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Siemens and Enlighted, a pioneering property technology company owned by Siemens, announced a strategic partnership with Zumtobel Group, a global lighting solutions provider, to advance the adoption of smart building technologies including intelligent IoT lighting, setting new standards for efficiency and sustainability in building operations worldwide. At the core of the partnership lies the technical integration of Enlighted's industry-pioneering smart sensors into Zumtobel Group's lighting p...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it has signed an agreement with Dispel LLC, a developer and distributor of secure remote-access and operational management solutions, to expand their operational technology (OT) security business through marketing and technical development. Remote maintenance, which involves utilizing internet technology to monitor and troubleshoot production lines from remote locations, is attracting increasing interest due to manufacturing's globalization as well...

Siemens announces the launch of new Gridscale X software with the release of a Gridscale X Network Model Manager in the US and Canada. The product allows ISOs (independent system operators) and TSOs (transmission system operators) to centrally manage their network data with a Digital Twin of the power grid for more efficient planning, development and operations. The Gridscale X Network Model Manager handles various grid scenarios such as new or changing assets, facilitates project handling, and...

WEG’s mobile solutions ensure application across various voltage classes according to customer needs, providing operational dynamism and time savings for preventive and corrective maintenance. WEG supplied the first mobile substation in the state of Amapá, Brazil, to CEA Equatorial, an electricity trading and distribution company. The acquisition aims to ensure efficiency and reliability in the supply of electricity to the people of Amapá. WEG’s mobile substation WEG...

Cargounit, the largest independent locomotive leasing company in Poland, has signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility for the purchase of 90 Vectron MS locomotives, of which 30 have been immediately called up. Additionally, a second contract was signed for the delivery of ten Smartron locomotives. The first deliveries are planned for 2025. Siemens Mobility and Cargounit’s collaboration dates back to 2018, when a single Vectron MS locomotive was purchased. Cargounit is the largest custome...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces the latest innovations and progress towards accelerating grid modernization at DISTRIBUTECH International® 2024, the annual transmission and distribution event for utilities, technology providers, and industry pioneers.  Schneider has also affirmed their leadership in distributed energy resources management with its recognition by Guidehouse Insights as a pioneer in 2024 for bot...

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has been named to the Indiana Chamber®’s 2024 list of Best Places to Work in Indiana. The Chamber announced winners on its website; rankings will be unveiled at an awards event held on May 8, 2024.  The recognition is one of several the company received in the past 12 months, including awards at the national level presented by Newsweek and USA Today. Best Places award The Chamber’s nomination review process also includes a comprehensive employe...

Siemens has announced the launch of new Gridscale X software with the release of a Gridscale X Network Model Manager in the US and Canada. The product allows ISOs (independent system operators) and TSOs (transmission system operators) to centrally manage their network data with a Digital Twin of the power grid for more efficient planning, development, and operations. cloud-ready software The Gridscale X Network Model Manager handles various grid scenarios, such as new or changing assets, faci...

Delta, a global major in power and thermal management solutions, announced presenting the next-generation power solutions capable of enhancing energy efficiency in AI servers and data centers at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2024. These include Delta’s Open Rack Version 3 (ORV3) 1OU 18kW and 1OU 33kW Power Shelves featuring power supplies with an impressive efficiency up to 97.5%. Vertical Power Delivery Solution The next-generation Vertical Power D...

Cables pioneer - AEI Cables is highlighting the need for those in the electrical supply chain to gather crucial data required under the new Building Safety Act. The Act – introduced in October 2023 – makes new requirements for ‘higher-risk buildings’, which are those deemed to be at least 18 meters in height or at least seven storeys containing at least two residential units. Fire services in firefighting The systems in these buildings powered by electrical cables &nda...

Siemens has announced the launch of Gridscale X, paving the way towards the vision of autonomous grid management, accelerating digital transformation for grid operators at speed and scale. With Gridscale X, Siemens provides modular software to support utilities to tackle their most pressing challenges related to the energy transition. grid management Gridscale X makes it possible to scale grid capacity fast, handle the complexity of DERs, and increase grid flexibility with software that is ea...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will begin shipping samples of its new 6.5W silicon radio-frequency (RF) high-power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) for use in RF high-power amplifiers of commercial handheld two-way radios (walkie-talkies) on February 28. The model, which achieves an industry-pioneering 6.5W output power from a 3.6V single-cell lithium-ion battery, is expected to extend the range and reduce the power consumption of commercial radio eq...

Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation announced that PT. Mitsubishi Jaya Elevator and Escalator (MJEE), which is engaged in the sales, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of elevators and escalators in Indonesia, has secured a major order to supply a total of 55 units, comprising 33 elevators and 22 escalators, for the Indonesia New Capital Relocation Project (Phase 1). This order for elevators and escalators for key government facilities such as the Presidential Palace an...

Corn ethanol is a clean energy source that, compared to traditional fossil fuels, minimizes the emission of greenhouse gases. Besides that, it has several applications, the most common is its use as a biofuel and its frequent presence in the food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. To meet the requirements of this market, WEG offers a wide range of solutions in electrical equipment, automation and paintings. In this way, WEG supplied a generator for the plant expan...

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, filed its updated Smart Energy Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission. The $12.4 billion, five-year investment plan is designed to modernize infrastructure and enhance grid reliability and flexibility. Ameren Missouri is investing in smart technology, stronger poles, upgraded power lines and other infrastructure to replace aging equipment, reduce outages and respond faster when they do occur. These investments also build and bolster...

Technology has revolutionized the world and daily lives over the years.  MingYang Smart Energy Group creates a bigger lever for changing the world every time develops a more innovative and powerful technology because it would undergo its evolution while driving the economy with its combination and recursiveness, as described by William Brian Arthur in his book The Nature of Technology. wind turbine technology With the constant iteration and evolution of offshore wind turbines, the wind t...

