DENSO Corporation announced that Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd. and Asahi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., both of which are subsidiaries of DENSO Corporation, will merge on October 1, 2019, and make a new start as DENSO Wiper Systems, Inc. With the auto industry undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation, the business environment is changing significantly due to swift innovations in CASE (connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified) technologies. automated driving technologies The wiper system b...

On June 28th, the 30MVar STATCOM PROJECT at 33kV Roofings SUBSTATION OF UMEME LIMITED UGANDA was successfully put into operation. NR provided customized solutions, including power system analysis, primary equipment, protect & control system for this substation. This 30MVar STATCOM aimed to improve the power quality and voltage stability of this substation. After this STATCOM is commissioned in this substation, power quality in this area will be improved effectively. HVDC & FACTS soluti...

On June 19, 2019, Engineers from CI-Energies and CIE had successfully awarded a Training Completion Certificate after two weeks training on Substation Protection and Automation System in NR Training Center in Nanjing, China.  NR Vice President, Director of Energy Movements of CIE and Project Manager of CI-Energies present the training certificate awarding ceremony. Electrical energy movements This training is part of the Power Grid Development and Rehabilitation Project CI-Energies and...

C&S Electric has accomplished its participation in the ELASIA-2019 Exhibition, held at Bengaluru, India, from 21st June – 24th June 2019, winning the best stall award in design and product display. C&S a major sponsor of the ELASIA-2019 exhibition, exhibited its wide range of products, including the latest inclusions. ELASIA Exhibition ELASIA Exhibition held at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre, India is the podium to compare the best in the world and the best in Ind...

Warner Electric, a brand of Altra Industrial Motion, has developed a new family of brakes for stage and theatre applications, combining increased performance and reliability with very low noise levels, and a host of features specially requested by users in this demanding sector. The compact designs provide braking torques from 5Nm to 4,600Nm, and feature a newly designed friction material developed especially to meet the requirements of stage and theatre applications. Fenix family of brakes T...

NR Electric is pleased to announce the commissioning of 2MW/2.17MWh. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Switzerland, after completion of customers’ strict factory acceptance test. The system will contribute to the stability of the power grid. In over 20 years, NR has deployed protection & control solutions around the world and pioneered the development of BESS solution and renewable generation. NR Electric commissions BESS in Switzerland NR Electric, as a power stability expert...

Gephart Electric was recently awarded Phase II of the renovation and expansion of the University of Memphis Indoor Football Practice Facility. On the heels of the successful completion of Phase I, Phase II expands this facility to include an indoor practice facility for Memphis Tiger Football. This exciting project continues the working relationship with the University of Memphis, as well as repeat client, Turner Construction. It also expands the successful sports facilities market portfolio, a...

Chemicals, salt water, food particles, heat, dust, and electrical corrosion are just a few of the many issues that can cause clutches and brakes to fail prematurely. Nobody wants to have the conversation about lost production time, growing cost concerns, or system disruptions after a failure has occurred. The strength of these components is in the information collected over years of service in hazardous environments and applying this knowledge to future clutch/brake technologies. Think About t...

CP Electronics, the UK’s renowned manufacturer of lighting control products has launched a series of six-channel hardwired lighting control modules (LCMs), under its fully addressable and networkable RAPID range. The latest additions give specifiers, building owners and lighting consultants, further flexibility to deliver sophisticated lighting control systems to reduce energy costs. Each LCM can be supplied as DIN rail modules or mounted within a DIN rail enclosure. They provide a flexib...

ECSI is proud to announce another great project with Doran Companies. The Triple Crown Doran will bring a new level of luxury living to Shakopee, MN. This two-year, three-high-rise project will be the largest systems deployment to date with Doran Companies; ECSI will install cutting-edge A/V devices, CCTV, access control systems, and 2-way communication in each high rise. 

