Power Plus Communications gears up for UK launch
German smart grid technology company looks to expand reach
London, 16 November 2009. Power Plus Communications (PPC), Europe’s leading provider of
broadband powerline communications for smart metering and smart grids, is poised to capitalise
on its success in continental Europe with a move into the UK market.
The firm, which was recently recognised as a green leader in the Global Cleantech 100 list, has
already built up a solid presence in its home country of Germany, where its broadband powerline
technology is used in more than 300,000 households.
Ingo Schönberg, CEO at PPC explains: “As the future regulatory structure of the UK’s energy
market becomes clearer, we anticipate that there will be a huge opportunity for broadband
powerline technology to help make a tangible difference to carbon emissions targets as the
communications backbone of smart metering.”
Schönberg continues: “Driven by government targets on carbon emissions, the UK is preparing to
adopt a smart grid model which will transform the way energy is produced, bought, sold and
consumed in the country. We are confident that broadband powerline technology is well placed to
provide the vital communications platform needed to support large-scale low-carbon generation
through renewable sources and by helping consumers to monitor – and improve – their patterns
of energy usage.”
Eugen Mayer, COO, confirms: “Building on our longstanding success in continental Europe, we
believe that the UK’s move towards a low-carbon economy will present PPC with an
unprecedented opportunity to work with energy suppliers and distribution network operators alike.
As an economic, undisruptive and secure solution that requires no change to the existing power
networks, our broadband powerline technology is well positioned to give energy suppliers the
power to turn the electricity grid of today into the smart grid of tomorrow.”
Note to editors:
Broadband powerline technology is key to the success of smart metering and smart grids. It uses
existing power networks and converts them into IP-based real-time communications platforms to
create instant, cost effective area-wide smart energy networks.
These networks are at the heart of smart metering and intelligent production as well as load and
storage management. They will help provide the information needed to make informed decisions
on energy efficiency, the increased use of renewable energy and electric mobility.
About PPC
Power Plus Communications is Europe's leading supplier of broadband powerline communication
systems (BPL) for smart grids. Pioneers of BPL technology, PPC has already connected more
than 300,000 households with projects in Mannheim, Dresden and Linz among others. The
company was founded in 2001 as a spin off of MVV Energie, but is now wholly independent. It
has received funding from Climate Change Capital Private Equity, a trust fund of the British
Climate Change Capital Group. Further partners of the Power Plus Communications AG are
management and employees.
For more information please go to: www.ppc-ag.de
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