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A new Internet of Things (IOT) monitoring system makes working in production halls greener, and healthier, and saves money. The devices and software application developed by E.ON's Digital Technology team processes data on several important measures including air quality and room temperature to accurately predict their future development and calculates when fresh air needs to be added to the workplace ensuring a healthy and safe workplace. The European Patent Office has published the patent app...
German Energy Company E.ON SE and MVM Group signed an agreement regarding the sale of innogy SE’s entire electricity and gas retail business in the Czech Republic, innogy Ceska republika a.s., for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is subject to the approval of the European Commission and is expected to close before year-end. innogy is currently supplying 1.2 million gas customers and 0.4 million electricity customers in the Czech Republic. The final step This transaction marks the...
On June 29, 2020, the first batch of Wudongde giant Hydropower Station, successfully completed 72 hour trial and officially put into operation for power generation and commercial use. Wudongde Hydropower Station Wudongde Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province Wudongde Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, which is the first of the four cascades in the lower reaches of Jinsha River. It plans to inst...
Altra brands are uniquely positioned to support the rapid growth of battery-powered mowers and UTVs. As a recognized pioneer in the Turf & Garden market and expert in electromagnetic braking technologies, Warner Electric has become the ideal partner to solve the battery-powered turf and garden equipment braking applications, including ZTR mowers, garden tractor mowers, walk-behind mowers, and UTVs. Warner Electric develops custom clutch/brake solution Based on long-term relationship...
On June 12, 2020, 500kV Kangshu project with two sets of 1000MVar Series Compensation (SC) supplied by NR Electric, has successfully completed the artificial grounding short circuit test and delivered to the users for operation. The 500kV Kangshu Series Compensation project is a key project of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). The project will meet the demand of surplus hydropower transmission, improve the security and stability level of power grid in Kanggan region, and realize the optim...
Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group and Shangzhuang Gas Generator Co., Ltd. of Beijing Energy Investment Holdings (BEIH) signed a smart partial load and performance optimization system for Class-E gas turbines at a cloud video conference on June 24. Combined cycle efficiency It is the first cooperation to make heavy-duty gas turbines smart for Shanghai Electric. The system will greatly increase the combined cycle efficiency of the unit under certain loads. The annual fuel cost of the pla...
Shanghai Fastener and Welding Material Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. ('the center'), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, successfully commissioned its WAW-6000L horizontal tensile testing machine. It is the first large tensile tester of large bolts available for third-party testing. Servo control system Equipped with an advanced micro electro-hydraulic servo control system, the tester highlights smart programmable control over such parameters as force, displacement, deformation, and spe...
The No.5 1000MW supercritical generating unit at the State Grid Hanchuan Power Plant was recently operated under full load and connected to the grid. It marks the completion of the first 1000MW unit overhauling project undertaken by Shanghai Electric. Generators and gas turbines of the project are from Shanghai Electric. No.5 unit overhauling project involves more tasks Compared with the Class B maintenance project for No.6 unit in 2019, the No.5 unit overhauling project involves more tasks a...
Shanghai Electric's Shared Energy Storage Project broke ground in Golmud, Qinghai on June 22. Shanghai Electric Power Generation Engineering Co., Ltd. is the EPC contractor of the project while adopting a lithium iron phosphate battery storage system provided by Shanghai Electric Guoxuan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. It is a pilot project for Shanghai Electric to expand its presence in the northwest energy storage market. optimal benefits For renewable energy plants, the new model of shared...
In the run-up to the July 9 inaugural meeting of the National Hydrogen Council established by the German federal government, E.ON has called for a green-gas quota. The share of fossil gases must continually decline and that of green gas increase. Introducing a technology- and origin-neutral quota for green gas can help achieve this. energy transition E.ON will support the scale-up of green gas along the entire value chain to help Europe achieve carbon neutrality" Thomas König, the m...
