Electrical Industry News for February 2022
In a major boost to Defence Production under the ‘Make in India’ initiative and towards achieving self-reliance in the critical field of defense equipment, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a prestigious order for the supply of Compact Heat Exchanger sets for 83 LCA Tejas MK1A aircraft, from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The order envisages manufacturing, assembly, testing, and supply of Compact Heat Exchangers to be fitted in the LCA Tejas aircraft being m...
A total of 188 Evolume pole luminaires have been equipped with e-Sense Motion in a breakthrough project undertaken in conjunction with the Swedish Transport Administration and Vattenfall energy providers. This installation has provided presence detection exterior lighting along the route which links Gävle with the popular destination at Bönan and the growing suburb of Norrlandet. Maximizing energy saving Henrik Gidlund, a lighting specialist at the Swedish Transport Administration,...
Powerlite Fitzgerald, a UK manufacturer of energy-efficient LED lighting for the commercial, industrial, educational, and healthcare sectors have been selected by a global pioneer in publishing, education, and research Wiley to update the lighting systems at its UK site. Based in Oxford, the education services giant, which has more than 200 years of experience in developing digital education, learning, assessment, and certification solutions, was looking to overhaul its current fixtures and cho...
Aico recently announced that they will be supporting Shrewsbury-based charity, Little Stars Baby Bank for 2022 through their Charity of the Year initiative. The support began on 04th February with Aico colleagues volunteering to spend their day transporting the charity’s donated items from a small storage unit in Shrewsbury to a spacious area within Aico’s Headquarters in Oswestry. This facility will allow Little Stars Baby Bank to widen its reach to families with young children...
ABB is partnering with PACCAR, a pioneer in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality premium trucks, to provide PACCAR dealers and their customers with a range of advanced charging solutions across its fleet operations in North America and Europe. In the United States alone, medium- and heavy-duty trucks account for approximately 25 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. Optimizing fleet charging “Pairing ABB, a global leader i...
Power quality specialist REO UK has launched two new ranges of mains chokes, the N CNW 905 and N CNW 903 ranges, to tackle harmonic currents in industrial electrical networks. The ranges complement the mains chokes already available from REO, but have been designed to include fewer components and use less copper, reducing the energy requirements of electrical motors by more than 18 percent. innovative edge winding technique REO’s new N CNW 905 and N CNW 903 ranges are designed to use fe...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure announced it has worked with Ford on the Ford Charge Station Pro, a custom electric vehicle (EV) charger for the Ford F-150 Lightning. Bidirectional-Ready EV Solution This innovative charger is the first bidirectional-ready EV solution set for release at retail customer scale to receive certification under the newly expanded Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 9741, an important industry-wide benchmark that ensures products meet safety standards. The new charge station...
Michael Halbherr has been appointed Chairman of ABB E-mobility Holding AG, the pioneer in electric vehicle charging solutions. Halberr's work experience Swiss national Halbherr (57) started his career at Boston Consulting Group and has been CEO of mobile maps and navigation pioneer gate5, which was acquired by Nokia. He then became part of Nokia’s leadership team, running their Services business unit and then HERE Technologies as a CEO, which was sold later to a consortium of German aut...
A ground-breaking survey by research group Omdia showed that within the next four years data center operators will deploy uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) which can interact with the electric grid and support essential energy-management initiatives. The use of renewable energy is growing on all fronts and is becoming the new normal in the data center industry. The integration of variable renewable energy resources into a more dynamic electric grid comes with new challenges and technic...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian Group, pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry announce that they have finalized financing of €135 million intended to support the Group’s 2021-2024 R&D plans in Europe. Specifically, the areas that will benefit from EIB financing are: Industrial research: research on innovative materials also involving the use of nanotechnologies, systems for the monitoring and management of land and submarine power grids and...
ABB announced that Andrea Antonelli has been appointed General Counsel and Member of the Executive Committee, as of March 1, 2022. He will succeed Maria Varsellona, who will, as previously announced, leave the company to become Chief Legal Officer of Unilever. Furthermore, Andrea will become ABB’s Company Secretary on March 24, 2022, following the Annual General Meeting. Work experience and education Italian national, Andrea (48) joined ABB in July 2020 and is currently Global Business...
Aico and City Electrical Factors (CEF) are delighted to have signed up to the Commercial Agreement program with the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC), this is a new initiative in the industry which gives Commercial Agreement partners the opportunity to commit a small donation from a product, product range or service sold. The EIC is more than 100 years old and offers support to those who work in the electrical industry and their families who encounter family or relationship problems, financia...
“Cable technology is a key enabler to face the challenges of digitalization and energy transition,” explains Srini Siripurapu, Chief R&D and Innovation Officer Prysmian Group. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian Group, the pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry announce that they have finalized financing of €135 million intended to support the Group’s 2021-2024 R&D plans in Europe. Submarine power transmission Specifically, the area...
Aggreko is proud to be partnering with PIF Saudi International to provide more solar power than ever before at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Jeddah. Utilizing sustainable options like solar energy and biofuel in three areas for the event, we are helping this flagship golfing event significantly save on CO2 emissions. Aggreko’s sustainable energy solution for the event includes a 60 kW solar gem, running in the village as a back-feed into a synchronized package of 3 x 200 kVA g...
Under the title ‘Always in balance - Balancing supercapacitors’, Würth Elektronik provided a new help guide for developers on its homepage. The latest publication includes experience gained from support and addresses the relative unfamiliarity of using supercapacitors. This extends the support Würth Elektronik has previously provided in the form of application notes, explanatory videos and webinars. New help guide on supercapacitors Although supercapacitors, such as the...
