First Wind, an independent energy company focused on utility-scale wind projects in the U.S., is using communications technology to more efficiently manage their operations and produce wind power.  They have deployed a unified Cisco network throughout various parts of its operations to support data, video and voice communications for lowered costs and greater reliability. And on May 25, Cisco and GE announced that they will work together to provide wireless connectivity to the First Wind’s site in Milford, Utah. 

Read more about the advancements by First Wind to make their wind and business operations more efficient and effective in Laura Ipsen’s (SVP/GM for Cisco Connected Energy) blog post.

Tags: Energy, Smart Grid

As SVP Edison Peres, SVP Keith Goodwin and EVP Rob Lloyd told you at Partner Summit, we are committed to making it easier for you to do business with Cisco. So to follow up on that promise, you can now find comprehensive industry resources and customer materials on Cisco.com.

So how does that impact you? Now, instead of having to go to both Partner Central and Cisco.com to locate all of the available resources for industries and solutions, you can simply head to the same Cisco.com pages that have always housed the latest customer materials to find everything you need…in one place.

When you get there, you should be sure to take advantage of more than 450 new and updated resources, ranging from training webcasts to marketing campaigns. Get started now by logging into the retail pages on Cisco.com (CCO and password required to view partner-only assets).

So what else can you find on Cisco.com? Read on to find out. Read More »

Tags: cisco.com, customers, healthcare, marketing, partners, Smart Grid

Cisco’s Connected Energy Group is exhibiting at the DistribuTECH conference taking place this week in San Diego, where it is making some exciting updates as well. Building on progress made in 2010 and expanding its smart grid activities in substation and home, Cisco is announcing partnerships with leading smart grid industry players ECOtality and Cooper Industries.

Cisco and ECOtality have completed the development for integrating the Blink Network charger interface with Cisco’s Home Energy Management Solution (HEMS).  http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2011/prod_013111c.html

Additionally, Cisco announced a strategic relationship with Cooper Industries where Cooper will incorporate Cisco’s Connected Grid products into their substation automation solutions.  http://www.cooperpower.com/news/pr.cfm?NewsID=247

Cisco’s vision is for information technology to transform how the world manages its energy and environmental challenges.  The goal of Cisco’s Connected Energy Group is to build an extensive product and services portfolio, based on a smarter, connected energy grid, that will bring this vision to reality.  Within the last year Cisco has made important steps to further its commitment to the energy/smart grid market with several strategic announcements, product introductions, key partnerships and acquisitions. Cisco continues that momentum this week through its partnerships with ECOtality and Cooper Industries.

For more information:

 - Cisco Connected Energy:

http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/energy/external_utilities.html

- ECOtality: http://www.ecotality.com

- Cooper Industries: http://www.cooperindustries.com

Tags: Connected Energy, Energy, Smart Grid

Scientists have been sounding the alarm about global warming for the past several years, and recent studies have indicated that warmer global temperatures will reduce the number of animal species across the world by 20 or 30 percent.

While there are certainly plenty ways for each of us as individuals to try and live a more green lifestyle in the hopes of turning the tide of global warming—whether driving less, or composting our trash—here at Cisco we have the Connected Grid portfolio of Smart Grid communications solutions, which can help utilities more reliably and efficiently deliver electric power from generation facilities to businesses and homes, resulting in better energy management, while also providing economic and environmental benefits.

It’s been more than a year since we launched the Smart Grid Partner Ecosystem. So in that time, how have our partners gotten involved? Here’s an update on ways that partners are using Smart Grid solutions to help customers.

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Tags: capgemini, energy efficiency, Energy Management, Energy/Utilities, logica, partners, Smart Grid, world wide technology

This week is “Climate Week” and Cisco is showing its “green” stripes in exciting new ways, demonstrating how networking technology can transform how the world manages our energy and environmental challenges.

Going into the week, Cisco was psyched to support our innovation partner, the X PRIZE Foundation in announcing the winners of the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE.  It was amazing to see that the cars of the future -- which get at least 100 mpg -- could be here today!  These vehicles, many of which are electric, show what’s possible with some ingenuity and passion… not to mention a $10million kitty. 

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Tags: Cisco, duke energy, envision: charlotte, Green, mayor anthony foxx, Smart + Connected Communities, Smart Grid