Mingyang’s market share in 2018 new-installation in China reached 12.41%, according to the Chinese Wind Energy Association. As of the first quarter of 2019, Mingyang’s order book has reached 7,805MW with a total contract amount of CNY34.5 billion, of which the order for offshore wind power reached 2,379MW with a total contract amount of CNY15.762 billion; in April 2019, Mingyang secured the largest offshore wind order in the world with a capacity of 1,403MW and total contract amount...

Offshore wind is undergoing transformational improvement as a key solution to the energy transition. The continuous iteration and evolution of wind turbine technology have enabled developers to venture into deeper waters and to tap further wind resources. MingYang Smart Energy is always motivated to drive this trend through innovation and has reached a new milestone with the introduction of the new MySE 16.0-242, the world’s largest Hybrid Drive wind turbine. Designed for high-wind IEC IB...

MingYang Smart Energy and the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate to realize an investment by MingYang into the UK’s offshore wind sector. Qiying Zhang, President and CTO of MingYang, and John Edwards, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner to China of DIT, jointly signed the MoU online. final investment agreement The agreement will focus on MingYang investing in a blade manufacturing factory,...

The two MySE5.5-155 wind turbines are located at the positions of Y8 and Y9 in Xinghuawan Bay Wind Farm. The monthly generation of November of Y8 is around 2,400MWh. wind turbine integration grid Moreover, the total generation after grid-on half a year ago is around 11210MWh, while the equivalent generation hours of the above-rated operation is 2040 hours, superior to those of all other wind turbines integrated into the grid simultaneously.  The wind turbine at the position of Y9 has pe...

Owning the first domestic patent for a typhoon-resistance wind turbine, Ming Yang Smart Energy analyzed the external loads and simulated the wind turbine states subjected to typhoons, improved the design of mechanical elements for centralized loads, and reduced the rotor and tower loads during typhoon exciting, to guarantee the safety and significantly improve the power capture under typhoon operation. typhoon-resistance team The Super Typhoon Mangkhut launched on Sept. 7, 2018. After sweeping...

The Zhuhai GuishanOffshore Project is the first green wind power demonstration project in China that uses jacket foundations, consisting of 27 units of My SE3.0-112anti-typhoon wind turbines. noise performance The Project successfully withstood the test of Super Typhoon Mangkhut with an extreme speed of 70 m/s. The wind farm is located at Lingdingyang Bay in Zhuhai, and its straight-way distance to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is only about 10 km. This model of wind turbines has excellen...

MingYang Smart Energy has signed an agreement with the worldwide pioneering certification body DNV GL to conduct Type Certification for its new MySE11-203 offshore wind turbine. The virtual signing ceremony took place on 28th September 2020. Qiying Zhang, Executive President of MingYang, Kim Mørk, Executive Vice President of Renewables Certification of DNV GL, and other representatives from the two sides attended the signing ceremony. design of the MySE platform  MingYang’s...

Mingyang Smart Energy has signed a localization cooperation agreement with Unison Ltd., a South Korean wind turbine manufacturer and wind power company in Zhongshan, Guangdong. The agreement involves an investment of 400 billion Korean won, approximately 2 billion RMB, from Mingyang Smart Energy to promote its business in Korea and globally. Zhang Qiying, President and Chief Technology Officer of Mingyang Smart Energy, and Park Won-seo, CEO of Unison, signed the agreement while Zhang Chuanwei,...

The Voyage Arc Virtual Reality Headset from Lincoln Electric has won a silver medal from the 2023 Brandon Hall Group™ 2023 HCM Excellence Awards® program in the category of Best Advance in Education Delivered Through Technology. Since their inception in 1993, the Brandon Hall Group Awards have recognized industry organizations worldwide that include small, medium, large and global enterprises; government entities; not-for-profits; and associations. Entries focus on programs, strategi...

TL Aerotek was looking for an automated solution to keep up with accelerating demand and found success using Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s plug-and-play machine tending solution, LoadMate Plus™. Expand Machinery TL Aerotek, a small-job milling shop customer, experienced a large influx of orders. To keep up with demand, they sought a solution that would alleviate labor uncertainty and help to grow the business. TL Aerotek turned to their long-time supplier of milling machines fo...

Adding electric vehicle (EV) charging stations often requires complex and expensive upgrades to existing electrical infrastructure. Intelligent power management company Eaton is solving this challenge with an automated and dynamic load management approach that safely maximizes the charging capabilities of existing electrical systems. The solution was developed in collaboration with ChargeLab, a North American leader in open EV charger management software. Fully integrated monitoring Eaton&r...

At Light + Building 2024, Siemens Smart Infrastructure will shine a spotlight on the innovative products, software, and services, as well as the collaborations needed to drive true sustainability impact for customers and societies.  The company’s focus for the 2024 show is ‘Technology to transform the everyday for everyone’, through which it will highlight how combining the real and digital worlds, together with customers and partners, enables the sustainable transformati...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces that it has committed to invest in a portfolio of Texas-based clean energy projects utilizing a Tax Credit Transfer Agreement (TCTA) for solar and battery storage systems developed, built, and operated by ENGIE North America (ENGIE). The contracted projects are expected to come online throughout 2024 and will enable Schneider Electric to get closer to its 100% renewable energy goal in th...

Siemens Digital Industries Software has launched the Veloce™ CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system. In a first for the EDA (Electronic Design Automation) industry, Veloce CS incorporates hardware emulation, enterprise prototyping and software prototyping and is built on two highly advanced integrated circuits (ICs) – Siemens’ new, purpose-built Crystal accelerator chip for emulation and the AMD Versal™ Premium VP1902 FPGA adaptive SoC (System-on-a-chip)...