Building on the success of the 5W board-mount RAC05-K/480 AC/DC, RECOM now offers 15W and 25W versions with the same ultra-wide input range of 85-528VAC, for line-to-line and line-to-neutral connections in global single- and three-phase AC supplies. Outputs available are 5V, 12V, 15V, and 24V, fully protected against short circuits, over-current and over-voltage. The two new series are certified to IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 and IEC/EN 61010 and are classed as Limited Power Source (LPS). The parts...

Ameren Transmission is hosting three in-person public open houses this week in Clinton, St. Clair, and Madison counties for a transmission project that will bolster the electric grid. The first open house is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Knights of Columbus Hall, 12454 State Route 143 in Highland. There will be two additional open houses, the first from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, October. 26, at Summerfield Lions Club, 100 Park Street in Summerfield; and the second from 6 p.m. to 8 p....

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is sponsoring the Essex County Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Event in Essex County, Mass. to support and celebrate women serving their communities and building a better future for their families. The 2022 Women’s Build event is a joint effort between the Essex County Habitat for Humanity and volunteer groups from Institution for Savings and Thrive (through the North Shore Chamber...

In the winter, every kilowatt hour counts to reduce electricity and gas consumption. E.ON will therefore reduce the energy consumption of its own buildings by at least 20 percent on average. Across all locations in Germany, E.ON will operate all non-essential light sources such as logos and outdoor lighting on a limited basis or switch them off completely. The room temperature will be reduced to 19 degrees and hot water will be switched off wherever possible. 25% energy savings A particularly...

Schneider Electric, a pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, will present four expert sessions at 2022 PACK EXPO, October 23-26 in Chicago. These sessions will take a deep dive into developing operational sustainability, including the company’s path towards net-zero carbon emissions, building sustainable factories, and navigating cybersecurity in an increasingly connected world. These thought leadership sessions are critically timed to the current state...

On recultivated land at the Garzweiler open-cast mine, well-established partners, the city of Bedburg and RWE, successfully connect another wind farm with a capacity of 28.5 megawatts (MW) to the grid. The five wind turbines of the 30 million Euro - 'Bedburg A 44n' project has the capacity to generate enough green electricity to meet the annual needs of 28,000 households - more than the city's citizens and businesses consume.   The turbines complement the existing Königshovener H&oum...

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a helpful new guide designed to help building owners and managers reduce the risk of their buildings becoming stranded assets due to not reaching the government’s environmental standards.   The new white paper, ‘Stranded assets: A roadmap to net zero for new and existing buildings' is designed to provide building owners and managers with more insight on the importance of setting up their buildings for net zero and describes method...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that it has joined the Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights (JaCER) as a Founding Member (Regular Member). JaCER was established in June 2022, in order to support and promote the redress of grievances by companies. JaCER provides a non-judicial ‘Engagement and Remedy Platform’ for grievance redress, based on the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. JaCER&...

High Power Charging (HPC) stations have a charging power of at least 100 kW. Existing grid infrastructure, however, often provides significantly less capacity and upgrades are extremely costly. Luckily, most cars only charge with maximum power for a brief period. Batteries leverage this and enable the use of HPC on existing infrastructure. Cars briefly charge with full power As any EV driver will tell the user, they can charge to some 60-80% in around half an hour, but getting to 1...

Application notes from Würth Elektronik provide users with accurate information and practical tips. Not only for developers, the latest release ANP101: RF Gain Block Amplifier with Integrated Multilayer Ferrite Bead for Broadband Operation addresses how the transmission characteristics of an RF amplifier can be enhanced and improved by the right choice of components and an optimal layout. RF performance From 5G systems to radio and antenna applications, wireless communication accomp...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released new updates to its EcoStruxure™ domain architecture and platform, EcoStruxure Power. The comprehensive IoT-enabled architecture and platform is designed to digitalize and simplify electrical distribution & power management, delivering reliable ‘always-on’ power for commercial buildings, healthcare, data centers, industry, and infrastructure. Integr...

Despite concerns about the effects of the current energy crisis, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion are expected to grow by just under 1% this year, only a small fraction of their increase last year, as a strong expansion of renewables and electric vehicles prevents a much sharper rise. New IEA analysis of the latest data from around the world shows that these CO2 emissions are on course to increase by close to 300 million tonnes in 2022 to 33.8 billion tonnes &nd...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Manish Kumar as the new Executive Vice President of Digital Energy, effective October 1, 2022. The Digital Energy business provides energy and automation solutions to deliver a sustainable and efficient future for customers. Power digitalization is foundational to future-ready energy management. It makes the invisible visible, turning data into business value to enable better decisi...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, offered a sneak peak of the new Square D™ Combination Service Entrance Device (CSED) during the NECA 2022 Convention & Trade Show at booth #2502. Developed with electrical professionals in mind, this product is code compliant to the new NEC 2020 standards, offers new safety features, and provides updated, compact design elements for easy installation. Evolving code requirements Schneid...

