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With customer satisfaction consistently over 94% during the past 10 years, the UK’s lighting controls manufacturer CP Electronics, a brand of Legrand Electric Ltd, has shown a long-term commitment to quality. That dedication has now been recognized by the British Standards Institute (BSI). Mo Mohanaranjan, Quality and Environmental Manager at CP Electronics, was presented with a long-service award by the BSI at a ceremony in February. At the same time, he accepted the ISO 14001/2015 certi...
At E.ON's regional utilities Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS, and Hansewerk, paper battles have long become a thing of the past. In 2017, nearly 60 percent of all new power generation plants feeding into the grid were registered online. Paperless commissioning and registration In 2017, customers and installation companies have been able to complete the entire process from registration to commissioning of a photovoltaic system quickly, easily, and without any paperwork. Since the launch of the o...
Industrial electrical distribution systems typically consist of switchgear lineups to distribute power to various loads. Switchgear lineups are vital to an industrial facility to maintain production, process, and revenue stream. Frequently, existing switchgear lineups at such facilities are deemed to be in good condition but lack many modern-day technologies that could benefit them. Improved Protection for Equipment Instead of replacing the kit to achieve benefits, they can retrofit and...
With many industries embracing the latest technology trends found in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0, it can be easy to overlook some of the simpler and more cost-effective solutions. For packaging and labeling, maintaining precision and product positioning is extremely important for high-quality results and does not necessarily require the latest in servomotor design. cost-effective solution The inevitable march of progress brings with it many innovations and solutions that sav...
The new RAPID Scene Control solutions from CP Electronics, the UK pioneer in lighting control, give the ability to customize lighting in offices and commercial buildings on a room-by-room basis using voice recognition and through cloud-based apps via a tablet and smartphone. This versatile, energy and the cost-saving system works in conjunction with the system’s dimming lighting control modules (LCMs) and dimming luminaries. This integration allows RAPID to achieve advanced sce...
E.ON and Nissan pool their international expertise in the field of electric mobility and distributed energy generation and storage. At the Geneva Motor Show, Nissan and E.ON have agreed on a strategic partnership to explore opportunities on pilot activities and commercial offers related to electric vehicle charging, vehicle-to-grid services, and grid integration, as well as decentralized energy generation and storage solutions. Comprehensive electric ecosystem This partnership is delivering o...
E.ON takes Artificial Intelligence to the world of manufacturing companies. Customers from the industrial and commercial sectors will thus be able to intelligently increase the efficiency of entire machine parks and save energy costs at the same time. In order to make this future possible, E.ON has now entered into a partnership with the U. S. company Sight Machine. Sight Machine is a software startup based in San Francisco that has created an Internet of Things enabled digital manufacturing pl...
Neptune Energy Group, is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of ENGIE E&P International SA (“EPI”). The transaction sees Neptune become an international independent E&P company across the North Sea, North Africa and South East Asia, producing 154,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2017. Neptune’s new global platform offers a sustainable asset base throughout the E&P value chain, a good balance of oil and gas and with low operating costs....
The public offering of Enerjisa Enerji Company, realized through the sales of equal shares by Sabancı Holding and E.ON, has made history as the largest private sector public offering on TL basis in Turkey, due to the huge demand from international and domestic investors. Sabancı Holding and E.ON, the shareholders of Enerjisa Enerji Company, announced that they plan to use the proceeds of this public offering in the national Energy Sector. The public offering The public offering of Enerjisa En...
HanseWerk, a subsidiary of E.ON and one of the biggest providers of energy solutions in northern Germany, has brought on stream its fourth high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Hamburg. With an efficiency of more than 95 percent, the plant will produce power for up to 20,000 and heat for around 2,800 households. efficient cogeneration fleet HanseWerk joined with GE Jenbacher to develop a plant concept that boosts the 95% efficiency of the plant For this project, HanseWerk jo...
