Chile Electrical Industry News
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has increased the quality of optical signal transmission at 800Gbps in the C+L band using an optical transmission system equipped with a Forward Raman Unit. Raman amplification Raman amplification is a supporting technology in optical fiber communication systems, and backward-pumped Raman amplification, which amplifies optical signals from the receiver side, is used normally. There were high expectations for forward Raman units given the broad bandwidth of th...
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. successfully improved the performance of the dual port pump laser for Raman amplifiers that is used as the pump laser for Raman amplifiers with high output and low power consumption. Background Following the recent appearance of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning, data traffic at data centers and other locations has exploded globally, and it is expected to grow further in the future. In response to this situation, communications speed needs...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it will begin shipping samples of its latest optical device, a DFB-CAN with built-in wavelength monitor, on April 1. This innovative new light source, the industry's first to use the TO-56CAN package for digital coherent communication capable of high-speed, long-distance transmission, is expected to contribute to the realization of ultra-small, low-power consumption of optical transceiver modules. Intensity modulation methods Communication traff...
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has achieved a 19dBm (approx. 80mW) optical output power from the ultra-small, narrow linewidth tunable light source, a laser product used as a light source in optical digital coherent communications. Following the recent appearance of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning, data traffic at data centers and other locations has exploded globally, and it is expected to grow further in the future. In response to this situation, progress is being ma...
A container for young people is available in the town of Bitburg at the central bus station (ZOB). The container offers young people a safe meeting place outside their own four walls. It is almost six meters long, two meters wide, and three meters high, and is equipped with a table, four chairs, a kettle, a shelf, and a table football table. The opening times are flexible and can be read weekly outside next to the door of the container. With the support of Westenergie, the Caritas Association W...
Ameren Missouri., a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation received approval to build or acquire approximately 400 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. The first of the three solar projects is scheduled to go into service in 2025, with two more set to begin serving customers in 2026. "Thoughtfully integrating these new, low-cost energy sources with our existing generation fleet is one of the ways Ameren Missouri is providing our customers with the reliable, resilient, and affordable energy they expect,"...
Heat battery manufacturer Sunamp, Cory, one of the UK’s pioneering waste management companies, and Sheen Parkside, an arranger of innovative low-carbon infrastructure projects, have formed a consortium to decarbonize heating by moving waste heat along the River Thames in thermal batteries. The Thames Mobile Heat Consortium will take heat from along the river – initially from Cory’s Riverside energy from waste (EfW) plant, located on the banks of the Thames in Belvedere –...
Schneider Electric and Mainspring Energy announced at the annual CERAWeek Conference that they are partnering to offer a new hybrid-energy technology that combines Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Microgrid Solution and turn-key design-build services with Mainspring’s groundbreaking Linear Generator. The combination provides power and fuel flexibility as well as energy resiliency for commercial and industrial customers. innovative energy solution As the energy sector seeks t...
The topic of digital substations and the application of the process bus according to the IEC-61850 standard is already a reality in the National Interconnected System (SIN). WEG, as a provider of protection and control systems (SPCS), has several projects in its portfolio that already apply this type of technology. One of them is the Vilhena Substation 230/138/69/13.8kV, with the implementation stage of the bar reactors for spans HX-6RB-02 and IX-6RB-03 of 230kV – 60MVAr, the first d...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has introduced an additional variant of its SICHARGE D electric vehicle (EV) fast charger, with a maximum output of 400 kW for IEC markets. SICHARGE D Designed for future-proof electric vehicle (EV) charging, SICHARGE D fulfills the relevant standards, protocols, and norms and can adapt to current and future charging needs. What’s more, with the SICHARGE D dispenser, charging up to four vehicles at the same time is possible with only one grid connection, opt...
Quanergy Solutions, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR technology, proudly announces two innovations for its Q-Track® solution; an industry-first cloud-based sensor coverage tool and full Windows compatibility. Both of these new products further improve the customers’ out-of-the-box experience for Quanergy’s Q-Track portfolio. Q-Track Coverage Tool The cloud-based Q-Track Coverage Tool is aimed at revolutionizing pre-deployment planning and site surveys. This innovative tool allows...
Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and Hy Stor Energy, a company pioneering carbon-free renewable hydrogen production and long-duration storage at scale announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the development of Hy Stor Energy’s Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) and its broader U.S. development platform. In this partnership, Schneider Electric and Hy Stor Energy are solving large-scale...
Innodisk, a renowned global AI solution provider, is demonstrating its edge AI integration expertise at NVIDIA GTC (GTC 2024) in San Jose, USA. Innodisk specializes in integrating and developing customizable AI solutions that can be scaled across various industries. The company actively shares its research and practical implementation of edge AI with industries worldwide, showcasing how its camera modules integrate with NVIDIA’s specialized AI visual technology. Advancing Smart Factory S...
Cables pioneer - AEI Cables is highlighting the need for the supply chain to be aware of the various pieces of legislation and guidance in the selection of cables to help make Britain’s buildings safer. The systems powered by these cables including smoke and heat extraction systems assist fire services in firefighting and a safe evacuation in the case of life safety. Selection and installation of cables The company has been communicating the importance of following the technical guidanc...
