Ofgem has appointed Octopus Energy to take on supplying UKEIH’s 3000 domestic customers. This follows a competitive process run by Ofgem to get the best deal possible for customers.  Funds that current and former domestic customers of the supplier have paid into their accounts will be protected, where they are in credit. Domestic customers will also be protected by the energy price cap with their new supplier.   Choosing another energy supplier  For existing UKEIH custome...

High-level discussions among Ministers from Australia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Samoa, the US, and other countries are informed by new IEA reports on supply chains for technologies such as solar panels and batteries. Sydney Energy Forum Global energy and climate leaders are meeting at the Sydney Energy Forum, which is co-hosted by the Australian Government and the IEA, to discuss how to scale up and strengthen supply chains for the clean energy technologies needed for a secure and affordable t...

Hitachi Energy has started testing on the world’s most powerful 24 MVA subsea transformer, which will be supplied to OneSubsea®, the subsea technologies, production, and processing systems business of Schlumberger. The tests will involve submerging the 55-tonne subsea transformer into the harbor basin to monitor its thermal behavior and pressure compensation system, as well as ensure its reliability in subsea conditions. Multiphase compression system The transformers form part of a...

Lincoln Electric has announced the launch of the new VIKING 2450 ADV Series Welding Helmets. The auto-darkening helmets feature cutting-edge user interface and LED technologies, and superior 4C optics, in order to provide all day comfort to improve productivity. VIKING 2450 ADV Series Welding Helmets One of the features most frequently requested by welders – an integrated LED light – comes standard with each new VIKING 2450 ADV Series helmet. Mike Clifford, the Product Manager -...

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

China has driven down solar PV manufacturing costs, helping spur the vital technology’s success while at the same time resulting in a major concentration of global PV supplies. Ensuring a secure transition to net zero emissions will require increased efforts to expand and diversify global production of solar panels whose global supply chains are currently heavily concentrated in China, the IEA said in a new special report. Solar panel production Chinese industrial and innovation policie...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned India’s largest floating Solar PV plant rated at 100 MW at NTPC Ramagundam, in Telangana. The plant is installed across the natural raw water reservoir, saving valuable land resources, and also conserves water by reducing evaporation. Innovative engineering With innovatively engineered layouts and arrangements for the solar PV modules, electricals, and floaters, the plant will ensure that the aquatic ecosystem is...

Würth Elektronik is launching an additional multilayer chip antenna for the miniaturization of radio applications. Measuring just 40 x 6 x 5 mm, the WE-MCA antenna (7488918022) covers the 700 to 960 MHz and 1710 to 2690 MHz frequency ranges. With its hitherto unachieved form factor and slender profile, the antenna offers an excellent size-to-performance ratio. WE-MCA is ideally suited for applications such as GSM 900, WLAN/WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS, ZigBee, and mobile communication (4G/LTE...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and a globally renowned firm in Digital Engineering, has announced it has achieved a Green rating via the NQC SupplierAssurance platform — a cloud-based solution used by suppliers to determine their sustainability performance level. Based on the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ 4.0) and validated by the NQC Supplier Assurance Team for accuracy, the results show GlobalLogic earning a score of 72% in its market category of Engineering and Research...

Lincoln Electric’s introduces the all-new Frontier 400X Pipe, new addition to its lineup of next-generation diesel engine-driven welders/generators. Designed to be the ultimate go-to welder for the pipeline industry, the Frontier 400X Pipe breaks the boundaries of pipeline welding by combining the latest technology and innovation with the iconic arc performance of our legacy machines. Frontier 400X Pipe The Frontier 400X Pipe delivers plenty of reliable, all-day power with 400 Amps of w...

AEI Cables has won further valuable support for its initiative highlighting the need for only using approved cabling in a range of critical applications of Category 3 Control fire performance cables. The systems powered by these cables – including smoke and heat extraction systems – assist fire services in firefighting and enable safe evacuation in the case of life safety. National fire safety Sharon Hodgson, Labor MP for Washington and Sunderland West, is supporting the initiativ...

According to a survey by Delta-EE of over 1,000 Europeans, self-consumption optimization is the most attractive value stream in the Home Energy Management (HEM) field for end users. And it will experience the highest growth in the next five years. The study also showed that annual sales in the HEM and appliance optimization markets in Europe will grow by 6-fold this decade and be implemented in 10 million homes by 2030. What are the driving factors behind this? Well, 90% of respondents...

Demand for high data throughput and low latency is pushing device specifications and operational standards toward wideband modulation. Wideband performance benefits come with a heavy cost: significantly increased noise. Increased noise This noise introduces additional test complexity and measurement uncertainty, which is further exacerbated by the industry’s desire to pack as many modulated signals into the available bandwidth as possible. This not only constrains error vector magnitude...

When approaching a project, system designers must take into consideration time to market, overall bill of materials (BOM) cost, and in-house capabilities to design and manufacture when choosing between buying a complete off-the-shelf power supply unit (PSU) or building it in-house. Take a look at the challenges of in-house power supply design and how the manufacturers can help. When approaching a project, system designers must choose whether to buy a complete off-the-shelf power supply unit (PS...

RWE, one of the companies for renewable energy, has commissioned its first floating photovoltaic (PV) project. The project consists of around 13,400 solar panels that float on a lake near the Amer power plant in Geertruidenberg, in the Netherlands’ province of Noord-Brabant. The innovative solar field has an installed capacity of 6.1 megawatts peak (MWp). The floating project was the latest of three solar installations at the Amer power plant. sustainable electricity system Roger Miese...

