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On June 21, 2020, the ‘Botswana MAWANA-Maun-Dukwe’ substation project, which was supplied by NR Electric, guaranteed that the 132kV line protection system of Maun station was successfully commissioned on time. The owner and the consulting company fully affirmed the progress, which laid a good foundation for the follow-up implementation of the whole project. MAWANA-Maun-Dukwe project The MAWANA-Maun-Dukwe project is located in Maun City, which is an important livelihood project con...

Delta, a pioneer in power and thermal management solutions, launched an innovative digital exhibition under the theme ‘Pioneering Energy-Efficient Infrastructure Technologies' to unveil new smart and energy-efficient solutions for 5G and IoT edge computing, e-mobility, as well as smart manufacturing. These include, the SmartNode modularized data center solution for fast and flexible implementation of energy-efficient edge computing data centers; the UFC200 Ultra Fast EV charger, a 200kW s...

Aceleron was privileged to showcase the battery technology and suite of recycled lithium-ion products to Kenya's Deputy President, his excellency William Ruto, who visited their workshop, together with other senior government officials. Energy storage units Ruto committed to further engaging his team to find different ways in which Aceleron and WEEE Center can partner with various government departments to bring circular economy practices to the forefront of local product manufacturing. This...

The No. 5 Unit of Yangxi 1240MW Phase II Project, with Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group as an EPC contractor, completed a 168-hour trial run under full load on July 7. It marks the commercial operation of the single-shaft full-speed thermal power unit that features the world’s largest capacity. All three main engines of the project are independently developed by Shanghai Electric. With serial, modular design, optimized parameters, and capacity arrangement, the unit excels in relia...

Delta, a pioneer in power and thermal management solutions, announced the deployment of its Ultra Fast Charger to ComfortDelGro, a pioneering land transport operator in Singapore. This Ultra Fast Charger, unveiled on 1 July 2020, is the first of its kind in Singapore and the nation's fastest public commercial DC charger for taxis and EV owners. Energy-efficient EV charging infrastructure Cecilia Ku, General Manager of Delta Electronics Int'l (Singapore), said: "Delta is deeply committed to fo...

Electric vehicles (EV) charging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, Electric Miles, has announced that it has won two new contracts to provide Grid balancing flexibility services via the EV charging network for UK Power Networks and Western Power Distribution. Electric Miles’ extensive offering The two contracts together demonstrate Electric Miles’ extensive offering The two contracts together demonstrate Electric Miles’ extensive offering – delivering 8 MW of flexi...

Electricity can provide power for trains to create an effective city-wide mass transportation system. An important part of this system is the traction power substations whose function is to convert the incoming commercial electrical supply to a form usable by trains via overhead catenary or an energized third rail. DC Traction Power Substations Urban metro systems in North America operate between 500 V and 750 V DC using the third-rail configuration Most urban metro systems in North America o...

On June 29, 2020, the first batch of Wudongde giant Hydropower Station, successfully completed 72 hour trial and officially put into operation for power generation and commercial use. Wudongde Hydropower Station Wudongde Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province Wudongde Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, which is the first of the four cascades in the lower reaches of Jinsha River. It plans to inst...

Altra brands are uniquely positioned to support the rapid growth of battery-powered mowers and UTVs.  As a recognized pioneer in the Turf & Garden market and expert in electromagnetic braking technologies, Warner Electric has become the ideal partner to solve the battery-powered turf and garden equipment braking applications, including ZTR mowers, garden tractor mowers, walk-behind mowers, and UTVs. Warner Electric develops custom clutch/brake solution Based on long-term relationship...

On June 12, 2020, 500kV Kangshu project with two sets of 1000MVar Series Compensation (SC) supplied by NR, has successfully completed the artificial grounding short circuit test and delivered to the users for operation. The 500kV Kangshu Series Compensation project is a key project of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). The project will meet the demand of surplus hydropower transmission, improve the security and stability level of power grid in Kanggan region, and realize the optimization o...

Shanghai Fastener and Welding Material Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. ('the center'), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, successfully commissioned its WAW-6000L horizontal tensile testing machine. It is the first large tensile tester of large bolts available for third-party testing. Servo control system Equipped with an advanced micro electro-hydraulic servo control system, the tester highlights smart programmable control over such parameters as force, displacement, deformation, and spe...

The No.5 1000MW supercritical generating unit at the State Grid Hanchuan Power Plant was recently operated under full load and connected to the grid. It marks the completion of the first 1000MW unit overhauling project undertaken by Shanghai Electric. Generators and gas turbines of the project are from Shanghai Electric. No.5 unit overhauling project involves more tasks Compared with the Class B maintenance project for No.6 unit in 2019, the No.5 unit overhauling project involves more tasks a...

The OverIT Partner Training summer edition is here! They are thrilled to announce that the Summer 2020 Partner Training is live! Here at OverIT, they firmly believe that the strategic combination of network-trusted technology partners, integration consultants, along the support of product specialists is essential for every customer-centric business, in order to always ensure successful deployments and maximize the clients’ ROI. OverIT deep expertise This is why industry-renowned partner...

China's Annual Conference on Electric Reliability Indicators was recently held by the National Energy Administration and China Electricity Council. At the conference, the annual reliability indicators for generator units at three levels were announced. Shanghai Electric maintained its leadership with equivalent unplanned outage hours (EUOH) decreasing every year. Shanghai Electric has also secured its first place in the number and percentage of awarded units for all three categories. Annual re...

On June 11, 2020, NR Electric successfully put into operation the 275/33kV substation EPC project of Malaysia Samalaju Industrial Park. The project is an important part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) in Sarawak, Malaysia. Industrial and economic development The substation will supply power for the MPAS plant, making a vital contribution to the local industrial The substation will supply power for the MPAS plant, the largest phosphorus chemical enterprise in Malaysia, and...

