Case studies
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved a breakthrough in the rolling stock business by securing the order for 6,000 HP Electric Locomotives, the first-ever in the country for industrial application. The order has been placed by NTPC Limited for a supply of 6 nos. 6,000 HP Electric Locomotives for material handling operations at Lara thermal power project site. eco-friendly electric locomotives With this order, BHEL has expanded its offerings in its rolling stock business...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has supplied EWE NETZ GmbH, which operates highly-efficient power grids in Germany, with its latest environmentally-friendly switchgear technology. medium-voltage switchgear installation EWE NETZ has completed a new medium-voltage switchgear installation in Brake in the Wesermarsch region of Lower Saxony, which includes seven fluorine gas-free NXPLUS C 24 circuit-breaker panels from Siemens’ green blue GIS portfolio. This makes EWE NETZ one of the first grid...
BAE Systems. has been selected by GE Aviation to provide energy management solutions for the recently announced hybrid-electric technology demonstrator program. As part of the NASA research project, BAE Systems will design, test, and supply energy management components for electric aircraft in the megawatt power class. hybrid electric flight technologies NASA’s EPFD project includes ground and flight-test demonstrations to be conducted over the next five years NASA’s Electrified...
Power management company Eaton announced its eMobility business has received a contract to supply its Breaktor® circuit protection technology to a European vehicle manufacturer for use in multiple models of 800-volt battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Breaktor technology The Breaktor technology is a new advanced circuit protection solution for BEVs that combines the function of fuses, pyro switches, and contractors into a single coordinated device. As electric vehicle power levels incr...
WEG has successfully installed three 1,000 HP motors for one of the world’s top producers and distributors of agricultural products, in a plant located in the United States of America (USA). The motors are applied in a grind mill, which produces starches and sweeteners from corn. These motors serve not only as an equipment upgrade, but also provide critical ingredients for many of the everyday food. WEG’s engineering expertise WEG’s engineering expertise is the reason for th...
Globally renowned metals industry suppliers, ABB and Tenova have now obtained final acceptance from their customer - Acciaieria Arvedi, after partnering to deliver an innovative technology package, thereby enabling optimal charging, melting and electromagnetic stirring for the world’s highest-yielding EAF. Powerful technology solution The powerful solution combines a Tenova Consteel EAF continuous scrap charging system with Consteerrer, a model of the well-established ABB ArcSave electro...
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...
Guided by the strategy of developing sustainable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, WEG has been signing a series of partnerships for the supply of distributed solar generation systems and charging stations for electric vehicles. Carport Solar Off-Grid In partnership with BMW Brazil and Energy Source, Weg has recently developed a unique system in Brazil for fast charging of electric vehicles which can operate connected or completely disconnected from the energy distribution network...
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...
Prysmian Group., a pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T) to supply, install and test two submarine fiber optic cable links in south-east Alaska. The SEALink project undertaken by AP&T’s subsidiary AP&T Wireless (APTW) will improve communications in southeast Alaska, bringing broadband to rural areas that are currently unserved. submarine fiber optic cable The SEALink project will c...
Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc. (Headquarters: Inukami-gun, Shiga Prefecture and President: Shigenobu Abe), a member of the Furukawa Electric Group, has installed a self-consumption solar power system at its head office, as one of the initiatives for reducing CO2 emissions within the entire value chain. The self-consumption solar power system started generating electric power on January 31, 2022 and the electricity will be used at the head office location. ‘FAS Environmental Challenge 2...
As Europe moves to climate neutrality by 2050, electricity demand is forecast to grow to 30% in 2030 and reach 50% by 2050. The European Commission is aiming for 84 percent of electricity demand by 2050 to come from renewable energy sources which will significantly decrease CO2 emissions. This is where electric underfloor heating comes in, with a Commission aiming for 40% of residential heating to be sourced from electricity by 2030, rising to at least 50 and up to 70 percent by 2050. Electric...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has been chosen by distribution grid operator Distributie Energie Oltenian (DEO) in Romania to supply its latest Advanced Distribution Management Software (ADMS) to a control center in Craiova, a town about 200 km West of Bucharest. The order paves the way for the distribution system operator to operate a smarter grid and make advancements in its digital transformation journey. The ADMS is expected to become operational by end of 2023. Renewable energy production...
Cummins Inc. and ElDorado National (California) or ENC, a subsidiary of REV Group®, both industry pioneers in heavy-duty transit buses and the application of emissions-free technology, have developed a new battery-electric bus solution. Battery Electric Bus Solution ENC’s existing offering, the Axess, is offered as a Battery Electric Bus (BEB), integrating the Cummins battery-electric system into their heavy-duty, low-floor platform. The companies have expanded their decades-long re...