The energy service provider and infrastructure provider - Westenergie, together with the administration of Traben-Trarbach, has modernized the lighting in the car park of the Moseltherme in Wildsteiner Weg and supplied a new light mast with state-of-the-art LED light heads. Representatives of the Traben-Trarbach municipality and Westenergie employees now symbolically inspected the new technology and were convinced of the advantages of the modernization. energy savings Westenergie is cov...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its environmental efforts related to supply chains have earned the company designation as a 2023 "Supplier Engagement Leader," the highest ranking in the CDP Supplier Engagement Rating program operated by CDP, an international non-profit organization that supports environmental disclosure. This is the fourth consecutive year since 2020 and the seventh time in which Mitsubishi Electric has earned a top ranking for excellent a...
VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that Banglalink, its innovative digital service provider in Bangladesh, has received a unified license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). unified license The newly issued license combines existing authorizations to use 2G, 3G, and 4G standards, making Banglalink’s licenses technology-agnostic across these three generations, and can also be used f...
Schneider Electric., the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to optimize data center infrastructure and pave the way for groundbreaking advancements in edge artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technologies. AI data center reference designs Schneider Electric will leverage its expertise in data center infrastructure and NVIDIA’s advanced AI technologies to introduce the first publicly available AI data c...
Intelligent power management company Eaton announced it has launched its next-generation fuel tank isolation valve (FTIV) for hybrid vehicles. The new FTIV® is easier to mount, 27% lighter, 39% smaller, and contains 24% fewer components than its predecessor. gas engine The gas engine in a hybrid vehicle does not operate continuously. As a result, hybrid fuel systems require special measures to address evaporative emissions that accumulate when the gas engine is not in operation. impor...
Schneider Electric - the global major in the digital transformation of energy management and automation - announced plans to invest $140 million into its U.S. manufacturing operations and create about 750 new manufacturing jobs across the country in 2024. The company will invest $85 million initially to transform and equip an existing 500,000 square foot building in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and upgrade its existing Smyrna, Tennessee manufacturing operations. Both locations will manufacture custom...
Ingeteam strengthens its leadership in the renewable hydrogen sector. In addition to the projects already commissioned in the last year and a half, it has a portfolio of over 400 MW of awarded projects to be delivered in 2024. The projects are distributed all over the world, in destinations such as Australia, Canada, the United States, Germany, Spain, and other European countries. Ingeteam currently has rectifiers feeding different PEM and alkaline electrolyzers in plants in Spain, Belgium, and...
The Board of Directors of TE Connectivity Ltd., a global major in connectors and sensors, has unanimously approved a proposed change of the company's place of incorporation from Switzerland to Ireland. Shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of the proposal at a Special General Meeting of Shareholders in Zurich, Switzerland. If approved, TE expects to implement the change in 2024. TE leadership hub TE Connectivity does not anticipate any material change in its operations or financial resu...
Following extensive investigations, Axpo has decided to discontinue its planned solar project in Glarus Süd. The reasons behind this decision are natural hazards, limited environmental compatibility and low energy yield. Axpo and the municipality of Glarus Süd regret this decision. Axpo will continue to invest in sustainable forms of energy and drive its Alpine projects forward. Levels of solar radiation The required land would have remained usable as pasture after constructio...
The rehearsal rooms of the Grün-Weiß Lembeck e. V. marching band is located in the basement of the former Laurentiusschule and has a large outdoor area that can be reached via an external staircase. Outdoor rehearsals, barbecues, and other events take place outside in the summer. In order to enable safer access to the outdoor area, the desire for a handrail for the outdoor staircase arose. active local employee initiative When Markus Droste, an employee of Westenergie AG, heard abo...
Texas Instruments announced that it will demonstrate new embedded processing and connectivity products for enabling a safer, smarter, and more sustainable future in the embedded world, on April 9 through April 11, 2024, in Nuremberg, Germany. TI's exhibit in hall 3A, booth 131 will showcase the latest advancements in application areas such as robotics, energy transition, and electric vehicles. embedded processing "Advancements in embedded processing are redefining the potential of indus...
Customers in southeast Missouri will begin seeing crews in their neighborhoods as Ameren Missouri installs upgraded electric smart meters. The new meters will replace the current meter system, offering customers more options to tailor energy usage and potentially save money. Crews began working in Cape Girardeau and Dexter on March 4, and most installations should be complete by summer 2024. More than 42,000 customers in the area will receive new smart meters. Customers in Caruthersville, Charl...
The municipalities of the Prüm collective municipality will continue to work with Westenergie AG in the operation and modernization of street lighting. Representatives of the collective municipality and the municipalities met with representatives of Westenergie in Prüm to symbolically sign the extension of the relevant contracts. The service agreements entitled 'Light & Service' were extended for a further ten years. energy-saving technology "We will be able to significant...
Axpo and Jabil, a major global electronics manufacturer headquartered in the United States of America (USA), have announced that they have renewed their long-term partnership in Hungary with a renewable energy corporate power purchase agreement (cPPA). The seven-year deal covers Jabil’s entire energy consumption in Hungary at two locations, marking an important advance towards the company’s environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) goals. Axpo and Jabil extend energy par...
Together with the city of Simmern, Westenergie AG is supporting the modernization of LED lights throughout the city. In the city of Simmern, 921 new and environmentally friendly LED lights are now providing efficient and energy-saving lighting. City Mayor - Dr. Andreas Nikolay and Westenergie Regional Manager - Florian Schmidt were on site to get an idea of the modernization. LED technology "With the new, longer-lasting LED technology, we are not only easing the burden on the city's b...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it ranked fourth globally and first among Japanese companies in terms of international patent applications filed in 2023, according to the Switzerland-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). A high level of both ranking and the number of patent applications reflect Mitsubishi Electric's strategy to actively promote international patent applicants, along with the globalization of its business. In 2023, the company has ranked wi...