Children's Minnesota will soon unveil a new intraoperative MRI (iMRI) suite — a three-room, 2,970-square-foot facility. This is a first-of-its-kind facility in North America. To install the breaker to feed this new space required shutting down 8 floors of critical power for a 2-hour window of time. No surgeries can happen when critical power is off. New intraoperative MRI (iMRI) suite In just over a month, Children’s Minnesota will perform the first surgery in its new iMRI suite...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has successfully completed Technical Due Diligence for the Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF), managed by Amber Fund Management Limited (Amber Infrastructure), as part of a funding solution to deploy 30 new fully zero-emission electric buses. The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) provided debt and equity funding to Rock Road Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Rock Rail, who financed the buses. DNV's i...

Siemens has been awarded a new contract to establish a distribution management system and advanced metering infrastructure for North Delta Electricity Distribution Company (NDEDC), which serves customers in Damietta, a city in the Nile delta, in Egypt. As a subsidiary of the state-owned utility - Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), NDEDC is responsible for the distribution network of the Daqahleya, Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates, and serves about 4.5 million electrical subscr...

Rolls-Royce has already delivered six of a total of eight mtu EnergyPacks to VISPIRON GmbH, the southern German provider of sustainable mobility and energy solutions. The battery storage systems have been commissioned in solar parks in Bavaria and Thuringia in Germany, and are used for so-called intraday trading, i.e. the short-term purchase and sale of electricity delivered on the same day. Intraday trading Intraday trading is particularly important for absorbing unpredictable changes in ele...

Sion Young Plants B.V. (Sion), a globally renowned breeder and supplier of Phalaenopsis cuttings to commercial growers around the world, is to update its 6.6 hectare facility with GE Current’s advanced horticulture LED lighting. In addition to a hybrid lighting plan that combines high-efficiency Arize Element R1000 top lighting with HPS lamps, Sion will also be one of the first companies to deploy GE Current’s new, modular Arize Element L2000. Arize Element L2000 fixtures The Ariz...

The demand for information storage in Data Centers is increasing among the most diverse companies and sectors. Data Centers (also known as cloud computing) can unite thousands of servers, for the secure storage of computerized databases, auxiliary components, network assets, and other information. data center protection Designed to work in data processing, adequately and uninterruptedly, this technology guarantees access to the system, reliably and securely at any time. Due to this, the data...

With recognized technology and quality in large-size drives, WEG develops solutions for projects such as planetary and parallel shaft gearboxes for application in several industrial processes. For Batatais Sugar Cane Plant, located in the state of São Paulo - Brazil, WEG supplied eight planetary sets, driven by steam turbines, specifically developed with technical details to make the solution even more robust and efficient, producing a complete and unique solution for the sugar-energy se...

Plug Power Inc. (PLUG), a globally renowned provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen, have announced the world’s first production of hydrogen at sea on a floating platform with a Plug state-of the-art 1-megawatt electrolyzer on an offshore green hydrogen production site in Saint-Nazaire, France. Plug Power Inc.’s electrolyzer will be directly powered by...

CMKL has successfully supplied and commissioned the entire electrical panel range for Amrita Hospital in Noida. They have provided MV, LT, distribution boards, and busduct for the hospital. Amrita Hospital is the biggest hospital in the northern region of the country with over 2600 beds. The Hospital was inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi on 24th August 2022. LT Substation switchboards Main LT Substation switchboards are unique with respect to the latest technolo...

Neoenergia, part of the Iberdrola Group and one of the largest energy distributors in Brazil, has entrusted Ingeteam to supply solar inverters, substations, protection and control equipment for a solar plant in Brazil. Neoenergia has already started to test the solar park, which is located in the municipality of Santa Luzia, in the state of Paraíba, in Brazil. With a capacity of 149 MW, the solar PV plant is scheduled to come into operation in July, when it will start generating enough e...

