Volta Trucks, the disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that Paneltex has been appointed as the supplier of ambient cargo boxes for the full-electric Volta Zero. The agreement is for the 16-ton and 18-ton Volta Zero variants and was announced at the CV Show 2022, in Birmingham, UK. Truck as a Service model In a move to innovate in the commercial vehicle market, Volta Trucks is seeking to provide better-integrated solutions that reduce ti...

RWE Gas Storage West is contributing towards ramping up the European hydrogen economy as part of the GET H2 initiative. In this context, a new section for hydrogen is to be constructed at the natural gas cavern storage facilities at Kottiger Hook by 2026. Most of Germany's first commercial hydrogen cavern storage facility is to be built on the existing RWE site. environmental impact assessment RWE submitted the required planning notice to the district government in Arnsberg, formally starting...

DENSO, a mobility supplier announced its global year-end financial results for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. DENSO’s product and technology developments, partnerships, and other actions and achievements continue to be guided by its Two Great Causes: Green – achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 – and Peace of Mind – creating a safe and seamless world for all. carbon neutrality, and digitalization "This fiscal year was a year of desperate efforts to rebuild...

RWE Renewables, one of the companies in offshore wind, will collaborate with Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) and GNOwind Alliance to build a program that will accelerate the engagement of Louisiana’s supply chain with offshore wind and benefit all Louisianians. Over the next six months, GNO, Inc. will host a series of informational workshops and company-specific interviews with the aim of identifying existing Louisiana companies with transferable capabilities for offshore wind. The...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announces that a High-Level Advisory Group of global energy, climate and finance leaders, chaired by UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg, will provide strategic input for a forthcoming IEA special report that will explore how to put the world’s coal emissions on a path toward net zero amid the major energy security and affordability challenges that are affecting countries worldwide with particularly severe economic impacts in the developing world. I...

On April 12, 2022, NR PCS-9531 electronic load bank system was successfully put into operation at Ferronickel project in Indonesia. The successful operation of the system will improve the primary frequency modulation capacity of enterprise power grid, enhance the power grid damping, and effectively improve the static and dynamic stability of the grid. It has great application value for ensuring the safe, reliable and stable operation of islanding power network. Indonesia - the ‘country o...

In only a few weeks’ time, RWE’s Inden Opencast Mine will no longer produce just lignite, but also solar power. After officially breaking ground, building work has commenced for a utility-scale photovoltaics system with integrated battery storage.  solar modules The solar modules will produce a peak electric output of 14.4 megawatts (MW). The “RWE indeland Solarpark” is the first of its kind in Europe and combines around 26,500 solar modules and a battery stor...

Orcan Energy is launching a new, particularly powerful solution for utilizing waste heat on board ships: the efficiency PACK M 150.200.  Included in the new product are Orcan's innovative ORC modules, specially designed for the marine market, which are now able to convert any waste heat from ships even more efficiently directly into electrical energy, thus reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. efficiency For ship operators, this means an improvement in the EEDI (Energy Efficiency...

Canyon State Electric has been named Arizona’s Best Place to Work and Best Electrical Contractor by Ranking Arizona this week in their 2022 edition magazine. This is the fifth year in a row that Canyon State Electric has earned the ‘Best Place to Work’ title. Canyon State Electric has a staff of nearly one hundred electricians, construction specialists, and virtual designers, who build dozens of structures throughout the valley each year. Renowned apprenticeship training prog...

Homecare medical devices have to potentially withstand more challenging and uncontrolled conditions than those used in the clinical environment. This article looks at the standard that applies to electrical equipment safety, its particular requirements, and the way they can be met with off-the-shelf products. impact on lifestyle Statistics say that users are all living longer (on average), with the best figure achieved by Japanese women at over 87 years, based on 2019 data. Ironically, th...

Aggreko partners with Invictus Games The Hague 2020 to deliver top-notch energy transition heating and ventilation solutions. Invictus Games “Most of us will never know the horrors of war. Many men and women suffer life-changing injuries after serving their country. How do these men and women find the motivation to keep going and not be defined by their injuries?" With this powerful introduction the Invictus Games foundation presents itself, a sporting event born in 2014 and promot...

United Electric Controls (UEC), a manufacturer of standard and custom-designed solutions for safety, alarm and emergency shutdown (ESD) functions for OEMs, process and discrete industries announces that they have joined the Federation of European Tank Storage Associations (FETSA) as a supplier partner.  United Electric Controls looks forward to contributing to discussions and working groups within FETSA and the broader European tank storage community. Liquid storage sector UEC will be pa...

Climate change is the greatest challenge facing this and future generations. According to the UN, it is the 'defining crisis of our time'. It is changing the environment, economies, and people’s lives in many different ways across the world. April 22, 2022, marks Earth Day, a day to show support for environmental protection. What is Earth Day? Earth Day started in 1970, bringing together separate environmentalist groups across America against pollution, deforestation, and animal extinct...

Applied Sensor Technologies (AST), a manufacturer of standard and custom-designed RTDs and thermocouples for OEMs, process, and discrete industries, announced that their UNI5 product line of terminal head-mounted transmitters can be configured via a smartphone or tablet using Near Field Communication (NFC®) or a Bluetooth® modem.  The app makes set-up and configuration quick and simple, but also field-capable. Configuration methods “When customers needed...