Bowling Green Municipals Utilities' (BGMU) most famous landmark sits atop Reservoir Hill in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its one-of-a-kind paint design is like no other water storage tank in the country. The image of the tank is found on postcards, stickers, license plates, and logos throughout the city. When the tank needed to be taken out of service and repainted, BGMU had to devise a method to maintain water pressure for the pressure zone it served. They planned on using the water pump station t...
Hitachi Energy has won an order from Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Germany's biggest municipal public transportation company, to supply its Grid-eMotion™ Fleet smart charging infrastructure to help BVG transition to sustainable mobility in Berlin, the country's capital. Hitachi Energy will provide a complete Grid-eMotion Fleet grid-to-plug charging infrastructure solution for the next two bus depots to be converted into the bus electrification program. Grid-eMotion Fleet Hitachi Ener...
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved a major milestone with the despatch of its 42nd Nuclear Steam Generator to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The steam generator, to be installed for a 700 MWe unit at NPCIL’s Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP), was flagged off from BHEL’s Trichy plant in the presence of senior officials of BHEL and NPCIL. Designing, manufacturing nuclear components BHEL has been catering to the nation's Nuclear Programme s...
ABB has been awarded two major contracts by Plug Power Inc., a globally renowned provider of turnkey solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, in order to provide the electrical systems for two new hydrogen plants in North America, set to collectively produce 60 tons of green hydrogen per day. Green hydrogen is produced with renewable energy sources and emits zero carbon, when used as fuel. The first plant, Project Gateway, in Genesee County, New York, will be North America’s large...
Generating energy for a city can be a great challenge, even more so when dealing with the need to sustain energy demand in high season periods, as happens in main tourist cities. A reliable power source is a critical element for these cities to meet the energy demands during certain seasonal periods. To be prepared for it, the city of Paraty, located in Brazil, is increasing its substation capacity by another 7.5 MVA. Power generation The energy will be provided by Geraforte gensets and they...
Water is an indispensable resource for life and although it is a natural source, to reach people it requires efficient infrastructure and equipment. Concerned about this, Ruhrpumpen, one of the main manufacturers of pump systems in the world, chose WEG as an equipment supplier to the named Ramal do Agreste project, which will take water to about 70 municipalities in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Flexible electrical and mechanical design This water infrastructure is an...
Growing population and rapid development around the Municipality and Johannesburg are some of the challenges faced by the Department of Water and Sanitation in South Africa. The over-utilized capacity of Sebokeng Wastewater Treatment Works, part of Sedibeng Regional Sewer Scheme, had its capacity increased from 100Ml/d to 150Ml/d with the addition of Module Six (6). This scenario identified the drivers for improvements and upgrading; and presented new opportunities for WEG as a manufacturer of...
Prysmian Group., a world pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, is moving ahead with its project for a new submarine power cable plant in the United States. Prysmian Group and CDC Commercial Development Company announced the signing of the contract for the purchase by Prysmian of the site identified in Brayton Point (Massachusetts). Acquisition details The final acquisition of the site is subject to securing state permits for the construction of the new plant. Prysmi...
BAE Systems, a provider of electric propulsion, has been selected by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to supply up to 340 electric drive systems for its new fleet of low emission transit buses. BAE Systems will provide 220 electric drive systems to New Flyer of America Inc., with an option for 120 additional systems, over the next three years. Incorporating the company’s latest technology for future zero-emission platforms, the Series-ER (Electric Range) syst...
BAE Systems., a pioneer in electric propulsion, has been selected by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to supply up to 340 electric drive systems for its new fleet of low-emission transit buses. BAE Systems will provide 220 electric drive systems to New Flyer of America Inc., with an option for 120 additional systems, over the next three years. Incorporating the company’s latest technology for future zero-emission platforms, the Series-ER (Electric Range) sy...
In a major boost to Defence Production under the ‘Make in India’ initiative and towards achieving self-reliance in the critical field of defense equipment, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a prestigious order for the supply of Compact Heat Exchanger sets for 83 LCA Tejas MK1A aircraft, from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The order envisages manufacturing, assembly, testing, and supply of Compact Heat Exchangers to be fitted in the LCA Tejas aircraft being m...
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...
Aggreko is proud to be partnering with PIF Saudi International to provide more solar power than ever before at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Utilizing sustainable options like solar energy and biofuel in three areas for the event, Aggreko is helping this flagship golfing event significantly save on CO2 emissions. sustainable energy solution Aggreko’s sustainable energy solution for the event includes a 60 kw solar gem, running in the village as a bac...
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Cummins Inc. will supply a 25-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer system for the groundbreaking FPL Cavendish NextGen Hydrogen Hub – Florida’s first of its kind “green” hydrogen plant – which could lay the groundwork for a 100% carbon-free energy future. the stronger and cleaner energy grid “At FPL, we are always looking over the horizon and focused on making smart, long-term investments to build a more modern, strong...