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Viessmann Deutschland GmbH has been commissioned with the planning and provision of what will be Germany’s third-largest solar thermal system, once it is finished at the beginning of 2022. The offer is based on the Vitosol 200-T tube collector, type SPX, which Viessmann relaunched last year specifically for large solar thermal systems, such as those required for district heating. The product impressed Stadtwerke Lemgo GmbH in both technical and economic terms. Preparations for const...
In cooperation with E.ON and the University of Duisburg Essen, the smart grid company gridX has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that optimizes charging processes in conjunction with dynamic load management based on historical charging data, energy quantities, and vehicle idle times. gridX already equipped an office location of the Essen-based E.ON Group with dynamic load management last year, which is now being taken to the next level with the help of artificial intelligence....
The professional journal "Elektronik" has selected RECOM as the second winner with its R05CT05S in the category Products of the Year 2021. Once again, RECOM took part in the "Products of the Year" competition of the professional magazine - "Elektronik" in the Power category. With its high isolation class (5kVAC / 1minute) and excellent power density in a genuine SMT IC package, the 0.5 Watts DC/DC converter design demonstrates true magnitude, despite its tiny dimensions. IEC62368-1 and IEC6060...
Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced its Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy, as it delivers on its vision of decarbonizing the logistic industry, offering cleaner air and safer streets for city center residents. The announcement comes at a time of increasing societal focus on climate change and air quality improvements, with many cities implementing low or zero emission zones. Air quality improvements For example, diesel engine commercial vehicles will b...
E.ON broke the world record for the most motifs flown by drones with a spectacular drone show in the Berlin night sky, thus entering the Guinness Book of World Records. The spectacle marked the start of the nationwide 'Networks of Tomorrow' campaign, which E.ON launched together with its nine German regional companies, in order to highlight the importance of energy networks for the success of the energy transition. Importance of distribution grids Thomas König, E.ON Board Member an...
A versatile lighting control system from CP Electronics’ RAPID range has been installed at Buildings I & II at the Cambridge Science Park. Founded in 1970 by Trinity College Cambridge, the Cambridge Science Park is home to over 100 companies employing 7000 people developing life-enhancing products and services. Enjoying a prominent position at the entrance to the Park, and offering over 200,000 sq. ft. of ‘Cat A’ office and R&D space, Buildings I & II are the last...
The Austrian design-in distributor will present power supply manufacturer RECOM with the CODICO Quality Award on 29 April 2021. In addition to delivery reliability and logistics services, CODICO particularly emphasizes the manufacturer's ability to innovate. Cooperation with high-performance suppliers makes a significant contribution to the long-term success of the company. It is a basic prerequisite for CODICO's Design In concept. sample shipments and service RECOM, a power supply speci...
On June 21, Changzhi Power Plant of Jinneng Holding Group placed its two 1000MW power units into service, bringing the total number of 1000MW coal power generation units delivered and put into service by Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group to more than 100. It took just 15 years from the delivery of the first 1000MW unit to the Huaneng Yuhuan Power Plant in Zhejiang in 2006 to reach this glorious milestone in 2021, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Communis...
A new guide provides assistance and recommendations on how to best specify cable containment systems to improve electrical safety in buildings in the event of a fire. Free to download, it explains how to create a cable pathway through a building while navigating the current standards landscape. electrical installation standards From 1 January 2019, UK electrical installation standards require all wiring systems within a building 'Creating Cable Pathways' guide is published by Legrand UK and...
After passing the full-system testing and being accepted by the owner on-site, the all-vanadium redox battery (VRB) energy storage system developed by Shanghai Electric (Anhui) Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. has been completed and will be dispatched to Japan for project delivery. Environmental friendly This is a research demonstration project of distributed PV and energy storage micro-grid system in Japan, which was independently designed and produced by the Shanghai Electric energy...
C&S believes that employees are the company's biggest asset. To honor their hard work and dedication, the company celebrated International Workers’ Day. On 6th Sept. 2021, The day allows them to recognize and appreciate the efforts of all employees in making the company one of the electrical and electronic manufacturers in India.
Dutch energy supplier - Essent NV and Belgian energy company - Luminus entered into an agreement regarding the sale of Essent’s Belgian commodity supply business. The two parties involved in the transaction - Essent NV and Luminus have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Sale of Essent’s Belgian commodity supply business The transaction is subject to the approval of the European Commission (EC) and is expected to close during the Summer of 2021. Essent is currently sup...
Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced several strategic appointments to its Executive Management Team. The confirmation comes soon after the company revealed its ambitious Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy, launching four full-electric commercial vehicles, increasing its projected sales volumes by over 500%, and expanding into additional European, US, and Asian markets. John Burrows He has previously worked in CFO positions within cyber security, proptec...
Volta Trucks, the pioneering full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed that the Volta Zero will make its Italian debut between 7 and 11 June in Milan. The customer event in Italy comes soon after similar successful French and Spanish events that have seen over 600 individual demonstrations of the Volta Zero in COVID-secure environments. Road-to-Zero Emissions strategy The arrival in Italy also follows the company’s recently announced Europe-first principles with...
On April 20, 2021, with the smooth completion of the rated power operation test, the 150 kV / 60 MVar STATCOM, which is installed in the power transmission network of INDEPENDENT POWER TRANSMISSION OPERATOR S.A. (Greek TSO. Hereinafter referred to as “IPTO”), was officially put into operation. The STATCOM project is an important supporting project of Crete-Peloponnese interconnection phase I project of IPTO. Reliable and environmentally friendly The interconnection project will re...
