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Prioritizing energy efficiency and renewables while reducing fossil fuel use and diversifying supplies can address major energy security challenges, as per the new International Energy Agency (IEA) policy review. Hungary’s transition to clean energy can enable it to achieve greater energy security and independence as it navigates the supply challenges that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created for countries across Europe, according to a new in-depth policy review by the Internati...

Infinitum, the creator of the breakthrough air-core motor announced it has been named a recipient of the Business Intelligence Group’s 2022 Sustainability Awards in the Sustainability Product of the Year category. The Sustainability Awards honor the people, teams, and organizations who reflect sustainability in their overall mission, making sustainability an integral part of their business practice. air-core motors Infinitum’s air-core motor is designed with future generations in...

As the world moves to a net zero future, so too must the data centers market, particularly given energy consumption within the sector is only set to rise. Though the green transition is already well underway, most global data centers will require new solutions to enable the move toward renewable energy sources.  Uptime Institute’s September 2022 Environment & Sustainability Intelligence Report notes that data centers are subject to an expanding set of sustainability requirements,...

Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm celebrates its 10-year anniversary of generating clean energy on Wednesday 7 September. All 140 turbines of the joint venture between RWE Renewables (50%) and SSE Renewables (50%) have been operational since September 2012 and in the last 10 years, they generated enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of over 400,000 UK homes each year.  Reduce CO2 emissions Located in the North Sea, around 20km off the coast of Suffolk, the 504MW Greater Gabba...

Global technology brand, HONOR announces Gateway to the Future, an initiative designed to enrich cultural heritage through the power of technology. Launched during its IFA 2022 keynote, HONOR challenged two popular artists to creatively reimagine the Wasserschloss, an iconic landmark located in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site using augmented reality (AR). Set against the backdrop of surging interest in the metaverse and the growth of hybrid tourism, the project aims...

International Energy Agency’s (IEA) contributions to Indonesia’s G20 Presidency include Net Zero Roadmap for Indonesia and new report on Security of Clean Energy Transitions. IEA Executive Director - Fatih Birol addressed energy ministers from the world’s biggest economies at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting in Bali, Indonesia, where he urged them to prioritize actions to ensure secure, affordable and sustainable energy, in response to the crisis the world curren...

ABB is supplying highly efficient motors and drives to enable Yara, the producer of nitrogen-based complex fertilizers, to boost energy efficiency at its main production site in Porsgrunn, Norway. The long-term upgrade project will yield annual energy savings of 32-40 gigawatt hours (GWh) and cut CO2 emissions by 12-19 kilotons (kt) – equivalent to emissions produced by nearly 14,000 standard cars. In the first project phase, around 1,000 low voltage electrical motors at Porsgrunn have al...

Volta Trucks, the disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, and DB Schenker, one of the world’s major logistics service providers and the pioneer in European land transport, have together completed the first test phase of the full-electric Volta Zero in Europe. For the first time, a Design Verification prototype - Volta Zero operated on roads and in real distribution environments in Paris. Volta Zero In 2021, both companies confirmed an intense part...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will begin shipping samples of its new tunable laser-diode chip for use in optical transceivers of optical-fiber communication systems on October 1. The new chip is expected to help increase the capacity of digital coherent communication as well as reduce the size of optical transceivers. improving communication efficiency Data communication volume is rapidly increasing due to the spread of 5G mobile communication network...

Ameren Missouri has completed more than 300 Smart Energy Plan projects in the first half of 2022. These projects replace or upgrade older infrastructure and support customer reliability by reducing the frequency and duration of power outages when they occur. When major storms hit on June 17, there were nearly 9,500 customers across the St. Louis area – including a sewage treatment plant – who did not experience extended outages thanks to the installation of smart switches and grid...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD) introduced RIO, a portable, solar-powered security solution. RIO is the company’s first product announced for a wider market sector, positioning RAD solutions outside of the traditional manned-guarding security industry. RIO (ROSA Independent Observatory) RIO (ROSA Independent Observatory) continues the productization of RAD’s best-s...

There are many benefits to using the latest protective relays available in the market. Fast communication and better system protection are two such examples. This article explores both concepts about source synchronization for generator paralleling schemes. To meet the requirements for large-scale electrical distribution systems, multiple generators often need to be paralleled (operate in tandem). Hence, the synchronization of generator sources becomes a very important aspect when multiple gene...

While their guests are going fuzzy-headed back to the drudgery of work, music festival organizers all over the UK are in wash-up meetings for and preparing the next one. Could they attract more electric vehicle owners to their festival? How about an ultra-rapid, high-capacity renewable energy-powered mobile charging station as an incentive? EVs have broken out of being a niche transport solution into the mainstream, with them now out selling new diesel cars every month. Big numbers! As o...

RWE Offshore Wind Poland, a subsidiary of RWE Renewables, has chosen UL Solutions, an experienced certifier for its F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm. UL Solutions will certify the design fundamentals of the 350 MW project, which will be built in the Polish Baltic Sea about 55 kilometers from the shore, covering an area of 41 square kilometers, at a water depth of 30–50 meters. Ongoing local content strategy Lukas Prietz, Project Director of the F.E.W. Baltic II Wind Farm Project at...

Major economies sharply increased support for the production and consumption of coal, oil and natural gas, with many countries struggling to balance longstanding pledges to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies with efforts to protect households from surging energy prices, according to analysis released today by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Energy Agency. New OECD and IEA data show that overall government support for fossil fuels in 51 c...

