Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it played the key role in leading the project to draft the 2023 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) White Paper entitled ‘Power Semiconductors for an Energy-Wise society,’ which the IEC released on October 17, 2023. This is the first time for a White Paper, published annually since 2010, to issue recommendations for developing and expanding international standards and certification systems for power semiconductors. 2023...

Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) (MBI Selangor) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with clean energy solutions provider, Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari). The two parties will collaborate to harness Gentari’s expertise in renewable energy, hydrogen and green mobility, while also exploring other potential ventures. Selangor’s future growth RS-1 reflects the Selangor State Government’s five-year development plan between 2021 and 2025 The MoU that was exchanged during...

When Royal IHC, a pioneering Dutch supplier of vessels, equipment, and services for the maritime industry, sought to decarbonize its range of Beaver® cutter suction dredger (CSD) ships, it turned to WEG. Royal IHC’s step toward a more sustainable future was to develop an all-new fleet of electrically powered Beaver CSD vessels. But to power them, it needed a high-performance electric motor that suited the Beaver’s technical specifications. Royal IHC chose WEG’s WGM20...

Hitachi ZeroCarbon, a division of Hitachi Europe Ltd., has been chosen as the principal partner in GRIDSERVE’s ‘Electric Freightway’ project, which will see around 140 eHGVs integrated into a charging network across 15 motorway charging sites and more than 10 commercial depot charging locations. Hitachi ZeroCarbon’s project role will provide high-quality data and deliver validated insights from battery electric HGV's operating in the real-world over a five-year period....

Intelligent power management company - Eaton has released its 2022 Global Inclusion and Diversity Transparency report, the third in as many years. The report makes a business case for inclusion and diversity (I&D) at Eaton while detailing the company’s progress in achieving its aspirational goal, which is to be a model of inclusion and diversity in its industry. Highlights include: More than two-thirds of the Board of Directors is now either women or U.S. minorities, while 57% of...

Briggs & Stratton is bringing more power, convenience, and reliability to homeowners with its new PowerProtect home standby generator line. With new and improved features including the company’s NGMax technology that delivers maximum power and value on natural gas fuel, the PowerProtect Line is the most powerful lineup of air-cooled home standby generators on the market.  PowerProtect home standby As homeowners look to protect themselves against the costs and uncertainty brough...

Industrial self-consumption is a market segment in which companies are looking to gain competitiveness and sustainability by taking advantage of their roofs or decks to generate clean energy and reduce their electricity bills.  In order to respond to this need and meet the growing demand, Ingeteam has designed its new INGECON SUN 110TL M9 photovoltaic inverter for the industrial segment. multi-MPPT system This model has 9 Maximum Power Point Trackers (MPPT). This multi-MPPT system is ide...

Delta, a global pioneer in power and thermal management solutions, announces the launch of its latest Open Rack version 3 (ORV3) 1 OU 18 kW power shelves at the 2023 OCP Global Summit in San Jose, California, USA. 6-slot-chassis power shelf The high-efficiency 6-slot-chassis power shelf is specifically designed to enable substantial energy savings in AI servers. It includes Delta’s new 3kW power supply units (PSU), which boast over 97.5% peak efficiency and can integrate the power manag...

Siemens has been awarded one of the largest single orders for SICHARGE D electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers globally to date. The order, which comprises 200 EV fast chargers and digital services, was made by Astor Enerji, a manufacturer of transformer and switchgear products to fulfill its plans to build charging stations throughout Turkey. SICHARGE D EV fast chargers The company intends to set up chargers every 200 kilometers along highways all over the country and at several shopping malls...

Intelligent power management company Eaton broke ground on a $100 million expansion of its Nacogdoches, Texas manufacturing facility. Announced in August, this project will double production capacity of Eaton voltage regulators and three-phase transformers to meet surging utility demand for solutions accelerating grid modernization. “Utilities across the U.S. are modernizing critical infrastructure to accelerate a smarter grid and clean energy future,” said Guillaume Laur, Eaton sen...

PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) and clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), via its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd (Gentari Green Mobility) have launched the Electric Vehicles (EV) Fast Charging Modular and Portable Station with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), at the Behrang Lay-by (Northbound). The launching event was graced by Malaysia’s Minister of Works, YB Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Minist...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has expanded its range of sustainable and digital medium-voltage switchgear to support the decarbonization of power grids. The new F-gas-free blue GIS primary switchgear enables an early transition to sustainable grids ahead of regulation. With a focus on industrialized and high-end ratings up to 24 kV and 2500 A, Siemens has launched the 8DAB 24 and upgraded the NXPLUS C 24. Enhancements of NXPLUS C family The 8DAB 24 with its single and double busbar design is a...

Ahlsell Norge AS has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Varmecomfort AS, one of Norway’s pioneering suppliers of heating solutions for indoor and outdoor use. Varmecomfort is known for being innovative and highly competent in its field. The company has ten employees and the turnover in 2022 amounted to 95 MNOK. Varmecomfort’s product variety Through the acquisition, Ahlsell gains access to unique specialist expertise in heating products and can offer installers throughou...

Pioneering automotive player Sime Darby Motors (SDM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gentari Sdn Bhd through its subsidiary, Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, to accelerate the building of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations and infrastructure across Sime Darby Motors’ network as well as in other publicly accessible locations alongside other supplementary initiatives. The MoU will entail SDM and Gentari exploring opportunities to establish EV charging stations and re...

