Recently, NR successfully won the bid for DC traction protection of Snow mountain rail line 1, the first rail transit line in Lijiang, China. Lijiang snow mountain rail line 1 is located in Yulong County, south of Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain. It starts from the tourist center station in the South and ends at Yulong Snow Mountain Station in the north, with a total length of 20.5km. Passenger flow distribution points It connects the main tourist attractions and passenger flow distribution poi...

UK Power Networks (UKPN), the Distribution System Operator (DSO), has chosen Electric Miles to help deliver its smart grid that will increase the resilience of the network. UKPN has awarded energy capacity contracts worth £30 million to 17 innovators in the energy, tech and car sector, including Electric Miles, making it the UK’s largest-ever ‘Flexibility’ tender. Grid-balancing flexibility Electric Miles will deliver up to 20 MW of grid-balancing flexibility across Lo...

UK Power Networks (UKPN), the Distribution System Operator (DSO), has chosen Electric Miles to help deliver its smart grid that will increase the resilience of the network. UKPN has awarded energy capacity contracts worth £30 million to 17 innovators in the energy, tech, and car sectors, including Electric Miles, making it the UK’s largest-ever ‘Flexibility’ tender. flexibility contracts with UKPN As part of a seven-year contract, Electric Miles will deliver up to 20 M...

EDF Renewables Ireland is announcing plans to develop a 100MW wind farm to the south of Bellacorick in Mayo. The proposed project, which could consist of up to 25 turbines and power more than 60,000 homes, will be located in a forested area to the northeast of Slieve Carr, approximately 8km southeast of Bangor Erris. environmental studies The project team is currently gathering wind data and mapping the environmental constraints on the site The project team is currently gathering wind data a...

Würth Elektronik has extended its WE-RJ45-10G product group with four new models. Three tab-down models join the existing Ethernet connectors with integrated transformer in tab-up design. These models have the recess for the connector tab on the underside. All four new RJ45 integrated transformer connectors feature an extremely low-profile package. New WE-RJ45-10G series models One of the models is especially suitable for particularly flat assemblies One of the models is especially suit...

EDF Renewables is planning to develop a 49.9 MW solar farm in Glassthorpe between the villages of Flore and Upper Heyford, along the M1 Corridor, which will be capable of generating enough low-carbon electricity for the domestic needs of 9,562 households annually. A number of ecological and feasibility surveys have been carried out and the company is consulting with local people at an early stage about the proposal to get their views ahead of submitting a planning application later this year.&n...

The operating environment for mains-powered electrical equipment is separated into four overvoltage category (OVC) areas according to their level of surge protection. This article describes how these four areas differ and how the AC/DC power supplies rated for the OVC II area might be used in the OVC III area in certain circumstances. International standards Most users of mains-powered equipment are confident that they can simply plug in their device to a convenient socket, and their device w...

Time-of-use (ToU) tariffs have been around for decades. Originally introduced to incentivize energy consumption at night to level demand, they have recently experienced a boost in popularity. They allow energy providers to shift demand and shave peaks while enabling consumers to save on their energy bill. "ToU tariffs are time-varying tariffs that incentivize load adjustment, either manual or automated. This allows customers to save on energy expenses while benefiting the system. Demand-side fl...

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the Essen-based energy company - E.ON has supported the Management’s path to greater sustainability with a large majority. Among other things, it approved the new compensation system for the Board of Management. It sets an incentive for successful and sustainable corporate management and ties the compensation of Board of Management members to the short-term and long-term development of the company. E.ON Sustainability Index Sustainability target...

At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of E.ON SE appointed Patrick Lammers as successor to Karsten Wildberger, who will leave the company at his own request to take over the position of CEO at Ceconomy AG.  Patrick Lammers Lammers is currently CEO of E.ON subsidiary Essent, the electricity utility in the Netherlands. At the same time, he is responsible for the steering of E.ON’s customer solutions sales regions in Western and Eastern Europe. Lammers joined Essent in 2010 and held v...

