TE Connectivity (TE), a pioneer in connectivity and sensors, is extending its time-tested 369 connector series with the new 369 shielded rectangular panel and PCB connectors for environments that demand ambient EMI noise protection. The new shielded panel and PCB extensions complement the existing 369 series connectors’ rugged, versatile design while boasting additional weight savings and a small form factor that expand the connectors’ capabilities to application areas like ethernet...

Initially founded to create a European market for coal and steel, the single market remains at the core of the European Union.  Yet, when looking at Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS), Europe remains a patchwork of local regulations, which creates vastly different requirements and opportunities across the continent. We shed light on how this plays out in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The need for HEMS Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing energy bills to rise to...

With research by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released a new article consolidating expert advice on how local transportation officials can best approach planning and deploying infrastructure of the future. The in-depth article examines the responsibilities that sustainable infrastructure programs bestow on local transportation and government officials; and the a...

EG Electronics, a specialist electronics technology solution provider of automation, energy, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications, will be co-exhibiting with their partner Bi-Search International at Electronica 2022 – the trade fair and conference for electronics. This year, Electronica will take place from 15-18 November 2022, at the Trade Fair Center, in Munich, Germany, where EG Electronics and Bi-Search International will showcase their latest transparent OLED display technol...

As long summer evenings stretch into the night, there hasn’t been a better time to do a personal audit on energy usage. With the heating system resting up and the lights merely on standby is a good time to create an energy strategy and plan for greater efficiency next winter.  what’s using the most energy?  A central heating system is the biggest consumer of energy in the home accounting for about 60% of the overall energy bill. How users operate the heati...

EG Electronics, a specialist electronics technology solution provider of automation, energy, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications, has partnered with Bi-Search International to expand their Lusid Transparent OLED display offering across the entire European Market. Transparent OLED As an early adopter of LG Display’s T.OLED (Transparent OLED), Bi-Search International has acquired extensive experience and know-how related to the design, integration, and testing of Transparent OLED...

How to make it clear to employees why they are coming to work each day, what they are trying to achieve, and what the purpose of the organization is? And make sure everyone is headed in the same direction? Employees from across the company - Hunt Electric Corporation (and the nation) gathered at CHS Field in St. Paul, to connect and learn about the core values that the company’s Vision Team defined, and celebrate the talented teams that make it all possible. Core values session A glitch...

Fortune magazine just released its prestigious Most Powerful Women in Business list, and Cummins is proud to see our very own CEO, Jennifer Rumsey, amongst the 50 accomplished women recognized this year. “I am truly honored to be included alongside these powerful women leaders,” says Jennifer Rumsey, adding “My life and career have been shaped by instrumental people who helped me see my potential, created an environment that allowed me to be who I am at work, cared about me, a...

GlobalLogic Inc. expert team will address design-led digital engineering’s advantages at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022. WHAT: GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and leader in Digital Engineering, announced it will deliver two presentations at the upcoming Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, taking place from October 31 to November 2, 2022. GlobalLogic to Take Part in Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022 The sessions will help event attendees understand the business advantages...

Jenkins Electric, an electromechanical service and parts provider, specializing in electric motor repair and test products, as well as a variety of distribution parts, has acquired Wheeler, a sleeve and fluid film-bearing manufacturer based in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. “This acquisition expands our capabilities and offerings in the industrial motor parts and service industry,” said Iain Jenkins, Jenkins President, adding “From the North Charleston location, Jenkin...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Eplan have signed a strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration in the area of software solutions for the industry and infrastructure market segments. As part of this agreement, Siemens’ Electrical Products business unit will join the Eplan Partner Network, as a strategic partner. Siemens – Eplan Partnership The objective of the partnership is to coordinate the products of both companies in a more targeted manner, in order to offer optimized...

Luminus Devices has expanded its portfolio of COB arrays with the launch and immediate availability of a new smooth white COB series designed for spotlights, downlights, low blue spectrum lamps, museum, hospitality, and architectural lighting applications. These new LED arrays offer excellent uniformity and color-over-angle consistency, as well as exceptional long-term color stability.   White Series COB LED Arrays 95 CRI minimum with R1 through R16, all above 90. TM-30-15 Rf=94,...

Russia’s continued curtailment of natural gas flows to Europe has pushed international prices to painful new highs, disrupted trade flows, and led to acute fuel shortages in some emerging and developing economies, with the market tightness expected to continue well into 2023, according to the IEA’s quarterly Gas Market Report. Natural gas markets worldwide have been tightening since 2021, and global gas consumption is expected to decline by 0.8% in 2022 as result of a record 10% con...

QIA (Qatar Investment Authority), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, has agreed to invest EUR 2,427.6 million in RWE AG (RWE) to support RWE’s accelerated ‘Growing Green’ strategy. RWE will issue a mandatory convertible bond to a subsidiary of QIA. The bond will be converted into new ordinary bearer shares expected to represent just under 10% of RWE’s existing share capital (and approximately 9.09% of the enlarged share capital post-conversion).  glob...

Light rail transit (LRT) is a form of urban passenger rail transit that combines the features of a tram and rapid transit. While its rolling stock is more similar to a tram than a traditional railway, an LRT operates at a higher capacity and speed than a tram, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.  light rail network In the United States of America (USA), light rail operates primarily along exclusive rights-of-way and uses either individual tramcars or multiple units coupled to for...