The Gephart Service Department continues to provide excellent 24/7/365 electrical service to the customers and has recently been awarded several new projects, many of them with long-time, valued customers. North Memorial Health OPC, PET / CT Replacement 2-East Mental Health Renovation RMB, Quality Suite 402 Renovation Radiation 4 Equipment Replacement Endoscopy Procedure Room Renovation OR #1 Urology Suite Renovation LED Lighting Retrofits (Multiple Areas) Target Field Winter Hea...
The OverIT Partner Training summer edition is here! They are thrilled to announce that the Summer 2020 Partner Training is live! Here at OverIT, they firmly believe that the strategic combination of network-trusted technology partners, integration consultants, along the support of product specialists is essential for every customer-centric business, in order to always ensure successful deployments and maximize the clients’ ROI. OverIT deep expertise This is why industry-renowned partner...
E.ON has discovered the world's greenest data center. It's located in the Bavarian village of Grotach. The computing power there is completely sustainable and 100 percent CO2-neutral. Good reasons for E.ON to include this facility in its current corporate campaign #GreenInternet, with which E.ON informs about internet use and energy consumption on social channels. An E.ON video tells the story of the discovery of the CO2-free data center in Grotach. Please note that this video is only avail...
China's Annual Conference on Electric Reliability Indicators was recently held by the National Energy Administration and China Electricity Council. At the conference, the annual reliability indicators for generator units at three levels were announced. Shanghai Electric maintained its leadership with equivalent unplanned outage hours (EUOH) decreasing every year. Shanghai Electric has also secured its first place in the number and percentage of awarded units for all three categories. Annual re...
China Resources Power (Caofeidian) Co., Ltd. has recently completed a 168-hour test run for its No.4 generation unit. This means that two 1000 MW coal-fired units in Phase II saw a smooth start-up at the first attempt. The project is the first-of-its-kind in Hebei, China. It has China's first 1000 MW generation unit with five cylinders and six exhausts, and its steam turbines and generating equipment are provided by Shanghai Electric.
E.ON and thyssenkrupp are making hydrogen technology more intelligent: large-scale electrolysis plants, which plant manufacturer thyssenkrupp offers to industry, can now be linked to the electricity market in Germany via E.ON’s virtual power plant. This makes the plants “electricity market ready”. In this way, industrial hydrogen production can contribute to the efficient integration of green electricity into the energy system. The principle is that if there is a high dem...
The declared target of the German government is to reduce primary energy consumption by 50% until 2050 compared with 2008. A key factor in reducing energy consumption is increasing energy efficiency. With the efficiency PACK eP 150.200, the pioneering manufacturer of waste heat solutions, Orcan Energy, is creating the necessary conditions for this: with the new solution, industrial companies can now convert the previously unused waste heat from their productions even more effectively into a sus...
The declared target of the German government is to reduce primary energy consumption by 50% until 2050 compared with 2008. A key factor in reducing energy consumption is increasing energy efficiency. With the efficiency PACK eP 150.200, the manufacturer of waste heat solutions, Orcan Energy, is creating the necessary conditions for this: With the new solution, industrial companies can convert the previously unused waste heat from their productions even more effectively into a sustainable...
The release 9.1 of Geocall brings Artificial Intelligence into the core of the product, empowering organizations to upgrade from being reactive to providing proactive and predictive field service. Artificial Intelligence capabilities provide more accurate estimates of key service metrics, proposing 'best fit' solutions. Geocall 9.1 By introducing Machine Learning techniques in its scheduling optimization engine, Geocall learns from planners’ behavior and experie...
Urbasolar is accelerating its growth: In cooperation with the French bank Crédit Agricole, Axpo’s subsidiary, which specializes in photovoltaics, is building 37 new solar plants across 16 French departments. Total project financing amounts to EUR 124 million. This is one of the financing volumes for new PV systems in France. Axpo is thus consistently implementing its growth strategy in the renewable energies sector. Installed capacity of 143 MW The 37 solar plants that will prim...
