A study by Frontier Economics-commissioned by Fluence, BayWa r.e., ECO STOR, enspired, and Kyon Energy - provides valuable insights for advancing the energy transition in Germany. The new analysis underlines the pressing need for the electricity storage strategy recently put forth by the Federal Ministry of Economics and urges its prompt completion and implementation. Falling costs of storage The recognition of energy storage’s role in power systems will increase significantly in t...

Six easy ways to start the new year with simple energy-saving solutions. January is the perfect time to start smart new habits and refresh old ones. If one of their resolutions is to save money this year, some simple technology upgrades, minor maintenance, and a couple of small shifts in lifestyle can go a long way in reducing home energy costs year-round.  With National Cut Your Energy Costs Day coming up on January 10, Ameren Missouri has put together a list of six energy savings re...

A new line of cost-effective servo motors from Applied Motion Products Inc. (AMP) is aimed at high-throughput precision motion tasks from 100 W to 3 kW with a rated torque of 11 Nm and speeds to 6000 rpm. Available with comprehensive technical support in the UK and Europe from Mclennan, the M5 series’ novel magnetic design yields high-power density and low cogging torque and is available in a choice of low-, medium-, and high-inertia options that facilitate motion profile matching for opt...

Growth in power-hungry artificial intelligence workloads, rising costs and sustainability initiatives could drive new approaches in data center cooling. Sustainable, high-efficiency components, such as fans, pumps, and motors could play a bigger role for HVAC equipment that must work harder to keep data centers cooler. The massive growth in ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could place more energy demand on data center cooling systems with the shift toward a...

Eco Wave Power Global AB, a pioneering, publicly traded onshore wave energy company, is pleased to announce that it has commenced sending of clean electricity from its EWP-EDF One project in the Port of Jaffa to the Israeli National Electrical grid. Eco Wave Power has recently finalized the construction of the EWP-EDF One project in the Port of Jaffa, in Israel.  The EWP-EDF One Project was co-funded by EDF Renewable IL, which owns 50% of the project, and by the Israeli Ministry of Energy,...

Clean energy solutions provider Gentari, through its subsidiary Gentari International Renewables Pte Ltd has added offshore wind capacity into its portfolio, following an investment into the Hai Long offshore wind project located off the Changhua coast in the Taiwan Straits. The investment sees Gentari taking a 49 percent stake in Canada-based Northland Power Inc.’s (Northland) ownership of the project, equivalent to a 29.4 percent indirect equity interest. operation of the project Nort...

Prysmian Group, the globally renowned company in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces the successful commissioning of the inter-array cable system for the Fécamp offshore wind farm, located in the English Channel, some 24 km off the French coast, in Normandy (Seine-Maritime department). The Fécamp offshore wind farm is composed of 71 WTGs with a total capacity of nearly 500 MW, generating clean electricity equivalent to the power needs of over 770,000 people.&n...

Westmorland and Furness Council’s vision is to be "a great place to live, work and thrive," they commenced a program of works to install Aico’s 3000 Series, equipped with the Ei3000MRF module for wireless interconnection, across their housing stock. The Ei3000MRF module facilitates a sound-mimicking feature across the range of Aico’s 3000 Series. The module’s innovative sound-mimicking technology differentiates between the distinct sounds of Carbon Monoxide (CO) and...

Prysmian Group, the world pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment of approximately €350 million for two new cutting-edge cable-laying vessels that will reinforce Prysmian’s submarine project execution capabilities.  This capex is already included in the mid-term outlook communicated by the Group on 5th October during Capital Markets Day. Prysmian’s agreed role “The market is tremendously growing, and we are facing an incr...

OCPP (Open Charge Point Protocol) is a universally adopted protocol for communication between electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (often called “charge points”) and a central system, usually referred to as a Charging Station Management System (CSMS). The Evolution: OCPP 1.6 OCPP 1.6, developed by the Open Charge Alliance (OCA) to enhance the capabilities of the protocol and ensure that it kept pace with the evolving needs of the electric vehicle (EV) charging ecosystem. This ve...

