Meet WELL Standards With NewEnergy's Salud Linears

NewEnergy, LLC and Luminus, Inc. have recently introduced new linear modules built with Salud MP3030 LEDs. Salud LEDs are engineered to achieve specific melanopic/photopic ratios in addition to providing light that is both comfortable and renders true colors. NewEnergy’s Salud linears deliver light that keeps people healthy, alert, and productive and is available in 3000 K, 4000 K, and 5000 K. These linear modules are ideal for indoor applications including offices, schools, nursing home...

Brains Over Copper: The Different Ways Of Load Management

Intelligent charging infrastructure is increasingly becoming the focus of attention – also among politicians. For example, the state of Baden-Württemberg supports projects that intelligently connect charging infrastructure in public parking spaces with up to €500,000 to reduce the need for grid expansion. The state calls this approach ‘brains over copper’: but what ways are there to manage charging points with "brains"? Approaches: How much load is available? Load...

DEC Signs Contract With Kerinci Captive Power Plant For STG Package Equipment Supply

Recently, DEC has signed a contract for the supply of a complete set of equipment, namely the 1×135MW steam turbine island/package with Kerinci Captive Power Plant (expansion).  The Kerinci Captive Power Plant is located in Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia.

Volta Trucks Selects Meritor To Supply The Innovative Electric Drivetrain For The Volta Zero

Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed the appointment of Meritor as the strategic drivetrain component supplier for the Volta Zero. This major purchasing milestone will support the delivery of Volta Zero vehicles for customer trials during 2021, and the start of series production around 12 months afterwards. The Volta Zero will be the first full-electric large commercial vehicle in Europe to use an innovative eAxle to drive the rear wheels. Meritor will...

Volta Trucks Appoints Duncan Forrester As Chief Communications Officer

Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Duncan Forrester as its Chief Communications Officer, effective immediately. Forrester’s appointment comes soon after the company’s confirmation of the sale of 1,000 Volta Zero vehicles to Petit Forestier believed to be Europe’s largest single purchase of large electric commercial vehicles and its announcement of its successful funding round, bringing $20 million into the company...

Starbit Awarded Major Contracts In The Nordic Region

Swedish start-up Starbit has been awarded two major contracts in the Nordic region for its Smart Retail and Smart Cities hi-tech solutions. Scandinavian retail chain, Coop Norden, will be piloting Starbit’s latest smart queuing system with AirSwipe technology along with a payment card-reader upgrade on their self-service solutions across its 850 stores. Starbit’s smart queuing systems make businesses more efficient by reducing manual workload for staff and streamlinin...

DNV GL Acquires Energy And Resource Solutions Inc. To Help Customers Accelerate The Energy Transition

DNV GL has acquired U.S.-based engineering consultancy Energy and Resource Solutions, Inc. (ERS), which helps organizations to manage and reduce energy costs through program design, outreach, implementation, and evaluation services. The growing need to transform energy markets across all sectors and decarbonize the energy supply makes this acquisition both timely and crucial. The combination of the two companies’ expertise and services creates a unified team that will partner with globa...

E.ON Announces It Has Decided To Sign The Terra Carta, Initiated By His Royal Highness (HRH) The Prince Of Wales

The E.ON Board has decided to sign the Terra Carta, which was unveiled during the One Planet Summit in Paris, France. The Terra Carta was initiated by HRH The Prince of Wales. He is calling on CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) from around the world to engage and play their part in leading the global transition towards a sustainable future. Terra Carta or Earth Charter The Terra Carta, or Earth Charter, derives its name from the 800-year-old Magna Carta in England The Terra Carta, or Earth Char...

E.ON Study Shows That Using Existing Gas Networks Is The Best Form Of Climate Protection In The Heating Sector

Using existing gas networks to transport green gas such as hydrogen in the future is the most cost-effective and socially balanced solution for the energy transition in the heating sector. That’s the conclusion of a modeling study conducted by E.ON and the municipal utility Stadtwerke Essen. The companies used the DigiKoo data platform to create a digital twin of the city of Essen to model different future heat supply scenarios. Reducing carbon footprint Using the existing gas netwo...

The New German Renewable Energy Act 2021

On January 1, 2021, the new German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) came into force, following a long discussion. The amendment has profound consequences on the expansion and remuneration of renewable energies. Below is an overview of the most important changes. To achieve the goal of supplying 65% of German electricity from renewable sources, the expansion paths have been updated. Among other things, the installed capacity of onshore wind power is to be expanded to 71 and solar systems to 100 gigawa...