On June 11, 2020, NR Electric successfully put into operation the 275/33kV substation EPC project of Malaysia Samalaju Industrial Park. The project is an important part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) in Sarawak, Malaysia. The substation will supply power for MPAS plant, the largest phosphorus chemical enterprise in Malaysia, and make an important contribution to the local industrial and economic development. The project includes one 275/33kV high-voltage substation, one 33/...
Local Indigenous communities in Fort Chipewyan long had a vision of transitioning into a cleaner, self-sustaining community concerning their energy generation. In October 2020, this vision will become a reality, when the second and final phase of the Fort Chip Off-grid Solar Project is completed. This exciting and inspiring project is the culmination of three years of hard work and will see the remote Northern Albertan community become the home of the largest off-grid solar and storage microgri...
Aggreko is using Azure Synapse Analytics to support its efforts to drive data efficiency across the business. This tool will help transform Aggreko’s existing data strategy through, for example, the integration of just-in-time inventory and increased operational efficiency. Data helps Aggreko to drive value for its customers across the world, which range from powering the Rugby World Cup in Japan to remote mines in Australia to providing power to the entire Caribbean island of St Croix....
A partnership agreement on a new energy private equity fund was entered into between Shanghai Electric Finance Group, Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group, and China Huaneng Group (CHNG) on June 4, 2020. It is another solid step of Shanghai Electric Finance Group towards fueling Shanghai Electric with industry funds. New Energy Investment Fund partnership With CHNG’s fund management company as the initiator, the fund has three participants: CHNG subsidiary (51% shares) and Shanghai Electr...
Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Engineering Co., Ltd. became the supplier of high- and medium-voltage electrical equipment to National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan (NENU). The project, funded by loans from the World Bank, is to renovate and expand part of aged substations in the country. Upon completion, the project will take local electricity stability to a new level. It is the fourth NENU project undertaken by Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution...
The city of Essen has become smarter. This is made possible by 15 new intelligent streetlights, which E.ON, the city of Essen, and the Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (EVV) have officially put into operation near the Philharmonic Hall and the Aalto Theater. The so-called smart poles not only provide light but can also serve as charging points for electric cars, enable intelligent parking space management via sensor technology, collect data on air quality or provide the area with f...
On November 8, Tegel Airport closes and goes into standby for at least six months. After that, the Berlin TXL – Urban Tech Republic (UTR) – a research and industrial park in which urban technologies are researched, developed, produced, tested, and exported – is to be built on the airport site. At the same time, the Schumacher Quartier (SQ) with over 5,000 residential units is being constructed on the almost 500-hectare site. Centrally generated energy Centrally generated ene...
The steam generators for molten salt towers, another key piece of equipment for the Dubai 950MW CSP+PV solar power project, were shipped from Lingang Plant on the morning of May 28. The generators were manufactured by Shanghai Power Plant Auxiliary Machine Factory Co., Ltd. (the factory), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric. The factory was entrusted with 136 heat exchangers and storage tanks, among which the most important is the steam generator system (SGS) for molten salt towers produced for S...
Can users build cities in the future in which the use of fossil fuels is largely superfluous? How can they achieve the German government's ambitious climate targets? And how can every individual make a contribution? These and other questions are to be answered in individual districts of the cities of Essen and Bedburg in North Rhine-Westphalia and Kaisersesch in Rhineland-Palatinate. innovative technologies The variously structured quarters should complement each other sustainably and economi...
Axpo announces Albula-Landwasser Kraftwerke AG (ALK) has commissioned the Tischbach power plant in Bergün. The 220 kilowatt small hydroelectric power plant uses water from an existing ALK water feed line and produces clean electricity for around 120 average four-person households. The Tischbach small hydroelectric power plant was installed at the connection between the existing Tischbach water catchment and the Bergün balancing reservoir. This means that in future the water from the e...