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Furukawa Electric successfully operated the FRL1441U Series pump lasers for high output, low power consumption Raman amplifier in the C-band at 55℃, and by reducing reactive power by more than 50%, the newly developed LD chip consumed 3.7W at 500mW fiber output, which is less than half the 8W power consumption of existing LD chips. In addition, they have started the development of mass production technology. While communication traffic volume at data centers and elsewhere has been increasing on...

On June 28, Ameren Missouri filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) a request to adjust its electric base rates next summer. The new rates would take effect in mid-2025 to recover the costs of major electric system upgrades as well as cleaner electricity generation investments to ensure the system remains reliable and resilient for customers. Smart technology efforts "The grid and generation upgrades we are making as part of Ameren Missouri's Smart Energy Plan are improving...

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has invested in PanelSemi Corporation, a Taiwan-based startup engaged in developing and selling flat-panel flexible LED displays and substrates for semiconductor modules. flexible LED displays PanelSemi develops and sells ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible LED displays with low power consumption and high brightness, leveraging its thin-film transistor (TFT) circuit fabrication technology.  Furthermore, PanelSemi is using this technology to develop a hybrid circuit boa...

In order to realize 5G communications with characteristics including ‘high speed and large volume,’ ‘high reliability and low latency’ and ‘multiple simultaneous connections,’ in addition to Sub-6 frequency, the broad, high frequency submillimeter wave band has been allocated as the communications frequency. With the planned introduction of Beyond 5G/6G in the future, it is expected that an even higher frequency broad wave band will be adopted. Given this, l...

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics announced a new distribution agreement with digital infrastructure company Equinix. This strategic collaboration will enable Arrow channel partners to resell Equinix services as part of integrated solutions aimed at network optimization, hybrid multi-cloud enablement, and enhanced application workload performance. They can now position and invoice Equinix services on a monthly recurring basis. Digital infrastructure solutions The Equinix Pla...

Simplify access control setups with Altronix Trove™. Effortlessly integrate Altronix power and accessories with top-tier access controllers from globally renowned brands, such as Axis, Bosch, CDVI, HID, Johnson Control, PDK, ZKT Eco, and more. With various backplanes, Trove™ offers scalable and customizable access and power configurations. Streamline board layouts and wire management, cut down on installation time and labor costs, and tailor access control with ease using Trove&trad...

On June 26, budding technologists aged 8 to 19 showcased their technical acumen and problem-solving prowess at the Austrian finals of the World Robot Olympiad. The competition was held for the second year in a row at B&R Headquarters in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria. Under the theme ‘Earth Allies’, contestants illustrated how robots could serve as ‘allies of the earth’, working in harmony with the planet. The triumphant teams - ‘MMG’ from HTL Braunau and &lsq...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that, in cooperation with system integrator - Glory Technology Service Inc. and Taiwan’s major telecommunications company - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., it has supplied Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) with a headend system as the central point for managing and controlling smart meters, and also communication modules to be embedded into the smart meters and data concentrator units. The system is already in partial operation as the first smart me...

The busy summer season has commenced, and scammers are using sophisticated new strategies to target utility customers with the goal of stealing money or obtaining personal and financial information. “Scammers tend to increase their activity when summer temperatures are at their hottest and when you’re most reliant on your air conditioner,” said Carlos Ross, Security Manager for Ameren, adding “They also aim to reach customers when they are busy enjoying summer activities...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it has signed a pilot contract with Raytheon, an RTX business, to repair transmitters used in APG-63 (V)1 F-15 fighter radars operated by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and its allied forces. Under the pilot contract, Raytheon will verify Mitsubishi Electric's repair capabilities with the expectation of eventually contracting with Mitsubishi Electric for such services in the future. Mitsubishi Electric signs pilot contract with RTX's Raytheon Sinc...

Kenny’s team, led by Isaac Shahan and Ramon Briseno, is excited to participate in Burnett Dairy’s Biogas upgrades located in Carpenter, WY. The crew will work with Hitachi Zosen INOVA, a company specializing in recovering renewable energy from waste materials. The biogas produced from the anaerobic digestion process will be drawn to the biogas upgrading plant, where the upgrader will remove the CO2 from the biogas making the biogas acceptable for injection into the natural gas...

The Filtration Division of power management company, Eaton, has enhanced its condition monitoring portfolio with the new PFS 02 particle flow sensor. This compact sensor offers a reliable, in-line solution for continuous contamination monitoring of hydraulic and lubrication oils and is suitable for operating pressures of up to 6,000 psi (420 bar). While Eaton’s previous particle measuring devices consisted of two separate components - the sensor and the evaluation unit - the PFS 02 parti...

Intelligent power management company Eaton is adding multiple clean energy projects to its global operations, accelerating progress on the company’s goals to reduce carbon emissions by 50% and achieve carbon neutral operations by 2030. New solar deployments will help power innovation and manufacturing, substantially reducing Eaton’s carbon footprint and energy costs. “Now is the time to act boldly on sustainability. At Eaton, we’re tackling the energy transition from all...

TE Connectivity (TE), a pioneer in connectivity and sensors, has expanded its VITA 66 optical backplane interconnect family with the new VITA 66.5 Style D optical modules. These high-density modules provide a rugged, blind-mate optical interconnect solution for aerospace, defense, and marine applications. The VITA 66.5 Style D optical modules feature up to 3 MT ferrules per insert and a floating receptacle design for optimal alignment. Available in full-size and half-size configurations, they o...

