wiredinusa July 2011

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Utility-scale grid stabilization trial

Qualcomm Inc has agreed to acquire the assets of Rapid Bridge LLC, a San Diego-based inventor of advanced techniques for the design and development of semiconductor products. The company’s technology reduces complexity in integrated circuit (IC) development at advanced technology nodes to enable greater design flexibility and optimized die size and power consumption. Rapid Bridge’s San Diego design team and San Diego/Bangalore engineering services operations will be integrated into Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. Qualcomm Inc acquires Rapid Bridge LLC

1.8MW solar power system for Bloomberg

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Canadian hydrogen generation and fuel cell manufacturer Hydrogenics has successfully completed a trial with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), to demonstrate the viability of its electrolyzer technology for utility-scale grid stabilization. During the trial period, the load from a Hydrogenics HySTAT™ electrolyzer, installed at the Hydrogenics facility in Mississauga, provided frequency regulation in Ontario by responding to power regulation signals from the IESO on a second-by-second basis. Hydrogenics will now apply this knowledge in the development of MW-scale energy storage applications using hydrogen technology.

Integrys Energy Services subsidiary, Solar Star, will build and own a 1.8MW solar system, to be located at financial information service Bloomberg’s facility in New Jersey. The eight-acre, ground-mounted solar tracking system will be completed by the end of the year. The facility is expected to meet 58% of the facility’s electricity demand, and Bloomberg will buy the power from Solar Star at prices below retail rates. The project is the first renewable energy project undertaken by Bloomberg: the company plans to develop nearly 6MW of solar power in New Jersey within the next three years.

P erseus High-speed to the Amazon telecom

Palladium Energy was looking for an improved connection to increase productivity at its Manaus, Brazil manufacturing site. Manaus is in Amazonia, the largest tropical rainforest on earth, but Perseus Telecom accepted the challenge to deliver high-speed at top speed. Palladium Energy had originally bought an MPLS network from a top-tier carrier but endured poor performance, causing slow access and lost productivity, so contacted BlackWire Consulting Group (BCG) to find a solution to their network troubles. “We thought the only viable solution was satellite, then BCG recommended Perseus Telecom. They have solved our problem and we now have a fast, stable and cost-efficient solution,” says Todd Hawes, IT Director at Palladium Energy.

BCG contacted Perseus Telecom because of its ability to provide global network solutions across multiple fiber asset providers. Perseus Telecomwas able to offer Palladium four times the amount of bandwidth than they originally requested - and at a lower cost. Perseus and BCG managed the provisioning of the circuit and it was installed, tested and in use within 90 days. Palladium Energy’s new network now has dedicated bandwidth enabling them to run Citrix and Lifesize Video Conferencing and manage bandwidth-intensive CAD drawings. “Due to Perseus Telecom’s improved network solution, Palladium Energy is now able to take advantage of new applications and productivity,” says Salvatore Orefiche, CEO of BCG.

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