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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) granted approval to Ameren Illinois to build a new transmission line to improve energy reliability for residents and businesses in the Peoria region.  138-kV transmission line The new 138-kV transmission line will connect Ameren’s substation in Alta with its substation in Pioneer Park in the City of Peoria, creating additional pathways for energy to flow to the region and reducing the frequency and duration of power outages. The project will...

Volvo Cars: Brazil (Volvo Cars Latin America) announces the inauguration of the largest charging hub for electric and hybrid vehicles in Latin America. With the supply of WEMOB - WEG Electric Mobility solutions, the facility has state-of-the-art technology and the capacity to recharge 80 vehicles simultaneously in the São Paulo Corporate Towers, where the brand-new office is located. The charging stations of the WEMOB line – Parking model, present in the charging hub, are composed...

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) will jointly develop a full-digital substation system in fiscal 2025. The system will enable dual configuration of transmission lines and of protection and control functions in the substation premises, enabling the stable transportation of railways through the stable supply of electricity. Furthermore, it will improve efficiency in construction by reducing the size of facilities. JR East and Hitachi will continue to work together...

Members of the Bosch Power Tools team from across the country came together at a Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County home site in Curiosity Creek in the Tampa, Florida area to install new windows and doors, supporting the project’s next wave of building. This volunteer event kicked off the brand’s partnership with the Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County team, reinforcing Bosch’s commitment to invest in the Tampa community. Bosch 18V cordless power tools donate...

Solar Technology, Inc. (SolarTech), the industry provider for running portable traffic control equipment, and, HAAS Alert, the pioneer in automotive connected safety, are pleased to announce a collaboration to enhance work zone safety through connected equipment. SolarTech has offered connectivity since 2014 and now with the addition of Safety Cloud, customers can receive advanced collision prevention through digital alerts. SolarTech customers SolarTech customers can realize immediate work z...

Emtelle, a globally renowned company in the supply of passive network infrastructure has formed a partnership with Scottish independent broadband business - GoFibre to construct a full-fiber network in Hawick, United Kingdom (UK). This will provide the area with a full-fiber network that will allow businesses and communities to access speeds of up to 10Gbps, transforming the ability for residents to work effectively from home, and operate multiple devices simultaneously with no lag. Emtelle an...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) and Greenstat Hydrogen India Pvt. Ltd. (GHIPL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Potential Collaboration Opportunities in Green Hydrogen and Derivatives in the Hydrogen Value Chain’. BHEL and GHIPL sign MoU This MoU will help in contributing towards the country’s ‘National Hydrogen Mission’ that is aimed at making India ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in this area. Mr. S Prabhakar, the General Manager (GM) &...

Intelligent power management company - Eaton has announced a contract valued at approximately US$ 6 million to provide the city of Georgetown, Texas, USA, with turnkey electrical engineering services, power distribution, control and protection equipment, in order to help establish its new South Lake Water Treatment Plant. With construction expected to be complete in 2026, the water treatment facility will process more than 44 million gallons per day to double local capacity for the growing comm...

Mitsubishi Electric, the major manufacturer and exporter of heat pumps in the United Kingdom (UK), is proud to announce its unwavering commitment to supply chain resilience. The company's dedication to providing efficient and sustainable solutions is exemplified by its successful delivery of heat pumps to customers across the nation within an on-time delivery framework. Mitsubishi Electric's Eco-friendly solutions With the continuing challenges posed by global uncertainties and climate change...

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has obtained SBT 1.5℃ certification from SBTi (Science Based Targets Initiative) for the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. Background Furukawa Electric Group is working to strengthen ESG management with the aim of increasing medium to long-term corporate value centered on ESG (Environment, Social, corporate Governance), in order to realize Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030 (hereinafter ‘Vision 2030’) and achieve the Sust...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement with General Electric Technology GmbH Switzerland for Gas Turbines. The agreement was signed by Mr. Jai Prakash Srivastava, Director (Engineering, Research & Development) & Director (Finance - Addl. Charge), BHEL and Mr. Theodoros Stamatiadis, Executive Counsel (IP), GE Power (virtually);  in the presence of  Dr. Nalin Shinghal, Chairman & Managing Director BHEL, Mr. Deepesh Nan...

On his appointment as Director on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Mr. Krishna Kumar Thakur, 49, has assumed charge as Director (Human Resources) of the Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise. Mr. Thakur is a 1998 batch officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS). He is a Post-Graduate in Literature from Tilka Manjhi University, Bhagalpur and has done his Post-Graduate Diploma in Management with specialization in Human Resource (PGDM-HR) from the...

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, announced it intends to acquire or build approximately 550 megawatts (MW) of solar energy, continuing the company’s investment in renewable generation. Combined, the four projects announced are capable of producing enough energy to supply more than 95,000 average-sized residential homes. These projects are targeted to be ready to serve customers between next year and 2026. Ameren Missouri expands investment in renewable energy These p...

Siemens is taking another important step to accelerate the energy transition: As an industry first, the company presented its newly developed software for low-voltage grids. LV Insights X software, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, enables distribution grid operators (DSO) to tackle their most pressing challenge: the need to significantly increase grid capacity, while grids are already pushed to their limits by the fast increase of decentralized renewable energy in-feed and additional c...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the appointment of Michael Lotfy Gierges as the Executive Vice President for its global Home & Distribution division. Working out of Schneider Electric’s US headquarters in Boston, Michael Lotfy Gierges will lead Schneider Electric’s drive to bring the Electricity 4.0 revolution to homes through enhanced electrification and digitalization. Innovativ...