The International Energy Agency and the European Commission outlined a range of simple steps that people can take to reduce their energy use and save money and that would save enough oil to fill 120 super tankers and enough natural gas to heat almost 20 million homes if adopted by all EU citizens. The actions designed to help Ukraine by cutting Europe’s reliance on Russian fuel and also reducing greenhouse gas emissions were presented and discussed by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol an...

United Electric Controls (UE) is pleased to announce the release of its new company website. The website takes advantage of the latest in website design efficiencies and features, while retaining a familiar feel for the longtime users. "We created the new website to provide visitors with the information they are looking for in an easy-to-reach and intuitive manner. We saved what worked best from the prior website and added cleaner paths to product information and sales inquiries. We thank all o...

United Electric Controls (UEC), a manufacturer of standard and custom-designed solutions for safety, alarm, and emergency shutdown (ESD) functions for OEMs, process, and discrete industries, announced that its ONE Series 1XSW electronic switches are certified SIL 2 / SIL 3 capable. SIL certification Global safety certification pioneer, exida, has certified United Electric Controls’ ONE Series for use in a SIL 2 environment, with systematic capability at SIL 3 level. Adding the ONE Serie...

Current trends raise concerns over energy security and emissions, with most nuclear power generation due to be phased out by 2025, calling for a major clean energy push. Despite notable success in expanding wind and other clean sources of power, Belgium still requires strong and sustained efforts to reduce its use of fossil fuels, cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and lower its reliance on energy imports, according to a new policy review by the International Energy Agency. Busy territorial wa...

The world’s demand for natural gas is set to decline slightly in 2022 as a result of higher prices and market disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest quarterly update. The expected small contraction in global gas demand compares with the IEA’s earlier forecast of 1% growth in the previous quarterly update published in January. The downward revision to the forecast amounts to 50 billion cubic meters, t...

On March 29, 2022, the DC back-to-back project in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay Area (hereinafter referred to as Guangzhou Project), which lasted 15 months was successfully put into operation. The Guangzhou project The Guangzhou project put into operation this time adopts the new generation flexible DC transmission system of NR, including flexible DC protection & control, measurement, phase selection closing and opening devices, as well as flexible direct converter valve and other cor...

Despite the attractive incentives offered by governments around the world and the advantages of driving electric vehicles (EVs), the growth has been rather sluggish in the last few years. Plus, the COVID-19 pandemic has further aggravated the situation, pioneering to a higher-than-ever consumer demand for EVs without the stock to support it. While there are several causes contributing to this slump in supply, four major factors affecting the sale of EVs are high cost, range limitations, infrastr...

A new dynamic solution by E.ON is set to revolutionize European home developments by dynamically managing energy import and export and ensuring local network capacities are not exceeded. The “dynamic solution” developed by E.ON Group Innovation is a live, locally controlled, smart management system which balances electricity supply and demand on local networks using steering technology. The system maximizes the collective self-consumption of on-site renewable generation –...

RWE will play a key role in helping achieve net zero ambitions in the UK, one of its most strategically important markets. The release of the British Energy Security Strategy encourages further large-scale green energy investment and gives investors such as RWE the confidence to grow its business even further.  It is reassuring to see the commitment from Government to increasing targets and strengthening UK grid infrastructure, as this will be crucial to meet the UK’s net zero ambi...

Following an agreement on 1 April by IEA member countries for a new emergency release of oil stocks, the IEA Governing Board confirmed that the total amount committed to date stands at 120 million barrels, making it the largest stock release in IEA history. unanimous agreement  The unanimous agreement among IEA member countries on 1 April for a second collective action in 2022 came in response to the significant strains in oil markets resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In...

RWE has signed an agreement with the Danish grid operator - Energinet for its Thor Offshore Wind Farm. The agreement regulates the technical set-up, the power quality, and the cooperation between RWE and Energinet, at the point of connection (POC) in Volder Mark. With a planned capacity of around 1,000 megawatts (MW), Thor will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. The wind farm will be built off the Danish west coast approximately 22 kilometers from the port of Thorsminde. 22...

Jonathan Brearley regularly talk to customers so he knows that many readers will be extremely worried about rising energy bills. This is a difficult time for many households. Customers struggling to pay for their energy may be eligible for extra help such as debt repayment plans, emergency credit for prepayment metered customers, priority support, and schemes like the Winter Fuel Payment, and Brearley would encourage anyone struggling with their bills to get in touch with their energy company t...

Global provider of mobile modular power - Aggreko is delighted to announce a new partnership with We Are Albert, a globally recognized screen industry authority on environmental sustainability. Aggreko will become the latest industry giant pledging to make sustainable changes towards reducing their carbon footprint in 2022, as well as help lead the charge against climate change and inspire sustainable choices in the media industries. modern technology With the help of Albert, a wholly-owned s...

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. The commissioning of the project will further optimize the energy structure of the five southern provinces and help to achieve the goal of carbon peak and neutralization, which is of great strategic significance. Kunliulong project The project will span four provinces, including Yunnan,...

The impact of COVID-19 has reversed progress on access to electricity and clean cooking while slowing vital improvements in energy efficiency, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest update of data and projections related to key aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. renewable energies However, renewable energies have shown resilience to the shock caused by the pandemic. Even if renewables maintain their rapid growth, and if access and efficiency improvements rec...

The International Energy Agency’s 31 Member Countries agreed on Friday to a new release of oil from emergency reserves in response to the market turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, underscoring their strong and unified commitment to stabilizing global energy markets. The agreement was reached at an Extraordinary Meeting of the IEA Governing Board, which was held at the Ministerial level and chaired by US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Energy security impacts Th...