United Kingdom (UK) Electrical Industry News
At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of RWE AG made personnel decisions that ensure full continuity in the company's management on the one hand and the planned and seamless transfer of responsibilities on the other. The appointment of Michael Müller as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Group was extended by the Supervisory Board for a further five years and will now run until 1 November 2028. Michael Müller has already been a member of the Group Executive Board since November 2020...
Schneider Electric, a pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Robert (Bobby) Cain as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for its North America region. As the newly appointed regional CIO, Bobby will be tasked with driving digital transformation and IT landscape evolution to support Schneider Electric’s North America operations and business growth. His responsibilities will include ensuring the realization of strategic transformation initiative...
Another PCIM Europe in the books, this time completely digital. SEMIKRON followed suit with online presentations and webinars to showcase the latest product updates. Semikron presented the eMPack as a solution for Automotive traction applications with two presentations in the eMoblity Forum by Oliver Tamm and Ingo Rabl. Also, Stefan Häuser, Bernhard Eichler, and Emiliano Meza held two live webinars about the solutions for the smart grid and the high-power modules in the field of renewables...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that the company will work closely with Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD), as well as United Kingdom (UK) and Italian companies to help strengthen Japan’s security and defense industrial base with innovative technologies, responding to a joint statement by the Prime Ministers of Japan, United Kingdom and Italy on December 9, 2022 that the three countries will begin developing next-generation fighter aircraft under the Future Fighter Program. Mi...
Siemens has been awarded a new contract to establish a distribution management system and advanced metering infrastructure for North Delta Electricity Distribution Company (NDEDC), which serves customers in Damietta, a city in the Nile delta, in Egypt. As a subsidiary of the state-owned utility - Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), NDEDC is responsible for the distribution network of the Daqahleya, Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates, and serves about 4.5 million electrical subscr...
RWE has commissioned its 17th Spanish onshore wind farm. Rea Unificado is a 40.8-megawatt (MW) site in Soria in the north-east of Spain. RWE installed nine Nordex turbines with a rated output of 4.53 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 149 meters each – by far the largest and most powerful in its Spanish fleet. Rea Unificado will be able to supply the equivalent of 30,000 Spanish homes with green electricity annually. Katja Wünschel, CEO of Onshore Wind and Solar Europe & Aust...
RWE has joined forces with pioneering Lithuanian educational institutions to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, based on education, research, and knowledge transfer. Corresponding Letters of Intent (LoI) were signed with Klaipeda University, Lithuanian Maritime Academy, Klaipeda State University of Applied Sciences, and the Klaipeda Paulius Lindenau Training Center. Promoting offshore wind energy “Offshore wind is key to meeting the increasing de...
Power electronics engineers understand the complexity of power module selection for their specific applications. With SemiSel 5, SEMIKRON offers a new simulation tool to ease this burden. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, the team created SemiSel 5 around the needs of power electronics developers. With its brand-new user interface, power module selection is even easier through only five simple steps. Webinar details In the first section of this webinar, Martin Röblitz will guid...
The President of Hunt Electric, John Axelson, recently announced the role of the company’s Corporate Safety Director has been filled by Chris Rollins. Chris was previously working as the National Project Safety Manager at Hunt Electric. Coming up through the trades originally, Chris Rollins had a great understanding of what it was like being assigned and performing tasks in less than ideal environments. Extensive industry experience Hunt was an easy choice for me. Prior to working...
Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and ORPC, an internationally recognized company in marine energy technology, innovation and operational excellence, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on microgrid projects to advance marine energy as a commercially-viable renewable energy source. Through this collaboration, ORPC and Schneider Electric will install microgrid systems that include Schnei...
Eurotherm is a premier provider of temperature, power, and process control, measurement, and data management equipment, systems, software, and services for global industrial markets. The company employs about 650 people worldwide, with headquarters in Worthing, U.K., and core manufacturing operations in Ledziny, Poland. Watlow and Eurotherm partnership Rob Gilmore, Watlow’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said, “We are excited about Watlow and Eurotherm, and all we will accomplish...
The term “smart grid” has been bandied about for years. Frequently mentioned in connection with smart meters, it has been used so many times as a buzzword without any real content to back it up, that it has become almost worn out before a global and meaningful implementation could be realized. However, things appear quite different. Talk of a smart grid within the narrow context of actual "digital grid management” has now become far more meaningful. energy shortage Renewable...
RWE is accelerating the expansion of its green portfolio in North Rhine-Westphalia. After building a solar plant with integrated battery storage at Inden Mine and starting construction of two similar plants at Garzweiler Mine, the company has now been successful in the solar tender of the German Federal Network Agency (Auction date 1 November 2022). RWE has thus laid the basis for the construction of a new photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 16.8 megawatts (MWac) at Hambach Mine. Around...
RWE one of the largest UK energy companies and the largest renewable generator in Wales has launched a new three-year green qualification that will be delivered through Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. Their people are at the very heart of delivering RWE’s ambition of achieving Net Zero by 2040; and expanding its green generation capacity to 50 gigawatts, with some £15 billion earmarked for the UK. RWE is committed to attracting and developing the next generation of green energy professionals...
ABB has been selected by BHP to deliver a power management system for the Jansen Potash Project in Canada, which will provide nutrient-rich potash fertilizer to enable more sustainable farming globally. The global resource company is progressing with the US $5.7 billion Jansen Stage 1 Potash Project which is expected to achieve the first production in late 2026. The order includes ABB Ability™ System 800xA Power Control Library, a digital application to monitor industrial electrical syste...
