As a global pioneer in electrification, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. will provide inverters and motors to JATCO Ltd. which will supply e-Axles to Nissan’s future e-POWER and battery electric vehicles. For Nissan's electric axles, for which JATCO will be responsible as a Tier 1 systems integrator, Hitachi Astemo will deliver highly efficient, low-loss motors that use a square wire, as well as highly efficient inverters. environmentally friendly vehicles Several countries around the world have be...

The demand for information storage in Data Centers is increasing among the most diverse companies and sectors. Data Centers (also known as cloud computing) can unite thousands of servers, for the secure storage of computerized databases, auxiliary components, network assets, and other information. data center protection Designed to work in data processing, adequately and uninterruptedly, this technology guarantees access to the system, reliably and securely at any time. Due to this, the data...

Plug Power Inc. (PLUG), a globally renowned provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen, have announced the world’s first production of hydrogen at sea on a floating platform with a Plug state-of the-art 1-megawatt electrolyzer on an offshore green hydrogen production site in Saint-Nazaire, France. Plug Power Inc.’s electrolyzer will be directly powered by...

Rosendin announced that it has completed renovations on the Sheraton Hotel, located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The contracting company worked on the original build, as well as two remodels, making it a particularly special project to the Rosendin team. Despite complications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges of working in a fully operational hotel, Rosendin completed renovations on time and on budget with zero injuries. Renovations on the Sheraton Hotel Mike Greenawalt, the C...

Neoenergia, part of the Iberdrola Group and one of the largest energy distributors in Brazil, has entrusted Ingeteam to supply solar inverters, substations, protection and control equipment for a solar plant in Brazil. Neoenergia has already started to test the solar park, which is located in the municipality of Santa Luzia, in the state of Paraíba, in Brazil. With a capacity of 149 MW, the solar PV plant is scheduled to come into operation in July, when it will start generating enough e...

Hitachi Energy, a renowned market and technology company in transmission, distribution and grid automation solutions, has announced it has won a major order from Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. (AEML), part of India’s largest privately-owned power company - Adani, to provide a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system which will link Kudus to Mumbai, on India’s west coast. Mumbai is experiencing a rapid increase in electricity consumption, seeing peak demand increasing to...

Hitachi Energy announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H2 Green Steel to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen to support the decarbonization of the steel industry. H2 Green Steel H2 Green Steel, a Swedish industrial start-up, is on a mission to accelerate the global steel industry’s greatest technological shift by eliminating almost all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steel production process. It is planning to build its first foss...

In a move that is set to trigger a revolution in how people around the world will travel in towns and cities, Hitachi Rail has digitally connected public and private hire transport across an entire city. The milestone has been achieved using technology from Hitachi’s new smart mobility suite called Lumada Intelligent Mobility Management. Mobile technology The technology can be used in towns and cities across the world. In the launch program in Genoa, Italy, Hitachi has connected 663 buse...

Plug Power Inc. (Plug), a globally renowned provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, has been awarded a contract to deliver a 5 megawatt (MW) containerized proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system to international energy company - Irving Oil for the production and distribution of hydrogen at its Saint John, New Brunswick refinery, the largest in Canada. PEM electrolyzer system for Irving Oil Irving Oil will use the electrolyzer to help with its go...

DNV’s (DNV Maritime) Recommended Practice (RP), DNV-RP-0584 Design, development and operation of floating solar photovoltaic systems continues to gain traction, as DNV has issued a Statement of Conformity verifying that Sunlit Sea Design Basis complies with the RP. DNV selected by Sunlit Sea DNV was selected by Sunlit Sea, a Norwegian start-up that designs and produces prefabricated floating solar PV (FPV) systems, to certify the Design Basis document for a float concept based on two wel...

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure selected Siemens technology for a nationwide network of ultra-fast Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, which will help reduce carbon emissions, boost adoption of EVs, by addressing so-called range anxiety and lay the groundwork for a more connected, and sustainable transportation system. Ten Siemens Sicharge D 160 kW ultra-fast chargers will be installed on the highways in Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah, in the...

A new electric school bus fleet will be ready to transport Moreno Valley students by fall. The Moreno Valley Unified School District’s project will introduce 42 electric school buses and become the largest electric school bus fleet in California, USA. InCharge Energy, the company that is installing electric vehicle chargers for the district, has stated in a news release. The new buses will serve more than 31,000 students and 42 schools. New electric buses The new electric buses will rep...

Würth Elektronik has been a technology partner of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team since the beginning of Formula E. With the WE-AGDT transformer and the RD001 reference design, an important part of the power inverter gate driver system in the innovative Audi MGU05 electric powertrain of the Audi e-Tron FE07 Formula E race car has been co-designed. WE-AGDT transformer Launched last December, the WE-AGDT transformer and power supply solution developed by Würth Elektronik for the de...

Klabin, the largest producer and exporter of paper for packaging and paper packaging in Brazil, started a new investment cycle with the Puma II Project, which will place around 910 thousand tons of paper on the market per year and, for this great expansion selected suppliers with expertise in the pulp and paper segment, with reliable and highly efficient solutions. electrical package WEG, a long-time partner of Klabin, was selected to supply a significant part of the electrical package for the...

Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center in Fulton, Missouri, USA, has completed its 25th planned refueling and maintenance outage, and resumed generating carbon-free energy for customers. During the outage, Ameren Missouri co-workers and specialty crews safely completed more than 9,000 refueling and maintenance job tasks. Refueling completed for Callaway Energy Center The main task of each refueling outage is to load new fuel for the reactor “The refueling was completed safely a...

