Energy and utilities news
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Country Energy to tackle carbon emissions through development of intelligent network with IBM
Today, IBM announced that it is teaming with Country Energy, manager of Australia's largest power network, to develop and deploy an Intelligent Utility Network in Australia. |
17 Apr 2008 |
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Do you know the future of Smart Energy?
The telecom industry was once nearly as regulated as the electric power industry. Today, urban-dwelling consumers can choose between cable companies, local providers, cell-phone companies, long-distance providers and voice-over-IP services. |
16 Jan 2008 |
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Department of Energy putting power in the hands of consumers through technology
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced today the results of a year-long effort to put the power grid in the hands of consumers through technology. The Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Demonstration Project found that advanced technologies enable consumers to be active participants. |
09 Jan 2008 |
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Consumers would give up their green for greener energy
A new survey from IBM finds that most consumers in developed nations would pay more for eco-friendly energy. The study also found that while consumers want more choices about the type of energy they buy, many are unaware of the range of options available. |
13 Dec 2007 |
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IBM Nuclear Power Advisory Council identifies key 2008 issues for nuclear power
The IBM Nuclear Power Advisory Council (NPAC) announced today the top nuclear power industry imperatives that emerged from its inaugural meeting last week at the new IBM Global Center of Excellence for Nuclear Power in La Gaude, France. |
10 Dec 2007 |
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IBM predicts consumers will actively plug in to the energy business
At the World Energy Congress in Rome today, IBM Global Business Services unveiled its new report, Plugging in the Consumer: Innovating utility business models for the future, forecasting how the change in energy customers' expectations will impact the utility industry's business model in the next five to ten years. |
13 Nov 2007 |
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Iberdrola and IBM in $84.4 million innovation agreement
IBM to open IT innovation center in Spain providing software development and maintenance services; IBM will also manage a data center for Iberdrola |
05 Jul 2007 |
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IBM establishes global center of excellence for nuclear power
IBM today announced that it is establishing a Global Center of Excellence for Nuclear Power in La Gaude, France, to support safe, reliable and efficient electricity generation by energy companies worldwide. |
02 Jul 2007 |
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PG&E collaborates with IBM to reduce energy consumption in the utility's California data centers by 80 percent
IBM and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced a collaborative effort to optimize energy efficiency opportunities in PG&E’s California IT operations through a server consolidation program and by jointly developing a new way to measure and reduce heat in data centers. |
10 May 2007 |
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IBM unveils plan to combat data center energy crisis; allocates $1 billion to advance "green" technology and services
IBM today announced it is redirecting $1 billion per year across its businesses, mobilizing the company’s resources to dramatically increase the level of energy efficiency in IT. |
10 May 2007 |
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Report: IBM software leads power generation and energy delivery industries
IBM today announced that in a new Energy Insights report, IBM software was cited as a leader in Work and Asset Management for both the Power Generation and Energy Delivery industries. |
07 May 2007 |
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Pepco Holdings joins IBM for Intelligent Utility Network Coalition
Today, IBM announced that Pepco Holdings, Inc (NYSE: POM) is the second member to join the Intelligent Utility Network (IUN) Coalition, a new group of utility companies working with IBM to accelerate the adoption of ‘smart grid’ technologies and solutions on a global basis. |
25 Apr 2007 |
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IBM names CenterPoint Energy as founding member of industry coalition focused on intelligent utility networks
IBM announced that it has begun a new coalition to accelerate the adoption of Intelligent Utility Network (IUN) technologies and solutions on a global basis. |
11 Apr 2007 |
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Aker Kvaerner and IBM in alliance for condition based maintenance in oil and gas industry
The agreement integrates Aker Kvaerner's competence in engineering, planning and maintenance with IBM's expertise in data acquisition, integration and analysis. |
15 Mar 2007 |
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IBM opens Calgary Oil Sands Centre of Excellence
IBM opened its US $2.6 million Oil Sands Centre of Excellence in Calgary, which aims to help petroleum producers test and use new technologies that will lower costs and make oil recovery easier, more efficient, and more intelligent. The Centre is the fifth IBM facility focused on the global oil and gas industry to open in the past two years. |
07 Mar 2007 |
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IBM and Intel open China's first energy competency center in Beijing
IBM announced the launch of China's first Energy Competency Center (ECC), a joint effort by IBM and Intel. The ECC Beijing will provide oil and gas companies in China and the Asia Pacific region with the technologies to find and extract hydrocarbon deposits more quickly and efficiently, while controlling costs and reducing risks. |
13 Dec 2006 |
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U.S. Department of Energy and IBM to collaborate in advancing supercomputing technology
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that its Office of Science, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and IBM will share the cost of a five-year, $58 million research and development (R&D) effort to further enhance the capabilities of the fastest computer in existence. |
15 Nov 2006 |
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Statoil and IBM in $70 million, 5 year services agreement
Statoil, an integrated oil and gas company, has signed a comprehensive services agreement with IBM, covering maintenance and support of SAP and desktop applications in Statoil's world wide operations. This Application Management Services initiative will begin immediately. |
13 Nov 2006 |
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IBM signs $29 million contract to streamline finance, supply chain and work management operations for major energy provider
Today, IBM announced that it has signed a 2.5-year, $29 million consulting contract to streamline Southern Company's financial, supply chain and work management operations. |
07 Nov 2006 |
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IBM to acquire MRO Software, Inc.
IBM's acquisition of MRO addresses asset needs by providing customers with a consistent, comprehensive set of asset management solutions and services. |
03 Aug 2006 |
