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As the electric vehicle (EV) revolution gathers momentum, there is an urgent need for the installed charging infrastructure to be smarter. Electric Miles and Project EV have agreed a deal which will address this growing problem, while saving drivers money and helping the Government’s ambition to make every chargepoint smart. Electric Miles Smart Charging platform Thousands of EV owners will have access to a suite of services, including automated charging The two companies have signed a...

In 2021, gridX realized, probably more than in any year before it, that the energy industry is facing huge disruption, but also enormous opportunities. To survive in the dramatically changing landscape, stakeholders in the industry (and across many intertwined industries) have to shift focus, adapt business models, and adopt new technologies. No challenge, however, is greater than the need to decarbonize. Three-quarters of global emissions The energy industry has undergone more change in the...

E.ON will develop the energy concepts for the new Hansa Center Bottrop and a new data center on Ruhrallee in Essen. For both projects initiated by the real estate development company FAKT AG, E.ON will ensure a climate-friendly and low-CO2 energy generation and supply. The two companies are thus further expanding their energy partnership for sustainable urban development projects, which was already concluded in 2018. Both in Essen and Bottrop, the rebuilding works are scheduled to start in 2022...

In a bid to boost ‘green innovation’ across the UK and help businesses to reduce their carbon emissions, the UK Government has identified projects that are developing new technologies to increase energy efficiency, including providing cleaner ways to generate power and heat. Aceleron, which launched their unique circular economy lithium-ion battery earlier this year, has secured an investment of £927,426 to go towards ‘Project BATLAB’ as part of the Department for...

RWE Supply & Trading is going to market electricity produced in a new solar power plant, developed, built, and owned by the company Enerparc in Lauterbach, Germany. The plant with a total installed capacity of approximately 57 megawatts (MW) is currently being constructed on a 54-hectare site in the Vogelsbergkreis district (between Fulda and Giessen) and will consist of around 125,000 modules. Solar farms Solar farms make an important contribution towards the success of the energy transi...

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation announces the Development of its Electron Beam Area Inspection System GS1000. This newly developed tool offers precise and fast e-beam inspection by using common platform, which is based on proven Hitachi High-Tech's high-speed inspection SEM's, Hitachi High-Tech's expertise in the CD-SEM technology, and high-speed and massive measurements. Demand for the cutting-edge semiconductor devices mass-production is being drastically increased, driving introduction of EUV...

Virginia Transformer Corp (VA Transformer) recently attended and exhibited at the CLEANPOWER 2021 conference, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. In addition to showcasing their products and services, the company also designed and built a scaled-down version of nacelle transformer. CLEANPOWER 2021 According to CLEANPOWER, 20 years ago, 20% renewable goals were considered aggressive. Currently, with the work to fully satisfy the increasing demand of clean energy from American consumers, the company h...

As the electric vehicle (EV) revolution gathers momentum, there is an urgent need for the installed charging infrastructure to be smarter. Electric Miles and Project EV have agreed on a deal that will address this growing problem while saving drivers money and helping the Government’s ambition to make every ChargePoint smart. Electric Miles Smart Charging platform With smart charging, motorists can save 40% on their charging bills The two companies have signed a three-year contrac...

Kenny Electric is excited to be a part of the Umoja Biopharma project alongside the friends at CRB. Construction for the 146,000-square-foot development and clinical manufacturing facility is underway, with the first phase of the project planned for completion by May 2022. The experts are providing Design Assist and BIM services to include underground electrical feeders and temporary power and lighting for Phase 1 of this project. The existing building will be transformed into highly flexi...

Just days after the conclusion of the COP 26 conference in Glasgow, DB Schenker, one of the logistics service providers and the pioneer in European land transport, and Volta Trucks, a disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, have confirmed an intensive partnership and pre-order of nearly 1,500 full-electric Volta Zero vehicles – the most significant order for large zero-emission trucks in Europe to date. Cyrille Bonjean, Executive Vice President of L...