Hitachi Energy, a renowned market and technology company in transmission, distribution and grid automation solutions, has announced it has won a major order from Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. (AEML), part of India’s largest privately-owned power company - Adani, to provide a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system which will link Kudus to Mumbai, on India’s west coast. Mumbai is experiencing a rapid increase in electricity consumption, seeing peak demand increasing to...

Plug Power Inc. (Plug), a globally renowned provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, has been awarded a contract to deliver a 5 megawatt (MW) containerized proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system to international energy company - Irving Oil for the production and distribution of hydrogen at its Saint John, New Brunswick refinery, the largest in Canada. PEM electrolyzer system for Irving Oil Irving Oil will use the electrolyzer to help with its go...

A Siemens Mobility-led consortium that includes Concord Corporation Pte Ltd. has been awarded a contract by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the design, supply, testing, and commissioning of the power supply system for the future Jurong Region Line. The system will be designed to be upgradeable, with interfaces for connecting power supply and signaling that will meet industry standards. Sitras Sidytrac Live solution “Siemens Mobility is proud to have been awarded the opp...

DNV’s (DNV Maritime) Recommended Practice (RP), DNV-RP-0584 Design, development and operation of floating solar photovoltaic systems continues to gain traction, as DNV has issued a Statement of Conformity verifying that Sunlit Sea Design Basis complies with the RP. DNV selected by Sunlit Sea DNV was selected by Sunlit Sea, a Norwegian start-up that designs and produces prefabricated floating solar PV (FPV) systems, to certify the Design Basis document for a float concept based on two wel...

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure selected Siemens technology for a nationwide network of ultra-fast Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, which will help reduce carbon emissions, boost adoption of EVs, by addressing so-called range anxiety and lay the groundwork for a more connected, and sustainable transportation system. Ten Siemens Sicharge D 160 kW ultra-fast chargers will be installed on the highways in Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah, in the...

Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center in Fulton, Missouri, USA, has completed its 25th planned refueling and maintenance outage, and resumed generating carbon-free energy for customers. During the outage, Ameren Missouri co-workers and specialty crews safely completed more than 9,000 refueling and maintenance job tasks. Refueling completed for Callaway Energy Center The main task of each refueling outage is to load new fuel for the reactor “The refueling was completed safely a...

BAE Systems, a globally renowned company in electric propulsion, has been selected by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), to provide more than 335 electric drive systems for its new fleet of zero-emission capable hybrid transit buses. This follows an order of 165 additional Series-ER (Electric Range) systems for nearby Mississauga Transit (MiWay), supplying Ontario transit agencies with next-generation technology to reduce fuel use and enable infrastructure-free zero emissions operations, acr...

ABB announced that the company has installed their market-renowned distributed control system (DCS) - ABB Ability System 800xA, at the new Olefin III complex, located in Plock, Poland. Integrating ABB Ability System 800xA control architecture across the entire mega development, PKN Orlen will be able to constantly monitor and analyze plant productivity, maximizing asset performance, managing power consumption, ensuring product quality, and optimizing process efficiency in real time. ABB Abilit...

Considered a renewable energy source, practically free of CO₂ emissions, geothermal energy is generated through the heat obtained below the earth’s surface. However, it is a little explored source, which currently represents, together with renewable sources, such as solar and wind, only 2% of the world energy matrix (2019 - IEA, 2021), according to data from the Energy Research Company - EPE. Tungsten Mountain 2 project Helping to increasing the use of this source, Ormat Technologies In...

The University of East London (UEL) in the United Kingdom has established a strategic partnership with Siemens to collaborate on their aspiration of achieving net-zero carbon by 2030. Siemens will deliver improvement measures to reduce overall energy use, and engineer solutions to drive the shift to renewable and on-site low-carbon energy generation at UEL’s campuses in the London Docklands and Stratford. Digital-first culture  In addition to targeting net zero for the University&r...

