Botswana Electrical Industry News
E.ON relies on geothermal energy for climate protection. In Malmö, Sweden, the company plans to build a geothermal deep-heat power plant. The boreholes will be drilled five to seven kilometers deep into the ground. The expected maximum temperature of 160 degrees Celsius will be sufficient to feed the heat directly into Malmö’s district heating network. The pilot project is one of Europe’s first geothermal power plants to extract geothermal energy from depths of several kil...
H2Ouest, led by Lhyfe, SyDEV, Vendée Energie, Vendée Hydrogène, Le Mans Métropole and ACO, aims to deploy a completely green hydrogen fuel chain in Pays de la Loire from 2021. Lhyfe is proud to announce that the joint H2Ouest project – proposed in conjunction with five partners in Pays de la Loire – is one of ten French projects selected by the French Environment and Energy Management agency (ADEME) in January 2020, in its second call for hydrogen mobilit...
E.ON subsidiary Schleswig-Holstein Netz (SH Netz), the grid company of Stadtwerke Kiel AG (SWKiel Netz GmbH), and the transmission system operator TenneT announced the practical test for the “Energy Network of the Future” from 2020 in the district of Steinburg in Schleswig-Holstein. Energy Cosmos ENSURE The innovative “Energy Cosmos ENSURE” is the result of the research project entitled ENSURE – Neue EnergieNetzStruktURen für die Energiewende (new energy netw...
Aggreko, the global provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control, and energy services, has achieved a milestone of 3000 LTI-free days at its depot in Chennai, India, in February 2020. ISO accredited depot The 100,000 sq. ft, ISO 9001:2015 accredited depot serves industrialized Chennai and southern states of India. Equipment available from the depot includes mobile and modular power solutions such as generators and load banks, as well as cooling equipment inc...
Havells India Limited, a technology-led Fast-Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) and Consumer Durable company launches, the country’s first intelligent Fan – Carnesia-I with smart mode. The new fan is one of the most technologically advanced - IoT fan that will add convenience and comfort to consumer’s fast-paced life. The intelligent fan range comes at an attractive consumer price of approx. Rs 4500. Offering unique features Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravindra Singh Negi, Pre...
Aggreko plc, the provider of mobile, modular power, is working with RE Power Group to produce electricity from clean biogas for a facility in Thailand. Aggreko is delivering 6 MW of biogas-fuelled generator power, providing a flexible, fast, and cost-efficient way of successfully scaling up the biogas project and delivering cleaner energy for the facility and the wider region. dual feedstock anaerobic digester The site’s biogas generation gets its feedstock from a tapioca factory....
E.ON has been identified as a pioneer for engaging in its supply chain and as energy supplier on climate change, being awarded a position on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard by global environmental impact non-profit CDP. E.ON has been recognized for its actions and strategies to reduce emissions and manage climate risks in its supply chain in the past reporting year. Over 4,800 companies in total were assessed by CDP and given a Supplier Engagement Rating, based on answers to selected q...
The establishment of a dense public network of ultra-fast e-vehicle charging stations can be realized much faster than previously assumed. E.ON and Volkswagen Group Components are giving a new impetus with the prototype of a new, flexible ultra-fast charging station that will be presented in Essen. By integrating a battery system, it will be possible to install ultra-fast charging stations almost anywhere and at a significantly lower cost without civil engineering or mains connection. new...
Warner Electric, a major global manufacturer of mammography systems, contacted Altra Motion for braking solutions it needed for various applications within its machines. Altra worked closely with the OEM engineering team to identify and confirm the torque requirements and space limitations of each different brake application. All the brakes required reliable holding performance throughout the machine to ensure accurate mammography imaging. 4PMB-055 permanent magnet brakes Based on the detaile...
Jenkins received a failed electric motor from a manufacturing customer that was the result of a melted polypropylene fan. This specific motor operated in an enclosed space, leaving little variability in temperature and resulting in the motor overheating. The fan melted around the shaft, causing the motor to lock up, the bearings to fail and forcibly damaging the winding. Because Jenkins has extensive motor cooling experience, our team quickly concluded a more durable material was needed for thi...
