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InCharge Energy, a globally renowned provider of turnkey fleet EV infrastructure solutions, is working with Nissan North America, to install charging hardware and software, at more than 500 dealerships across the USA. The upgraded chargers are part of the automaker’s preparations for the new 2022 Ariya electric crossover, which is scheduled to go on sale later this year. The infrastructure upgrades at Nissan’s dealerships are expected to be complete by the end of 2021. The Ariya wil...

Infinitum Electric, the creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, announces it has received an equity investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., the venture capital arm of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), the manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives, through Cottonwood Technology Fund. The proceeds will be used to further expand the production of Infinitum Electric’s IEs Series motor systems...

Volta Trucks, a disruptive full electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed the start of engineering evaluation and development testing of the first prototype Volta Zero at HORIBA MIRA in Nuneaton, UK. The start of testing follows soon after the reveal of the first prototype chassis of the Volta Zero – the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner city logistics. Specification chassis fra...

United Electric Controls (UE) designs and manufactures industrial safety and control solutions for alarming and emergency shutdown of process equipment. UE recently celebrated 90 years in business at its headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts. The company was incorporated in the Boston area in 1931 after combining two then-recent inventions – the metal bellows and a snap-acting switch – to create a control for oil burners. UE survived the Great Depression by providing thermostatic...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are highly effective at reducing carbon emissions for transportation purposes. In fact, a recent study from the International Council on Clean Transportation found that the lifecycle emissions of a compact electric car are almost 70% lower than its gasoline-powered counterpart, a figure that should climb to nearly 80% by 2030 due to a constantly improving electricity mix. Beyond this, however, electric cars also hold a lot of potential as bidirectional EVs by e...

In-Charge Energy, the industry pioneer in turnkey commercial fleet EV infrastructure solutions, has announced the appointment of Cliff Fietzek as Chief Technology Officer. Fietzek will oversee the company’s In-Control charging network platform, charging hardware, and overall technology to assure successful implementation of EV charging solutions for the company and its partners. Authority comment “We are thrilled to welcome Cliff to In-Charge Energy. He has proven through the last...

Recently, NR successfully won the bid for Mongolia's first photovoltaic (PV) energy storage microgrid project, providing a containerized energy storage PCS solution to help Mongolia expand the application of renewable energy. In Mongolia, the power supply mainly depends on coal-fired power generation and electricity import. Mongolia is gradually expanding the application of clean energy power generation to gradually reduce electricity import and greenhouse gas emissions. advanced energy storag...

The long-established family-owned Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Söhne KG from Erwitte in southern Westphalia has signed a contract for six energy efficiency modules from Munich-based waste heat specialist Orcan Energy. With the plant modernization, the cement plant intends to generate additional electricity and significantly improve its eco-balance through sustainable energy generation. Reduced CO2 emissions EP 150.200 efficiency Packs lead to savings on the existing cooler...

BAE Systems, a global provider of electric propulsion has delivered the first plug-in capable electric hybrid propulsion systems to Alexander Dennis Limited who are supplying new buses to Ireland. The Series-ER (Electric Range) systems will power Ireland’s fleet of up to 600 Enviro400ER hybrid buses. BAE Systems has supplied systems for the first 100 buses and will supply an additional 180 systems. The Series-ER system builds on the company’s more than 20 years of innovation and pro...

Ultra-violet (UV) radiation is an effective non-contact disinfection method, killing microbes, bacteria, and viruses, including COVID-19, on most surfaces, in water, and in the air. The short wavelength, high energy photons disrupt the RNA/DNA in the cellular structure of microbes and also create free radicals which damage the genomes of viruses, introducing defects that rapidly kill the pathogen.  It is this disrupting and oxidizing effect that makes UV disinfection so effective and usefu...

