PETACH TIKVAH, Israel, Aug 30, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Seven leading Israeli companies and five universities in Israel
announced today the formation of the ISG Consortium, whose goal is to
develop next-generation unified communication and smart grid management
networks for utilities. With financial support provided by the Israeli
Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) through its Magnet
program, the founding consortium members are ECI Telecom, Motorola
Solutions Israel Ltd., CEVA, Yitran Communications, PowerCom, RUGGEDCOM,
Control Applications, Ben-Gurion University, the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem, Ariel University Center of Samaria, Holon Institute of
Technology and Tel-Aviv University.
Smart grid technology is fueled by the continuous growing demand for
green energy and the requirement to economically deliver and control
reliable and sustainable electricity service. Smart grid technology
attempts to predict and intelligently respond to the behavior and
actions of all electric power users connected to the grid, by employing
innovative products and services, coupled with intelligent monitoring,
control, communication, and self-healing technologies. With the
emergence of smart grids, every consumer is a potential "prosumer" --
both a consumer of green energy services and a supplier of excess
capacity to the rest of the grid. The smart grid adds the intelligence
necessary to the network that empowers such users.
Источник: MarketWatch (press release)