BAE Systems, a globally renowned company in electric propulsion, has been selected by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), to provide more than 335 electric drive systems for its new fleet of zero-emission capable hybrid transit buses. This follows an order of 165 additional Series-ER (Electric Range) systems for nearby Mississauga Transit (MiWay), supplying Ontario transit agencies with next-generation technology to reduce fuel use and enable infrastructure-free zero emissions operations, acr...

ABB announced that the company has installed their market-renowned distributed control system (DCS) - ABB Ability System 800xA, at the new Olefin III complex, located in Plock, Poland. Integrating ABB Ability System 800xA control architecture across the entire mega development, PKN Orlen will be able to constantly monitor and analyze plant productivity, maximizing asset performance, managing power consumption, ensuring product quality, and optimizing process efficiency in real time. ABB Abilit...

Considered a renewable energy source, practically free of CO₂ emissions, geothermal energy is generated through the heat obtained below the earth’s surface. However, it is a little explored source, which currently represents, together with renewable sources, such as solar and wind, only 2% of the world energy matrix (2019 - IEA, 2021), according to data from the Energy Research Company - EPE. Tungsten Mountain 2 project Helping to increasing the use of this source, Ormat Technologies In...

Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough Printed Circuit Board (PCB) motor announced an agreement with a leading US automotive supplier to support the development of a hybrid vehicle.  Under the agreement, Infinitum Electric will validate the performance of its IEm Series motor using oil cooling techniques before building a purposefully designed motor for hybrid assist powertrains used for more efficient hybrid vehicles. Electrical transition Twenty-five trillion kilowatt-hours of...

Seehafen Kiel GmbH & Co. KG (Port oF Kiel, Germany) has commissioned Siemens AG with the construction of two additional SIHARBOR shore power plants at Kiel’s Ostuferhafen. The construction project with a total investment value of approximately €17 million comprises a 50/60 Hz shore power plant for cruise ships and ferries and a 50 Hz shore power plant for ferries. New shore power connection It makes it possible to generate the electricity ships need while they are in port using...

On the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro State, the Polvo-A platform and the FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading) Bravo, both from PetroRio, made a tieback, forming a cluster for the extraction and storage of thousands of barrels of oil per day. operational and energy efficiency PetroRio purchased four WEG motors at the end of 2021, maintaining the interchangeability with the existing facilities on board. The objective is to increase operational efficiency, expand production flo...

AEI Cables has been awarded a major contract for the expansion of a major hospital in Hong Kong to supply fire performance and low voltage cables. High-Quality Cabling Working in partnership with its long-term Hong Kong distributor Fordex Electric Company Limited, AEI Cables will supply its range of products for power, control, and fire performance on the new extension of the United Christian Hospital project. Stuart Dover of AEI Cables, said, “There is a need for the highest levels of...

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to a staple of the calendar for rounds seven and eight – Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport. The challenging 2.355km circuit weaves its way around 10 turns on the giant apron of Berlin’s former main airport, but the high-grip concrete surface takes its toll on both energy levels and race strategies. The drivers will compete on the traditional anti-clockwise circuit before it changes direction forming the NILREB track. energy manageme...

Quality Custom Distribution (QCD), a division of Golden State Foods, has partnered with Scale Microgrid Solutions and InCharge Energy to electrify its Southern California fleet based in La Puente. This $20 million electrification project which includes the purchase of 30 zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks, 16 chargers, and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers is funded in part by grants and incentives from HVIP, MSRC, and the Last Mile Freight Program...

One of the largest packaging and disposable plastic industries in Santa Catarina/Brazil, Orleplast started its activities in 1992 by manufacturing plastic hoses. However, it soon concentrated its production on packagings such as bags, sacks, and rolls. From this change, the company obtained quality certifications to offer its customers better products. Today, the company produces about 600 tons of products monthly. Seeking to further increase its productivity, Orleplast chose to invest i...

Headquartered in the Spanish city of Bilbao, Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest electric utilities and the world's largest wind power producer, aims to become carbon neutral across Europe, by 2030. To achieve this goal, it is systematically implementing its environmentally-friendly and sustainable business model. Fluorine gas-free switchgear To this end, Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Siemens) has been commissioned by i-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes SAU, the company responsi...

WEG has successfully installed three 1,000 HP motors for one of the world’s top producers and distributors of agricultural products, in a plant located in the United States of America (USA). The motors are applied in a grind mill, which produces starches and sweeteners from corn. These motors serve not only as an equipment upgrade, but also provide critical ingredients for many of the everyday food. WEG’s engineering expertise WEG’s engineering expertise is the reason for th...

Globally renowned metals industry suppliers, ABB and Tenova have now obtained final acceptance from their customer - Acciaieria Arvedi, after partnering to deliver an innovative technology package, thereby enabling optimal charging, melting and electromagnetic stirring for the world’s highest-yielding EAF. Powerful technology solution The powerful solution combines a Tenova Consteel EAF continuous scrap charging system with Consteerrer, a model of the well-established ABB ArcSave electro...

Derichebourg Multiservices, a provider of facility services for companies and municipalities, has equipped its new headquarters in Créteil near Paris with IoT solutions from Siemens subsidiary Enlighted. Enlighted’s smart sensors are integrated directly into the LED lights in the new office space, enabling Derichebourg Multiservices to make significant energy savings to meet its own environmental goals, and comply with government regulations requiring companies in France to achieve...

Guided by the strategy of developing sustainable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, WEG has been signing a series of partnerships for the supply of distributed solar generation systems and charging stations for electric vehicles. Carport Solar Off-Grid In partnership with BMW Brazil and Energy Source, Weg has recently developed a unique system in Brazil for fast charging of electric vehicles which can operate connected or completely disconnected from the energy distribution network...