation CVR and DR to the Smart Grid. The presentation was titled Self Porvisioning Energy Informatics: Next Generation CVR & DR.
June 6, 2011Opal Financial Group’s Clean and Green Investment Forum will bring together experts from throughout the country to discuss the most important topics in cleantech and greentech. Attendees will represent many of the nation’s pension funds, endowments, and trusts as well as representing utility companies, federal and state government agencies, and energy-equipment companies.
Power Tagging’s CEO John LoPorto will participate on Tuesday’s Smart Grid Panel which will discuss how Utilities plan on cost effectivly implementing a smart electric power system. Bert Haskell of the Pecan Street Project and Walter Schindler of Sail Venture Partners will accompany John on the panel.
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May 5, 2011May 4-5th The Smart Grid Road Show gathers in Chattanooga, TN for its sixth installment of the unique conference series to discuss and display the year’s most exciting Smart Grid technologies. The presentations and provocative panel sessions included in the Spring 2011 Conference Program – together with exhibitors representing a cross section of the most creative and innovative providers of Smart Grid products, systems and services – validate why the Smart Grid RoadShow continues to be the most highly regarded event of its kind.
On day two of the conference Boulder, Colorado’s Deputy Mayor Ken Wilson will contribute to the discussion titled “News From The Front – Implementing The Smart Grid, A City Mindset.” The session will focus on applying the Smart Grid in cities, lessons from the past and how to effectively implement the Smart Grid in the future (Smart Grid 3.0).
April 21, 2011Power Tagging was selected as one of ten Big Idea winners for GigaOM’s Green:Net 2011. The Big Idea winners are reconized for having the most innovative visions in the digital energy space – from software to the web to computing to mobile networks – Big Idea solutions fight climate change and benefit all of humanity.
» Video Interview w/CEO John LoPorto
April 19, 2011April 17-19, 2011 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO the 3rd Annual Global New Energy Summit gathered over 400 leaders from across industry, finance, government and science. Power Tagging Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Steven Berens participated in Tuesday’s Session VI, Track 1 titled “The Market For Smart Grid.”
Track One - The Market for Smart Grid – What is smart grid vs green grid vs micro grid? Who are the customers and what products are they buying? Learn from industry leaders where smart grid technologies are heading and how you will be impacted.
March 14, 2011March 14-16th, the Cleantech Forum San Francisco gathered hundreds of entrepreneurial minded players in and around the clean technology industry. Cleantech Forum San Francisco is the only clean technology conference that unites the world’s leading corporate executives, investors, startups, and policy makers to explore the expanding opportunities and critical challenges at the cleantech and IT nexus. As part of the agenda, CEO John LoPorto presented Power Tagging’s rapid growth and future plans as the technology continues to prove to add true value for electric utilities. Later in the afternoon, Power Tagging CMO Steven Berens joined the director of Global Smart Grid Strategies Mike Edmonds, Enernex, and Echelon in a panel titled “Putting The Grid in Smart Grid.”
March 8, 2011March 8-10th 2011 at the Tampa Convention Center FL Renewable Energy World held its annual Conference and Expo. The event gathered a variety of policy makers, business leaders, and experts for the exchange of technical and strategic information all around the clean energy sector. The event attracts over 5,000 attendees and 350 exhibitors.
Power Tagging CMO Steven Berens was in attendance to participate in the Utility Integration track, “Evolving the Grid: How Utilities are Making it Work.” The panel discussed the enhancements required to advance the electric grid in the correct direction and the correct sequence.
February 15, 2011CTP’s 11th Annual “Future of Communications” Event – how tele-control networks are building the Smart Grid
This Colorado keynote event is heavily anticipated every year. This year the focus was on the smart society, m2m communications and how tomorrow’s smart grid can utilize the technology and lessons learned from the Telecom Industry. The panel takes place Feb 15th at 5 pm at Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, CO.
Keynote: Ray Gifford — Partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Lawyer and specialist in telephony and smart grid (Former PUC)
Panel Participants:
MODERATOR: FreeWave Technologies, Colin Lippincott – General Manager Energy Markets
February 8, 2011On February 8-10th, 2011 at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, CO Venture Capital in The Rockies hosted its 28th annual conference. The event brought together the region’s most promising emerging growth companies for an audience of over 300 venture investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs and service professionals. Power Tagging CEO John LoPorto was invited to speak representing Power Tagging as one of the region’s most promising companies.
December 1, 2010
Attracting a broad audience within the technical community, on December 1-3 2010 Clasma’s Grid-Interop Conference in Chicago, IL brought together key players from the semiconductor, energy utilities, software, cable, telecommunications and electricity consumer sectors. Power Tagging’s CSO Steven Berens was in attendance to present the interoperability capabilities within the Smart Grid 2.0. Read more.
November 17, 2010Power Tagging CEO John LoPorto joined a Smart Grid roundtable hosted by CEES at 10:30am on Wednesday November 17th, 2010. The session “Transforming Electricity Markets: Innovation and Deployment of Smart Grid Technology” will discuss the economy wide benefits and challenges associated with the Smart Grid; and will explore answers to the critical normative question of what should the smart grid look like?
