CORE Electric Cooperative is committed to providing choice and excellent customer service to its members. As such, every few years CORE surveys to understand the experiences and opinions of members. CORE is partnering with Corona Insights, a Denver-based research firm, to conduct the member survey. Topics include customer service, electricity priorities, and home energy usage. Members’ input is needed to ensure the results represent the broad spectrum of opinions that exist amo...

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...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has launched a railway data analysis service utilizing Serendie™, its digital platform for the optimal use of energy and the optimal deployment and operation of railway assets by railway companies. The new service is available for immediate use. carbon neutrality, decarbonization In the railway industry, various measures aiming at the realization of carbon neutrality and decarbonization are being implemented...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) to collaborate in the supply of defense equipment for use in Japan and the U.S. on July 9. Electronic warfare systems Under the terms of the MOU, Mitsubishi Electric and NGC will discuss and agree on an optimal collaboration structure and business model, aiming to build a cooperative relationship that will allow them to provide defense equipment such as radars, e...

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...

The process of setting up utilities for a new home can be complex, that’s why they’re here to make it easier. Start by downloading the Energy Usage Guide to see the common appliances and the amount of power required to operate each based on CORE’s residential rate. Here are some additional tips that can help users save money and energy: Energy-efficient appliances - Keep a look out for the Energy Star label. These products are certified by the Environmental Protection Agen...

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services (“VEON” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that, following the consent of its respective bondholders and the receipt of a license from U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), it has now amended the original VEON Holdings B.V. notes due April 2025, June 2025 and November 2027 (collectively, the “Original Notes”).  VEON Holdings will...

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...

CORE Electric Cooperative’s GIS Manager, Duane Holt was recently named an Esri Electric GIS Hero. Esri is the global market pioneer in GIS, helping customers get results for the most difficult problems and pioneering problem-solving with GIS to help users see what others can’t​​. Esri Electric GIS Hero Being named an Esri Electric GIS Hero means users are one of the best in the entire GIS field and is truly a great honor. According to their official website, Esri Electri...

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...

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...

ORE Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the hiring of Stephen Figueroa to fill the cooperative’s Commercial Operations Director position. Stephen Figueroa As the Commercial Operations Director, Stephen will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and tactical direction for commercial aspects of power supply and energy management, including long-term resource planning and acquisition, contracts, regional affairs resource operations planning, portfolio risk manage...

Siemens Mobility has won the tender from Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe [BVG] and will introduce a Communications-Based Train Control System [CBTC] on the U5 and U8 metro lines in Berlin for the first time. The state-of-the-art Trainguard MT CBTC solution will enable semi-automated operation (GoA2: Grade of Automation) on the U5 line by 2029 and on the U8 line by 2032, increasing capacity on these lines by around 30%. CBTC technology Technically speaking, CBTC technology even allows headways of le...

With the support of RWE, the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) project, Merganser. The pilot project aims to test and demonstrate the structural, mooring, and electrical designs and acquire knowledge about manufacturing, assembly, offshore installation, and maintenance methodologies required for large-scale commercial deployment of OFPV.  Merganser Merganser has a capacity of 0.5 megawatt peak (MWp) and is located in the Dutch North Sea,...

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...

Boson Energy and Siemens AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate collaboration on technology that converts non-recyclable waste into clean energy. The collaboration aims to advance sustainable, local energy security, enabling hydrogen-powered electric vehicle charging infrastructure without compromising grid stability or impacting consumer prices.   “We are excited to join forces with Siemens in our ambition to make a difference in society and support gl...

envelio is now a member of the German Federal Association for Energy Market & Communication (“edna”). As part of this membership, envelio’s Product Manager for Innovation, Alonso Ortega Salinas, will actively participate in the new project group addressing the requirements of flexibility management and low voltage SCADA systems starting in July. Integrating controllable consumer devices While most processes for integrating controllable consumer devices are already defin...

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...

With the Westenergie eScooter, employees of the local community of Kröv can enjoy sustainable mobility. Westenergie provides the community with an electric scooter, including a helmet, free of charge. The environmentally friendly and maneuverable e-scooter is perfect for short distances. Employees of the local community will test the electric scooter on business trips until October 2024. This test phase will make it possible to explore the benefits of the scooter for local mobility and con...

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...

On June 28, Ameren Missouri filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) a request to adjust its electric base rates next summer. The new rates would take effect in mid-2025 to recover the costs of major electric system upgrades as well as cleaner electricity generation investments to ensure the system remains reliable and resilient for customers. Smart technology efforts "The grid and generation upgrades we are making as part of Ameren Missouri's Smart Energy Plan are improving...

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has invested in PanelSemi Corporation, a Taiwan-based startup engaged in developing and selling flat-panel flexible LED displays and substrates for semiconductor modules. flexible LED displays PanelSemi develops and sells ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible LED displays with low power consumption and high brightness, leveraging its thin-film transistor (TFT) circuit fabrication technology.  Furthermore, PanelSemi is using this technology to develop a hybrid circuit boa...

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...

As they dive into one of Colorado’s hottest months, they’re all about energy efficiency. By cutting down on the energy usage they can save on those monthly bills. Here are some tips to make the home more energy-efficient: Improve home insulation - Adding more insulation to an attic keeps hot air out in the summer. Seal the biggest leaks in the house and check the holes that were cut for plumbing pipes. Use a can of spray foam, available at any hardware store, to seal these leaks. F...

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...