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Siemens Smart Infrastructure has expanded its Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem to include the TESSA® APM suite of transformer and switchgear condition monitoring and management applications from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen. This addition marks a significant advancement in providing comprehensive solutions for grid management, empowering utilities with unparalleled visibility and condition monitoring of their asset fleets. Siemens Xcelerator portfolio Transformer monitoring applications...

Siemens and Mercedes-Benz have collaboratively developed a Digital Energy Twin to facilitate the future of sustainable factory planning in the automotive industry.  Designed to support the ambition to run all fully owned production sites of the automaker worldwide on 100 percent renewable energies by 2039, the innovative Digital Energy Twin enhances, simplifies, and speeds the early phase factory energy planning process for both brownfield and greenfield sites, reducing planning time signi...

As part of National Lineworker Appreciation Day, CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE) celebrated the teams that work every day to keep the company’s best-in-class system, delivering safe, reliable power to their members. CORE’s aggressive system improvement CORE’s aggressive system improvement and wildfire mitigation programs mean crews spend their days repairing or replacing electrical lines and components. Crews are always prepared for outage response, everyday unexpected powe...

With global transportation the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and road transport responsible for almost three-quarters of these emissions, Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Depot360, a portfolio that goes beyond installation and servicing of electrical and charging infrastructure to cover the entire fleet electrification journey. Providing access to green energy at the lowest possible cost, Depot360 is set to accelerate customers toward their sustainability goals.  Dep...

Global energy company - Karadeniz Holding has launched the One World Karadeniz Foundation, its philanthropic arm, to boost investment into initiatives aimed at fostering a sustainable and equitable world. Guided by the company's 'One World' philosophy, which ensures no one is left behind and that basic rights are universally accessible, the foundation will concentrate on three main pillars in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals: education and social welfare, humanitarian relief, and...

Thrilled to announce that Iskra has been selected as one of the top three companies for the esteemed title of 'ESG Champion of Slovenia 2024'! They were honored to receive special recognition for their dedication to ESG development, as organized by Finance and Kearney. This recognition showcases the commitment to a sustainable future and inspires them to continue on this amazing journey even stronger. Once more they are proving that sustainability is not just a buzzword to them, but a guiding p...

Siemens and BILT, the creators of 3D Intelligent Instructions, are optimizing their mobile guides into spatial models for Apple Vision Pro. As the need for skilled electricians and other trades grows, training the entering workforce, while up-skilling the existing one, is essential. Tools such as BILT on Apple Vision Pro provide a highly immersive and visual training experience that helps users not only learn faster, but safer.  Siemens’ first product assembly and installation guides...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Electrification X, a highly scalable Internet-of-Things (IoT) SaaS offering to transform electrification infrastructure. Electrification X Electrification X is the latest SaaS and IoT portfolio of Siemens Xcelerator, developed by Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Building X, the scalable and digital building platform, was the inaugural offering introduced in 2022 as part of Siemens Xcelerator. Following that, Gridscale X, Siemens' advanced grid management...

Siemens has opened the first building complex of the Siemens Technology Center (STC) at Garching Research Campus, north of Munich, Germany. In addition to Siemens, other institutions next to the Technical University of Munich (TUM), such as the Max Planck Institute and SAP, are located there, with around 28,000 people working at this hub. As a result, the Garching Research Campus is one of the largest centers for science, research and teaching in all of Europe. Siemens Technology Center (STC)...

Colorado electric utilities celebrated Colorado Lineworker Appreciation Day at the Capitol. The Colorado General Assembly recognized lineworkers from multiple Colorado electric utilities on the House floor from Representative Eliza Hamrick and Representative Matt Soper. The Colorado Senate also recognized the state’s lineworkers by a joint letter from Senator Chris Hansen and Senator Cleave Simpson. Represented electric utilities included: CORE Electric Cooperative Mountain View Ele...

On 15 April, Sensata Technologies officially opened its new, custom-designed Danish headquarters in Copenhagen. The new facility is designed for Sensata’s Denmark-based employees who lead the company’s global development of battery management systems for the automotive, industrial, energy storage, and heavy vehicle markets. The international team is made up of testing and development engineers, quality, marketing, sales, program management and support staff, coming from over 11 cou...

Sensata Technologies has announced that General Motors (GM) recognized it as a 2023 Supplier of the Year. Sensata supplies powertrain and high voltage battery components to GM that help make its vehicles cleaner, safer and more efficient. Sensata's collaborative engineering approach led to innovative, customized solutions, resulting in GM's recognition. In addition, Sensata was able to maintain deliveries as promised during periods of widespread industry supply shortages. Sensata Technologies...

Axpo has signed a cooperation agreement with French energy investor - ENEGO to study the feasibility of a 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Sicily, it has been announced. The project shall be located in the Priolo-Augusta industrial complex on the island’s east coast. Contributing to the creation of a so-called ‘hydrogen valley’ running between Catania and Siracusa, the new plant would help meet demand for green from industries in the surrounding area. For Axpo, this is a further...

At the end of March, Iustinian Șovrea, GlobalLogic Romania’s Business Operations Head, was invited as a guest speaker to the ‘Top 1000 Largest Companies in Romania’ Conference, organized by ZiarulFinanciar, one of the most important local business publications. The conference not only brought in the same room Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from large local companies, multinationals, bank representatives, and authorities, but also included insightful talks on Romania’s f...