The conference brought together a worldwide collection of Smart Grid experts and was streamed live on TalkStandards.com.
Hosts included…
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)
Center for European Law & Economics (CELEC)
November 9, 2010 Power Tagging CMO Steven Berens participated at GreenTechMedia’s Networked EV conference on November 9th at San Francisco’s PG&E Auditorium. The one-day conference was dedicated to the intersection of electric vehicles and smart grids. Rather then focusing on only EV technology, policy, and adoption rates, the Networked EV facilitates the relationship between electric grid infrastructure and the integration of EVs.
CMO Steven Berens will join the panel “EVs and Distribution Automation Networks: The Integration of EVs on the Smart Grid” to connect the critical relationship between distribution automation and EVs. To most effectively integrate EV adoption, the electric utility must have an ability to track EVs as they are plugged into the grid. The panel will discuss concepts and ideas that focus on the technical requirements necessary for electric utilities to identify EVs on their grid.
October 25, 2010On October 25-27th, Power Tagging was invited to participate at the 24th IEEE Annual Computer Communications Workshop (CWW). The event took place at Lake Arrowhead, CA bringing together technical professionals, researchers, and industry leaders for a 3 day schedule of single track panel sessions.
Power Tagging CEO John LoPorto moderated the EV Panel titled “Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles, and Mobile Load/Source Technology.” The panel included top industry professionals from BYD, Toyota, Dominion, and Evoasis.
October 18, 2010On October 17th-19th in Vancouver, British Columbia the 2010 CIGRE Canada Conference on Power Systems gathers technology and business leaders from around the world.
On the first day of exhibiting, Monday the 18th, Power Tagging’s V.P. of Professional Services Shawn Fountain participated in Session 1B. He presented Power Tagging’s concept of Smart Grid 3.0, detailing the advancement of the grid in the correct direction and in the correct sequence.
September 30, 2010A two day Conference (September 29th-30th) in Copenhagen, Denmark focused on clean technology solutions and sustainable business models of the future.
Day two of the conference, Power Tagging President and CEO John LoPorto wass invited to present in the Sustainable Cities track titled Powering the Future with Smart Energy. Discussion and topics will analyze the best smart energy practices and technologies available that will secure both energy supply and conservation.
September 22, 2010On September 22nd, Power Tagging presented at ASME’s Inaugural AutoVenture Forum. The invitational forum was designed to showcase and facilitate relationships between electric vehicle connectivity technologies and the automobile industry. The following auto manufacturers were a few of the participating attendees; BMW, Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Michelin, and Yazaki. At 11:00am Power Tagging President and CEO presented how Electric Vehicles can be integrated into the electric grid ubiquitously, cost effectively, and conveniently.
September 12, 2010On September 12, 2010 the Utilimetrics Autovation Conference in Austin, TX is an educational forum attracting utility executives from around the world looking for new ways to optimize their operations through autovation technologies.
On Monday the 13th at 4pm, in Session 2B Power Tagging’s Steven Berens presents alongside Dominion’s Phil Powell to discuss automating the distribution grid.
August 2, 2010Strategies for Incorporating EVs into Transportation Infrastructures
On August 1-3 Pacific Intermountain Parking and Transportation Association (PIPTA) congregated in Boulder, CO to discuss and foster the growth and development of the parking industry. Power Tagging was in attendance presenting how electric vehicles will be integrated and managed as the next generation of vehicles penetrate the consumer market.
Presentation: Monday, August 2, 2010: Focus on the technology and infrastructure required for future parking and refueling strategies as electric vehicles hit the consumer market. Topics include future strategies toward connecting EVs to the current electric grid; strategic solutions to charging EVs when using public parking infrastructure; and simplified billing modes for charging EVs as they integrate with utilities, consumers and municipalities.
June 15, 2010
Power Tagging’s CEO John LoPorto speaks at BCBR’s Green Summit as a part of “Smart Grids, What’s New” Forum. The presentation specifically focused on the smart grid technologies and innovations that will be available in the near future. More details here.
May 25, 2010
May 12, 2010
At the Smart Grid Road Show in Cinncinati, Power Tagging CTO Stan McClellan sits down with Dominion Power’s Director of Conservation and Load Management, Phil Powell, to discuss Power Tagging’s unique and revolutionary approach to substation automation.
Session 306 titled Advanced System Management - A New Approach to Substation Automation. See Agenda Here.
September 30, 2009
Power Tagging CEO John LoPorto helps kick off Colorado Cleantech Industry Association’s Smart Grid Series. This was Session I of the program and included representatives from Distributed Energy (NREL), Eetrex Incorporated, and Tendril. Read article here.
May 18, 2009
Mr. LoPorto speaks at the EUCI Program in Denver titled Electric Vehicles for Utilities: Impact, Opportunities and Challenges for a Smart Grid. His presentation details how new technologies on the electric grid will accomodate charging EVs outside of the home. Read more here.
March 30, 2009
CEO John LoPorto appears at the University of Colorado Law School for a smart grid round table symposium hosted by Colorado’s Center of Energy and Environmental Security. Watch the event here.
John LoPorto presents on SmartGrid 2.0: Grid Integrated Communications.