GE Smartgrid center at Ontario not Nice
Post date: Mar 15, 2011 12:16:22 PM
GE Canada Chooses Ontario to Build Smart Grid Innovation Centre
Over the next four years, GE expects to spend $18.5 million in R&D-related activities, developing its products and services.
GE Grid IQ™
Innovation Centre in Markham
GE Grid IQ™ Innovation Centre in Markham
The new Centre will develop and manufacture smart grid products and services to help Ontario’s power grid:
Detect outages and automatically re-route power to downed areas.
Manage the shutdown of downed power lines to increase safety and reduce fire hazards.
Keep critical organizations running if there is a power disruption.
Photo credit ontariocanada.com
General Electric - Ontario market leader
“Through this important partnership, we are creating jobs and establishing centres of excellence for Ontarians in high-growth sectors of the economy. The global demand for clean technologies is increasing and today, we’re taking another step forward in establishing Ontario as a market leader”
source: businesswire.com