On June 11, 2020, NR Electric successfully put into operation the 275/33kV substation EPC project of Malaysia Samalaju Industrial Park. The project is an important part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) in Sarawak, Malaysia. The substation will supply power for MPAS plant, the largest phosphorus chemical enterprise in Malaysia, and make an important contribution to the local industrial and economic development. The project includes one 275/33kV high-voltage substation, one 33/...

Local Indigenous communities in Fort Chipewyan long had a vision of transitioning into a cleaner, self-sustaining community concerning their energy generation. In October 2020, this vision will become a reality, when the second and final phase of the Fort Chip Off-grid Solar Project is completed. This exciting and inspiring project is the culmination of three years of hard work and will see the remote Northern Albertan community become the home of the largest off-grid solar and storage microgri...

A partnership agreement on a new energy private equity fund was entered into between Shanghai Electric Finance Group, Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group, and China Huaneng Group (CHNG) on June 4, 2020. It is another solid step of Shanghai Electric Finance Group towards fueling Shanghai Electric with industry funds. New Energy Investment Fund partnership With CHNG’s fund management company as the initiator, the fund has three participants: CHNG subsidiary (51% shares) and Shanghai Electr...

On November 8, Tegel Airport closes and goes into standby for at least six months. After that, the Berlin TXL – Urban Tech Republic (UTR) – a research and industrial park in which urban technologies are researched, developed, produced, tested, and exported – is to be built on the airport site. At the same time, the Schumacher Quartier (SQ) with over 5,000 residential units is being constructed on the almost 500-hectare site. Centrally generated energy Centrally generated ene...

Axpo announces Albula-Landwasser Kraftwerke AG (ALK) has commissioned the Tischbach power plant in Bergün. The 220 kilowatt small hydroelectric power plant uses water from an existing ALK water feed line and produces clean electricity for around 120 average four-person households. The Tischbach small hydroelectric power plant was installed at the connection between the existing Tischbach water catchment and the Bergün balancing reservoir. This means that in future the water from the e...

Coming off the heels of the successful TCO Performance Center project – the new headquarters and training facility for the Minnesota Vikings – Gephart has been awarded the Viking Lakes (Buildings B & C) project. This multi-family housing project is the first phase in the development of the surrounding headquarters area and has them working with MN Ventures.

The Smart Energy Demonstration Project (Phase I) in Minhang Industrial Zone announced its test run on May 18, the last sprint for its commercialized operation. This is the first industrial engineering of its kind after Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group wrapped up with the ‘Internet+’ smart energy project in Sanxing Town, Chongming. The project involves distributed power generation and storage devices, wind & solar energy storage and charging piles, and an integrated smart...

A stepping motor manufacturer located in Germany needed braking solutions for use on six-axis industrial robots. The brakes are mounted directly to the back of the various electric stepper motors, in order to provide static holding of the robot arm in the precise positions required for small component assembly. The motor OEM contacted Warner Electric based on its reputation for superior braking application knowledge and advanced braking technologies. Warner engineers, working closely with the O...

In the first quarter of 2020, BASF Catalysts Germany GmbH installed two waste heat modules from energy service provider Orcan Energy at its Nienburg site. This plant modernization will enable the automotive supplier to produce additional electricity and improve its eco-balance through sustainable energy production. The efficiency PACKs by Orcan Energy convert the previously unused waste heat on-site into up to 300,000 kWh of electricity per year, increasing the energy efficiency of the producti...

NR Electric successfully won a new energy storage project in Japan last month. It is a containerized energy storage solution for an industrial user in Chiba, Japan. The integrated solutions included containerized Power Conversion System (PCS) system design, equipment supply, and remote training services. NR solution will realize multiple automatic control operation modes such as frequency & voltage regulation, peak shaving and black start, which meets the requirements of Japanese grid stand...

NR Electric successfully won a new energy storage project in Japan last month. It is a containerized energy storage solution for an industrial user in Chiba, Japan. The integrated solutions included containerized Power Conversion System (PCS) system design, equipment supply, and remote training services. Overall resumption of production NR solution will realize multiple automatic control operation modes such as frequency & voltage regulation, peak shaving, and black start, which meets the...

NR off-grid microgrid solution for Ethiopian Power distribution company, which is the part of World Bank-financed "Lighting up Africa" project, passed the factory acceptance test successfully in March. The project integrates a distributed power supply, battery energy storage system, energy conversion device, load monitoring and protection device. The system will realize self-control, protection and management, and has the advantages of improving energy utilization efficiency, improving security...

NR off-grid microgrid solution for Ethiopian Power distribution company, which is part of the World Bank-financed 'Lighting up Africa' project, passed the factory acceptance test successfully in March.  The project integrates distributed power supply, battery energy storage system, energy conversion device, load monitoring and protection device. Advantages of energy utilization efficiency The whole system not only meets the power demand of the whole load of the village in sunny days The...

Recently, the arc protection system of Malaysia Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) 11 kV Damansara Damai station was successfully put into operation. The system applied PCS-9656M distributed arc protection solution, which is NR's first arc protection project in Malaysia, marking that NR's arc protection products have been recognized by TNB and officially entered the Malaysian market. TNB is the largest national power company in Malaysia. The technical requirements are extremely strict, and it has gre...

The finalists of the 32nd annual Plant Engineering Product of the Year awards stretched across 13 categories. This program honors the best innovations of 2019, as voted by the audience of Plant Engineering. The Grand Award—given to the new product that received the highest number of votes among all 13 categories—is presented to TrendMiner for the TrendMiner 2019 R.3, originally in the Plant Analytics & Design category of the competition. The Grand Award, and...