As part of its ongoing focus on transparency, intelligent power management company Eaton releases two reports featuring the company’s progress in meeting its 2030 sustainability goals. Eaton’s 2021 Sustainability Report highlights efforts toward achieving the company’s science-based greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) targets, its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030, and other sustainability initiatives. Eaton’s 2022 Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures...

The Swiss Federal Council has approved the dispatch to the Federal Assembly of a new draft act for the security of electricity supply through renewable energies. Axpo welcomes its direction of travel, but not the pace or measures it proposes. Expansion of renewable energies Axpo is convinced that an auctioned floating market premium, based on a successful international model, would advance the expansion of renewable energies faster and more efficiently, in comparison to the planned investment...

ABB has announced that Microsoft has joined its Energy Efficiency Movement. Launched in March 2021 by ABB, the #energyefficiencymovement is a multi-stakeholder initiative to raise awareness and spur action to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions to combat climate change. Companies are invited to join the movement - #energyefficiencymovement and make a public pledge, as a way of inspiring others to take action. Microsoft represents one of the largest corporate partners to join the init...

Momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns, but success will depend on governments and industry. As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. Global energy crisis In countries that choose to continue or increase their use o...

Sensata Technologies, announces it has developed a new Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) for vehicle OEMs to help improve vehicle safety and performance. Interest in BLE TPMS is on the rise as vehicles become more connected, electrified, and autonomous. While common in consumer applications like speakers and headphones, BLE is relatively new in the TPMS space for vehicle OEMs and is enabled by newer vehicle system architectures that can support BLE functiona...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced that it has won the Energy & Sustainability 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. Schneider Electric was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for its innovative EcoStruxure software solutions provided to customers that were powered by Microsoft technology, including Azure Cloud and Dynamics 365. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards rec...

Milwaukee Tool continues to lead in portable productivity, driving the next breakthrough in the M12 System with the release of the new M12 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT CP2.5 & XC5.0 Battery Packs. M12 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT batteries deliver 25% more power on high-demand tools, while running substantially 25% cooler through heavy applications, allowing users to push the capabilities of their tools and maximize productivity. M12 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT batteries “In 2018, Milwaukee introduc...

RECOM's low-cost, high-efficiency, RPY-1.5Q AEC-Q100 automotive-qualified LED driver is now available in a thermally-enhanced QFN package with an integrated shielded inductor and optional ‘wettable flanks’. This feature allows Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) of solder joints, as demanded by automotive customers, avoiding the need for costly and slow X-ray inspection. AEC-Q100 qualification The product is just 3 x 5 x 1.6 mm but can provide a precision programmable constant curr...

RWE, Wales’ largest electricity producer, has entered a new partnership with Tata Steel to understand and explore the production of steel components that could be used in high-tech floating wind foundations and structures for projects in the Celtic Sea. The industry leaders will work together to identify the steel components that could be supplied from Tata Steel in floating wind technologies in the gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. The co-operation agreeme...

As a resource-rich country on the leading edge of many clean energy technologies, Norway is uniquely well placed for the clean energy transition and needs to advance strategies to tackle emissions in sectors where they are hardest to reduce in order to meet its ambitious climate targets, according to a new in-depth policy review by the International Energy Agency. Since the IEA’s last policy review in 2017, Norway has remained a global pillar of energy security with its ample reserve...

Hitachi Energy a market and technology leader in transmission, distribution and grid automation solutions, and Petrofac, an international service provider to the energy industry, have entered into a collaboration to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure, in order to support the rapidly growing offshore wind market. This collaboration builds on the complementary core technologies and expertise of both companies in offshore wind, in order to support the decarbonization of power s...

In the latest expansion of its wind energy activities, Axpo announced that two wind farms with a combined total of 38 turbines are in the planning stage in Romania. Overall, the development pipeline of Axpo includes wind farms with an installed capacity of 3.5 GW. Axpo continues to make a substantial contribution to the expansion of climate-friendly power production across Europe and Switzerland, where it is the largest producer of renewable energies. Aquarius Energy Developments Axpo will wo...

RAI Amsterdam has obtained four number 1 positions in the MT500 research this year. In the category Media, the RAI tops the list, as well as in the sub-categories customer centricity, sustainability, and employership. In addition to the RAI, the publisher - SDU and Belgian DPG Media also received prizes in the same category. The Research The MT500 is an annual research report focusing on the reputation of Dutch companies The MT500 is an annual research report focusing on the reputation of Dut...

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, has taken another important step towards bringing more renewable energy to customers, by announcing the planned acquisition of the company's largest-ever solar facility, a 200 megawatt (MW) solar installation in central Missouri, USA that is expected to create more than 250 construction jobs. The facility will be acquired pursuant to a build-transfer agreement with EDF Renewables, a company with a longstanding track record of developing and b...

Wales’ largest power producer and number one renewable energy generator - RWE, welcomed Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething MS to the Pembroke site for a site tour and discussion on how the company is supporting Wales’ net zero ambition. The company recently launched the ‘Pembroke Net Zero Centre’ (PNZC) as the hub for RWE’s decarbonization projects and development activities in the Celtic Sea. ‘Pembroke Net Zero Centre’ (PNZC) PNZC is made up of th...