On August 15, 2022, the energy storage system of Zhejiang Xiaoshan Power Plant was successfully connected to the grid. This project is the first generation side energy storage project in Zhejiang Province. For the first time in China, a large-scale electrochemical energy storage power station was built independently and coordinated by the existing site of decommissioned generator sets. Energy storage system of Zhejiang Xiaoshan Power Plant The successful operation of the project will greatly...

From driving LEDs to powering laptops and smart consumer devices, high-efficiency power supplies are a must to minimize power losses and optimize performance. Inefficient power supplies have higher internal power dissipation, which translates into heat. Removing unwanted heat from the unit translates into additional cost, bigger size, lower reliability, and a decrease in the overall performance of the electronic system. thermal management As systems get more powerful and compact, optimal ther...

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...

Volta Trucks, the pioneering and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has completed a rigorous program of hot weather testing of its full-electric 16-ton Volta Zero. Taking place over six weeks at the purpose-built Nardo Technical Center in Southern Italy, the hot weather testing program was designed to ensure that the Volta Zero will deliver outstanding levels of reliability and durability when series production of customer specification vehicles star...

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...

Volta Trucks, the disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that the first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. Volta Zero vehicle The landmark vehicle, the first of a series of second-generation ‘Production Verification’ prototypes, will form part of a Pilot Fleet of trucks. These will be loaned to customers for extended periods in late 2022 and early 202...

Volta Trucks, the disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has appointed Adam Chassin as its Chief Commercial Officer with immediate effect. Having received nearly €300 million of investment funding to date, and with the first prototype purpose-built full-electric medium-duty trucks for last-mile delivery now being tested by customers, Volta Trucks is poised to supercharge its commercial growth across Europe.  Extensive industry experience ...

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...

Though it may go out the window with the next PM appointed, the current UK government is planning to reform the way energy is sold on the wholesale markets, so cheaper renewable energy prices get passed onto consumers. This could well bring about new usage patterns across the board that are similar to those used by people using micro-generation and storage at home. The government consultation announced last week is intended to help tackle the cost of living crisis by passing on the lower c...

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...

Earlier this week, Jerry Hein – the President of ECSI – announced the promotion of Matt Myers to Vice President and General Manager of ECSI. Matt started his career with ECSI over 20 years ago and has steadily advanced through the organization during that time. Back in 2001 when the company was just a handful of employees, Matt held the titles of Systems Engineer, Estimator, and IT Director – all at the same time! Extensive industry experience After 10 years, he moved into a...

Data is at the heart of modern railway infrastructure. Both freight and passenger trains require robust communications to transfer location data between rolling stock systems, between trains, and between trains and control centers. Furthermore, modern passenger trains are equipped with convenience and entertainment functions such as internet access, information display screens, charging sockets, and vending machines. Wireless standards Due to the variety of these use cases, railway networks u...

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...

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...

In July 2022, PT. NR Electric Jakarta (NR Jakarta) accomplished Local Content Level (TKDN) certification for the products of Control Relay Panel and Substation Automation System. It is a milestone for NR’s transformation to be a reputable local manufacturer in Indonesia. PT. NR Electric Jakarta is NR’s subsidiary company in Indonesia. Since its establishment in 2012, NR Jakarta has implemented the localization strategy and continued to provide high-quality products and services to I...

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....

On July 15, 2022, the ± 360MVar Static Var Compensation (SVC) system supplied by NR, successfully completed various system tests and 72-hour trial operation in the 750kV Shazhou substation in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, and was officially put into operation. The SVC phase II project completed this time, together with the SVC phase I supplied by NR and the controllable shunt reactance(CSR), forms the Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) with the largest single station regulation capacit...

Plug & Play designs save time and costs for system designers and are common in many application areas. But until now, these designs have been absent from the demanding railway market. RECOM simplifies railway power system design with a new DC/DC family that meets all standard railway requirements right out of the box. plug & play means in railway 'Plug & Play' is a term that is used in various fields to describe a product that meets all the requirements for operating an applic...