Recently, Windey officially became a member of APQP4Wind, marking its achievements in the field of quality management recognized internationally. As a globally renowned authority in the field of quality management in the industry, APQP4Wind is a non-profit wind power industry quality management organization initiated by international wind turbine manufacturers and suppliers. Its aim is to provide widely accepted standards, methods, and tools for quality assurance processes in the wind...

Increasingly, companies are seeking to reduce costs and carbon emissions by improving their operational efficiency. It was with this in mind that WEG, in partnership with Mi2V, a company specializing in industrial maintenance, replaced 13 three-phase asynchronous motors and 13 low-voltage variable frequency drives in a power generation company in France. The main goal of this initiative was to significantly reduce motor failures and energy consumption in an air treatment unit, which is responsi...

Energy Solutions, the provider of cost-efficient sustainable hybrid power solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Stuart as Chief Operations Officer (COO) with effect from 8 July 2024. Nigel Stuart joins Energy Solutions, bringing a wealth of experience from his previous roles in the luxury maritime industry. Before his new position, Nigel served as COO at Holland and Holland, where he was recruited by the Beretta family to lead the rejuvenation of the business following thei...

As of August 1, 2024, the State of Minnesota will require owners of hotels, motels, and lodging houses to install a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in any room that can be lawfully used for sleeping. This statute requires an approved and operational CO alarm to be installed within ten feet of sleeping areas in single-family and multi-family dwellings, as well as in every guest room of a hotel or lodging house. Owners of multifamily dwellings and hotels/lodging houses must provide and install CO a...

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the ‘Company’) has announced that it has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. The award recognizes major U.S. workplaces based on reviews from over 250,000 U.S. employees across eight categories: training and career progression; proactive management of a diverse workforce; sustainability; corporate culture; compensation and benefits; working environment; company image; and work...

In September 2022, Axpo and Kraftwerke Sarganserland AG (KSL) interrupted the comprehensive refurbishment work on the Gigerwald dam facility in Calfeisen Valley and postponed it for two years. The reason behind this decision was the scarcity of electricity during the winter months of 2022/23. The refurbishment work is now back on track. This work is essential for the safe, long-term operation of the facility and the reservoir must be entirely emptied.  Faced with the limited supply situati...

Swiss energy supplier - Axpo has made the final investment decision to commence construction of the Lålax wind farm in Finland’s Vörå municipality. An important milestone in the expansion of wind energy in Finland, the project underlines Axpo's commitment to the region. Axpo took over the project rights for the Lålax wind farm in October 2023 and has now given the go-ahead for further investment in the project. The company plans to start pre-construction work later...

From planning and development to optimized operations, Siemens technology will enable the realization of Siemensstadt Square, a sustainable city district of the future in Berlin. Spanning an area of 76 hectares, the foundation stone was laid today at this urban redevelopment project, which represents an investment of €4.5 billion. Through collaboration with a number of project partners, Siemens will help transform the industrial site of more than 100 years in Berlin Spandau into an inclusi...

Hydrogen is one of the main technologies to decarbonize the railway sector by switching from fossil diesel to renewable fuels in particular on routes, which are hard to electrify. From the train operator perspective an integrated approach towards a fossil-free mobility does not only require hydrogen-powered trains and corresponding maintenance services but also needs to cover the entire supply chain for green hydrogen fuel. In April 2024 Siemens Mobility and Tyczka Hydrogen have signed a Lette...

In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, Siemens held the groundbreaking ceremony in Berlin for one of Europe’s largest urban development projects. Around 35,000 people will live and work at Siemensstadt Square, which will have an area of roughly 188 acres and floorspace of more than a million square meters. The project is a blueprint for the effective design of urban brownfield development projects and industrial transformation worl...

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH announces the release of its MG10-D Series, a family of air-filled conventional magnetic recording (CMR) HDDs supporting SAS and SATA interfaces and capacities of up to 10TB. Crafted with precision engineering and over 50 years of Toshiba experience, the MG10-D Series delivers improved performance and power efficiency over prior generations. With sanitized instant erase (SIE) and self-encrypting drive (SED) options, valuable data is safeguarded by a storage...

Clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s PETRONAS Group, is collaborating with pioneering EV charging business solution provider Virta through its subsidiary Gentari Green Mobility to expand the EV charging network across Southeast Asia. Leveraging Virta's digital platform services, technology, and industry expertise with Gentari’s deployment and operation of EV charging infrastructure, the partners will also work with third-party en...

Siemens Mobility and RATP (Régie autonome des transports Parisiens) have successfully modernized and extended the automated Line 14 of the Paris metro. This world premiere marks the first migration of an automated driverless (GoA4 – Grade of Automation) metro line to the latest generation GoA4 driverless automated system ‘Trainguard MT CBTC’. The new system, which was implemented during the past six years during passenger services, enables more efficient and reliable s...

NGK INSULATORS, LTD., the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System at Nagoya University, and Aixtal Corporation have jointly developed an AI-based high-precision analysis method for ceramic products and established a technology that can significantly shorten the time to analyze product characteristics. AI technology NGK will apply this AI technology to its core businesses to shorten the period for product design and evaluation as well as use it to develop new products that contribut...

The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) vertical of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won a domestic order to build a grid-connected 185MW Solar PV Plant along with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) having multitudes of MWh capacity. The Solar PV plant at Kajra in Lakshisarai district will be a key element in Bihar’s plans to harness renewable energy for sustainable energy solutions towards combating climate change and meeting demand growth. Solar and wind generation pr...

Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contractor, celebrated the completion of the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Center at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The San Jose contractor was the Technology Systems Design-Builder and Systems Integrator on the multiphase $2.4B renovation, including designing and constructing a central concourse, pre- and post-security checkpoints, and ticketing and baggage handling system. Key technology systems Rosendin’s role inclu...