Ingeteam has just started manufacturing the first units of a new model of power converter, the INGECON H2 E-lyzer, for feeding electrolyzers. An assembly line for this equipment has been established at the company's factory in northern Spain, from where the equipment will be shipped to sites where several green hydrogen production plants are under development in Germany and Spain. With this specific solution for hydrogen, Ingeteam wants to respond to the growing market demand. The power electro...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it has agreed with Coherent Corp. to invest USD 500 million (approx. 75 billion yen) in a new silicon carbide (SiC) business to be carved out from Coherent, aiming to expand its SiC power device business by strengthening vertical collaboration with Coherent, who has been a supplier of SiC substrates to Mitsubishi Electric. The electric vehicle market is expanding worldwide and is one of several emerging applications driving the exponential growth o...

Axpo will build a four-turbine wind farm in Finland with an installed capacity of 25 MW, it has been announced. This latest expansion of the company’s wind power activities in Europe is consistent with Axpo’s continuing strategic investment in the development of renewable energy. Axpo, Switzerland’s largest energy group acquired the rights to construct the Lålax wind farm in Western Finland from Rosafors Invest AB. Located in the municipality of Vörå, in the O...

Over the last five years fossil fuels have met only half of the new demand for energy globally, despite a rapid buildout of renewable capacity, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook. The report finds that between 2017-2022 renewables met 51% of new energy demand, whilst the remaining demand was supplied by fossil fuels. Renewables are still just meeting increased demand rather than replacing fossil fuels and in absolute terms fossil fuel supply is still growing. Limiting global wa...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, together with Boston University, announces a first-of-its-kind study that finds that more than 2 million new jobs and up to 141 million additional job years can be created in Europe and the United States by adopting clean energy technologies in new and retrofitted buildings. The results come from a research collaboration between the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and...

Oceans of Energy’s Offshore Solar basis of design achieve a significant milestone as recipient of a Statement of Conformity for rough environmental conditions, like in the North Sea. This recognition not only validates feasibility but also establishes a clear path for future scalability of offshore solar. DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, and Oceans of Energy, a leading Netherlands-based company that specializes since 2016 in offshore solar technology, services, o...

The Digital Energy Solutions arm of L&T Power Transmission & Distribution business has significantly expanded its presence across India, Middle East, and North America. In India, the business is implementing a key order to upgrade SCADA and associated systems in the National and Regional Transmission Asset Management Centers. Controlling one of the largest substation and transmission line networks in the world, the Power Transmission Asset Management Centers in India undertake sophistic...

As part of its effort to expand its presence in the East African markets, WEG is taking significant steps to increase its presence in Uganda through a partnership with Petrok as a Value Added Reseller (VAR). Petrok's local presence and technical expertise, along with the reliability of WEG products in the market, will facilitate this expansion. Strengthening position in Uganda The expected economic growth from projects like as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), along with the existi...

As the temperatures cool down and customers begin to prepare for the winter months, Ameren Illinois and Google are joining forces with the Environmental Law and Policy Center to give Ameren Illinois heating customers another helpful way to save energy. Customers can get a Google Nest Thermostat, at no cost with tax and shipping included, thanks to a special promotion that runs through November 30. Approximately half of a typical residential customer’s utility costs go toward heating and c...

Prysmian Group (‘the Group’) will present its strategy including the reshaping of its business into four new segments and outline financial and non-financial targets for 2027. The strategy will see Prysmian capitalize on its leading positions and outline plans to win in new growth markets in order to become a global cabling solution provider leading the Energy Transition and Digital Transformation. Details of the strategic plan will be announced during Prysmian Group's Capital Mark...

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has bestowed its National Training School Instructor of the Year honor to Jim Mundy, President of Asset Protection Associates, who stands as a shining example of dedication, expertise, and inspiration in the field of electronic security and life safety. “My first absolute love is teaching,” says Jim Mundy. “I began teaching when I was twelve years old, starting with archery, then later as a technical instructor in the military, eventua...

Customers throughout central Missouri will begin seeing crews in their neighborhoods as Ameren Missouri installs upgraded electric smart meters. The new meters will replace the current meter system, offering customers more options to tailor energy usage and potentially save money. Crews began working in the Jefferson City area on September 18, and the majority of installations in the area should be complete by spring 2024. Energy usage information “The smart technology upgrades offered...

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. developed a very high-efficient 8-channel ELS for the realization of next-generation network switch servers employing CPO for hyperscale data centers and edge data centers. Data traffic has been increasing to support many kinds of IT services such as cloud services and 5G mobile networks. Hyperscale data centers that process big data and edge data centers that realize the low latency for Beyond 5G are faced with the challenge of expanding bandwidth and reducing the p...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been awarded a contract by J-Power Transmission Network Co., Ltd. to supply a 300MW Voltage Source Converter (VSC) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission for the Shin-Sakuma Frequency Converter Station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. The system is expected to be in service by the end of March 2028. servicing of power transmission In the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the Organization for Cross-regional...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced a broad portfolio of product innovations at the NECA 2023 Convention & Trade Show taking place September 29 through October 2 in Philadelphia, PA. Designed to accelerate the new energy landscape, these innovations will support electrical contractors and installers who play a vital role at the forefront of energy efficiency, safety, and sustainability for residential, commercial, an...

Prysmian PowerLink s.r.l, part of Prysmian Group, the world pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded new contracts worth in total of around €1.1 billion by 50Hertz, a transmission grid operator in Germany. offshore wind projects As part of the 50Hertz “long-term EPCI contracts for HVDC cables” tender, Prysmian has received an award for Lot2 which includes EPCI contracts for the NOR-11-1 submarine and DC31 land projects along with Lot7. Thes...