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Avante Invited to Participate in Residential Energy Gateway Design
Selected as Finalist for Canadian Business Magazine's Clean 15 CleanTech Competition from over 70...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nSelected as Finalist for Canadian Business Magazine's Clean 15 CleanTech\nCompetition from over 700 Submissions\n\n\nTORONTO, Aug. 10 /CNW/ - Avante Security Corp. (TSXV: ASY) ("Avante" or\nthe "Company") is pleased to announce it has been invited by the Technical\nAdvisory Committee of the California Energy Commission to participate in the\nPublic Interest Energy Research (PIER) funded investigation into the\ndevelopment of the Residential Energy Gateway of the future. This research is\nbeing undertaken in partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National\nLaboratory, UC Berkeley, California State University at Sacramento,\nCalifornia's electric utilities and other electric energy entities within the\nstate of California.\n\n\nAvante, the sole wireless-based technology participant, has been\nrecognized by the Committee for its innovative and non-intrusive approach to\nresidential and small commercial energy management. Avante is participating\nalong with many of the largest home energy management companies, including\nIntel, Microsoft and GE, as part of this research and reference design.\n\n\n"We are excited to be part of the ground floor design process for the\ndevelopment of a standard for the Residential Energy Gateway for home energy\nmanagement," said Emmanuel Mounouchos, President and CEO. "Based on our many\nyears of experience with the deployment of the wireless smartboxx gateway for\nresidential and commercial automation and security with its innovative, true\ntwo-way communication, Avante has much to contribute to the development of the\nResidential Energy Gateway."\n\n\n"Avante's participation in the PIER investigation and our recent\nselection from over 700 submissions as one of the 15 finalists for the\nCanadian Business Magazine and Drayton Weissenfels' Clean 15 CleanTech\ncompetition, confirms that the Avante smartboxx energy management solution is\nthe innovative choice for energy management and conservation," continued Mr.\nMounouchos.\n\n\nAvante smartboxx energy management technologies include: the Home Energy\nManager (remote, wireless temperature control), Home Energy Manager Plus\n(remote wireless temperature control with home automation), and economical\none-way or two-way (GMS) demand response solutions. The smartboxx interacts\nwith energy infrast...