One of the world’s renowned suppliers of plastic packaging solutions, Berry Global, Inc. will soon be powering its plants located in Spain, with climate-friendly solar electricity, under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed with Axpo Iberia (Axpo). The U.S.-based company - Berry Global, Inc. will be supplied with electricity over a ten-year period from a new 50 MW plant, which is to be built by Spanish project developer - Solaria. Due for completion by the end of 2021, the new 50 MW pl...

Luminus Devices has expanded its portfolio of dynamic COB modules with the addition of RGBW tunable LED spot modules. The CTM-9 & 14 RGBW modules feature four-channel red, green, blue, and warm white MP-1616 XNOVA Cube LEDs on metal PC boards. With all four channels using the same InGaN blue die inside, the phosphor-converted red, green, and white LEDs create consistent InGaN performance and uniformity over wide temperature, current, and time ranges creating smooth spectrums and uniform lu...

In cooperation with E.ON and the University of Duisburg Essen, the smart grid company gridX has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that optimizes charging processes in conjunction with dynamic load management based on historical charging data, energy quantities, and vehicle idle times. gridX already equipped an office location of the Essen-based E.ON Group with dynamic load management last year, which is now being taken to the next level with the help of artificial intelligence....

The professional journal "Elektronik" has selected RECOM as the second winner with its R05CT05S in the category Products of the Year 2021. Once again, RECOM took part in the "Products of the Year" competition of the professional magazine - "Elektronik" in the Power category. With its high isolation class (5kVAC / 1minute) and excellent power density in a genuine SMT IC package, the 0.5 Watts DC/DC converter design demonstrates true magnitude, despite its tiny dimensions. IEC62368-1 and IEC6060...

Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced its Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy, as it delivers on its vision of decarbonizing the logistic industry, offering cleaner air and safer streets for city center residents. The announcement comes at a time of increasing societal focus on climate change and air quality improvements, with many cities implementing low or zero emission zones. Air quality improvements For example, diesel engine commercial vehicles will b...

E.ON broke the world record for the most motifs flown by drones with a spectacular drone show in the Berlin night sky, thus entering the Guinness Book of World Records. The spectacle marked the start of the nationwide 'Networks of Tomorrow' campaign, which E.ON launched together with its nine German regional companies, in order to highlight the importance of energy networks for the success of the energy transition. Importance of distribution grids  Thomas König, E.ON Board Member an...

A new guide provides assistance and recommendations on how to best specify cable containment systems to improve electrical safety in buildings in the event of a fire. Free to download, it explains how to create a cable pathway through a building while navigating the current standards landscape. electrical installation standards From 1 January 2019, UK electrical installation standards require all wiring systems within a building 'Creating Cable Pathways' guide is published by Legrand UK and...

United Electric Controls, a globally renowned provider of safety, alarm, and shutdown technology, introduced Excela™, a general-purpose electronic switch designed to meet the needs of plant operators. The solution removes the maintenance burden of traditional switches and provides operational insights helping organizations accelerate the transition to a smart industry. Integrating the Excela The electronic device offers precise control and improved reliability and is available in 3 mode...

United Electric Controls, a provider of safety, alarm, and shutdown technology introduced Excela, a general-purpose electronic switch designed to meet the needs of plant operators. The solution removes the maintenance burden of traditional switches and provides operational insights helping organizations accelerate the transition to a smart industry. precise control and improved reliability The electronic device is available in pressure, differential pressure, and temperature As plants grappl...

After passing the full-system testing and being accepted by the owner on-site, the all-vanadium redox battery (VRB) energy storage system developed by Shanghai Electric (Anhui) Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. has been completed and will be dispatched to Japan for project delivery. Environmental friendly  This is a research demonstration project of distributed PV and energy storage micro-grid system in Japan, which was independently designed and produced by the Shanghai Electric energy...

Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough motor that uses air-core stator technology announced an expanded range of power and frame sizes for its IEs Series motor product line designed for fans, pumps, compressors, conveyors, and general-purpose applications. Sustainable, smaller, and quieter machines Motors consume half of the world’s energy and product developers are recognizing the opportunity to replace traditional electric motors with ultra-high-efficiency electric motors. Inf...

CP Electronics, a brand of Legrand, has launched Circadian Lighting Control, as part of its enhanced RAPID lighting control system. RAPID is a comprehensive fully addressable network system that combines the very latest technology, modular mechanics and an easy-to-use graphical interface. Circadian Lighting Control Circadian Lighting Control falls under the category of human-centric lighting, which is defined as lighting devoted to enhancing human performance, comfort, health and well-being....

Dutch energy supplier - Essent NV and Belgian energy company - Luminus entered into an agreement regarding the sale of Essent’s Belgian commodity supply business. The two parties involved in the transaction - Essent NV and Luminus have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Sale of Essent’s Belgian commodity supply business The transaction is subject to the approval of the European Commission (EC) and is expected to close during the Summer of 2021. Essent is currently sup...

Volta Trucks, the pioneering full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed that the Volta Zero will make its Italian debut between 7 and 11 June in Milan. The customer event in Italy comes soon after similar successful French and Spanish events that have seen over 600 individual demonstrations of the Volta Zero in COVID-secure environments.  Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy The arrival in Italy also follows the company’s recently announced Europe-first principles with...

On April 20, 2021, with the smooth completion of the rated power operation test, the 150 kV / 60 MVar STATCOM, which is installed in the power transmission network of INDEPENDENT POWER TRANSMISSION OPERATOR S.A. (Greek TSO. Hereinafter referred to as “IPTO”), was officially put into operation. The STATCOM project is an important supporting project of Crete-Peloponnese interconnection phase I project of IPTO. Containerized STATCOM solution The interconnection project will realize t...

On April 20, 2021, with the smooth completion of the rated power operation test, the 150 kV / 60 MVar STATCOM, which is installed in the power transmission network of INDEPENDENT POWER TRANSMISSION OPERATOR S.A. (Greek TSO. Hereinafter referred to as “IPTO”), was officially put into operation. The STATCOM project is an important supporting project of Crete-Peloponnese interconnection phase I project of IPTO. Reliable and environmentally friendly The interconnection project will re...

On April 20, 2021, NR Electric has successfully energized the SVC project of MAN station in West Africa. Four west African countries (Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea) cross-border electricity link (Abbreviated as “CLSG”), starts from MAN station in Cote d’Ivoire, passes through Liberia and Sierra Leone, and ends at Linsan station in Guinea. The project connects 12 substations in four countries,with a total length of 1303 km. The CLSG project will support...

Aggreko has announced a new partnership with Host City, the renowned magazine and conference organizers for cities, rights holders, organizers, venues, and suppliers of major international events. As part of the new partnership, Aggreko will become the headline sponsor of the flagship Host City 2021 Conference, as well as the Official Sustainability Partner of the Host City Americas Conference. Host City 2021 Conference sponsor The announcement is the latest in a long and successful partnersh...

The customers of Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology in Poland can look forward to a local expert in the field of PCBs: Tomasz Renkiel has been appointed as the new Area Sales Manager. He will provide personal support on-site and represents the foundation for Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology in Poland. Internationalization, a key strategic aspect Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology has built up three plants in Germany 2021 is the year of the Würth Ele...

Outpacing any other companies with registered offices in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, OverIT, an Italian Field Service Management specialist, has been awarded as 'Best company in the sector of innovative services for management performance and financial reliability', certified by Cerved, during the 32nd edition of the Industria Felix Award – Italy competes. Competitiveness, financial reliability and sustainability Competitiveness, financial reliability and sustainability are the par...