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METERINGChina Conference & Exhibition 2013 Closing Announcement
(April 16-18, 2013 Beijing)

After half a year¡¯s preparation, METERINGChina Conference& Exhibition 2013 with the theme of smart future starts with smart meter was successfully held and closed on April 18, 2013 in Beijing. With fruitful contents and colorful format, the event has discussed the developments and changes of the industry from various aspects like technology & market, management & application, business opportunity & value evaluation and practicality & perspective, etc. Meanwhile, the various co-located events and activities like high-end exhibition, new product release conference, partner match meeting and field visit have also well highlighted the event theme.

The 3-day event attract 819 professional attendees, mainly from government / organization, utility, certification/test organization, alliance, leading meter manufacturer, component supplier, investment/consulting organization and international buyer/purchaser, 70% were from China and 30% were international participants.
Event highlights as below:

Metering China Awards (April 17, 2013)

Metering China Magazine started to process the awards from November 1, 2012 by receiving self application and recommendation, on-line voting and media evaluation, till March 25, 2013, 547 valid votes were received which were approved by the event committee , and the awardees were released on April 17.

Best Utility Awards

  • Best Practice award: Jiangsu Power
  • Innovation award: Jibei Power
  • Cooperation award: Chongqing Power
  • Advanced Utility- Metering: CLP HongKong

Vendor Awards

  • Best Branding: Wasion Group, Nanjing Xinlian, Cixi Quansheg, Xiamen Hongfa, Qingdao Eastsoft
  • Industry Influence: Hexing, Nari, Shanghai BST
  • Innovation: Hangzhou Hongrui
Conference (2-day, April 17-18, 2013)

Session1: Opening ceremony
Session2: Policy and developing trend of China & global metering market

  • Outlook of China energy metering industry
    LIU Xinmin, General administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC(AQSIQ)
  • IR46 updates
    Wang Lei, Researcher, Electromagnetic Division, National Institute of Metrology
  • Smart power distribution and utilization technology and standard in China
    BAI Xiaoming, Deputy chief engineer, CEPRI, SGCC
  • Power metering status and developing trend in China Southern Grid
    SHI Shaoqing, Section director, Metering Dept, China Southern Grid

Session 3: Smart metering key technology

  • AMI PLC ecological system
    Reza Mirkhani, CEO/ Edwin Chen, VP, Enverv
  • Smart IC Technologies for an Efficient Metering Infrastructure
    Arnaud BONNET, Director of Marketing & Application, STMicroelectronics

Session 4: International test & certification

  • Experience to share from UL in meter
    Mike Chan, Global Meter Business Development Manager, UL International Ltd.
  • The future of the STS prepayment metering standard
    Kobus van den Berg, Director of STS Association
  • ANSI Watthour Meter Testing & Certification Program
    Lamin Conteh, Project Engineer, MET Laboratories, Inc.

Session 5: Utility practice

  • Practical key technologies for data collector automatic calibration in AMI system
    YANG Dongsheng, Ph.D. Jibei Power Metering Center
  • Meter test flexibility by robot automatic calibration
    OU Xiyang, Chongqing EPRI

  • Life-cycle management for metering asset basing on GPS technology
    GUO Yixin, metering technology management, marketing and sales department of Shanxi Power
  • Smart metering technology research in Yunnan Power
    ZHANG Jianwei, Expert assitant, Yunnan Power Grid
  • Smart Meter Applications in CLP
    Chi Wai YU, Metering Department, CLP Hong Kong
  • ENEL Experiences with AMI System Deployment in Italy and Spain
    Francesco Marini, Head of Asia and Oceania Development Unit, ENEL Distribuzione S.p.A.
  • UK Smart Metering
    Bob Vernon, Managing Director, Lowri Beck Services Limited / Lowri Beck Meters Limited

Session 6: Smart future starts with smart meter

  • IEC613340-based PLC solution
    YAO Qing, Software engineer, Technical management department, Hexing Electrical Co., Ltd.
  • Wireless technology and practical application
    XUE Shijun, GM, Beijng Reaching Technology Co.,Ltd
  • Enabling the automation of Smart Meter deployment
    Arthur Lo, Chief Technology Officer, VP and Board Member, Clevest Solutions Inc.
  • Energy data practice in smart city
    DENG Pan, Assistant Researcher, Institute of Software Research, China Academy of Science
  • ZigBee Smart Energy: Meeting the vehicle to grid challenge
    Bob Heile, Ph.D, Chairman Emeritus, ZigBee Alliance
  • PRIME - Proven Standard, Global Solution for Smart Grids
    Alex Li , STMicroelectronics, PRIME Standards Co-ordinator and Principal Member
    Xiaolin Lu, Texas Instruments, PRIME Principal Member
  • Seamless Interoperability of Smart Grid
    Bhupender Virk, Chair of Marketing and Operations ,Wi-SUN Alliance
High-end Exhibition (April 17-18)

