The world’s electricity demand growth is slowing sharply in 2022 from its strong recovery the previous year as economic growth weakens and energy prices soar following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the IEA’s latest Electricity Market Report. Global electricity demand Global electricity demand is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2022 after last year’s 6% increase, bringing it in line with its average growth rate over the five years before the COVID-19 pandem...

Ameren Illinois has allocated US$ 500,000 in funds to assist customers who do not typically meet income qualifications for state and federal energy bill payment programs. Joe Solari, the Vice President of Customer Experience at Ameren Illinois, said “Higher power supply prices are impacting all of our customers, regardless of their income or economic circumstance.” The Residential Assistance Credit The Residential Assistance Credit is part of a US$ 1.75 million relief package that...

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head Office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President: Keiichi Kobayashi) was selected as a constituent of the ‘FTSE4Good Index Series’ and ‘FTSE Blossom Japan Index’ for the third year running, and as a constituent of the ‘MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)’ for the fourth year running. This fiscal year, Furukawa Electric has started to carry out the new Medium-term Management Plan 2022-2025 (2025 Mid-term Plan) &...

Shanghai Electric is exploring opportunities in the green economy and cultivating new impetus for low-carbon development. On July 15, 2022, the inauguration ceremony of Shanghai Electric New Energy Development Company was held in Shanghai, China. At the ceremony, the new energy strategy of Shanghai Electric Group was announced; collaborative projects on new energy were signed online with five partners, and strategic cooperation with more than ten financial institutions and industry partners on...

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Schumacher Electric Corporation, a pioneer of power conversion products, has introduced its new EV Series Level 2 Charger in the United States. Delivering up to 50 amps, this model is one of the most powerful on the market and offers the convenience of greater charging speed, adding up to 60 miles of range per hour. The Level 2 Charger operates on 240 Volts and is available in hardwired or plug-and-go options. The product is available on Amazon and will retail for $699.00. superior power For...

Jim Robb, NERC’s​ president and CEO, will participate in the NARUC 2022 Summer Policy Summit that takes place July 17–20, in San Diego. Robb will speak during the opening general session panel — The Transforming Grid – Embracing Change While Preserving Reliability. The session, moderated by Judith Jagdmann, NARUC president, will provide essential insights from NERC assessments and industry experts alike to help regulators support clean energy evolution in a reliable man...

Ofgem has appointed Octopus Energy to take on supplying UKEIH’s 3000 domestic customers. This follows a competitive process run by Ofgem to get the best deal possible for customers.  Funds that current and former domestic customers of the supplier have paid into their accounts will be protected, where they are in credit. Domestic customers will also be protected by the energy price cap with their new supplier.   Choosing another energy supplier  For existing UKEIH custome...

EDF Renewables UK is planning to develop a renewable energy project in Neath Port Talbot, near Crynant and Seven Sisters. The project – Hirfynydd Renewable Energy Park could have an installed capacity of 100 MW, enough green electricity for over 40,000 households. grid balancing services EDF Renewables UK is looking to develop a mix of technologies at the site, including a wind farm of up to seven turbines, a solar farm, and battery storage. Having a breadth of technologies increases t...

Lincoln Electric has announced the launch of the new VIKING 2450 ADV Series Welding Helmets. The auto-darkening helmets feature cutting-edge user interface and LED technologies, and superior 4C optics, in order to provide all day comfort to improve productivity. VIKING 2450 ADV Series Welding Helmets One of the features most frequently requested by welders – an integrated LED light – comes standard with each new VIKING 2450 ADV Series helmet. Mike Clifford, the Product Manager -...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned India’s largest floating Solar PV plant rated at 100 MW at NTPC Ramagundam, in Telangana. The plant is installed across the natural raw water reservoir, saving valuable land resources, and also conserves water by reducing evaporation. Innovative engineering With innovatively engineered layouts and arrangements for the solar PV modules, electricals, and floaters, the plant will ensure that the aquatic ecosystem is...

Lincoln Electric’s introduces the all-new Frontier 400X Pipe, new addition to its lineup of next-generation diesel engine-driven welders/generators. Designed to be the ultimate go-to welder for the pipeline industry, the Frontier 400X Pipe breaks the boundaries of pipeline welding by combining the latest technology and innovation with the iconic arc performance of our legacy machines. Frontier 400X Pipe The Frontier 400X Pipe delivers plenty of reliable, all-day power with 400 Amps of w...

More than 180 participants from 33 countries, including 9 of the 10 ASEAN Member States, will attend the Singapore-International Energy Agency (IEA) Regional Training Programme on Efficient Grid-Interactive Buildings from 5 to 7 July 2022. This programme brings together policymakers, industry professionals, and representatives from academia, international organisations and civil society to explore the use of smart digital technologies to transform buildings from energy-intensive consumers to en...

According to a survey by Delta-EE of over 1,000 Europeans, self-consumption optimization is the most attractive value stream in the Home Energy Management (HEM) field for end users. And it will experience the highest growth in the next five years. The study also showed that annual sales in the HEM and appliance optimization markets in Europe will grow by 6-fold this decade and be implemented in 10 million homes by 2030. What are the driving factors behind this? Well, 90% of respondents...

Demand for high data throughput and low latency is pushing device specifications and operational standards toward wideband modulation. Wideband performance benefits come with a heavy cost: significantly increased noise. Increased noise This noise introduces additional test complexity and measurement uncertainty, which is further exacerbated by the industry’s desire to pack as many modulated signals into the available bandwidth as possible. This not only constrains error vector magnitude...