The city of Saarburg has extensively modernized the historic hydroelectric power plant from 1936 in the basement of the museum.  The historic main attraction of Saarburg, the waterfall, is generating sustainable energy again using the renovated power plant for its consumption in the museum and further use in the region.  financial support Surplus amounts are fed into the power grid. In addition, the plant is once again accessible and accessible to visitors. The city received financ...

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, April 25, at 8:30 a.m. Central Time in Dallas, Texas, USA. The audio webcast of the meeting can be heard live through the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.ti.com/ir.

Jenkins sold a Jenkins Motor Test System to Oman, where temperatures can exceed 120ºF. While Jenkins Motor Test Systems are built tough and for industrial environments, this specific location required customizations to be the most effective in an extremely hot environment. Locations near large bodies of water or tropical environments can also cause problems as the humidity in the air will cause the copper wiring in the transformer to oxidize over time. Although Jenkins designs its equipmen...

Axpo has acquired the renowned Swiss software company - LINIA, it has been announced. Completed on 1 April 2024, the deal marks Axpo’s further expansion into automated electricity grid inspection, giving it a unique full-service offering and access to new markets. Axpo and LINIA have worked together for several years on automated aerial surveys of power lines and data evaluation. Axpo has now taken over the company, which will be integrated into its Axpo Grid AG subsidiary in the coming m...

WEG is supplying five 1000kVA, 15kV dry-type transformers to Eskimó Ice Cream industry, a prominent company in the ice cream and popsicle segment in the state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. The transformers will be used in the substation and are essential to support the increased production capacity, playing a significant role in the customer's electrical infrastructure. Dry-type transformers Dry-type transformers are equipment that uses ambient air as a cooling medium Dry-type transfo...

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have announced that they have agreed to transfer the distribution transformer business of Mitsubishi Electric’s Nagoya Works, which develops and manufactures factory automation (FA) equipment, to Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems and integrate their businesses (hereinafter “Business Transfer”). After obtaining approval from the relevant authorities, assets and other items related to the distr...

Hunt Electric is excited to share that they have acquired AFC Technologies based in Ramsey, Minnesota (MN), USA. This strategic decision will expand their limited energy service and maintenance division focusing on reoccurring revenue. The collaboration of resources and synergies between both companies will enhance their operations and open new growth prospects by merging with Hunt’s in-house limited energy division, ECSI System Integrators. AFC Technologies AFC Technologies is a limite...

A subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation has been selected by the regional transmission operator, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), to develop a US$ 273 million transmission project across northern Missouri. “We are proud to have won this vital project that will give Missourians a more resilient energy grid and boost reliability for millions of people,” said Shawn Schukar, the Chairman and President of Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), a su...

Synchronous condensers are applied to improve the quality and availability of electrical energy in transmission and distribution networks. They play an essential role in providing or absorbing reactive power dynamically and smoothly, without the need for frequent switching, while increasing network short circuit strength and synchronous inertia. condenser system WEG is supplying another synchronous condenser system to a utility in the United States of America (USA).  The end user select...

Made up of countless small towns that come together to form what some call “America’s Heartland,” the Midwest is known for its industry, farming, landscapes, and friendly, down-to-earth attitudes. On a trip to the region, they’ll get a little bit of city, a little bit of country, and everything in between. What a perfect setting for NOARK to announce a new partnership with Mtech MN, a Minnesota-based manufacturer’s representative for Process & Factory Auto...

At the Hannover Messe on April 23, 2024, founding members ABB (including B&R), Capgemini, Microsoft, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric (including AVEVA), and Siemens announced collaboration on a new initiative to deliver interoperability for Industrial IoT ecosystems. Hosted by the Linux Foundation and open to further interested parties, the Margo initiative draws its name from the Latin word for 'edge' and will define mechanisms for interoperability between applications, devices and...

Intelligent power management company - Eaton announced its new Green Motion DC fast chargers for commercial electric vehicles (EVs). The chargers are part of Eaton’s expansive electrical hardware, software, and engineering service solutions supporting fleet electrification with flexible, scalable, and reliable infrastructure. Designed for private fleets, Eaton’s Green Motion DC chargers enable fast charge times for high-powered light- and medium-duty EVs. Eaton offers mission-c...

Lovato expands the range of variable speed drives - VLB series with four power sizes, from 0.4 to 2.2kW, with a single-phase 200-240VAC power supply. They are provided with a built-in EMC suppressor and braking chopper. The compatibility with the optional accessories of the three-phase VLB3 series, such as logic units with fieldbus, communication modules, and the STO (Safe Torque Off) safety module, along with integrated advanced functionalities, realizes a single-phase drive with high-performa...

Naturgy has received recognition for its work on fighting climate change by the prestigious Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a non-profit organization that assesses the performance on climate change and water resource management, among other aspects, of the pioneering companies and governments around the world. The Naturgy energy group has been scored by CDP since 2010 and this is the thirteenth time that its A- score has placed it among the world’s pioneers for its performance on protect...

Ameren Missouri will soon be replacing 20-year-old technology for natural gas customers throughout Jefferson City. The company plans to install upgraded natural gas modules to existing meters later this spring. This upgrade will provide detailed information to Ameren Missouri’s customers so they can manage how they use energy and see where they could save money. In addition to offering more control over their energy use, Ameren Missouri natural gas customers can also experience the follow...

Macnica Americas continues its tradition of supporting advanced technology innovation through rich development tools with the introduction of the Macnica Sulfur Kit, open for orders now. Created specifically for Altera Agilex 5E FPGA developers, the Sulfur Kit’s foundation includes a production-ready SOM (System on Module) with a high density of programmable logic for customized application development, along with diverse connectivity and networking resources, high-speed interfaces, and g...