Quality Custom Distribution (QCD), a division of Golden State Foods, has partnered with Scale Microgrid Solutions and InCharge Energy to electrify its Southern California fleet based in La Puente. This $20 million electrification project which includes the purchase of 30 zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks, 16 chargers, and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers is funded in part by grants and incentives from HVIP, MSRC, and the Last Mile Freight Program...

Headquartered in the Spanish city of Bilbao, Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest electric utilities and the world's largest wind power producer, aims to become carbon neutral across Europe, by 2030. To achieve this goal, it is systematically implementing its environmentally-friendly and sustainable business model. Fluorine gas-free switchgear To this end, Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Siemens) has been commissioned by i-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes SAU, the company responsi...

Derichebourg Multiservices, a provider of facility services for companies and municipalities, has equipped its new headquarters in Créteil near Paris with IoT solutions from Siemens subsidiary Enlighted. Enlighted’s smart sensors are integrated directly into the LED lights in the new office space, enabling Derichebourg Multiservices to make significant energy savings to meet its own environmental goals, and comply with government regulations requiring companies in France to achieve...

As part of a long-term agreement, charging infrastructure from ABB will play a key role in helping Copenhagen Airport (CPH) achieve carbon-neutrality in operations by 2030. Over the next ten years, ABB will provide energy group EWII with 1,350 EV chargers for installation at one of Scandinavia’s busiest airports that will become Denmark’s largest site for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The first 180 AC chargers and 15 DC fast chargers will be installed in 2022. The financial detail...

GE Current, a Daintree company is helping Global Berry bring high-quality British strawberries to consumers all year round by installing more than 4,500 of its latest-generation Arize® Element L1000 LED top lights in Global Berry’s 3 hectares (30,000m2), Taunton glasshouse. Paired with Current’s Daintree wireless lighting control solution, the L1000 grow lights deliver the optimum light energy required to supplement the available sunlight throughout the day, allowing Global Berr...

A total of 188 Evolume pole luminaires have been equipped with e-Sense Motion in a breakthrough project undertaken in conjunction with the Swedish Transport Administration and Vattenfall energy providers. This installation has provided presence detection exterior lighting along the route which links Gävle with the popular destination at Bönan and the growing suburb of Norrlandet. Maximizing energy saving Henrik Gidlund, a lighting specialist at the Swedish Transport Administration,...

Powerlite Fitzgerald, a UK manufacturer of energy-efficient LED lighting for the commercial, industrial, educational, and healthcare sectors have been selected by a global pioneer in publishing, education, and research Wiley to update the lighting systems at its UK site. Based in Oxford, the education services giant, which has more than 200 years of experience in developing digital education, learning, assessment, and certification solutions, was looking to overhaul its current fixtures and cho...

Organizers of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic are highlighting the tournament’s commitment to environmental responsibility and shining the spotlight on all sustainable developments at the 2022 tournament that falls under four themes: waste, transport, energy, and legacy. It marks an important new initiative for the 33rd edition of the DP World Tour golf event, which runs from January 27-30 at Emirates Golf Club. Rolex Series tournament The US $8 million Rolex Series tournament will po...

The transformation of the world’s first industrial suburb – Ancoats, in Manchester, United Kingdom (UK) sees stylish new apartment blocks juxtaposed against historic, listed buildings and all within walking distance of the heart of the city center in Manchester. Scolmore’s products Scolmore has played its part in the final phase of this re-development project, by supplying state-of-the-art products from its wiring accessories collection, for the Kennedy Building. Kennedy B...

A wide selection of CLICK wiring accessories from Scolmore International have been used at RAF Cottesmore, in the refurbishment of hangar facilities and the construction of a new T Annexe accommodation. The products were selected by electrical contractor - East Midlands Electrical Contractors Ltd (EMEC), who worked closely with main contractor – R G Carter, on this design and build project. CLICK light switches installed CLICK light switches, power sockets and fused spurs have been...