Megger are pleased to announce that the company has acquired the electrical certification company, Vespula Ltd, based in the UK. The Vespula software offers electrical contractors a simple to use, cloud-based platform for completion and storage of their electrical installation certificates. The software has been developed to operate seamlessly across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS - both on and offline – allowing certificate completion either on site,...

Hitachi Energy and National Grid have successfully energized a pilot project replacing SF6 in installed high-voltage gas-insulated lines with an eco-efficient fluoronitrile based gas mixture. This retrofill solution, in Richborough, UK is part of Hitachi Energy's EconiQ™ portfolio which is designed to deliver superior environmental performance compared to conventional solutions. As one of the world's largest investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities, National Grid has the amb...

NFPA 70E states that an Arc Flash Risk Assessment should be updated every five years or when significant electrical system changes occur. How important is this? Even if all equipment within the electrical distribution system has remained the same, it is still essential to perform an updated risk assessment based on possible changes undertaken outside of the system. This article explores the arc flash impacts to an electrical system based on changes performed by others (i.e., the utility co...

Roger Miesen, CEO of RWE Generation, said "One of the greatest challenges of the energy transition is to ensure a secure CO2-free electricity supply at all times - even when wind and sun are not sufficiently available. Hydrogen-fuelled, gas-fired power plants will make an important contribution to ensuring this in the future." He adds, "In order to gain experience with the operation of such plants, Kawasaki and RWE are planning a pilot project with a hydrogen-powered turbine in Lingen. With thi...

Sofamel introduces the best option for working on hard-to-access lines. It allows climbing up and down easily on circular fiberglass, steel, and cement poles with electrical infrastructure and telephone facilities. AIRCLIMB is specially designed to climb poles with obstacles like telecom cables and others. It also can be used in poles made of other materials as long as the user checks whether the adherence is correct and safe.

In launching its new subsidiary, Megger has worked in close cooperation with ENPA, with whom it has had a longstanding relationship. Megger Turkey will handle sales and support directly for end-users of Megger cable test products and will provide support via the company’s existing sales partners for all other products in the extensive Megger range. Gürcan Ensari, the founder of ENPA, and Mehmet Demir, Megger’s Regional Sales Director for the Power Cable Infrastructure Division...

The recent expansion and total re-design of the Scolmore Visitor Center has created a state-of-the-art showroom and conference center, which is now double the size and provides an ideal backdrop to showcase an ever-expanding range of Scolmore Group products and solutions. Now, with the ability to accommodate up to 60 guests at any one time, the venue is perfect for hosting a range of events, including product launches and demonstrations, training session for customers, as well as corporate...

Scolmore continues to expand its successful Inceptor range of integrated lighting products and its latest development brings to market a selection of energy-saving LED Bulkheads that have convenience and speed of installation as their key attributes.   The new Inceptor EVO Bulkhead offers a number of features and benefits unmatched by competitor products and Scolmore has a patent pending on the product’s unique design.  Incorporate Flow connector As well as integrating th...

Already providing installers with a simple, ‘back to basics’ smart homes solution with its Click Smart intelligent wiring accessories range, Scolmore is further enhancing its home automation offer with the launch of the Click Smart Box, which allows the control of lighting and appliances from a smartphone or tablet, via the newly developed, accompanying Click Smart App. Designed with simplicity in mind, the Click Smart Box and App can be easily integrated into a new or existing Clic...

Scolmore has updated the app for its click smart range with a new feature that the company is calling the ‘cloud function’. It will provide access to click smart installations through the internet, allowing secure control of devices from anywhere in the world – from simple dimming and switching, to more sophisticated controls like live status, scenes, and schedules. Until now access to click smart through any smart device or tablet was only really possible when the user was lo...