In-Charge Energy, the pioneer in turnkey commercial fleet EV infrastructure solutions, has been named a preferred provider for the Ultium Charge 360’s fleet service, General Motors Company’s newly-announced fleet charging solution. an all-electric future GM is working with In-Charge to support fleet customers as they move toward an electric vehicle lineup" “Electrifying fleets play a key role in GM’s vision to get ‘Everybody In’ on an all-electric future. G...

NR Electric has won the bid for Japan's energy storage application project again, providing containerized BESS PCS solution to help the zero carbon city construction of Gifu ENA City, Japan. ENA Electric Power Company is gradually employing renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) to achieve zero carbon city construction. Integrated PCS solution The containerized energy storage PCS solution has a variety of automatic control operation modes The integrated PCS solution provid...

Volta Trucks, a disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, and services provider has issued a guarded welcome to the publication of the UK Government’s Transport Decarbonization Plan but has called for a greater level of ambition to tackle the climate and air quality emergency faced by the environment. Transport Decarbonization Plan Chief Executive Officer of Volta Trucks, Essa Al-Saleh, said, “The publication of the UK Government’s Transport Decarbonization Pl...

IEEMA “Women in Power Chapter” organized its first event, “Prarambh”- A Journey towards Self-Belief on July 27, 2021. The event was inaugurated by Sister BK Shivani, Spiritual Leader, and Motivator, and witnessed an interactive session by Ms. Seema Gupta, Director (Operations), PGCIL. Other dignitaries present during the inauguration were Mr. Anil Saboo, President of IEEMA, Mr. Vijay Karia and Mr. Neeraj Nanda, Vice Presidents of IEEMA, and Ms. Mira Parasuram, Chairperso...

The China Electricity Council has recently announced the energy efficiency benchmarking results of thermal power units in the power industry in 2020. Shanghai Electric's electromechanical equipment is used in all of the units on the AAAAA-level list in the ultra-supercritical 1000 MW wet-cooling category for the third year in a row. And Shanghai Electric has supplied electromechanical furnaces to 61.6% of all the units listed. thermal power generation The benchmarking activity has selected th...

The energy transition is one of the greatest contemporary challenges facing the Netherlands. On 24th June, 2021, IFV and DNV signed a letter of intent, regarding their collaboration on a safe energy transition. Based on a shared vision of a safe energy transition, the Netherlands Institute for Safety (IFV) and DNV have the ambition to intensify their strategic collaboration, in the coming years, in order to make a bigger joint impact and to be able to make a greater contribution to a safe energ...

Increased renewable generation and large, complex power networks mean that different parts of the grid are not always perfectly synchronized, which can cause the power to fluctuate. To guard against fluctuations in power supply, traditional power grids have synchronous generators which can help mitigate oscillations due to their inertia. However, with the increasing penetration of inverter-dominated renewable power plants, the power grids inertia is decreasing. This can reduce the quality of th...

A trend-setting project on climate protection has now been launched by three traditional companies along the Rhine and Ruhr, in Germany. It is planned to supply industrial waste heat from thyssenkrupp Steel to the König brewery through a new steam transfer line managed by E.ON, in order to provide the thermal energy required for the brewery processes. E.ON signs long-term cooperation agreement For this purpose, waste heat steam from steel production at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Ruhrort...

RECOM has launched an eighth-brick DC/DC converter series with 9-60 VDC input and optional 12, 24, or 48 V outputs rated at 150 W. The RPA150E series has an industry-standard pin-out with outputs trimmable over a wide ±20% range to include 28 V for avionic systems and 57 V for PoE applications. The 6:1 input range covers nominal 12, 24, and 48 V system rails with sufficient margin to include 48 V battery charging voltage and 12 V battery cranking voltage dips. High efficiency of the RPA...

DENSO, a mobility supplier announced it invested in Seurat Technologies, participating in the metal additive manufacturer’s Series B funding round. The investment will help speed the development and commercialization of Seurat’s patented additive manufacturing technology and is DENSO’s latest move to bolster its digital transformation. Area Printing™ technology Seurat’s Area Printing™ technology allows manufacturers to print metal parts at scale Seurat&rsq...

