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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it will organize an exhibition under the theme ‘Smart Society’ at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, USA from January 5 to 8. The booth (#3841) will be located in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Diverse global challenges During the show, Mitsubishi Electric will present its future vision and efforts to provide advanced technologies and integrated solutions in five challenge areas: Carbon neutral, Circular economy,...

Chonda Nwamu, Senior Vice President, general counsel, and secretary at Ameren, has earned a spot as a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) Class of 2023. The ELC is the preeminent membership organization committed to increasing the number of Black executives in the C-suite, on corporate boards, and in global enterprises. Nwamu's ELC membership places her among some of the most accomplished Black professionals in the world. Since its founding in 1986, the ELC has grown to include mor...

Hitachi Energy, a global technology pioneer that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, recently announced it has won an order to supply its GrideMotion® Flash ultrafast charging system for the two busiest bus routes in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Grid-eMotion Flash was the first choice of the city’s public transportation operator, SMTC-AC, which requires a fast, efficient, reliable, and safe charging system that will help persuade motorists to leave their...

While training meetings are a regular occurrence at Hill Electric, every year they host a training meeting specifically geared toward Arc Flash. As an Industrial Electrical Contractor, they take the safety of their employees and clients very seriously and prioritize proper training for the team members. Since the inception of NFPA 70E, they have informed and trained the employees on Arc Flash annually, only the employees they deem qualified attend the Arc Flash meeting. This year, 26 employees...

Electricians have been utilizing multimeters for nearly 100 years. Although the tool has advanced over the years and evolved into a digital tool, its purpose has remained the same. Digital multimeters are used for 3 main things: checking voltage, verifying ampere (current flow), and validating continuity. With safety as one of the core values at Hill Electric, this tool helps alert the industrial electricians of any warning signs and is used to reassure the electricians that everything is worki...

Hitachi Energy, a global technology pioneer that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced that it has been selected by Hydro-Québec for its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology for the transmission of electricity, which will ensure the sustainability of the energy exchange between the Quebec network, in eastern Canada, and New York State in the northeastern United States. hydroelectricity producer Hydro-Québec, the largest hydroelectricity produc...

Ameren Missouri announced a new energy assistance pilot program, New Start Energy Relief, to help unhoused electric customers return to permanent housing. Through this program, the company plans to provide $500,000 annually to customers in need, for a total of $1.5 million over the next three years. The New Start Energy Relief program will provide up to $1,000 for eligible Ameren Missouri customers who are unhoused or have spent time in a homeless shelter in the past year, to re-establish servi...

At Hill Electric Company, Inc., they believe in the Power of Partnerships. In fact, they are a company built on a legacy of community and purpose-driven partnerships. Thanks to the partnership with Blanchard Machinery, they are able to continue delivering excellent service, high-quality technology, and vast opportunities for new and existing clients. Electric Power solutions They understand the importance of generators, switchgear, and auxiliary engines in the industry Blanchard Machinery ha...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is announcing several new technologies that solve pressing challenges in renewable power generation, grid operation and equipment, and legacy fuels at Enlit 2022 event, which is taking place in Frankfurt, Germany. New energy technologies The company’s new energy technologies and latest projects being showcased at the event offer practical and sustainable remedies to Europe...

Siemens is expanding its family of Reyrolle protection devices with the launch of the 7SR46. Complementing an extensive portfolio of protection relays for distribution and industrial grids, the primary application for the Reyrolle 7SR46 is to provide overcurrent and earth fault protection in medium voltage distribution transformer stations. Mounted in a ring main unit, the protection device detects cable faults on the network and operates quickly to disconnect the fault. The 7SR46 dual-powered...

The world’s first large-scale Battolyser factory will be constructed in the port of Rotterdam to meet soaring demand for green hydrogen and electricity storage. “This partnership will develop the first industrial green hydrogen equipment manufacturing facility in The Netherlands,” said Mattijs Slee, CEO, of Battolyser Systems, adding “With our offshore wind potential, strong infrastructure, and world-class heavy industry, The Netherlands can now develop a sustainable and...