Navigate The FSM Market With OverIT's New Mobile-Friendly Site

For users who are browsing the internet in search of information about Field Service Management products to help innovate the company’s processes? OverIT is glad to introduce a brand new website, a personal window on the FSM market, and all the related technologies. mobile-friendly user experience Thanks to a renewed design and its innovative, mobile-friendly user experience, users can navigate with ease and find all the content needed in the blink of an eye. Industry news, case st...

RECOM Unveils Cost-Effective SIP8 DC/DC Converters

The RSOE-Z and RSE-Z are two new series of SIP8-regulated DC/DC converters that have been developed for various industrial, transport, and test and measurement applications that require on-board isolated 5V power supplies from a wide 4:1 input voltage range. The RSOE-Z (1 watt) and RSE-Z (2 watts) offer full industrial-grade performance at a competitive price. The 4:1 input voltages of nominal 12V (4.5-18V) or 24V (9-36V) means that 5V, 12V, 24V, or 28V regulated or unregulated battery-powered...

RECOM Announces Its New 2W And 3W AC/DC Converters Are Low Cost

RECOM launches cost-effective, high-specification board-mount AC/DCs. RECOM is announcing the launch of two ranges of board-mount AC/DC converters, the RAC02E-K/277 and RAC03E-K/277, rated at 2W and 3W respectively. Inputs include nominals of 100VAC up to 277VAC for use in a wide variety of applications worldwide. Regulated outputs available include 3.3V, 5V, 12V, 15V and 24V with operation without derating up to 80°C (RAC02E-K/277) or 75°C (RAC03E-K/277). ErP requirements  The p...

E.ON Announces DESIGNETZ Energy Transition Project Starts Live Operation

In DESIGNETZ, 46 partners in three German federal states are investigating how a decentralized, digital and green energy system of the future will work. Possible solutions are being tested in a complex interplay of reality and simulation. So far, the experts had set up sub-projects such as battery storage or power-to-heat systems individually and put them into operation, gathering knowledge about how the overall system could be set up. bidirectional...

Swoopin Chooses The Volta Zero For 100% Electric Sustainable Logistics In France, Belgium And Italy

Swoopin, the global provider of sustainable transportation and urban logistics services, will trial the full-electric Volta Zero in 2021. Swoopin has developed an integrated network of technology-driven urban distribution centers, providing an innovative and convenient delivery service to customers. Volta Zero Volta Zero will complement Swoopin’s already extensive existing fleet of electric vans, cars, and eBikes The Volta Zero is the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-...

NR's Role In Kunliulong's UHVDC Transmission Project

On December 27, 2020, the world's first UHV hybrid multi-terminal HVDC transmission project, the Kunliulong project, with several core equipment provided by NR, was successfully put into operation. The Kunliulong project is an important project to implement the West to East power transmission and absorb clean energy in China. It is also a major science and technology pilot project in the power industry. green and clean hydropower The Kunliulong project will build a new ± 800kV UHVDC tr...

DEC Successfully Develops 100kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Energy Supply System

100kW hydrogen fuel cell energy supply system was successfully developed at the Hydrogen Demonstration Center of Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), marking the company's other technical breakthrough in hydrogen application, after hydrogen refueling station system integration and energy tank production.

NR Energy Storage System Realizes The Black Start Of 9F Class Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine

On December 23, 2020, the world's first black start project of a 9F heavy-duty gas turbine through energy storage was successfully launched in Zhuhai Hengqin Thermal Power Co., Ltd., and officially put into commercial operation. Typhoon disasters occur frequently in China's coastal areas, which requires a high capacity of power disaster prevention and mitigation in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao areas. The "black start" function Effectively improve the power supply capacity of Macao and the...

NR Voltage Sag Control Passes XIHARI Certification

On December 18, 2020, the complete set of voltage sag control equipment based on the high-speed switch, independently developed by NR, successfully passed the full set type test of Xi'an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute (XIHARI) and its performance has been fully certified by the authority. Among them, the fastest switching time of dual power fast switching devices is less than 16ms. The fastest working time of the bus voltage current limiting protection device is less than 10ms, which...

NR Provides Tech For World's First 9F Gas Turbine Black Start

On December 23, 2020, the world's first black start project of 9F heavy-duty gas turbine through energy storage was successfully launched in Zhuhai Hengqin Thermal Power Co., Ltd., and officially put into commercial operation. Typhoon disasters occur frequently in China's coastal areas, which requires a high capacity of power disaster prevention and mitigation in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao area. Effectively improve the power supply capacity of Macao and the ability of the main power supply...