On June 7, 2021, the generator terminal sub-synchronous damping control (GTSDC) system of Datang Xilinhaote (Xilinhot) power plant completed the oscillation suppression test and put into operation successfully. NR Electric worked as the total solution provider for this project. The successful operation of the system enhances the damping performance of the complex resonance between the generator and the grid, and can effectively solve the torsional vibration problem of the turbine generator shaf...

On June 3, the Huzhou distributed power flow controller (DPFC) pilot project, developed and supplied by NR Electric, successfully withstood the manual short circuit test. The system responded accurately and the test results met the expectations. The success of this manual short-circuit test fully verified the ability of NR DPFC ability to withstand AC short-circuit current, AC fault ride through ability, and the accuracy of cooperation with AC line protection, marking that the 220 kV DPFC proje...

OverIT looks forward to hosting the next OverIT Partners’ Training! Sessions will start on June 22nd, and last until June 24th, 2021. During the Training, partners will get the chance to learn how to implement the FSM solution. If users are interested in participating, please check out the registration page and learn how to become an OverIT Partner. Why join the Partner Training? The role of AI and AR is poised to grow tremendously in the coming years as organiz...

The 15th (2021) International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition (SNEC) was held in Shanghai, China, from June 3 to 5, 2021. For the first time, Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group, Shanghai Electric New Energy Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Electric Guoxuan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. formed a group to participate in the exhibition. With the theme 'Build A New Industrial Ecology and Create New Energy Values', the group displayed products and services on...

Axpo has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Sparbanken Skåne solar park, underlining its role as a provider of renewable energy PPAs in Sweden. Working with one of Sweden’s largest solar developers, Svea Solar, Axpo is now breaking ground with the country’s first market-based solar PPA, proving the case for commercial solar build-out. Svea Solar, a Swedish energy company founded in 2014, has been focusing on the development of solar energy projects in its...

Axpo and IWB are jointly implementing the largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland. The partners will install and commission the pioneering 2.2 MW Muttsee dam project in the summer of 2021. Supermarket chain - Denner will draw on the solar electricity it produces for 20 years. Originally initiated by Axpo, the large-scale alpine solar plant on the Muttsee dam is now the ‘AlpinSolar’ cooperative project, by Denner, Axpo and IWB. The two energy companies - Axpo and IWB are establishi...

RECOM announces the launch of a range of regulated SIP8 DC/DC converters with high power density and industrial temperature range. RECOM, the industry pioneer in power conversion, has announced the launch of the RS3E family of DC/DC converters in an industry-standard SIP8 format and pin-out. The parts are rated at 3W with no derating to 70°C and feature 2:1 input ranges of 4.5-9V, 9-18V, 18-36V, and 36-72V. RS3E family features Fully regulated outputs available are 3.3V, 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V...

Ameren Illinois customers living around southwest Champaign will see Energy at Work firsthand as the company constructs a $9.1 million state-of-the-art substation. The new facility, which reduces voltage from large transmission lines so electricity can be distributed homes and businesses, will enhance service reliability, flexibility, and load capacity of the company's local electric grid in Champaign and Bondville. Achieving several goals Ameren Illinois is constructing the substation with a...

The conditions are ripe for this very ambitious challenge to succeed. The world’s first offshore hydrogen production facility, developed by Lhyfe and powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine, will be operational in 2022, off the coast of Le Croisic, at SEM-REV, Centrale Nantes’ offshore test site. Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes share an ambitious goal: to make offshore renewable hydrogen a reality, by demonstrating the reliability of an offshore electrolyzer. This represents a...

Following the recent announcement of Volta Zero’s Italian introduction, Volta Trucks has confirmed that the world’s first purpose-built full electric 16-ton commercial vehicle will also make its customer debut in Germany from 14 June to 25 June, 2021, in Munich and Frankfurt.  This follows successful French and Spanish events where over 600 individual customer demonstrations of the Volta Zero have taken place and concludes the first stage of its mainland European customer tour....