E.ON are working on many innovations so that customers can both produce and manage their energy. Unfortunately, the algae power storage system is not yet available and was the joke for April Fool’s Day. But offering innovative and reliable solar solutions is, of course, always the claim. With E.ON, users have a reliable and proven expert at their side who offers the right solar solution for their power requirements. algae and uses The company presented the first purely plant-based p...
Semtech Corporation, a global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Sweden-based Nordic Propeye, an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for smart buildings, has integrated Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® standard into its new HVAC optimization solution being launched in the U.S. marketplace to reduce energy consumption. IoT solutions Global pressure on energy prices, an increased foc...
Siemens is expanding its generator circuit-breaker portfolio with a new compact version - the HB1-Compact (HB1-C). The versatile and highly customizable solution uses maintenance-free vacuum switching technology and addresses the most challenging of constraints. Available in L-shape and I-shape designs, the HB1-C can be mounted either vertically or horizontally and can be adjusted to match existing busbar connection points. Additionally, the generator circuit-breaker and its integrated main dis...
Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, shared that Scott Harden, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Innovation, has joined the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Board of Directors. As Chief Technology Officer, Innovation, Scott Harden leads Schneider Electric’s software development through SE Ventures, a premier, US$ 1 billion venture fund, as well as other joint ventures and partnerships to drive corporate...
Saving energy isn’t as difficult as users might think. There are a number of simple measures that they can perform in their property to reduce energy consumption and cut energy costs. Here are YESSS Electrical’s top 10 energy-saving tips: Do Some DIY Draught-Proofing - One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to save energy is draught-proofing the property. This measure can help maintain temperatures in the home. This is especially useful during wintertime, as the last thing...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it will begin shipping samples of a new thermal sensor that is capable of measurements up to 200 °C, on February 1, 2023. The company’s existing MelDIR, launched in 2019, measures temperatures from -5 °C to 60 °C for applications including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), security, people counting, and smart buildings. New MelDIR ‘MIR8060B3’ The new MelDIR ‘MIR8060B3’ uses advanced si...
Luminus Devices has expanded its human-centric lighting portfolio with the introduction of the Salud COBs. These recently released COBs have high R9 values, high melanopic/photopic ratios, and 90 CRI minimum in warm CCTs that enable users to meet WELL Building requirements. In addition, these LEDs possess exceptionally long color stability, excellent optical emission uniformity, as well as color-over-angle consistency, and superior thermal conductivity for uniform heat spreading. Salud COBs T...
DENSO Corporation announced it has received the IEEE Corporate Innovation Award from IEEE, the largest international association for electrical and electronic engineering in the world, for developing the QR Code and spreading its use globally. IEEE Corporate Innovation Award The IEEE Corporate Innovation Award, one of the most prestigious technical awards in the world, is presented to organizations that have made a significant global impact with innovative technologies and products and co...
The green energy revolution is well underway, driven by the challenges of climate change and the drive towards sustainable development. RECOM’s high-isolation DC/DC converters play a key role in green energy designs. Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant global renewable energy source, and plays a key role in the development of sustainable energy systems. Global photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity has undergone exponential growth over the past decade. Approximately 183GW was...
RWE and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Hyphen) have signed a memorandum of understanding that could see RWE offtake up to 300,000 tons of green ammonia per year from Namibia. Hyphen was appointed the preferred bidder by the Namibian government to develop the first green hydrogen project in Namibia for export. By 2027 the project aims to annually produce 1 million tons of green ammonia - a hydrogen derivative that is particularly suitable for transport by ship. German renewable energy project develope...
RWE, one of the pioneering offshore wind companies, has acquired 100% of Irish company - Western Power Offshore Developments Ltd, which is in the early stages of developing the East Celtic Wind Farm project off the coast of Ireland. Located around 10 km off the coast of Wexford and Waterford in Ireland, the East Celtic project will significantly expand RWE’s offshore wind developments in the country and contributes towards its target of expanding its powerful, green generation fleet int...
Designing a reliable wind converter is an increasingly difficult task with the ever-growing power requirements. The highly reliable, sintered SKiiP 4 has had a power boost. This highly integrated package provides a further 25% increase in power. SKiiP SKiiP is a proven platform with millions of units in the field, allowing for continuous improvement in reliability and performance. Design effort is reduced through an integrated package including a power module, driver, current sensors & coo...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced its development of a quantum artificial intelligence (AI) technology that automatically designs and optimizes inference models to downsize the scale of computation with quantum neural networks. The new quantum AI technology can be integrated with classical machine learning frameworks for diverse solutions. THz imaging Mitsubishi Electric has confirmed that the technology can be incorporated into the world's first application for terahertz (THz) imag...
Gary Schwegel recently received his RTPM Certification. A Registered Telecommunications Project Manager (RTPM) oversees and coordinates the interaction between designers, engineers, installers, and technicians throughout the construction process. James Cluckey James Cluckey recently received his EKAHAU ECSE Design & WiFi Certification. This certification will help Gephart LVS coordinate WiFi installations with WiFi engineers, architects, network owners, IT administrators, and oth...
Volta Trucks, the pioneering and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has announced the first implementation of its new full-electric Volta Zero with Truck as a service charging infrastructure to Heppner, creator of transport and logistics solutions and an independent pioneer in international transport from and to France. The pre-order with the deposit from Heppner will see 16 full-electric Volta Zeros operate from the company’s depots in Rungis...