BAE Systems a provider of electric propulsion solutions, is collaborating with Plug Power, a supplier of hydrogen engines and fueling systems, to offer hydrogen-based electric propulsion systems for transit bus fleets. The companies will work together to offer transit operators in North America an all-inclusive, scalable system to reach zero emissions, providing required site, vehicle, and service solutions. As part of the collaboration, BAE Systems will integrate Plug Power’s fuel cell e...
The customers of Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology in Poland can look forward to a local expert in the field of PCBs: Tomasz Renkiel has been appointed as the new Area Sales Manager. He will provide personal support on-site and represents the foundation for Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology in Poland. Internationalization, a key strategic aspect Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology has built up three plants in Germany 2021 is the year of the Würth Ele...
On April 20, 2021, NR Electric has successfully energized the SVC project of MAN station in West Africa. Four West African countries (Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea) cross-border electricity link (Abbreviated as “CLSG”), starts from MAN station in Cote d’Ivoire, passes through Liberia and Sierra Leone, and ends at Linsan station in Guinea. The project connects 12 substations in four countries, with a total length of 1303 km. The CLSG project will suppor...
Outpacing any other companies with registered offices in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, OverIT, an Italian Field Service Management specialist, has been awarded as 'Best company in the sector of innovative services for management performance and financial reliability', certified by Cerved, during the 32nd edition of the Industria Felix Award – Italy competes. Competitiveness, financial reliability and sustainability Competitiveness, financial reliability and sustainability are the par...
Aggreko, the global pioneer in mobile and modular energy solutions, has delivered a smart battery storage system to Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The solution will expand high-power charging for electric vehicles (EVs) at the organization’s Smart Energy Plaza near Chicago, Illinois, USA. Decreased grid impact and energy costs ANL will gather data on EV charge profiles exceeding 200 kW to quantify EV and charging system efficiencies With this net-zero battery storage sys...
Global provider of consulting, compliance checks, and engineering support for the security, reliability, and cyber security of industrial products, H-ON Consulting relies on the OverIT Next-Gen FSM Platform (Field Collaboration) to provide users with an advanced, immersive, and unprecedented remote collaboration experience. DIV-CO Collaboration System DIV-CO Collaboration System, based on innovative remote inspection and videoconference functionalities The company’s remote collabo...
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 now 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 changes "When customers needed to...
On April 14, 2021, the 10th energy storage international summit and exhibition (ESIE 2021), the annual grand meeting of China energy storage alliance, was held in Beijing National Convention Center. Huaneng Mengcheng wind power 40MW / 40MWh energy storage project, NR Electric worked as EPC for this project, won the 'Top 10 Energy Storage Application 2021' award. The international energy storage innovation competition is a large-scale public competition for the authoritative evaluation of energy...
The ten current partners of the VHyGO consortium coordinated by Lhyfe are proud to announce that phase 1 of their project is one of seven projects selected by the French Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) under the “Territorial hydrogen ecosystem” funding call, following its submission in December 2020. trans-regional project This trans-regional project aims to produce renewable hydrogen that is accessible to all and to reduce the area’s carbon footprint by avoiding...
Shanghai Electric released its academic/technological program lists of the 2020 “Technology Innovation Action Plan” not long ago. The program - 'Development of AC-DC Hybrid Grid Energy Router' by Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Group was selected after an online review by professionals and face-to-face assessment. AC-DC hybrid grid energy router The AC-DC hybrid grid energy router plays a strategic role in grid development The program aims to combine magne...
Orcan Energy, the manufacturer of solutions for the utilization of waste heat, has implemented the first geothermal project in record time together with its cooperation partner E.ON. ORC container modules In Kirchweidach, Upper Bavaria, six second-generation ORC container modules from Orcan Energy were delivered, unloaded, and positioned at a geothermal plant in just one day. This means that the operator FG Geothermie GmbH can fully utilize the energy potential of deep heat: six Orcan modules...
On the afternoon of March 31, 2021, Shanghai Electric held the ‘New Pattern of Smart and Innovative Energies and Smart Energy Solution’ Campaign at Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China. Guests at the event included institutional investors of and analysts from Yinhua Fund, Fullgoal Fund, Xiangcai Fund, Guosheng Securities, TF Securities, HSBC Qianhai and Western Securities, and more than 10 major media agencies, such as Xinhua News Agency, China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securiti...
DNV releases the first part of the ‘More than the sun: A solar report series,’ a group of comprehensive reports about the outlook for solar energy and how digitalization will boost the value of electricity generated by PV plants and drive the success of solar PV for the next 30 years. “Solar PV investors and operators can use the ‘More than the sun’ series as a roadmap for their revenue future,” said Richard S. Barnes, DNV’s Executive Vice President and...
Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed that it is investigating the manufacture of the Volta Zero in Spain, having formally expressed an interest in the Decarbonization Hub project within the former Nissan manufacturing facilities in Barcelona. Barcelona is one of several manufacturing options currently being investigated, alongside other potential sites in the UK and Europe. Several manufacturing options The Volta Zero will be displayed at the MercaMa...
DENSO Corporation announced it has begun testing a CO2 circulation plant at its Anjo Plant’s Electrification Innovation Center. The new plant is a demonstration facility designed to capture and recycle CO2, a capability that supports DENSO’s larger efforts to eliminate CO2 emissions from its facilities. sustainability DENSO for years has been committed to sustainability. Out of that commitment, it recently implemented growth strategies in its focus areas of "Green" and "Peace of M...