The Westenergie subsidiary digikoo GmbH has comprehensively revised its central software platform, the digipad. With the digipad 2.0, digikoo offers even more efficient support for municipal utilities, municipalities, network operators and energy supply companies. The platform enables optimized planning in the areas of energy, heat, and transport. Municipal heat planning The digipad 2.0 enables individual analyses of complex data, automated potential assessments and customized views for users...

The Swiss company - SBB Cargo International AG, in cooperation with Südleasing GmbH, has ordered an additional 20 Vectron multi-system locomotives equipped with the XLoad package. The locomotives will be leased by SBB Cargo International from SüdLeasing in a long-term contract with a flexible term. The contract also includes maintenance of the locomotives by Siemens Mobility for 15 years. Vectron XLoad package The Vectron XLoad package improves the locomotive’s traction capabi...

EA Technology, specialists in asset management solutions for owners and operators of electrical assets, has launched two new innovative accessories for its market-renowned UltraTEV® Plus² Partial Discharge (PD) detection instrument. These latest accessories enhance PD survey capabilities, allowing measurements to be taken via the Voltage Presence Indicating System (VPIS) connection and on barrier spacers for Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), simplifying field operations, boosting efficie...

CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE), the largest electric distribution cooperative in Colorado, Xcel Energy, the largest energy provider in Colorado, and Pano AI (Pano), the developer of artificial intelligence-driven wildfire detection, share details about the use of AI-powered cameras in detecting and aiding the successful containment of the Bear Creek Fire in Douglas County. The Pano AI cameras, funded by CORE and Xcel Energy, are strategically located near utility infrastructure or on third-p...

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyivstar continues to invest in resilient connectivity for Ukraine, with plans to deploy an additional 848 industrial generators and 61,766 batteries to enable service continuity during the extended blackouts caused by attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. generators and batteries From the outset of the war, resilience has been a major focus of K...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand's Forth EMS Public Company Limited on July 16, 2024, to explore opportunities to co-manufacture Mitsubishi Electric’s Transmit/Receive Modules for use in the Air Surveillance Radar Systems that Mitsubishi Electric manufactures. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two companies expect to establish an enhanced collaborative structure for co-manufacturing, and will discuss...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has received an order from Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc. (The Kansai Electric Power Company - Osaka, Japan) for its 84kV dry air insulated switchgear, a new environmentally friendly, greenhouse gas-free product for use in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) to be installed in substations. Mitsubishi Electric is the first company in Japan to develop GIS, which does not utilize greenhouse gases, with two of the main components-vacuum inter...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will pledge to kickstart a new devolution revolution to transfer more powers out of Westminster and into the hands of local people. In her first letter to local pioneers, Rayner will urge regions without devolved power to 'partner with the government to deliver the most ambitious program of devolution this country has ever seen.' economic growth She will invite local pioneers in devolution deserts - those with local knowledge and skin in the game - to work...

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will deploy its data-driven sustainability solution – Energy Expert – to help measure and analyze the electricity consumption at the competition venues of the forthcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024 ('Paris 2024'). Cloud-based platform By migrating the intelligence related to the power consumption and demand of the competition venues to the clo...

Automated operation is a key function for expanding rail capacity and strengthening the performance of railways. Working together with S-Bahn Berlin, Siemens Mobility has installed and will be testing an obstacle detection system – a key technology component for enabling fully automated driving – for the first time during regular daily operation.  The project’s goal is to thoroughly evaluate the performance of the new obstacle detection system during daily operation in va...

AEI Cables is issuing a reminder to the electrical cables supply chain to keep safety at the front of mind when it comes to Category 3 Control fire performance cables. The systems powered by these cables – including smoke and heat extraction systems – assist fire services in firefighting and enabling safe evacuation in the case of life safety. Category 3 Control fire performance cables reduce harmful smoke, toxic gases, and flame spread in the event of a real fire. safety is the pr...

Members in parts of CORE’s service area sometimes ask if they plan to offer high-speed internet service. CORE has analyzed this possibility considerably and currently has no plans to provide broadband services. This decision is based on many considerations, including: Colorado law prohibits an electric utility from directly providing retail commercial broadband services. They also could not subsidize a related but separate broadband company with  CORE’s resources. CORE&rs...

The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team recently deployed in support of local government agencies in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, to provide temporary connectivity in the wake of a ransomware attack. At the request of local officials, the team provided more than 80 Verizon Frontline communications solutions to help county agencies get operations back up and running at numerous locations. Verizon offers critical support “We appreciate having a mission-critical partner like Verizon...

Siemens inaugurated a new Center of Competence for Data Centers at the Global Infocity Park in Chennai, India. Spanning 6,000 m2,  the new facility will serve as a regional innovation hub, not only uniting a team of more than 200 designers, planners, engineers and project managers in one location, but also enabling co-creation with partners and customers across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.  The launch comes as the Data Center market continues to grow at unprecedented spee...

At a time when the global manufacturing landscape is more competitive than ever, industry and academia are collaborating to overcome complex new challenges in engineering and at the same time, inspire future engineers. The B&R Education Network in India is continuously working as the interface between educational institutions and the automation industry. To help make the next generation of engineers ready for industry, the B&R Education Network partnered with the Dr. D. Y. Patil Institu...

FPT Industrial, the Iveco Group brand dedicated to the design, production, and sale of low-environmental impact powertrains, will travel to Hanover to attend IAA TRANSPORTATION 2024. On-road and industrial applications The trade show for logistics, commercial vehicles, buses, and the transportation industry will take place from September 17 to September 22, 2024, at the Deutsche Messe AG venue. As a pioneer in on-road and industrial applications, FPT Industrial wants to harness its participat...

