January 21, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Acorn Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACFN) said it has appointed David T. Beatson as vice president and chief technology officer. His responsibilities will include building relations with major energy companies and academic institutions as well as strengthening and expanding the technology portfolio of Acorn Energy.

Beatson has served as president of Confero Solutions since founding the company in 2006. Confero Solutions designed and manufactured precision sensing and automation solutions for the semiconductor, life sciences, and machine tool industries.

He previously served as the chief technology officer of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

Delaware-based Acorn Energy is a holding company with equity interests in CoaLogix, Coreworx, DSIT and Gridsense. Acorn and its companies are focused on three issues in the energy sector: improving the efficiency of the energy grid, reducing the risk for owners of large energy assets, and reducing the environmental impact of the energy sector.

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