RWE, one of the companies for renewable energy, has commissioned its first floating photovoltaic (PV) project. The project consists of around 13,400 solar panels that float on a lake near the Amer power plant in Geertruidenberg, in the Netherlands’ province of Noord-Brabant. The innovative solar field has an installed capacity of 6.1 megawatts peak (MWp). The floating project was the latest of three solar installations at the Amer power plant. sustainable electricity system Roger Miese...

The Swiss Federal Council has approved the dispatch to the Federal Assembly of a new draft act for the security of electricity supply through renewable energies. Axpo welcomes its direction of travel, but not the pace or measures it proposes. Expansion of renewable energies Axpo is convinced that an auctioned floating market premium, based on a successful international model, would advance the expansion of renewable energies faster and more efficiently, in comparison to the planned investment...

ABB has announced that Microsoft has joined its Energy Efficiency Movement. Launched in March 2021 by ABB, the #energyefficiencymovement is a multi-stakeholder initiative to raise awareness and spur action to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions to combat climate change. Companies are invited to join the movement - #energyefficiencymovement and make a public pledge, as a way of inspiring others to take action. Microsoft represents one of the largest corporate partners to join the init...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced that it has won the Energy & Sustainability 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. Schneider Electric was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for its innovative EcoStruxure software solutions provided to customers that were powered by Microsoft technology, including Azure Cloud and Dynamics 365. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards rec...

Milwaukee Tool continues to lead in portable productivity, driving the next breakthrough in the M12 System with the release of the new M12 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT CP2.5 & XC5.0 Battery Packs. M12 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT batteries deliver 25% more power on high-demand tools, while running substantially 25% cooler through heavy applications, allowing users to push the capabilities of their tools and maximize productivity. M12 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT batteries “In 2018, Milwaukee introduc...

Reliable retention for ribbon cables and flexible PCBs: “ WR-FPC 1.00 mm SMT ZIF Horizontal Back Locking Dual Contact” and “ WR-FPC 0.50 mm SMT LIF Horizontal Dual Contact”. Both share a high level of protection against wear and loosening of the connection with their dual contact and securing points. The latter is of particular interest for slender connectors used with 0.5 mm pitch cables, which secure according to the LIF principle (Low Insertion Force) withou...

RECOM's low-cost, high-efficiency, RPY-1.5Q AEC-Q100 automotive-qualified LED driver is now available in a thermally-enhanced QFN package with an integrated shielded inductor and optional ‘wettable flanks’. This feature allows Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) of solder joints, as demanded by automotive customers, avoiding the need for costly and slow X-ray inspection. AEC-Q100 qualification The product is just 3 x 5 x 1.6 mm but can provide a precision programmable constant curr...

RWE, Wales’ largest electricity producer, has entered a new partnership with Tata Steel to understand and explore the production of steel components that could be used in high-tech floating wind foundations and structures for projects in the Celtic Sea. The industry leaders will work together to identify the steel components that could be supplied from Tata Steel in floating wind technologies in the gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. The co-operation agreeme...

Hitachi Energy a market and technology leader in transmission, distribution and grid automation solutions, and Petrofac, an international service provider to the energy industry, have entered into a collaboration to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure, in order to support the rapidly growing offshore wind market. This collaboration builds on the complementary core technologies and expertise of both companies in offshore wind, in order to support the decarbonization of power s...

In the latest expansion of its wind energy activities, Axpo announced that two wind farms with a combined total of 38 turbines are in the planning stage in Romania. Overall, the development pipeline of Axpo includes wind farms with an installed capacity of 3.5 GW. Axpo continues to make a substantial contribution to the expansion of climate-friendly power production across Europe and Switzerland, where it is the largest producer of renewable energies. Aquarius Energy Developments Axpo will wo...

RAI Amsterdam has obtained four number 1 positions in the MT500 research this year. In the category Media, the RAI tops the list, as well as in the sub-categories customer centricity, sustainability, and employership. In addition to the RAI, the publisher - SDU and Belgian DPG Media also received prizes in the same category. The Research The MT500 is an annual research report focusing on the reputation of Dutch companies The MT500 is an annual research report focusing on the reputation of Dut...

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, has taken another important step towards bringing more renewable energy to customers, by announcing the planned acquisition of the company's largest-ever solar facility, a 200 megawatt (MW) solar installation in central Missouri, USA that is expected to create more than 250 construction jobs. The facility will be acquired pursuant to a build-transfer agreement with EDF Renewables, a company with a longstanding track record of developing and b...

Wales’ largest power producer and number one renewable energy generator - RWE, welcomed Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething MS to the Pembroke site for a site tour and discussion on how the company is supporting Wales’ net zero ambition. The company recently launched the ‘Pembroke Net Zero Centre’ (PNZC) as the hub for RWE’s decarbonization projects and development activities in the Celtic Sea. ‘Pembroke Net Zero Centre’ (PNZC) PNZC is made up of th...

On the afternoon of June 22, Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator”) held an online signing ceremony for the project of delivering the LEHY-H elevator, a super-high-speed one moving at 10m/s, to Xinchu Jingtian Plaza at Changsha City, Hunan Province. Leng Weiqing, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shanghai Electric Group, and Wen Huiming, Chairman of Hunan Xinchu Property Co., Ltd., a...

On May 30, the first 100 MWp tidal photovoltaics power station in China was connected to the grid with full capacity. This is the first time that China has completely developed solar and tidal energy. The successful grid connection of this power station marks that China has made new achievements in the field of comprehensive utilization of marine energy. NR Electric provides a complete set of protection and monitoring equipment for the project and implements the engineering integration of 110kV...