Alstom, Intel Team to Create Next-gen Grid Architecture and Security - TMCnet's Smart Grid eNews

6/10/2013

ITEXPO Las Vegas begins in: 77 Days. REGISTER NOW!       Featured Articles » By Building a Better Sub-Meter, US Industry Could Save a Cumulative $1.7 Billion » Echelon Expands Grid Modernization Portfolio for European Markets » A123 Commissions One Hour Grid Storage Solution in Maui » Smart Grid Sensor Market Set to Surpass $100 Million by 2014   Sponsored By: VTech Amid today's dynamic marketplace, it's critical to have a business phone system that keeps pace. One that's flexible, allowing you to be more responsive to customers. One that's reliable, meeting your day-to-day needs. And one that's affordable, enabling you to grow your business. That's the power of AT&T Synapse.   Top Stories » German Utility Marks Solar Panels with 'Liquid DNA' to Thwart Thieves » Oregon's Smart Power Center Tests Standby Distributed Energy Storage » In Australia, Grid-tied Time of Use Pricing Cuts the Cost of EV Charging » Japan Reports Greatest Growth in Domestic Solar Shipments in 30 Years   From The Expert Corner June 07, 2013 Alstom, Intel Team to Create Next-gen Grid Architecture and Security By Cheryl Kaften TMCnet Contributor Paris-based electrical transmission giant Alstom Grid and Silicon Valley-based chipmaker Intel (News - Alert) have signed a global agreement to collaborate on solutions and technologies for smart grids and smart cities. Together, they will focus on embedded intelligence and IT systems security. Today's electrical networks are evolving toward smart grids—complete with IT architectures that create “intelligence,” by using real-time information to manage electricity efficiently and reliably. Such information, shared in real-time, paves the way for the integration of renewable energies that are intermittent by nature and require real-time monitoring to harness energy when and where it is created. The current pact is the fruit of a three-year, highly productive business relationship. For example, Alstom and fellow Paris-based Bouygues—which specializes in sustainable construction and facility management— already have collaborated with Intel Labs Europe on the EMBIX initiative. The project, which was launched in November 2011, offers a wide range of services with high added value — from audits for eco-districts that cover adoption of new environmental and regulatory requirements, to optimization of energy performance through the use of IT systems featuring the latest advances in smart grid technologies.  Patrick Plas, senior vice president for Power Electronics & Automation of Alstom Grid, commented, "We are very excited to team with Intel to tackle the challenges presented by embedded intelligence and smart grid security, two of the key game-changers for the deployment of future grids. Intel's subsidiary McAfee (News - Alert) will help us reach our next step in the smart grid challenge, with specialized know-how in software solutions for cybersecurity management and embedded technologies...Read More>>>    Featured Videos Alcatel-Lucent - Living in a Smart City - Wuxi China    Featured Resources » 5 Significant Ways M2M Can Improve Your Business Today » The Economics of Scale-Out Storage » The Five Must-Haves of Big Data Storage   Featured Channels » Smart Grid » Green Technology   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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