Many people think of a train as simply a bus on rails! After all, passenger trains have been around since 1825 and the basic concept of a locomotive pulling carriages has not changed much since then. However, anyone attending the recent Innotrans 2022 exhibition in Berlin, the pioneering international trade fair for transport technology, will have noticed that trains are becoming increasingly high-tech. One exhibitor even boasted that their high-speed train contained over 7000 sensors. This is...

ABB introduces its energy management system ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX® to the green hydrogen market, to help reduce costs of production by enabling real-time visibility of energy consumption across operations. Green hydrogen made via electrolysis – a process of using electricity from renewable sources to split water into hydrogen and oxygen – is widely considered an important energy vector for achieving a low-carbon future. It does, however, pose significant challenges in the w...

Neptune Energy has called on the UK Government to support regulatory changes to the country’s gas entry specifications to deliver domestic gas to households and businesses from 2023. In the longer term, revising the specification could unlock enough gas to heat more than 12 million UK homes for a whole year. Ministers are due to receive the Health and Safety Executive’s recommendations on changes to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996. five-year industry-wide consultation...

Axpo is significantly expanding its solar ambitions in Switzerland. By the year 2030, the company intends to develop solar capacities of over 1.2 gigawatts in the Alps and residential areas. The plants will produce enough electricity to cover the annual consumption of over 300,000 Swiss households. Upon completion of the plant at the Muttsee dam, planning of the next alpine solar facility is already underway. Solar offensive For sustainable, reliable power supply The solar offensive will make...

Ingeteam has recently completed the supply and commissioning of its equipment for a smart electric ship for the company Hyundai Global Service, a South Korean firm specializing in the provision of maritime services for shipbuilding. This ship is South Korea’s first smart electric passenger ship. Ingeteam has been working on the project since 2021. Ingedrive LV400 DC Grid type Specifically, Ingeteam supplied and commissioned its converter Ingedrive LV400 DC Grid type, which enables a mor...

Prysmian Group, the world pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment of approximately €200 million in a new cutting-edge cable layer plus an adjustment for cable equipment of approximately €40 million. The new vessel will be fully operational by Q1 2025 and will reinforce Prysmian’s project execution capabilities and its EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation) approach. Technical performance, flexibility, and sustainabi...

Almost three quarters (72%) of Brits do not know which electrical appliances uses the most energy in their homes - with confusion meaning they could be missing out on small changes that could make bigger differences to energy bills. A poll of 2,000 UK adults revealed only a quarter (28%) know that their oven is the biggest contributor to electricity bills. 1 in 7 (14%) believe broadband routers consume the most energy, despite them costing on average only £16.88 a year. Despite appliance...

Franklin Electric Co., Inc., a pioneer in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and fuel, announces that Gregg Sengstack, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, will be participating in a fireside chat and will host one-on-one investor meetings at the Credit Suisse 10th Annual Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, November 30th at 8:00 am ET in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Franklin Electric Franklin Electric is a pioneer in the production and mar...

The smart grid company gridX, based in Aachen and Munich, and ChargeOne, EV charging specialist and brand of the traditional Munich-based company Claus Heinemann Elektroanlagen GmbH, announce a partnership to optimize the energy management of charging infrastructure projects across Germany. The solution is based on gridX's IoT platform XENON and will from now on be used in ChargeOne's projects. The gridBox IoT gateway manages loads locally and allows ChargeOne’s customers to access load pr...

This year, Assmann proudly presents a particularly profitable honey harvest. As part of the large-scale internal sustainability project ‘Assmann goes green’, the Lüdenscheid-based company operates two company-owned beehives with the active support of employee and part-time beekeeper Alex Babilon. This year, the environmental commitment has been particularly rewarding: thanks to an above-average profitable harvest, all 162 employees at the company headquarters can take a jar of...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces the progress made on its AI at Scale strategic initiative. With more than 200 people onboard in AI roles since 2021, the company has strengthened its foundations for enabling new revenue streams, savings, and efficient ways of working. Through 2021, Schneider Electric has accelerated the momentum of AI by: Appointing its first Chief AI Officer, Philippe Rambach. Implementing an AI hu...