The grid operators SN Energie, tbgs, tb.glarus and Axpo have realized a new power line in record time. Together they overcame the damage to the grid infrastructure caused by the landslide in Schwanden. The new line with an operating voltage of 16 kilovolts (kV) restores a high level of supply security in the Schwanden area and the Sernftal Valley. On 29 August 2023, a landslide occurred in the Wagenrunse area above the village of Schwanden in the municipality of Glarus Süd. Schütze...

Infinitum, the creator of the sustainable air-core motor, announced the expansion of its leadership team and key 2023 highlights following a year of record demand and transformative growth. Bhavnesh Patel has been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer, Paulo Guedes-Pinto has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer and Mike DiNucci joins Infinitum as Chief Revenue Officer. As Chief Strategy Officer, Bhavnesh Patel will oversee Infinitum’s long-term strategic planning and initiatives. He j...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ingeteam have signed a €46 million loan for a two-year investment plan covering the research, development, and innovation (RDI) activities of the Spanish company specialized in electrical engineering and the development of electrical equipment, motors, generators, and converters. The InvestEU-backed EIB loan will support research into developing new solutions enabling Ingeteam to address the challenges of integrating renewable energies into the power...

Manufactured with the best epoxy resin available in the market, WEG dry-type transformers are compact products ideal for environments that require space efficiency. WEG dry-type transformers offer low installation costs, no risk of explosion, no fire propagation, and easy maintenance. reliability in power supply The meticulous selection of these transformers takes into account the need to ensure reliability in power supply to meet the diverse demands of a modern event center, such as the case...

The Board of Directors of Ameren Corporation announced that Kimberly J. Harris has been elected to the Ameren Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2024. She brings extensive senior leadership experience to the Ameren Board of Directors. Kimberly J. Harris is the former Chief Executive Officer and President of Puget Sound Energy (PSE), Washington State's largest utility serving more than 1.5 million customers across 10 counties. During her nine-year tenure as CEO at PSE, she fostered a stron...

IHI Corporation (IHI), a Japanese engineering company, and Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS’ clean energy arm Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two parties deepening their collaboration to further develop the hydrogen industry. Under this MoU, IHI and Gentari will jointly explore the establishment of a global green ammonia value chain that spans the production, transportation, storage, a...

Facing the ongoing energy scarcity in South Africa, equipment is expected to play an increasingly crucial role in the strategy for energy solutions in the industry. Production and processing sectors, including mineral processing plants, are energy-intensive industries that need to find ways to reduce consumption while simultaneously increasing efficiency, essential for both economic and environmental reasons. Electric motors and drives are employed across all industries to operate pumps, mixers...

The project, which involves the sectioning of the 345 kV Transmission Line Várzea de Palma 1 and Pirapora 2, aims to supply power to the Hélio Valgas photovoltaic plants (units 01 to 10), comprising the Hélio Valgas solar complex. Located in Várzea da Palma, state of Minas Gerais, the Hélio Valgas UFV is the fifth-largest solar plant in Brazil, with 662 MWp. For the realization of this project, Comerc Energia, a platform for energy and decarbonization solution...

Verizon announces a $100,000 award to NextWaveSTEM (NWS) for the development of Project Integrated Neighborhood Technology Engagement Laboratory (Project INTEL) in Chicago. The partnership is part of the Verizon Forward Community Enhancement Award, a $1 million national initiative equipping communities with the tools to navigate an increasingly technological world. NWS will partner with the Gary Comer Youth Center to design and implement Project INTEL, a program focused on STEM education, eme...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure is expanding its fire safety offering on Building X through newly launched applications and an application programming interface (API) to increase transparency, decrease response time in case of incidents, and enhance maintenance processes for service providers. Building X is a digital building platform that supports customers to digitalize, manage, and optimize their building operations. This leads to an enhanced user experience, increased performance, and improve...