Industry pioneer AEI Cables is issuing a reminder to the electrical cables supply chain to keep safety at the front of mind when it comes to Category 3 Control fire performance cables. The systems powered by these cables – including smoke and heat extraction systems – assist fire services in firefighting and enabling safe evacuation in the case of life safety. Category 3 Control fire performance cables reduce harmful smoke, toxic gases, and flame spread in the event of a real fire....

Emerson has announced the new Series D update to the family of proven SolaHD industrial rack mount on-line uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs). The new SolaHD S4KD Series replaces the current S4KC Series, offering significant user interface improvements and other design upgrades to increase reliability and product availability.  SolaHD S4KD Series The S4KD is an on-line (double conversion) UPS, providing a zero-transfer time from external to internal power upon utility power failure to...

Dr. Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, and Mr. Sunil Mathur, MD & CEO of Siemens Ltd. India visited the C&S Electric factory in Noida, India. During their visit, they inaugurated the WE4She Manufacturing assembly line, exclusively managed by their talented women employees. Dr. Busch underscored the significance of gender diversity in the workforce and commended the leadership of women in manufacturing. Dr. Roland Busch plants a tree on the factory premises He remarked that...

Siemens has received 80 points in the latest EcoVadis Sustainability Rating and was awarded with the highest recognition – the Platinum medal. With this score, the technology company ranks in the top one percent of about 73,000 companies that were assessed worldwide by EcoVadis, a major provider of business sustainability ratings. Since 2021, Siemens has significantly improved its score by 19 points, moving from Silver in 2021 to Gold in 2023 to Platinum in 2024. The EcoVadis assessment e...

In a significant feat for the Indian industries, two coveted global credit rating agencies – S&P and Fitch – have assigned ‘BBB+’ rating to Larsen & Toubro (L&T), India’s premier tech-led engineering, manufacturing and solutions conglomerate.  This underscores L&T's robust operational performance, financial discipline and strong market position. S&P Global Ratings S&P Global Ratings assigned a 'BBB+' rating to L&T, endorsing the c...

The company - WEG has started producing medium voltage (MV) soft starters at one of its facilities in South Africa, reducing delivery times for customers and boosting local manufacturing. The SSW7000 soft starters are produced at WEG's manufacturing unit in South Africa, with high-efficiency standards. The SSW7000 line is well recognized in the market and widely used in pump and fan applications in the mining segment. WEG's soft starters With the growing demand for WEG's medium voltage soft...

The American Gas Association (AGA), a national organization of which Ameren Corporation is a member, recently honored three Ameren employees for using customer gas usage data to proactively identify natural gas leaks at customers' residences. Ameren's Jeff Berry, Scott Lithgow, and Scott Hixson created a process to pull natural gas usage data from a customer's advanced meter and flag usage patterns indicative of a potential natural gas leak. In its first year of implementation, 93 gas leaks wer...

A new working relationship with premium two-person delivery specialist - Panther Logistics, part of AIT Worldwide Logistics, is reaping dividends for The Radiator Warehouse.  For the larger oversized items that Panther delivers, damages have fallen from 15-20 percent to just one percent since Panther was awarded the contract in September and Managing Director - Dave O’Keefe said Panther was playing a vital role in the long-term growth of the company.  Next-day delivery Every d...

Hubject, the EV interoperability market pioneer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), to connect Gentari’s network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers to Hubject’s eRoaming platform, allowing EV drivers to seamlessly charge at an expanded network of charging points across the region. The collaboration marks a milestone towards the longer-term aim of...

Furukawa Electric successfully operated the FRL1441U Series pump lasers for high output, low power consumption Raman amplifier in the C-band at 55℃, and by reducing reactive power by more than 50%, the newly developed LD chip consumed 3.7W at 500mW fiber output, which is less than half the 8W power consumption of existing LD chips. In addition, they have started the development of mass production technology. While communication traffic volume at data centers and elsewhere has been increasing on...

In order to realize 5G communications with characteristics including ‘high speed and large volume,’ ‘high reliability and low latency’ and ‘multiple simultaneous connections,’ in addition to Sub-6 frequency, the broad, high frequency submillimeter wave band has been allocated as the communications frequency. With the planned introduction of Beyond 5G/6G in the future, it is expected that an even higher frequency broad wave band will be adopted. Given this, l...

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics announced a new distribution agreement with digital infrastructure company Equinix. This strategic collaboration will enable Arrow channel partners to resell Equinix services as part of integrated solutions aimed at network optimization, hybrid multi-cloud enablement, and enhanced application workload performance. They can now position and invoice Equinix services on a monthly recurring basis. Digital infrastructure solutions The Equinix Pla...

Simplify access control setups with Altronix Trove™. Effortlessly integrate Altronix power and accessories with top-tier access controllers from globally renowned brands, such as Axis, Bosch, CDVI, HID, Johnson Control, PDK, ZKT Eco, and more. With various backplanes, Trove™ offers scalable and customizable access and power configurations. Streamline board layouts and wire management, cut down on installation time and labor costs, and tailor access control with ease using Trove&trad...

On June 26, budding technologists aged 8 to 19 showcased their technical acumen and problem-solving prowess at the Austrian finals of the World Robot Olympiad. The competition was held for the second year in a row at B&R Headquarters in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria. Under the theme ‘Earth Allies’, contestants illustrated how robots could serve as ‘allies of the earth’, working in harmony with the planet. The triumphant teams - ‘MMG’ from HTL Braunau and &lsq...