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02/15/2011
Illinois Smart Grid Regional Innovation
Cluster (ISGRIC) selects Adica to participate in its Innovation Acceleration
Platform
Illinois Smart Grid
Regional Innovation Cluster selects Adica to participate in its Innovation
Acceleration Platform
The
Illinois Smart Grid Regional Innovation Cluster (ISGRIC) announced the
selection of 10 companies to participate in its Innovation Acceleration
Platform. ISGRIC seeks to attract and
support smart grid innovators in order to enhance market opportunities,
accelerate business and product development, create jobs and advance
development of a smarter grid.
ISGRIC
partner organizations include the U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois
Institute of Technology (IIT), Clean Energy Trust, the Illinois Science &
Technology Coalition and O-H Community Partners.
The
following smart grid companies will receive business, technical and
commercialization assistance through ISGRIC:
·
Adica,
LLC – A global energy software and consulting company that provides advanced
analytics for evaluating the impact of smart grid technology (www.adica.com).
·
Agentis
Inc. – Develops and delivers an energy engagement platform to electricity
consumers to help them take control of their consumption
(www.agentisenergy.com).
·
Artelys
Corp – Develops optimization and accompanying services for the US power
industry (www.artelys.com).
·
Potential
Difference Illinois, Inc. – Developing and manufacturing rapid battery charging
stations for both industrial electric vehicles and passenger vehicles (www.potentialdifference.com).
·
Power2Switch
LLC – Connects small businesses to Retail Electric Suppliers (RES) for the
purpose of reducing their electricity costs while helping them monitor and
manage their energy usage through a web portal (www.power2switch.com).
· Intelligent
Generation, LLC – Develops software and networking technologies to manage
distributed generation and storage of renewable energy (www.intelgen.com).
·
Intelligent
Power Partners – Develops microgrid master controller software for coordinating
energy systems (www.ippconnect.com).
·
Intelligent
Power Solutions – Develops advanced intelligent home automation software agents
and applications.
· Sun
Phocus Technologies – Developing a transparent solar concentrating film for
building integrated photovoltaic windows (www.sunphocus.com).
· TransLumen
Technologies, LLC – Creates proprietary and patented visualization technology
and tools (www.translumen.net).
"We
are excited to offer these services through IIT and our partners," said
David Baker, Vice President for External Affairs at IIT. "There is a strong appetite for smart
grid technology development in the Chicago region and this sector must be
fueled by a comprehensive support network to thrive. ISGRIC builds upon the natural strengths of
the Chicago region, pooling extensive brainpower and experience."
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