Ameren Missouri is announcing that nearly 900 commercial customers have participated in its business energy savings program, BizSavers, in 2023. Combined, these customers project will save over $7.1 million on their energy costs, after completing more than 1,390 energy efficiency projects, leading to in excess of 72 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of projected electricity saved. “The BizSavers program is designed to provide quick and easy savings, as well as customized solutions for business...

Prysmian Group’s sustainability leadership was confirmed in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), after the annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices performed by S&P Global through its Corporate Sustainability Assessment. In the 2023 edition, Prysmian, which is included in the ELQ Electrical Components & Equipment sector, reached excellence (100 points) in the environmental areas of Emissions, Resource Efficiency and Circularity, Waste,...

DNV’s scope of work includes the delivery of certificates for the windfarms related to design and fabrication/installation/commissioning in accordance with relevant Polish laws, regulations and codes. The following assets are defined as relevant for certification: wind turbine generators, foundations, offshore substation platforms, inter-array cables, and offshore export cables. Growth in offshore wind Bringing a proven technology to a new market with new stakeholders also brings new ch...

Siemens has published its fiscal year 2023 Sustainability Report which demonstrates strong progress towards a range of targets. Since the baseline year of fiscal 2019, the CO2 emissions within Siemens’ own operations have been halved. In addition, more than 90 percent of Siemens’ business enables customers to have a positive sustainability impact: With the aid of Siemens technologies sold in fiscal 2023, customers will avoid around 190 million tons of CO2 emissions–an imp...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it has set the terms and conditions for issuing its first corporate green bonds in the Japanese market, as initially announced in a news release on November 10. The proceeds from the bonds will be used to construct a silicon-carbide (SiC) power semiconductor plant and upgrade related facilities. Mitsubishi Electric has positioned sustainability as a cornerstone of its overall business, including initiatives to address climate change and other press...

Hitachi, Ltd. has announced the terms of unsecured straight bonds as set forth below following the announcement relating to the plan to issue unsecured straight bonds including “Digitally Tracked Green Bond” (“digital green bond”), which utilizes digital technologies, such as IoT and a blockchain platform on November 16, 2023. The proceeds from the issuance of the digital green bond will be used to refinance expenditures of the construction and refurbishment of Kyōsō-to...

Schneider Electric., the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, called on energy decision-makers to prioritize digital upgrades to realize the potential of sustainable, resilient, efficient and flexible Grids of the Future. Europe’s electricity systems The urgent call comes as world pioneers gather at COP28 in Dubai to accelerate climate action while at the same time, key players in the electric power industry meet at Enlit Europe 2023 in Paris, Fr...

Aico has announced the launch of The Skills Hub, a new initiative designed to provide a convenient and accessible learning environment. The Skills Hub will bring together a variety of training providers, keeping electricians and installers up to date with the latest industry updates. Aico has established itself as a pioneer in education within the sector, with several CPD-certified training courses now being delivered daily nationwide. More recently, Aico’s City & Guilds certified cou...

EG Electronics AB, a company in the KAMIC Group, has acquired all the shares in Leeroy Digital Signage AB. The seller is Leeroy Group AB, previously the parent of the acquired company. Leeroy Digital Signage are specialist in digital signage and digital communication services using displays in stores and public areas. With its own powerful software as a base, the company offers turnkey, flexible solutions for different types of digital signage including design, configuration, and hard...

Electrification is one of the trends not only just for passenger cars but also for commercial vehicles as well. Together with the supplier, AK (Apparatebau Kirchheim-Tech) is ready to gear up and create modular power distribution solutions for commercial vehicles. Long experience working with traditional 12/24VDC solutions. In past years the development from traditional 12/24VDC to electrification with high voltage solutions in the field of commercial vehicles has taken big steps forward. Thank...