Over 20 featured companies participated in the co-located exhibition, products scope covering smart meter, collection system, consumption management and distribution automation terminal, meter components, communication system & module, AMR/AMI solution and portable meter test equipment, etc. Meanwhile, the presence of the international certification organizations also became one of the highlights, under the market situation of China, meter manufacturers concerned more and more about international market, certification organizations play a very important role in their developing of international market. (Exhibitor/sponsor list)

  • Beijing Xinhongji Reaching Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Shenzhen Huaihong Electronics Appliance Co., Ltd.
  • Brightking(Beijing)Co., Ltd.
  • Shenzhen Pioneers Electrical Measurement Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Cixi City Quansheng Shell Co., Ltd.
  • STMicroelectronics
  • Clevest Solutions Inc.
  • Texas Instruments Semiconductor Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability
  • UL International Ltd.
  • EnVerv, Inc.
  • Wasion Group Limited
  • GSL Consulting China
  • Wuxi iData Technology Company Ltd.
  • Metering China Magazine
  • Xiamen Hongfa Electric Power Controls Co., Ltd.
  • Haiyan Shendi Electrical Technical Co., Ltd.
  • Zhejiang Yongyang Technology Co., Ltd.
  • MET Laboratories, Inc.
  • Zhejiang Hongrui Communications Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Powermetrix, USA
  • Shanghai Best Electrical Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ltd
  • Quadlink Technology,lnc.
  • Nanjing Xinlian Electronics Co., Ltd
  • Shenzhen Gridcom Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Hexing Electrical Co.,Ltd
New Product Release Conference (April 17)

During the event, GSL Consulting assisted Shenzhen Gridcom Technology to hold a press conference for the release of its Broadband PLC Chip. SG5000/SG3000 series chip is the first self-owned intellectual property of Broadband PLC Chip, mainly used in electricity reading and smart home system. Experts in meter communication field as well as senior Medias participated in the successful one-hour conference.

Partner Match Meeting (April 17)

On April 17, delegates from 6 foreign companies like Lowri Beck(UK), RMC Switch Gears Ltd (India), PT. FUJI DHARMA ELECTRIC (Indonesia) and more Chinese companies participated including Wasion, Hexing, Techen, State Gridcom, Nari, Hongfa and BST attended the meeting, topics covering souring of smart meter, reading system and components and even cooperation of factory building. The attendees had one on one meetings and communication which is the start of future cooperation opportunities.

Pre-event Workshop and Training Course (April 16)

Workshop and training course were arranged on April 16 to meet the raising concern of China meter companies towards international market. In the morning workshop, Mr. EK Teo introduced the situation of ASEAN metering market including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei and Philippine, and discussed the opportunities of China metering companies in these areas. I the afternoon training course, Mr. Edison Makwarela, the senior consultant from Eskom delivered a professional training about STS certification. These two workshops were well received by the attendees as beneficial activities.

Field Visit (April 19)

On April 19, GSL Consulting and over 20 conference delegates visited Jibei Power Metering Center and the Smart grid exhibition hall of Shenzhen Gridcom.

Field visit location 1: Smart Grid Exhibition Hall
Smart grid exhibition hall is located in 27F Ages Wealth World in Fengtai District of Beijing. It is an important demonstration base which covers an area of 450 square meters for smart grid construction of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC).

aking "information and communication technology supports the smart grid" as the theme, smart grid exhibition hall looks at the panoramic application of information and communication technology in smart grid construction. To display construction and exploration of business areas such as the Power Communication Information Network for Next Generation, Big Data, Big Energy Efficiency, Big Platform and Big Payment etc., Smart grid exhibition hall will take you feel beautiful China by the harmonious construction of smart grid.

Field visit location 2: Jibei Power Metering Center
Jibei Power Metering Center has independently designed and developed FOUR automatic test and calibration lines, smart storage system and integrated metering production and dispatching platform, proven its leading position in China power utilities, especial the first developed THREE automatic calibration lines for 3 phase meter, LV current transformer and data collecting terminal, annual calibration capability as below:

  • Single phase meter automatic test and calibration line: 960 positions, 1.15M pieces/annual calibration capability
  • 3 phase meter automatic test and calibration line: 200 positions, 100K pieces/annual calibration capability
  • LV current transformer automatic test and calibration line: 160K units/annual calibration capability
  • Data collecting terminal automatic test and calibration line: 120 position, 80K units/annual calibration capability
Sponsors ,Exhibitors and Partners
Sponsors and Exhibitions
Support Organizations and Media Partners
Host Media
Organizer
Contact
For Chinese inquiries, please contact:
Mr Steven Lin
Email: event@meteringchina.com
Phone: 0086 10 6800 1603 / 6800 1670
Fax: 0086 10 6800 1673
Website: www.meteringchina.com
For international inquiries, please contact:
Jane Mei
Email: event@meteringchina.com
Phone: 0086 10 6800 1603 / 6800 1670
Fax: 0086 10 6800 1673
Website: www.meteringchina.com