Neptune Energy & HALO Trust Enhance Safety Partnership

NEPTUNE Energy has announced a new partnership with the worldwide humanitarian landmine clearance organization, The HALO Trust, to further improve safety performance within both organizations. Neptune teams will demonstrate their systematic approach to incident management, root cause databases, and learning review techniques, gained from decades in the oil and gas industry, to their counterparts at HALO. Development of operational safety HALO will share how their use of training and care help...

NR Electric: World's First 220 KV Distributed Power Flow Controller (DPFC) In Operation

On December 9, 2020, the world’s first 220 kV Distributed Power Flow Controller (DPFC)supplied by NR Electric, Huzhou DPFC pilot project of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., has successfully completed all system tests in the first phase and has been put into operation. DPFC is an advance type of flexible power flow control device based on high-power power electronic technology. It can dynamically optimize the line impedance characteristics, effectively control the power flow t...

SPACE1 Partner Essential Education Training

A new virtual training session for the OverIT Partners will start in January 2021 from the 12th to the 15th. Partners will have the opportunity to get practical, on-the-spot answers and engage each other to reinforce learning about SPACE1 Augmented Collaboration, the world’s first FSM collaboration product leveraging Augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI). During the live sessions Partners will deep dive into the latest functionalities released in SPACE1 3.1 where the com...

The Supervisory Board Of E.ON SE Resolved To Appoint Leonhard Birnbaum As Chairman Of The Company's Board Of Management

At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of E.ON SE resolved to appoint Leonhard Birnbaum as Chairman of the company's Board of Management effective April 1, 2021. Birnbaum will thus succeed Johannes Teyssen. Teyssen joined the Group in 1989, has been a member of the Board of Management since 2004, and has led E.ON for more than ten years. European energy transition Supervisory Board Chairman, Karl-Ludwig Kley, said: “The integration of innogy marks the successful completion of E.ON's majo...

Dongfang Electric Co. Ltd. Wins Chinese 22nd Golden Bull CSR Award For Listed Companies

Recently, the '2020 Forum on High-quality Development of Listed Companies & Presentation Ceremony of the 22nd Golden Bull Awards for Listed Companies', hosted by China Securities Journal, was held in Haikou, Hainan Province, in China. Dongfang Electric Co. Ltd. won the Golden Bull CSR Award for Listed Companies.

NR Electric's SVC Stabilizes Tibet Power Grid Voltage

On November 28, 2020, the Static VAR Compensator (SVC) supplied by NR Electric, was successfully put into operation in ‘220kV BA’ER substation’ of Ali power network project. It has become one of the highest SVC systems in the world, and it is also the successful application of SVC project in extremely weak power grid, which has great engineering significance. Static VAR Compensator (SVC) supplied by NR Electric The transmission lines of Tibet power grid are long and the netw...

E.ON Headquarters Now Provides Dynamic Charging For Electric Cars

Dynamic charging for electric cars are now available at E.ON headquarters in Essen. An intelligent load management system not only ensures that there is always enough energy available for charging, but also that load peaks and thus additional operating costs are avoided. The solution used in the pilot project that has just been launched helps organizations to stay within the consumption limits that they have agreed with their grid operator despite a high number of charging points, and to avoid...

Neptune Energy CCS Project In Dutch North Sea Study

Neptune Energy has announced a feasibility study into plans for a large-scale offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Dutch North Sea, with the potential to safely store 120-150 million tons of CO2. Neptune will conduct the study in cooperation with its license partners and CO2 emitters. The study will assess the feasibility of injecting between five and eight million tonnes of CO2 annually into the depleted gas fields around the Neptune-operated L10-A, L10-B, and L10-E areas....

E.ON And Amprion Agree On A Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) To Deepen Their Cooperation

Amprion, the Dortmund-based transmission system operator, and E.ON, Germany’s largest distribution system operator, have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation. In this way, the companies intend to make a joint contribution to the fundamental transformation of the energy system. “We can only meet the increasingly complex challenges of the energy transition by collaborating across network operator boundaries. Jointly developing innovations, driving for...

DNV Highlights Energy Storage Market Is Evolving, With Shifts In Battery Chemistry And System Design

DNV released its third annual Battery Performance Scorecard, an independent ranking and evaluation of different types of commercial Li-ion batteries, based on testing performed in DNV’s battery performance and safety test laboratories. 2020’s Scorecard is the largest to date and includes named manufacturers. The Scorecard also provides insights into the evolution of the energy storage market, and this year found a shift in preferred battery chemistries, as well as an influx of new s...

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