|
Current News
Echelon and Holley Metering Create Joint Venture For Smart Grid Solutions in China
March 27, 2012
[ back ] [ comment ]
Echelon Corporation and Holley Metering have announced an agreement under which the two companies will form a new joint venture company in China, Zhejiang Echelon-Holley Technology Co., Ltd. to focus on the development and sales of advanced smart metering products for China. The new company will be headquartered in Hangzhou, China, and will develop advanced smart metering and related solutions that are intended to deliver performance, reliability and expanded functionality to China's developing smart grid.
The partnership is intended to leverage Echelon's Silicon Valley energy control networking innovation center and its experience in highly reliable power line control and communications hardware and software platforms for smart grid applications, and Holley Metering's breadth of metering solutions, low cost manufacturing competencies and extensive customer relationships. The joint venture is majority owned by Echelon. Echelon and Holley Metering will both contribute cash and resources into the new company.
"We are delighted to broaden our partnership with Holley Metering to serve the larger smart grid market in China. With a mandate to connect 300 million homes and businesses to the smart grid over the next five years, Chinese utilities will need to leverage the best the world has to offer," said Ron Sege, chairman and CEO of Echelon. "Our new joint venture is positioned to bring the most innovative solutions in the world to bear on China's need to deliver and use energy more efficiently by leveraging both Silicon Valley and China-based ingenuity. We are also excited about the possibility of achieving Echelon and Holley Metering's broader vision for the joint venture's future in developing smart meter products for markets outside China."
"We are extremely excited to utilize Echelon's field-proven technologies and leverage their extensive experience gained by connecting more than 35 million homes and 300,000 buildings to the smart grid," said Jin Meixing, chairman of Holley Metering. "By bringing the best technology in the world into China and incorporating it into products that meet this market's unique needs, we can grow our business and satisfy a critical, unmet need."
The Echelon-Holley joint venture is expected to be operational in Q3 2012.
Source: Echelon
Comments
Please note: By posting a comment, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
|
|
|
|
|