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Maybank and Gentari announced a significant step towards a more sustainable future with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration in green mobility and renewable energy solutions. This marks Gentari’s first collaboration with a financial institution, signifying an aligned commitment with Maybank to drive sustainable solutions adoption in the market. Maybank’s sustainability goals Maybank has surpassed its sustainable financing targets, mobilising...

Verizon has announced that Verizon Innovative Learning, the company’s award-winning education initiative focused on supporting digital equity and inclusion for students nationwide, has reached seven million students with digital skills training. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), there are still nearly 17 million school children in the U.S. that lack internet access at home. That’s why, over a decade ago, Verizon Innovative Learning was launched to address bar...

Intelligent power management company - Eaton has again been recognized by Ethisphere, a global major in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies. Grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient®, the World’s Most Ethical Companies assessment process includes more than 200 questions on culture, environmental and social practices, ethics and compliance activities, governance, diversity and init...

The local community of Bruschied is ensuring greater safety on the roads with the help of Westenergie AG. Road safety is an important building block for increasing road safety. The infrastructure provider - Westenergie is, therefore, supporting the local community financially in this project with the purchase of three new speed measuring systems. speed measuring systems Two of the systems are located at the entrances to the town and one system is in the Rudolfshaus district. The speed measuri...

New disruptive technologies are emerging and shaping the future of FSM: Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, IoT, GIS, and sensors. OverIT is recognized as the best transformational partner to accompany and guide customers in this evolution path and to manage FSM mission-critical operations. OverIT has a strategic goal: to continue anticipating FSM market needs, unleashing the full potential of its vibrant partner ecosystem. So, it is time to write a new chapter for our software. next-gen FSM...

In cooperation with Westenergie AG, Stadtwerke Erft GmbH has founded a joint holding company called 'PSO-Erft GmbH'. This new company will take on strategic and operational tasks in the area of ​​intelligent energy infrastructure planning for the electricity, gas, and water networks of the neighboring towns of Bedburg, Elsdorf, and Bergheim. PSO-Erft GmbH Stadtwerke Erft holds a 74.9 percent stake in PSO-Erft and Westenergie AG holds a 25.1 percent stake.  The Erft municip...

WEG’s mobile solutions ensure application across various voltage classes according to customer needs, providing operational dynamism and time savings for preventive and corrective maintenance. WEG supplied the first mobile substation in the state of Amapá, Brazil, to CEA Equatorial, an electricity trading and distribution company. The acquisition aims to ensure efficiency and reliability in the supply of electricity to the people of Amapá. WEG’s mobile substation WEG...

Cargounit, the largest independent locomotive leasing company in Poland, has signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility for the purchase of 90 Vectron MS locomotives, of which 30 have been immediately called up. Additionally, a second contract was signed for the delivery of ten Smartron locomotives. The first deliveries are planned for 2025. Siemens Mobility and Cargounit’s collaboration dates back to 2018, when a single Vectron MS locomotive was purchased. Cargounit is the largest custome...

Siemens has announced the launch of new Gridscale X software with the release of a Gridscale X Network Model Manager in the US and Canada. The product allows ISOs (independent system operators) and TSOs (transmission system operators) to centrally manage their network data with a Digital Twin of the power grid for more efficient planning, development, and operations. cloud-ready software The Gridscale X Network Model Manager handles various grid scenarios, such as new or changing assets, faci...

Delta, a global major in power and thermal management solutions, announced presenting the next-generation power solutions capable of enhancing energy efficiency in AI servers and data centers at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2024. These include Delta’s Open Rack Version 3 (ORV3) 1OU 18kW and 1OU 33kW Power Shelves featuring power supplies with an impressive efficiency up to 97.5%. Vertical Power Delivery Solution The next-generation Vertical Power D...

Cables pioneer - AEI Cables is highlighting the need for those in the electrical supply chain to gather crucial data required under the new Building Safety Act. The Act – introduced in October 2023 – makes new requirements for ‘higher-risk buildings’, which are those deemed to be at least 18 meters in height or at least seven storeys containing at least two residential units. Fire services in firefighting The systems in these buildings powered by electrical cables &nda...

Siemens has announced the launch of Gridscale X, paving the way towards the vision of autonomous grid management, accelerating digital transformation for grid operators at speed and scale. With Gridscale X, Siemens provides modular software to support utilities to tackle their most pressing challenges related to the energy transition. grid management Gridscale X makes it possible to scale grid capacity fast, handle the complexity of DERs, and increase grid flexibility with software that is ea...

Corn ethanol is a clean energy source that, compared to traditional fossil fuels, minimizes the emission of greenhouse gases. Besides that, it has several applications, the most common is its use as a biofuel and its frequent presence in the food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. To meet the requirements of this market, WEG offers a wide range of solutions in electrical equipment, automation and paintings. In this way, WEG supplied a generator for the plant expan...

Mingyang Smart Energy has signed a localization cooperation agreement with Unison Ltd., a South Korean wind turbine manufacturer and wind power company in Zhongshan, Guangdong. The agreement involves an investment of 400 billion Korean won, approximately 2 billion RMB, from Mingyang Smart Energy to promote its business in Korea and globally. Zhang Qiying, President and Chief Technology Officer of Mingyang Smart Energy, and Park Won-seo, CEO of Unison, signed the agreement while Zhang Chuanwei,...

The Voyage Arc Virtual Reality Headset from Lincoln Electric has won a silver medal from the 2023 Brandon Hall Group™ 2023 HCM Excellence Awards® program in the category of Best Advance in Education Delivered Through Technology. Since their inception in 1993, the Brandon Hall Group Awards have recognized industry organizations worldwide that include small, medium, large and global enterprises; government entities; not-for-profits; and associations. Entries focus on programs, strategi...