On May 28, 2019, OverIT will participate, as a global partner and gold sponsor, in the RealWear Summit event, organized by RealWear, a major international vendor of head-mounted hardware. These wearable devices integrate to the safety helmet, and are intended to support the operators in the execution of their tasks, both on the field and within production plants. New application scenarios Despite being addressed to partners and clients, the event, taking place in San Carlos, CA, will even...

ECSI sees the value (and the fun!) of connecting with women and other emerging pioneers in the electrical industry. This week ECSI joined Graybar, one of NECA’s premier partners, for a lunch and learn event at their Brooklyn Park office. Graybar hosted Women in NECA – Twin Cities and NECA future leaders for networking, speakers, and a tour of their distribution facility. tips and tools ECSI had a blast listening to industry innovators share their tips and tools of the trade and co...

E.ON's distribution grids in Germany will be able to support a complete switch to electric cars, according to a joint study by E.ON and Consentec. However, this will require forward-looking investments in the conversion of the infrastructure to continue. electric vehicles E.ON's grids in Germany are well-equipped to allow a greater number of electric vehicles to be recharged The study has looked at various scenarios up to and including a 100 percent market share for electric cars. The calcula...

Around 800,000 distributed systems producing green energy are already connected to E.ON’s grids in Germany – and that figure is rising. In order to considerably speed up the connection process for these systems, experts from E.ON grid operator E.DIS teamed up with the start-up envelio, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, to develop a digital grid connection monitor. It’s a self-assessment portal for planners of distributed generation systems and offers an initial indication...

E.ON plans to commission 2500 digital transformer stations in the service areas of its four German distribution grid operators – Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS, and Hansewerk – by the end of 2019. Starting this year, E.ON will solely install digital transformer stations in Germany. This way, the smart grid is quite naturally being integrated into E.ON’s distribution grids. Digital transformer stations With these transformer stations as the centerpiece of the smart grid, it is pos...

The destination has just been typed into the navigation system, where the car already calculates when and where the battery needs to be charged. A slot at the charging station is booked at the same time. From now on, E.ON will be looking even more closely at these issues relating to the mobility of the future. E.ON is acquiring a stake in the U.S. software company Vinli. With this investment, E.ON is strengthening its expertise in digital solutions for electric mobility based on big data and ad...

The Arkona offshore wind farm of E.ON and Equinor went into operation with a festive event in the port of Sassnitz-Mukran on the island of Rügen. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig, and Norway's Minister of Energy and Petroleum Kjell-Børge Freiberg launched power generation together with E.ON CEO Johannes Teyssen and other guests of honor. Arkona is the largest wind farm in the entire Baltic Sea. Chancellor Angela Merkel:...

Plug Power Inc., a provider of hydrogen engines and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility announced a partnership with CHEM, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of electric solutions including motors, generators, switchgear, hydrogen generation, and stationary fuel cell power systems. Plug Power has begun fulfilling orders for its proprietary 5kW ProGen hydrogen engines to CHEM, which are integrated into CHEM’s next-gen stationary power products for grid support and backup power applicatio...

C&S Electric has successfully participated in the Hannover Messe 2019, held in Germany from 1st April – to 5th April 2019. The company exhibited its latest range of products including LV Switchgear, Power Busbars, Protection, and Measurement Devices. Hannover Messe Hannover Messe is one of the world’s major Trade Fair (held on the Hanover Fairground in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) for industrial Technology where technologies and core areas of the industry from research and...

Together with the German regional energy suppliers Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS, and HanseWerk, E.ON has launched its new “Green gas from green power” initiative to reduce CO2 emissions in the heating, transport, and industrial sectors. Power-to-Gas (P2G) plants Power-to-Gas (P2G) plants convert locally produced energy from wind and solar into “green” gas, i.e. hydrogen, or in a subsequent step into synthetic methane. Both can be fed directly into gas distribution grid...