On July 1, 2022, the Baihetan Jiangsu ±800kV HVDC transmission project (hereinafter referred to as ‘Baijiang project’) of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) was completed and put into operation. Clean hydropower from Baihetan Hydropower Station will be delivered to Jiangsu continuously, providing a strong guarantee for the power supply of East China Power Grid during the ‘peak summer’ period. Baihetan Hydropower Station The total length of the line is 2080 k...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and major in Digital Engineering, has announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Shashank Samant will be succeeded by the firm’s current Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Nitesh Banga, who will become the new President and CEO effective October 1, 2022. Nitesh is a well-rounded and seasoned executive who has successfully worked across functions from Strategy, Go-To-Market, Engineering, and Operations while also launching simila...

RECOM is excited to announce the release of a new range of DC/DC converters for E-mobility applications. RMOD500-W With the push for zero-emission transport, electric propulsion is the ideal solution for off-highway vehicles and they invariably require DC/DC converters to generate isolated auxiliary power rails from the traction battery. The compact and cost-effective RMOD500-W range introduced is perfect for the application as the products are IP67-rated, fully sealed against moisture and du...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a buzzword associated with everything nowadays, from condition-monitoring systems for preventive maintenance to smart, self-powered labels for tracking assets including all commercial and industrial widgets. This piece of content is a concerted effort to separate the wheat from the chaff by identifying terminology and application opportunities to focus on the power perspective of IoT and help understand how a power-centric mindset can be applied at various levels...

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has just released estimates that a household that moves over to an electric car and uses energy savings equipment could save more than £1,600 a year over another that uses gas and a fossil-fuelled car. This goes to prove that systems to improve your energy efficiency can start paying for themselves in very short order. ECIU Estimates With inflation and energy price hikes, a household using an electric car and with better insulation saved a...

BluE Nexus Corporation, AISIN Corporation, and DENSO Corporation announced that they have jointly developed a new 1-motor hybrid transmission. The new 1-motor hybrid transmission product is used for Toyota’s new Crown CROSSOVER RS, which will be released around the fall of this year. 1-motor hybrid transmission It is characterized by high acceleration performance and contributes to increasing fuel efficiency The 1-motor hybrid transmission developed by the three companies integrates th...

The International Energy Agency has been warning for many months that the world is experiencing the first truly global energy crisis in history and the coming months will be particularly challenging. natural gas crisis The natural gas crisis in Europe has been building for a while, and Russia’s role in it has been clear from the beginning. In September 2021, five months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the IEA pointed out that Russia was preventing a significant amount of gas f...

Decarbonization goals in the energy sector are causing a rapid surge in electricity demand. In the EU, demand will increase, on average, by 1.8% each year over the next decade. electric cars A whopping 40-50 million heat pumps and 50-70 million electric cars are expected to be added to the grid within that time frame. This makes the modernization and expansion of the electricity distribution grid one of the biggest challenges the EU faces. According to Eurelectric, it’s...

The world’s electricity demand growth is slowing sharply in 2022 from its strong recovery the previous year as economic growth weakens and energy prices soar following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the IEA’s latest Electricity Market Report. Global electricity demand Global electricity demand is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2022 after last year’s 6% increase, bringing it in line with its average growth rate over the five years before the COVID-19 pandem...

The mobile modular energy provider - Aggreko is pleased to announce the renewal of its long-standing partnership with entertainment company Cirque du Soleil. Aggreko will support the world’s largest contemporary circus producer on a global scale at their Big Top shows, using their world-renowned mobile, temporary power supplies. mobile modular energy supplier The contract renewal sees Aggreko continue to be a key supplier for major Québec based organizations until 2024. Aggreko w...

Schumacher Electric Corporation, a pioneer of power conversion products, has introduced its new EV Series Level 2 Charger in the United States. Delivering up to 50 amps, this model is one of the most powerful on the market and offers the convenience of greater charging speed, adding up to 60 miles of range per hour. The Level 2 Charger operates on 240 Volts and is available in hardwired or plug-and-go options. The product is available on Amazon and will retail for $699.00. superior power For...