Simon Brown, the trainer facilitator for electrical installation at South Devon College, was delighted to receive a recent visit from Scolmore Sales Manager, Matt Cooves, who arrived at the college laden with products from the company’s vast electrical accessories ranges. As the college where the winner of this year’s NICEIC and ELECSA Apprentice of the Year competition studied, South Devon College benefited from the prize of £1000 worth of products offered by the competition&...

Scolmore has upgraded its 13A 2-Gang USB socket which now features 2 USB charging ports which are both capable of delivering 5V 2.1A simultaneously. This allows for optimum charging of two devices at the same time, without fear of fluctuations in the power supply interfering with the charging process. Unlike some products on the market, the total power available is 4.2A, thus allowing both ports to deliver 2.1A at the same time, so the user is guaranteed optimum charge every time, regardless of...

If rising prices for oil and gas, combined with COP26 sounding the “death knell for carbon” weren’t already enough for fossil-fuel-based companies, a new survey has found that 56% of those working in oil and gas want to pursue jobs in renewable energy in the coming years.  Energy companies such as Shell, BP and a range of smaller firms cut tens of thousands of jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as they tightened budgets. Now, even as energy demand recovers, many co...

Steve Hughes, the Managing Director of REO UK, said "It is impossible to deny the reality of electric vehicles (EVs). With the sale of petrol and diesel cars to be banned from 2030, EVs will soon be the main cars on the market." He adds, "There has already been a shift in public mentality, with 186 percent more EVs sold in 2020 than in 2019, showing a clear increase in consumer interest. However, there are still problems that EVs can bring that we must consider now." EV adoption The increase...

SPECTRA is a compact electronic detector that detects voltage by direct contact. It indicates to the operator whether there is an electric field and guarantees that the work area is safe at all times. It indicates the presence of voltage by means of LED lamps while also emitting an intermittent acoustic signal. It can be used indoors thanks to the integrated insulating telescopic pole and outdoor in a dry environment. It works with two AAA batteries. Compact electronic detector Technical Spec...

When it comes to wiring accessories, installers want products that are as simple to fit as possible. Marie Parry, Marketing Director at Scolmore Group, looks at the sector and how it needs to keep evolving to meet these requirements and the implications for the electrical wholesaler. Expected to be worth £1.8bn by 2018 according to AMA Research, the UK wiring accessories market is a mature one, with the product mix remaining fairly stable in recent years. As a mature and sizeable market,...

Scolmore has confirmed that it recently threatened court action against LGA, the distributor of the \\\’Selectric\\\’ brand of products. Paul Dawson, Group Commercial Manager of Scolmore stated as follows \\\"Scolmore has, for a number of years, sold metal plate accessories under its ’Deco’ branding. We have popularised this brand, invested a great deal in it, and made it our own. We recently discovered that LGA had been advertising metal plate products by reference to a...

Having reached full capacity at its 10,000 sq. ft head office site in Tamworth by the end of 2018, Scolmore had its sights set on another building at the same location which, at 25,000 sq. ft, would more than double the capacity for the company’s new headquarters. The aim was to commence work in September 2019 to extend and refurbish the new building, with the relocation of all staff due to taking place in early 2020. While the building transformation went ahead – the original steel...

Megger Group ('Megger') and IPS Group (Intelligent Process Solutions/IPS) jointly announce that they have reached a definitive agreement to work together as strategic partners, combining both their experience and product lines, in order to create new value for the electrical supply industry. The agreement includes Megger taking an equity stake in IPS Group. IPS Group ((Intelligent Process Solutions/IPS) is one of the globally renowned providers of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Asset Perfor...

Training facilities at the NICEIC’s head office in Luton have received a welcome boost with the installation of brand new training boards produced and supplied by Click Scolmore. Giving trainee electricians the opportunity to work with the very latest in wiring accessories and lighting products, the Click Scolmore training boards have been installed in one of the main classrooms at the Dunstable site. Provide valuable demonstrations Twelve boards have been fitted onto racking across thr...