Posted on Apr 12, 2013 in Speaking Engagements
Dr. Sunil Cherian will speak at the upcoming Government & Military Smart Grids and Microgrids Conference in Washington, DC. Dr. Cherian will discuss the topics of optimizing microgrid design, security and operational reliability as well as creating a viable business case that moves beyond pilot projects. To learn more about the conference, check out the conference website here.
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 in In the News, Links
Energy company Spirae has purchased the Whistle Clean car wash for its new Fort Collins headquarters for $1.65 million. Read More.
Posted on Apr 4, 2013 in In the News, Press Releases
Spirae provided modeling and control analysis to Ecofys in support of this innovative BPA-funded project. Specifically, Spirae showed how distributed thermal storage resources such as residential waters heaters can provide a significant balancing reserve to the transmission operator while respecting the local constraints of the distribution grid and the comfort requirements of the homeowners. The analysis was performed by conducting a series of time-domain simulations on detailed Spirae-created models of the water heaters and a utility distribution grid.
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Posted on Dec 13, 2012 in In the News
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- For the last few years, this northern Colorado city (population 160,000) has been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and growing its businesses at the same time. Since 2005, its population has risen by 13.5 percent, but emissions have dropped by 14.7 percent. Last year's drop, according to the city, was the equivalent of taking 71,000 passenger cars off the road. Read More.
Posted on Sep 28, 2012 in In the News, Speaking Engagements
"Three-day event demonstrates there's no shortage of ideas about delivering power in innovative ways." Smart Grid Live 2012 featured in Innovation News.
Posted on Sep 26, 2012 in In the News, Speaking Engagements, Links
A world where the energy you take is equal to the energy you make is the goal of progressive smart grid technologies being developed in Fort Collins.
The world is watching as smart grid technology innovators from around the globe converged in Fort Collins this week for the second annual Smart Grid Live. The three-day event, which started Tuesday at the Lincoln Center, includes panel discussions and live demonstrations of smart grid solutions. Read More.
Posted on Sep 7, 2012 in In the News, Links
FORT COLLINS — Within the rapidly changing world of distributed power systems caused by increasing demand and the need for reliable power, Fort Collins-based Spirae, Inc. is partnering with The Boeing Company to provide solutions for the Department of Defense. Read More.
Posted on Sep 4, 2012 in In the News, Press Releases, Links
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 4, 2012—The lead technical partners of Fort Collins’ Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration (RDSI) project—also known as the FortZED Jumpstart Project—announced today that the project, which concluded in July, performed among the nation’s top, peer-rated RDSI projects.
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Posted on Jul 9, 2012 in In the News
FORT COLLINS – Spirae and Boeing will present “Smart Grid Live 2012” in Fort Collins Sept. 25-27.
The three-day event will feature leading smart grid innovators, panel discussions, networking opportunities with experts from around the globe and live demonstrations of interoperable smart grid solutions. Read More.
Posted on Jun 13, 2012 in In the News, Links
"...clean energy companies that have been growing up within and around CSU's orbit are also active partners with municipal and economic groups ranging from the City of Fort Collins and the Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster to the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative and and FortZED, a public-private partnership to make Fort Collins 'the world's largest active zero energy district.' "
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