PGE (Polska Grupa Energetyczna) has chosen PCN Technology Inc. for its Smart Grid pilot launch in Warsaw. The only American company selected, PCN will play a critical role in transforming the utility’s system.

The relationship combines the expertise of Itron, a leading provider of end-to-end smart grid solutions including smart meters and software, with Arcadian Networks.

ComEd announced it has been awarded a total of $4 million in federal economic stimulus funding to expand one of the nation’s largest private fleets of electric vehicles and test solar-powered vehicle charging.

Tendril and GE Energy Financial Services announced the funding at GE Global Research, GE?s technology development arm, in Niskayuna, New York, during a media forum on cleantech venture capital investing.

KEMA is providing insights into three energy storage innovation projects and technological developments at this week?s Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT) Conference.

Puget Sound Energy announced that it will be working closely with Nissan and ECOtality as a member of The Electric Vehicle (EV) Project to bring new environmentally friendly transportation options.

RechargeIT is an effort within Google.org that aims to reduce CO2 emissions, cut oil use, and stabilize the electrical grid by accelerating the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.

Keep the Smart Grid in mind as you start to work on your next project and think about how you can make the building a smart part of the Smart Grid.

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) continues its legacy of innovation with the announcement that it will produce one million Smart Energy clothes dryers by the end of 2011 as part of the U.S. DOE Smart Grid Investment.

Small, localized versions of the centralized electricity system known as smart microgrids are indispensable to the development of a power grid that can meet our country’s energy needs today and in the future.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke unveiled a plan for developing standards to transform the U.S. power distribution system into a secure, more efficient and environmentally friendly Smart Grid and create clean-energy jobs.

Part of India?s growing power demands will soon be met with smart grid technologies that improve efficiency and reliability for businesses and consumers.

Increasing the efficiency of electrical power networks can help fight climate change, since any improvement means less carbon-based fuel needs to be burned to generate power, resulting in fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

GE Launches New Interactive Site, ItsYourSmartGrid.com, to Educate and Engage Public about How Smart Grid Will Help Change the World.

The Smart Garage is not a physical garage, rather it’s a metaphor for the place where buildings, the grid, and the vehicle come together.