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Lincoln Electric) is pleased to host the WorldSkills International Competition 2022 Special Edition for Welding and Construction Metal Work, at its Welding Technology & Training Center (WTTC) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, from October 17 to 21, 2022.  WorldSkills, which has 85 member countries and 61 skills competitions, seeks to inspire young people to develop a passion for skills in the trades, through global competitions and to turn those passions into pr...

Three power plant units of RWE Power that were previously on standby will return to the electricity market on schedule in October. The German government has issued the necessary ordinance within the framework of the German Act on the Maintenance of Replacement Power Plants (Ersatzkraftwerkebereithaltungsgesetz). The units Neurath C, Niederaussem E, and F are already scheduled to go into operation in the coming days. As with all other power plants, it is up to the operator to deploy the plants...

RECOM has extended its range of DC/DC converters with a 3W version of their isolated RSH series in a surface-mount format with wide input ranges. RSH3 DC/DC converter features The RECOM RSH3 DC/DC converter is an addition to the successful RSH2 series featuring fully regulated, low-noise, and isolated 3W outputs in a surface mount package. The series features nominal inputs of 12V (9–18V) and 24V (18–36V), which are useful for battery or bus-powered systems, while the outputs avai...

Orcan Energy has installed its solution for waste heat for the first time on a river cruise ship. Currently the largest Rhine cruise ship, A-ROSA SENA, owned by A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH, has installed one of Orcan Energy's ORC modules, designed specifically for the marine market.  E-Motion ship The E-Motion ship, with a hybrid propulsion system consisting of a diesel engine and an electric motor, can convert the waste heat from the ship's engines into electrical energy, reducing its fuel c...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) and several partners have launched a new tool to track financing costs for energy projects around the world, with the aim of identifying and addressing risks that have impeded vital investment flows to emerging and developing economies. Cost of Capital Observatory The Cost of Capital Observatory was developed by the IEA, together with the World Economic Forum, ETH Zurich and Imperial College London. It will be hosted on the IEA’s website and regularl...

Infinitum, the creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, announces that technology leader Rick Tewell will join the company as President. Rick brings nearly four decades of leadership experience scaling production across the automotive, semiconductor, and electronics industries to Infinitum and will help lead the company’s hypergrowth phase. Prior to joining Infinitum, Rick Tewell was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for AEye, a pioneer in high-performance, lidar solutions for industri...

Despite encouraging signs of progress across a number of sectors, stronger efforts are needed to bring the world on track to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, according to the IEA’s latest appraisal of global progress on clean energy technologies. The annual Tracking Clean Energy Progress (TCEP) update assesses 55 components of the energy system – sectors, technologies, infrastructures and cross-cutting CO2 mitigation strategies – and evaluates their progress in 2021 to...

Infinitum, creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, has announced that technology pioneer - Rick Tewell will join the company as President. Rick Tewell brings nearly four decades of leadership experience scaling production across the automotive, semiconductor, and electronics industries to Infinitum and will help lead the company’s hypergrowth phase. Rick's experience  Before joining Infinitum, Rick was Chief Operating Officer for AEye, a global pioneer in high-performance, lida...

Hitachi Energy, a globally renowned technology company that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, has announced that it has been selected by Transmission Developers Inc., a Blackstone portfolio company that is specialized in renewable power development, to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station, which is a key part of the transmission solution for the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) HVDC interconnection between Québec, in Canada and the New York Ci...

Energy efficiency and sustainability have at last filtered down into daily lives and homes. Users have become more environmentally aware and want to make changes and make a difference.  If users are keen to make their homes more sustainable and save energy in the long run, user need to consider every detail. steps needed to consider 1. Window treatments Windows can be responsible for up to 25% of heat loss in the home. High-performance windows can make a huge difference. If users have s...

There will be small aircraft using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) equipment to inspect transmission lines throughout CORE’s service area. Inspection work will be conducted using conventional aircraft similar to a Cessna at an elevation of approximately 1,000 feet.

Electric Miles are delighted to announce that they have been nominated for an EVIE award! The Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence (EVIE) Awards will be held on October 5th, 2022, in London, UK, ahead of the EV World Congress.  The awards are designed to shine a light on innovation and excellence in the emerging EV sector. DiversitEV award Electric Miles are finalists for the DiversitEV award, which recognizes companies who have gone above and beyond to promote diversity in the w...

Large-scale and prolonged power outages, waste piling up as waste disposal ceases to function, disruptions to water or gas supplies, and successful cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, especially the power grid, can have serious consequences.  Holistically conceived cyber security is necessary to prevent such scenarios. As part of the Fraunhofer Center for Digital Energy, Fraunhofer FKIE is working with partners to increase IT security and make the sector resilient to attacks....

GaN is the chemical symbol for gallium nitride, which is an III-V semiconductor material commonly referred to as a 'wide bandgap' (WBG) material, because it has a relatively high energy requirement (compared to silicon or Si) to knock an atom’s electron from a valence band (e.g. – insulator) to a conduction band (e.g. – conductor). semiconducting devices When it comes to an electronically-controlled switch, users want a material that has a high breakdown electric field (e.g....

TE Connectivity, a globally renowned company in connectivity and sensors, will showcase a broad range of Kemtron EMI/RFI shielding components at the Electronica Munich Conference (Electronica Germany 2022), Booth #357, Hall B3, from November 15 to November 18, 2022, at the Munich Trade Fair Center Messe, in Munich, Germany. TE Connectivity’s Kemtron products TE Connectivity’s Kemtron products enable customers to address their EMC shielding and environmental sealing requirements wit...