In March 2019, three sets of high-voltage Magnetically Controlled Shunt Reactor (MCSR) of NR were successfully put into operation in WACO KUNGO substation of LAÚCA–HUAMBO 400kV project in south kwanza province, Angola. NR MCSR can effectively guarantee the safety and stability of transmission lines, marking another major breakthrough of NR in the field of flexible AC transmission. High operating voltage WACO KUNGO 400kV substation is an important hub connecting the power grid in...

In March 2019, NR successfully commissioned 120MVar Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) system for Gujirat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO in India, which is the first large-capacity STATCOM in GETCO grid. GETCO grid with the comprehensive regulation methods for flexible voltage and reactive power. In addition, it supplements a powerful "reactive power", contributes to the high-speed development of the power grid of this zone. This 120MVar STATCOM system is installed in the...

C&S Electric exhibited its entire product range at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2019 in Dubai, which was held from 5th March – 7th March 2019. The stand was visited by members of the electrical fraternity, including Architects, Builders, Consultants, Contractors, and many more.  Middle East Electricity Exhibition The Middle East Electricity Exhibition is one of the world’s largest exhibitions and conferences for the power industry. The C&S Electric team wou...

On Jan., 2019, a noiseless containerized energy storage system, which was self-developed by NR Electric, was successfully operated in Kitakyushu, Japan. This project cooperated with the Sodium-Sulfur (NaS) Battery Energy Storage System company - NGK. It realized such features as user side Load Following (LF) and Load Leveling (LL). The test result was highly praised by Japanese customers. NR offers integrated solutions for this project The energy storage container scheme is connected to Japan...

ALD Automotive, the globally renowned vehicle leasing company in Europe, and E.ON, a widely recognized European energy company, have signed a strategic partnership to jointly develop and market digital enhanced mobility, financing, and energy services. The partnership will focus on mobility offerings for electric vehicles for corporate customers, municipalities and private customers in Europe. ALD Automotive - E.ON partnership Through this partnership, ALD Automotive’s clients will bene...

GE Aviation Czech and ATB Antriebstehnik AG have agreed to jointly explore turboprop propulsion solutions for the general aviation and urban mobility market in the power range between 500 and 1000 SHP, leveraging GE’s H Series turboprop aircraft engine technology and ATB electrical machines. Different configurations will be investigated and a first proof of concept test is aimed to take place later this year. "We’re excited to contribute into the development of more sustainable...

On January 2019, a noiseless containerized energy storage system, which was self-developed by NR, was successfully operated in Kitakyushu, Japan.  This project cooperated with the Sodium-Sulfur(NaS) Battery Energy Storage System company NGK. It realized such features as user side Load Following (LF) and Load Levelling (LL). The test result was highly praised by Japanese customers.  Providing integrated solutions NR provides integrated solutions for this project, including system de...

The new energy world offers more and more possibilities. But what do customers get out of it? E.ON will provide the answer during the E-world energy & water trade fair in Essen. On February 5-7, the company will be presenting news from the world of energy for private and commercial customers as well as for urban planners. The focus will be on intelligent homes, electric mobility, and climate-friendly heating and cooling in cities. energy management system Installation and operation ar...

KAMIC Group AB has acquired all the shares in Distec Ltd, a company based in Manchester, England. The sellers are the company’s Founders - Noel Sheppard and Adrian Swindells with their families. Distec Ltd was founded in 1992 and over the years has built a strong reputation and extensive expertise in industrial, medical, and digital technology solutions. The company represents a number of world pioneering manufacturers such as ELO, Nexcom, CKS, Wincomm, Siemens, and others, and offers t...

At the Handelsblatt Energy Awards ceremony, the jury honored the ectogrid cooling and heating network for supplying cities and districts as one of the leading new energy technologies. This confirms E.ON’s position as an innovation leader in the energy industry. In the Smart Infrastructure category, ectogrid ranked among the top 3. The supply network works like a thermal battery into which residents and businesses feed or extract heat and cold. ectogrid enables climate-friendly heating and...