DENSO Corporation expresses its deepest sympathy to all those who have been affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. DENSO Group companies including DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT are donating a million CNY (approximately US$145,000) through the Red Cross Society of China to support the recovery.
C&S Electric participated in Elecrama 2020, held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida from 18th to 22nd January 2020. The company exhibited its entire range of products including LV Switchgear, Power Busbars, and Protection & Measurement Devices. During the show, the company launched various new products including; Winmaster3 ACBs, and Track Busway to name a few. The stall attracted a large number of visitors from the electrical fraternity and various new contacts were made during th...
Ideal for corridor and aisle applications, the new GENB-IR from lighting control expert CP Electronics is a long-range, narrow beam presence detector that provides savings in installation time and costs. Part of the popular green-i range, the GENB-IR PIR presence detector uses an adjustable PIR ‘curtain style’ lens designed for longer range detection of movement and a head that can be adjusted to any angle between 0 – 90 degrees to create the required detection pattern.&...
Bell housing PTO clutches are utilized in a wide range of industrial markets, including agriculture, marine, oil & gas, forestry, mining, construction, and rail. The clutches are needed to engage and disengage diesel- or gas-powered engines from driven equipment, including pumps, augers, blowers, compressors, transfer cases, and winches. Typically, bell housing clutches feature lever-activated mechanical over-center designs that require an operator to manually engage and disengage the clutc...
Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough printed circuit board motor (PCB), announces the launch of its IEx Series motor, an IoT-enabled electric motor that’s a third of the size and weight of conventional motors while delivering class-leading efficiency and IoT capabilities. Infinitum has reached OEM sales agreements with Twin City Fan, Comefri, and ACME Fan for the new IEx Series motor and the first shipment of motors is scheduled for June. The company’s first product is a...
Since the beginning of 2020, the largest private telecommunications provider in Switzerland relies on hydropower: Axpo has concluded a full supply contract with Sunrise. The agreement includes the supply of electricity from the Axpo hydropower plants to all the Sunrise locations in Switzerland. renewable energies Sunrise is relying on renewable energies and has secured the certification for climate-friendly energy production Axpo supplies the company with certified electricity from Swiss hy...
Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough printed circuit board motor (PCB) announced the launch of its IEx Series motor, an IoT-enabled electric motor that’s a third of the size and weight of conventional motors while delivering class-leading efficiency and IoT capabilities. Infinitum has reached OEM sales agreements with Twin City Fan, Comefri, and ACME Fan for the new IEx Series motor and the first shipment of motors is scheduled for June. Appl...
gridX presents a broad and diverse range of developments at this year's E-world. Within the already successfully established solutions - 'Smart Charging', 'Independent Homes', 'Smart Commercial' and 'Microgrids', gridX will show extensive new features. Products on display 'SmartCharging' is gridX's intelligent charging management for electric vehicles. 'IndependentHomes' is the solution for the end customer that controls and efficiently organizes a household's entire energy flow. 'Smart Co...
On December 24, 2020, at 9:00 am, local time the second unit of the Kalteng-1 CFSPP project accomplished the 30-day reliability test, remarking the completion of all the tests and milestones stipulated under the contract. Previously on November 29 unit one had also completed the 30-day reliability test., During the testing time, both units operated with satisfying performance and parameters. Kalteng-1 CFSPP project The Kalteng-1 CFSPP project consists of 2×100MW CFB units that apply DEC...
Axpo is further expanding its business in the UK market: The company’s subsidiary in London and So Energy, a challenger supplier to the UK domestic market, announce a three-year energy supply and trading deal. The deal is to provide exclusive access to wholesale natural gas and power to supply So Energy’s growing customer base. It will also improve So Energy’s ability to access renewable sources of energy for its customers. This strengthens Axpo’s position in the UK ener...