Prysmian Group has reached a key technology milestone in the field of Power Transmission, thus confirming its preminent role and commitment to support the energy transition. The world pioneer in the cable industry announces the successful development and testing of the first 525 kV extruded submarine full cable system for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) applications. Breakthrough innovation This breakthrough innovation in cable technology will enable a massive increase of the maximum trans...

Two fast-growing companies are joining forces to accelerate the mobility transition: gridX, the smart grid company recently acquired by E.ON, announced a collaboration with Charge Construct, a holistic charging infrastructure provider based in Ingolstadt, Germany. With the dynamic load management (DLM) solution based on gridX technology, Charge Construct aims to become one of the leading full-service providers for charging infrastructure in Germany and the DACH region. gridX and Charge Constru...

“With the acquisition of Alpha Solar, we are expanding our presence in Poland, one of our focus markets, and are taking a leading market position in solar. The experienced development team joining RWE and the attractive project pipeline are a perfect match with our existing business. RWE is already one of the world's leading renewable energy companies and this transaction underlines our ambition to grow rapidly and sustainably,” said Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE AG. European renewable...

With WE-BMS, Würth Elektronik presents signal transformers for battery management systems which, due to their galvanic isolation of 4300 VDC/1 min and high operating voltage of up to 1000 VDC, are ideal for use in energy storage systems, E-bikes or E-scooters. Besides the transformers, the new WE-BMS series components also include at least one common-mode choke to filter common-mode interference. Würth Elektronik's design offers far longer physical creepage than comparable products on...

Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to the development and promotion of safe and secure interoperability across long-life appliances, HVAC systems, and televisions within the connected home ecosystem announced that Resideo Technologies, Inc. has joined HCA as its newest member. Energy Management Resideo is a global manufacturer and distributor of technology-driven products and solutions that provide comfort, security, energy efficiency, and control to customers wor...

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Energy are proud to share a preview of the advanced technologies and experiences at CIGRE Session 2022, a major global event for power systems, taking place in Paris from August 28 to September 2, 2022. A major theme is the shared commitment to powering good with social innovation and advancing a sustainable energy future for all. In a global effort to transition towards a sustainable energy system, Hitachi is working very closely with its customers and partners to dev...

Canyon State Electric (CSE) named Robert Hughes as President on Tuesday, August 23. Hughes boasts over 15 years in the construction industry and eight years with CSE. He joined Canyon State Electric in 2014 as a Project Manager and has served as Director of Construction and Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Robert Hughes will oversee Canyon State Electric’s financial, human resources, and marketing departments in addition to his previous responsibilities. Construction operati...

A renowned player in the water and wastewater market has selected WEG for an important wastewater project that will bring major environmental benefits for more than 7 million people, due to the fact that the station will mean less wastewater running into the rivers, thus improving the quality of water and air, as well as the conditions for fauna, in the entire area surrounding the Bogotá River. It will also ensure the necessary flow rate is achieved to generate energy. Using WEG motors...

Southern Trust Home Services, an electrical, HVAC, and plumbing company serving southwest Virginia, USA, announced that it has been selected to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This is the first year Southern Trust has made the respected list. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment, its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Arm...

On his appointment as Director on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Mr. Jai Prakash Srivastava, 57, has assumed charge as Director (Engineering, Research & Development) of the Public Sector Engineering and Manufacturing Enterprise.  Prior to this, Mr. Srivastava was heading BHEL’s Industry Sector business segment as Executive Director. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT Roorkee, with a post graduate degree in Business Administration. ...

Even after a legacy of supporting technologies, energy harvesting (the ability to scavenge energy from any source that physics affords us) has only graduated from emerging to emerging. This can be attributed to the drastic reduction in system power budgets resulting from Moore’s law and MEMS.  Can users imagine an entire sensor network, processor, and wireless communication (including a display!) with a system power budget of only a few milliwatts? Users no longer have to. Waste vs....

The development plan features the installation of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in offshore Brazil. This FPSO will have oil and gas processing capacities of 225,000 barrels per day and 12MMcm/d, respectively. SBM Offshore has been awarded for the lease and operation contract in July/2021. The platform will be deployed approximately 180 kilometers offshore in Rio de Janeiro and the delivery of the FPSO is expected in the second half of 2024. Variable frequency dri...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with SkillPointe Foundation to develop America’s skilled workforce and provide new opportunities for aspiring individuals of all backgrounds in building automation, security, IT, electrical, HVAC, construction maintenance or building-related fields. Schneider Electric SkillPointe Scholarship By establishing a new scholarship program that will fund skills training in New York...

Over the past decade, Earth-orbit spacecraft have become major industries with mass-market applications. This has resulted in the deployment of large numbers of satellites with a wide variety of missions that are operating in low, medium, and geostationary Earth orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO). Regardless of their size, source, or mission, all these satellites have one common factor in their bill of materials (BOM): the need for many electrical connectors and cabling for signal and power. selection and...

In July 2022, the Utilities Communication Architecture International User Group (UCAIug) organized the sixth Interoperability (IOP) test in Italy. Despite the impact of the epidemic, this IOP still attracted the participation of all the world's top suppliers, with 19 institutions participating in the IOP. NR participated in the IOP test for the fourth time and achieved a complete success. NR exhibits its technical strength in IOP test In the IOP test, NR fully demonstrated its technical stren...