[December 13, 2011] Ecotality to Integrate Silver Spring Networks' Platform with EVCharging Stations Tweet Dec 13, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Ecotality, Inc., a company focusing on clean electric transportation and storage technologies, and Silver Spring Networks, Inc., has announced an agreement to integrate Ecotality's Blink electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with the Silver Spring Smart Energy Platform. Ecotality said it will market and sell the integrated Blink stations globally, enabling utilities to offer their customers smart EV charging options. The companies demonstrated product interoperability at Grid-Interop 2011 this week. "By partnering with Silver Spring, we are demonstrating that Blink continues to evolve as the most agile and intelligent charging station solution in the industry," said Jonathan Read, CEO of Ecotality, Inc. "We will continue to support strategic connections to the Blink Network, which offers local incentive programs, reservation systems, and remote monitoring of charge status." According to a release, the joint development agreement will provide another option, in which the Blink station leverages Silver Spring's Direct-to-Grid communications to securely connect to a utility's Silver Spring smart grid network. Silver Spring utility clients can also deploy Silver Spring's UtilityIQ Demand Response Manager, a demand response management system that includes smart EV charging. The application enables utilities to offer their customers EV charging options, schedule charging for off-peak times to lower customer bills and control load for grid reliably, and collect EV-specific consumption data for billing. "We are proud to be providing solutions that help increase global EV adoption, one of the smart grid-enabled offerings customers are most excited about," said Matt Smith, senior director of the demand side management business at Silver Spring. "This integration with Ecotality will enable consumers and utilities to adopt electric vehicles with confidence, by providing the ability to manage energy costs and maintain grid reliability." Silver Spring Networks provides a networking platform and solutions that enable utilities to transform the power grid infrastructure into the smart grid, helping utilities to achieve operational efficiencies, lower carbon emissions and help their customers with new ways to monitor and manage their energy consumption. More Information: www.silverspringnet.com www.ecotality.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]