Thanks to OverIT’s Field Service Management solution, running on RealWear’s HMT-1Z1s intrinsically safe devices, Italgas is now capable of bringing the digital transformation of its operations to a whole new level. At Italgas, gas distribution means guaranteeing network safety, service continuity, and system efficiency. To improve service quality and safety, increase distribution system effectiveness, and have a positive impact on the environment, the third-largest European utility...
“We need a new basic social consensus for the transformation of the energy system. The leap into the energy world of the future is a generational task. Business, politics, regulation everyone is called upon to make a joint contribution to making Germany climate-neutral by 2050." "For this to succeed, we need planning security and strong partnerships at all levels of society and across all corporate boundaries.” incentives König discussed challenges from digitization, clim...
In September, E.ON informed the innogy management board about its intention to carry out a merger of innogy SE into E.ON Verwaltungs SE, excluding the remaining minority shareholders (so called 'merger squeeze-out'). E.ON currently holds 90 percent of all innogy shares through E.ON Verwaltungs SE, an E.ON group company. E.ON informed the innogy management board that the appropriate cash compensation to be paid to innogy’s remaining minority shareholders is €42.82 per innogy share.&nb...
Lhyfe, a pure player in green hydrogen founded in 2017, made a triple announcement. As well as unveiling its unique green hydrogen production solution, the company announced that it had raised € 8 million in public and private funding and that its first industrial production site will be built, in Vendée, in the first half of the year. Lhyfe proposes an original, environmentally friendly oriented energy model, with one mission to offer a more breathable future to children. turnke...
Axpo’s subsidiary in London, United Kingdom (UK) and Valda Energy, a new energy supplier to the UK SME business market, have just announced a three-year deal for energy supply. Thus, Axpo further strengthens its position in the UK energy market. In the context of this partnership, Axpo will grant Valda Energy access to the long and short-term commodity market, and provide them with electricity. Thus, Valda Energy will be able to manage the risks associated with the constantly changing mar...
The Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) Board approved the 2018/19 annual financial statement prepared for the Annual General Meeting to be held on 19 March 2020. KLL's energy production to Axpo and the Canton of Glarus increased to 1.49 billion kWh in the financial year 2018/19 (the previous year 1.38 billion kWh). Annual costs increased in parallel. increased annual costs Axpo fully covers the Limmern pumped storage plant annual costs for the period after 18 August 2017 In financial year 2...
Recently the company marked a significant milestone in the integration of innogy into the new E.ON: On October 1st, the newly built E.ON Energy Markets GmbH (EEM) successfully entered the market as the groups new Market Facing Entity for energy sourcing. The new entity is jointly led by the two Managing Directors - Sven Otten and Axel Gerhardy. The innogy integration, successfully closed in June 2020, makes the E.ON one of the players in the European energy markets. The emerging sales portfolio...
The Board of Directors of Aarekraftwerk Klingnau AG (AKA) approved the 2018/19 annual financial statement prepared for the Annual General Meeting to be held on 13 March 2020. In the financial year 2018/19, AKA's energy production to partners amounted to 186 GWh, which was slightly lower as compared to the previous year owing to the below-average water flow in the Aare River. Annual costs also decreased in parallel. Annual financial statement Water flow in the Aare River – with the excep...
DENSO Corporation and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated announced the companies’ joint efforts in developing next-generation cockpit systems. In recent years, the amount of information provided by a vehicle to the driver has increased due to advanced driver assistance functions using cameras and sensors, as well as various entertainment functions. human-machine interfaces With these opportunities for vehicle-driver communication, human-machine interfaces...
Aggreko, the global provider of modular, mobile power, has launched an interactive 3D tour that demonstrates its expertise in powering large-scale, global events like the Rugby World Cup 2019™️ in Japan. The interactive tour harnesses the latest 3D technology to develop an immersive experience that demonstrates what it takes to power global events of scale. Viewers can experience the process from generation to transmission, demonstrating the complexity of solutions required so that specta...