TL Aerotek was looking for an automated solution to keep up with accelerating demand and found success using Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s plug-and-play machine tending solution, LoadMate Plus™. Expand Machinery TL Aerotek, a small-job milling shop customer, experienced a large influx of orders. To keep up with demand, they sought a solution that would alleviate labor uncertainty and help to grow the business. TL Aerotek turned to their long-time supplier of milling machines fo...

The reliability of CORE’s electric service - already better than the industry average - improved in 2023. Their System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI), or average outage duration in minutes for each member served, decreased from 92 minutes in 2022 to 63 minutes in 2023 — an improvement of nearly 32%. System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) CORE’s SAIDI is about half the five-year national average of approximately 120 minutes CORE’s SAIDI is abou...

At Light + Building 2024, Siemens Smart Infrastructure will shine a spotlight on the innovative products, software, and services, as well as the collaborations needed to drive true sustainability impact for customers and societies.  The company’s focus for the 2024 show is ‘Technology to transform the everyday for everyone’, through which it will highlight how combining the real and digital worlds, together with customers and partners, enables the sustainable transformati...

Siemens Digital Industries Software has launched the Veloce™ CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system. In a first for the EDA (Electronic Design Automation) industry, Veloce CS incorporates hardware emulation, enterprise prototyping and software prototyping and is built on two highly advanced integrated circuits (ICs) – Siemens’ new, purpose-built Crystal accelerator chip for emulation and the AMD Versal™ Premium VP1902 FPGA adaptive SoC (System-on-a-chip)...

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services announced the launch of the Geolocation Gateway with the first implementation already in place in Uzbekistan. Building on the global GSMA Open Gateway framework for universal, open APIs (Application Programmable Interfaces) for enterprise developers, the Geolocation Gateway will enable a wide range of use cases, from proximity-based commercial services to reducing fraud in financial services, as well a...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.’s new teach pendant, R86T6, evolved from the conventional, high-performance teach pendant to deliver customizable and intuitive functions to OEMs and end users alike. The R86TB is designed with a 10.1-inch high-definition display so that any function can be easily visible and accessed from the customizable HOME screen or page list.  Features of R86TB Teach Pendant Major functions of MELSOFT RT ToolBox 3, Mitsubishi Electric’s PC-based robo...

Developer of maritime battery systems - EST-Floattech receives an investment of 4 million euros from the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and existing shareholders Rotterdam Port Fund, PDENH, Ponooc, and Yard Energy. This was announced by Chantal Zeegers, the Alderman for Climate, Building, and Housing in Rotterdam. The ‘Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam’ is the investment fund of the municipality of Rotterdam.  Lithium-ion battery systems EST-Floattech develops and produces hi...

Texas Instruments Incorporated announced that Reginald DesRoches, President of Rice University, has been elected to TI's Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2024. rich comments "We're pleased to welcome Reggie to our board," said Rich Templeton, TI's Chairman of the Board. He adds, "With his decades of experience in academia and background in engineering, Reggie understands the impact that technology can have in our lives and the world. We're confident he'll be a valuable contributor to ou...

Together with the local community of Rödelhausen, Westenergie AG is supporting the modernization of the local street lighting. Ten new, environmentally friendly LED lights are providing efficient, energy-saving lighting on Hauptstrasse and in Lenzgraben. With this conversion, the entire local community has now been converted to energy-saving LED technology. Local Mayor - Klaus Jürgen Caspar and Westenergie Regional Manager - Florian Schmidt have taken a look at the modernization. LED...

Prysmian, the world renowned company in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around €5 billion with Amprion, one of the pioneering European TSOs, for two offshore grid connection systems — BalWin1 and BalWin2 — and the underground cable project DC34. The contracts, which are now added to Prysmian’s order backlog, follow the selection of Prysmian as the preferred bidder in August 2023. milestone for Prysmian This...

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kyivstar announced that together with partners, Kyivstar raised 180 million hryvnas, or 4.8 million USD, for Ukraine’s demining within the scope of their “We Live Here” project.  We Live Here Kyivstar and charity foundation - Come Back Alive initiated the fundraising campaign “We Live Here” in May 2023 to raise UAH175 million for dem...

As a thought pioneer in public safety training, The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has published a stakeholders’ report and informational website and developed no-cost training for first responders to identify the issues, challenges and current practices in preventing, preparing for, and addressing electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) fires and related emergencies. Although EVs are less likely to ignite than fossil fuel-powered...

Delta, a global pioneer in power and thermal management solutions, introduces its newest innovative Delta Breez bathroom ventilation fans: The BreezRadiance RAD80-DGL and RAD80ELED fans featuring heating functions for better comfort. Designed to redefine the bathroom experience in residential and commercial settings, the two new models deliver unparalleled comfort, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency. DC motor technology Both models are powered by Delta’s own energy-saving brushle...

Eco Wave Power Global (“Eco Wave Power” or the “Company” or “EWP”), a major, publicly traded onshore wave energy company, is pleased to announce that it has won a £1.5 million grant (the “Grant”) as part of a consortium led by Toshiba (U.K.) and Aquatera (U.K.) to design a pilot microgrid project for a remote island in Thailand. The £1.5 million grant is part of Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst program Round 10, which supports U.K....

Ingeteam has been selected by Grenergy as its technology partner for what will be the world's largest battery storage facility when in operation. The Oasis de Atacama project, developed by Grenergy in the Chilean Atacama Desert, will be built in five phases, which combine photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage. Ingeteam will provide its power conversion and control technology for the two systems (solar and battery). The agreement signed with Grenergy strengthens and reinforces the...