Category: Utilities

Made in IBM Labs: California State Water Control Board Partners with IBM to Improve Water Quality

Newly released iPhone App Empowers Citizens to take Action SAN JOSE, Calif. (November 04, 2010) – A new application that enables iPhone users to help monitor water quality and alert authorities to problems, is now available in Apple’s App Store. The first state to partner with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to use this data to monitor […]

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IBM Develops South Korea’s First Renewable Energy Management System

POSCO ICT showcases New Smart Grid System at Jeju Smart Grid Demonstration Complex SEOUL, South Korea (November 04, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced its collaboration with POSCO ICT to develop South Korea’s first renewable energy management system for a smart grid. As part of South Korea’s national Smart Grid initiative to achieve the […]

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IBM and Shanghai Electric Power to Pilot New Smart Grid

SHANGHAI (November 04, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has developed a new technology, now piloted with Shanghai Power, to help energy companies manage power outages more effectively while improving productivity. Developed for the energy industry by IBM Research, the technology can upgrade and transform a power grid by reducing outage frequency […]

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IBM Collaborates on New Wind Energy Technologies

ARMONK, N.Y. (October 06, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that energy system supplier Alstom, and Ikerlan-IK4, an energy technology research and development organization, are using IBM software to develop wind turbine control systems that significantly improve the performance of sustainable power systems based on wind-generated energy. The new wind turbines leverage a sophisticated […]

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Petrom and IBM Team Up for 10-Year Data Center and Services Agreement

BUCHAREST (October 05, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Petrom, the largest oil and gas producer in Southeastern Europe, have entered into a 10-year, multi-million dollar data center services agreement. IBM will take over the operation of Petrom’s data center infrastructure to deliver industry-leading services to Petrom; Osterreichische Mineralolverwaltung (OMV), an oil and gas exploration […]

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City of Dubuque Teams with IBM to Provide Citizens Smarter Water Services

Smarter City Cloud Service Delivers Real-time Insights to Increase Conservation, Lower Costs DUBUQUE, Iowa (October 04, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the City of Dubuque, Iowa today announced the launch of the Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Water Pilot Study.  Dubuque is in the process of installing smart water meters throughout the city.  Initially 300 volunteer […]

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IBM, Delft University of Technology Collaborate on Smarter Water Research

Insight into complex water systems central to flood prevention, water conservation Netherlands (October 04, 2010) – Together with IBM (NYSE: IBM), Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is researching how technology and analytics can be applied to complex water systems to minimise the risk of flooding. The results stand to impact both the Dutch water […]

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IBM and Schneider Electric Team to Make Buildings Smarter

Joint offering helps organizations proactively manage energy efficiency for buildings; Bryant University to apply solution campus wide SAN FRANCISCO (October 01, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Schneider Electric today announced a new smarter buildings solution to improve energy performance for buildings across an organization. This is critical as buildings worldwide today consume 42 percent […]

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IBM Accelerates Smart Grid Adoption; Helps Utilities Modernize Communications Networks

Company first to Offer Complete Smart Grid Communications Services for Utilities ARMONK, N.Y. (September 21, 2010) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will help utilities modernize the underlying communications networks that enable them to deliver energy resources. By providing complete consulting, design and implementation services with network technology from industry partners, IBM will deliver […]

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The Nature Conservancy and IBM Launch Program for Sustaining Watersheds

To establish Web site for watershed managers and planners to analyze river basins, and make more informed decisions ARMONK, N.Y. (September 07, 2010) – The Nature Conservancy and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to launch a free Web site this fall called Rivers for Tomorrow, where watershed managers can map, analyze and share detailed […]

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