Plug Power Inc. (PLUG), a globally renowned provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, will feature its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andy Marsh, as a presenter at the 2nd Annual Evercore ISI Global Clean Energy & Transition Technologies Summit, which is being held in New York City, New York, USA, on June 15-16, 2023. The 2nd Annual Evercore ISI Global Clean Energy & Transition Technologies Summit will bring together investment professionals, industry...

As the Philippines makes the switch to more renewable energy sources, the country is stabilizing grid reliability with its largest ever integrated grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Limay in Bataan Province, supplied by ABB for Universal Power Solutions Inc. (UPSI), a unit of San Miguel Corporation Global Power Holdings Corp. Financial details were not disclosed. The Limay site forms part of a broader contract with UPSI, for a 240MW capacity packaged BESS solution to strengthen...

New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals that 43 percent of electricians and gas engineers have been explicitly asked by clients to tamper with their electricity or gas meters to make them run more slowly. Tampering with electricity and gas meters is not only dangerous, but it is also illegal. Cheating a meter to avoid paying bills is classified as ‘electricity theft’ and can lead to serious consequences including prison sentences and fines. signs of tampering Many...

Delta is introducing the compact, mid-range AX-300N and AX-324N PLC controllers. These AX-3 series controllers offer a CODESYS development environment to enable intelligent industrial automation applications. Compatibility with Delta AS Series IO products and support for a broad range of industrial communication protocols including PLCopen v1.0 function blocks, Ethernet/IP, and OPC UA server ensure compatibility across a wide range of automation applications such as packaging, food and beverage...

Solar Monkey is launching its award-winning software in the UK, with a mission to boost productivity for solar installers while accelerating the energy transition. The fast-growing firm has appointed a UK Sales Manager, is recruiting more staff to underpin its international growth plan, and is stepping up UK marketing of its digital design and quotation tools aimed at increasing the efficiency of PV installers. Solar & Storage Live The independent, Netherlands-based business exhibit...

Bosch Power Tools introduced new tools including an 18V concrete nailer and heat gun, continuing to expand its cordless portfolio to support trade workers. In addition to the new tools, Bosch Power Tools also announced a new and enhanced 18V Limited Warranty that offers extended coverage for 18V tools, chargers, and batteries. Effective June 1st, Bosch’s new 18V limited warranty extends the coverage for cordless 18V tools and chargers from one year to five years and 18V batteries from one...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) has announced that its European subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V. started a demonstration experiment on May 25, 2023, in the Irish Aran Islands, to evaluate the effectiveness of heat pump control for demand response, as part of the REACT project to demonstrate energy independence for remote islands. The project, which is co-funded by the European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 program, will use heat pump systems deployed at...

Plug Power Inc. (PLUG), a global provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, plans to develop three green hydrogen production plants in Finland, resulting in the production of 850 tons per day (TPD) of green hydrogen, or 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity, by the end of the decade with final investment decision (FID) by 2025/2026. Plug’s PEM electrolyzer Using Plug’s PEM electrolyzer and liquefaction technology, the green hydrogen produced...

ABB is supplying an innovative energy supply solution to enhance safety, productivity, and operational efficiency, at six vivo smartphone manufacturing sites. ABB Electrification Smart Power is supporting electronics manufacturers as they expand operations across Asia, delivering power supply resilience and reliability for critical operations. vivo is the world’s fifth largest smartphone brand with annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones. The company has headquarters...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that its Taipei-based affiliate - Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation (Shihlin Electric) has received an order from Taiwan Power Company for Taiwan’s first static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) for power grid stabilization. STATCOMs are devices that control and stabilize voltage in power systems by instantly providing reactive power. The STATCOM from Mitsubishi Electric will be delivered to the Nanke Substation in Tainan and inst...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Coherent Corp., a globally renowned company in materials, networking, and lasers, have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a program to scale manufacturing of SiC power electronics on a 200 mm technology platform. The market for electric vehicles is expanding worldwide and is just one of several emerging applications driving the exponential growth in SiC power devices, which have lower energy losses, higher op...

Prysmian Group, the globally renowned company in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has received the notification from SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission plc, the GB electricity transmission network owners, selecting them as the exclusive preferred bidder for the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) cable connection. Prysmian Group continues the contract negotiations with the aim of concluding the contract in a timely manner. Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) EGL2 is a...

Bosch Power Tools, with founding partners - FEIN and Rothenberger, announced the launch of AMPShare – Powered by Bosch now available in the U.S. and Canada. This global multi-brand battery alliance advances these companies' shared vision for battery efficiency, offering trade professionals the best and widest reaching 18V power system that’s compatible across brands, applications, and even countries. This launch expands on the previously launched AMPShare platform in the European Un...

With Sinamics S200, Siemens is launching a new servo drive system designed for a variety of standard applications in the battery, electronics, as well as other industries. It consists of a precise servo drive, powerful servo motors and easy-to-use cables and offers high dynamic performance. Applications that require precision in speed and torque, such as winding and unwinding machines in battery manufacturing and cell assembly, particularly benefit from the new servo drive system. Sinamics S20...

RECOM strengthened its distribution network in Japan with the addition of Midoriya Electric, specializing in AC/DC, DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and LED drivers. Yosuke Sato, Director & General Manager, 1st International Division, Midoriya Electric, expressed, “RECOM's product portfolio has very good synergy with our other line cards. We are very excited about expanding sales of RECOM products.” ideal distribution partner According to Jordi Torrebadell, Director of...