Current, the new company formed through the merger of GE Current, a Daintree company, and Hubbell® Incorporated’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business, announced its new executive team for the combined company located across its offices in Greenville, SC, and Cleveland, OH. “As a larger enterprise, we are focused on customer centricity—ensuring our customer innovation and execution needs are rapidly fulfilled by our business units while leveraging the comb...
Infinitum Electric, the creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, has announced at the AHR Expo 2022, a new product line specifically built to support Canadian HVAC fan, pump, and general-purpose applications. The new product line is an extension of Infinitum Electric’s IEs Series motors and will be available in the 575V, 5-15 horsepower range in the second half of 2022. Ultra-high efficiency electric motors With the addition of Canadian products, Infinitum Electric is delivering the...
Innovative product development and enhanced customer service support are among the key priorities for CP Electronics’ new Managing Director John Carruthers, following his recent appointment. With technological advances continuing to drive the lighting and energy controls market forward, Carruthers’ appointment signals the start of ambitious plans for CP Electronics. Bringing a wealth of industry expertise to his new position, Carruthers joined CP Electronics as Sales Director in 201...
The article “The ABCs of Lithium-Ion Cell Manufacturing” provides an overview of the lithium-ion cell manufacturing process. In the article the author walked through 10 main steps of the manufacturing process, starting with preparing the materials that go into the cell’s construction and ending with final testing and grading. While these 10-steps are comprehensive, manufacturers are always looking at ways to enhance their process to better suit their specific needs. One way to...
ABB has announced that it has increased its majority stake in Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging provider, Chargedot Shanghai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (‘Chargedot’) to 80 percent. ABB had previously acquired a 67 percent stake in Chargedot, in March 2020. The additional investment is part of ABB E-mobility’s growth strategy and further strengthens ABB’s position in the rapidly growing Chinese e-mobility market. Financial terms of the transaction were not discl...
ABB announces the acquisition of a controlling stake in electric vehicle (EV) commercial charging infrastructure solutions company InCharge Energy. The addition of InCharge Energy will strengthen ABB’s E-mobility Division in the North American market by broadening its customer base and expanding its fleet electrification software and digital services offering. The transaction is part of ABB E-mobility’s growth strategy and is intended to accelerate the expansion of its portfolio to...
Prysmian Group, the world pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, is celebrating ten years of Build the Future, the Group's graduate program launched in 2012 to hire the most talented individuals at the international level with different backgrounds and experiences who are interested in new professional challenges at Prysmian. Since 2012, nearly 300,000 applications have been received and around 500 graduates from the world's most prestigious universities have been hired. In...
LitePoint is the provider of test solutions for the world’s leading manufacturers of wireless modules and consumer electronics, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs. LitePoint products have been used to optimize and verify the operation of over 2 billion wireless devices.
In England alone, the NHS deals with over one million patients every 36 hours. With an ever-growing need for better healthcare and facilities, hospitals are demanding better network solutions, with information technology and its supporting infrastructure becoming critical components within the industry. Steve Hughes, managing director of medical power specialist REO UK, discusses the need for consistent power supply to continue life-saving treatments. Real-time patient record access In a hosp...
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has moved forward with its policy of using clean energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions with smart technology by deploying Siemens' SICAM Microgrid Control and Photovoltaic Plant Control to balance the energy mix generated by the world's largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project at Sirindhorn Dam, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The project with a solar power generation capacity of 45 megawatts and a hydroelectric capacity of 36 megawat...
With WE-WPCC WPT/NFC, a particularly innovative solution from Würth Elektronik stands out from the extensive portfolio of coils for wireless power transmission - Wireless Power Coil with integrated NFC antenna. This range has now been expanded to five models, with receiver coils for transmission powers of up to 30, 40 and 50 watts, and transmitters for 100 and 120 watts. Wireless Power Coil with integrated NFC antenna Wireless power transmission is particularly interesting when mobile de...
Organizers of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic are highlighting the tournament’s commitment to environmental responsibility and shining the spotlight on all sustainable developments at this year’s tournament that fall under four themes: waste, transport, energy, and legacy. It marks an important new initiative for the 33rd edition of the DP World Tour golf event, which runs from January 27-30 at Emirates Golf Club. Reducing CO2 emission 2022’s US$8million Rolex Series tourn...
The manufacturer Würth Elektronik has expanded its optoelectronic portfolio with optocouplers in all common packages and CTR (Current Transfer Ratio) values. This includes the WL-OCPT series of phototransistor optocouplers in DIP-4, SOP-4 and LSOP-4 packages. The WL-OCDA Darlington optocoupler series is available as DIP-4 and SOP-4. These different packages are also available in a range of lead frame varieties. The CTR values of the components—classified according to binning type&md...
AMETEK-CTS is a global leader in EMC compliance testing and RF power amplifiers. AMETEK has been designing and manufacturing precision instruments for more than 50 years. Under the brand names of EM TEST, Teseq, IFI and Milmega the company produce a wide range of specialist solutions aligned to the individual needs of equipment manufacturers across a variety of industries. These include: Automotive Aerospace and Defense Consumer electronics Household appliances Medical devices Renewa...
Emtelle, the leading global manufacturer of blown fibre cable and ducted network solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Inga Gara as the company’s Group Financial Controller. A graduate in Economics from Glasgow University, Inga completed her chartered accountancy training with BDO where she was a member of the audit team. Inga joins Emtelle from KPMG UK where she has latterly been serving as Senior Audit Manager. She has experience across a number of sectors including en...