An alliance for sustainability has been formed in Dortmund: together with E.ON, the companies Deutsche Gasrußwerke and Coldstore Group as well as the City of Dortmund are pursuing innovative approaches to energy supply. For these customers, E.ON developed a system that recycles excess heat from the Gasrußwerke plants and provides the deep-freeze logistics company Coldstore in the form of deep-freeze. The solution intelligently combines supply and demand and increases the attractiven...
The Essen-based companies E.ON SE and FAKT AG have decided to intensify their existing cooperation. During the E-world trade fair, E.ON CEO Johannes Teyssen and Hubert Schulte-Kemper, CEO of FAKT AG, signed an energy partnership. In this agreement, the partners agree to pool their expertise in urban development projects in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region. The cooperation refers to sustainable energy solutions for large-scale projects that are implemented by FAKT AG. In addition to the design...
E.ON has ordered 16,000 smart meter gateways from the manufacturer PPC, thus paving the way for the installation of smart metering systems as required by law, which will start this year. The gateway is the communication unit in the smart metering system. It is responsible for transmitting meter data wirelessly. Intelligent metering systems The new technology is expected to be installed across the entire E.ON network area from mid-2018. The legislation provides for the installation of intellig...
E.ON will be presenting several innovative products for all customer groups at the E-world energy trade fair in Essen from February 6 to 8. From the virtual storage of solar power via a thermal battery for municipal heating networks to the filling station of the future, E.ON will showcase numerous ways in which customers can benefit from the opportunities offered by the new energy world. “More and more customers are expecting sustainable solutions that protect both the environment and the...
E.ON stirs up the solar and photovoltaic market. E.ON is the first company to offer its customers the option of storing their own solar power without the usual battery. From now on, owners of photovoltaic systems can feed their energy directly into the E.ON SolarCloud without any limit. This virtual electricity account can be accessed not only for the energy demand at home, but also in other places. E.ON will be the first to offer this product innovation on the energy markets in Germany and in...
DTECH is the pioneering Smart Grid conference and exposition, covering Utility technologies, automation & control systems, energy efficiency, T&D and much more. This event gathers professionals from 330 electric, water and other municipal Utilities to enhance their knowledge of the transmission and distribution industry. Key topics of the conference Some of the key topics of the conference will be: geospatial, mobile solutions, customer strategies & technologies, asset management,...
OverIT and Almawave announce the signing of a partnership agreement that covers the integration of voice controls and predictive analysis in the management of maintenance interventions, thus providing smart support that allows to find simply and quickly the information needed, to promptly report surveys and interventions, and to simplify the working procedures. This all can be achieved thanks to the power of automatic transcription voice controls and of the Artificial Intelligence for fast...
By investing in a new major project, E.ON underscores the attractiveness of the U.S. wind power market. In Kenedy County, Texas, E.ON has begun construction of the Stella wind farm. The project will have an installed capacity of 201 megawatts (MW) powered by 67 turbines of the three-megawatt class from the German manufacturer Nordex. In parallel with the start of construction of Stella wind farm, E.ON started commercial operation on two wind farms: Bruenning's Breeze in Willacy County, Texas, w...
As already announced in September, the Supervisory Board of E.ON SE today extended Johannes Teyssen's contract as Chairman of the Board of Management until December 31, 2021. “Johannes Teyssen has drawn the right conclusions for E.ON from the fundamental changes in the energy world and has systematically put customers at the center of everything the company does. E.ON is now fully focused on its three core businesses: technologically advanced energy networks, efficient wind and solar farm...
Neptune Energy announced the appointment of Pierre Girard to the newly created role of Director of New Energy. Neptune announced in August the formation of a New Energy team to scale partnerships and investments in low-carbon technologies, particularly hydrogen, CCS, and electrification. Prior roles of Pierre Pierre is currently Director of Commercial and Joint Ventures, UK, and previously held the role of Interim Managing Director of Neptune’s UK business. He has more than 30 year...