WeVee and Enel X Way Germany, the German division of Enel Group's new company dedicated to electric mobility, reached an agreement through which the award-winning JuiceBox charging stations will be available at preferential rates to all WeVee corporate clients. This is the first step of the cooperation between WeVee and Enel X Way, empowering the companies' joint missions of accelerating the switch to clean mobility and sustainable commuting, and trying to extend such agreements to other countr...

Schneider Electric., the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has unveiled a complete preview of its latest sustainable, digital, AirSeT medium-voltage (MV) switchgear ranges, at the Innovation Summit World Tour, Schneider Electric’s annual customer and partner event.   Schneider continues to develop and expand AirSeT ranges in line with its commitment to build a full SF6-free MV portfolio, and to meet requirements of different geograp...

ZPN Energy is proud to announce that they are the main sponsor of local Coventry Under 14 (U14) football team - Chapelfield Colts. The team is managed by ZPN Energy’s Head of Finance, Anthony Colley. Chapelfield Colts’ first league game of the season was a tough test against a team, which has recently stepped down from a higher league. Chaps came out of the blocks sharpish and created a host of chances early on. ZPN Energy - main sponsor of Chapelfield Colts The breakthrough came...

RECOM Technologies, a renewable energy company, and the only European Bloomberg Tier 1 PV module manufacturer launches the new LION 390Wp Bifacial HJT Mono Crystalline Double Glass Module. Allowing more energy to be harvested, due to the Heterojunction technology (HJT), the LION 390Wp promises great performance in small and large-scale ground or rooftop solar applications. Lion series modules with a power output of over 700Wp are based on Heterojunction (HJT) technology. A heterojunction (HJT)...

Emtelle, the pioneering global technology company, has appointed Tommy Conner as Managing Director USA to lead its new North American operation. He joins Emtelle, one of the manufacturers of blown fiber cable and ducted network solutions, as preparations remain on track to open its new 300,000 sq ft facility in Fletcher, North Carolina. Conner is a hugely experienced executive with more than 30 years’ experience in industrial distribution, engineering, and manufacturing involving products...

Floriade Expo 2022 Amsterdam-Almere has closed its gates, after a lively final weekend marked by concerts, cultural shows and thematic events. Dozens of countries participated in the Horticultural Expo, which for six months showcased ideas solutions and innovations relating to the theme “Growing Green Cities”. Floriade Expo 2022 – the seventh Horticultural Expo to be hosted by the Netherlands – took place on a 60-hectare site situated on the south side of the Weerwater i...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that certain provisions of an ISO9001 certification of the company’s Nagasaki Works (Togitsu-Cho, Nishisonogi-Gun, Nagasaki Prefecture), which had been withdrawn on September 16, 2021, was re-certified effective October 10, 2022, following a reassessment by LRQA Limited. Notification from the LRQA Limited was received on October 13, 2022.

With the start of cable production at Prysmian Group, SuedLink, the largest infrastructure project of the energy transition in Germany with a length of around 700 kilometers and 4 GW of transmission capacity, has reached another milestone. Prysmian started the production of a ±525 kV HVDC underground cable system at its French plant in Montereau, which allows a transmittable power of 2 gigawatts on a single system. SuedLink, energy transition infrastructure project The two transmission...

RWE is further progressing with the deployment of its Thor offshore wind farm by selecting two preferred suppliers for the electrical transmission system and entered into early works agreements with them. Siemens Energy becomes the preferred supplier for the design, construction and installation of the onshore high voltage substation. The work will be carried out by the company's Offshore Center of Competence, located in Ballerup, Denmark. HSM Offshore Energy is selected as preferred supplie...

Cummins Turbo Technologies, a business unit of global power technology Cummins Inc. celebrated the expansion of its new turbo remanufacturing operations in North Charleston, allowing the company to better serve customers. Remanufacturing is an important part of Cummins’ environmental sustainability strategy, Destination Zero. Remanufacturing will allow the company to use less, use better and use again, while presenting an environmentally friendly option to replace a turbo. Additionally,...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, and services provider announced a strategic partnership to deliver and scale eMobility charging infrastructure to simplify the transition to fleet electrification. Zero-emission Transportation The companies signed a letter of intent outlining the cooperation. They will jointly seek to deliver turnkey solutions for fleets to transition to zero-emission urban transportation through an end-to-end, in...

Cummins Inc. will soon begin building its new Gigawatt electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, reaffirming the company’s commitment to expanding the green hydrogen economy in Europe and globally. Cummins announced it had selected Spain as the site of a new proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer plant. Earlier this year, the company purchased more than 530,000 sq. ft. (50,000 sq. m.) of land in the industrial area of Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha,...

Hitachi Energy announced plans to invest more than US$ 37 million in the expansion and modernization of its power transformer manufacturing facility in South Boston, Virginia to address fast-growing demand from utility customers and for applications such as renewable energy generation and data centers. In addition to its own investments, Hitachi Energy is leveraging financial support from the Commonwealth of Virginia and Halifax County where the facility is located. The South Boston factory T...

Borealis, one of the world’s providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions and a European front-runner in polyolefins recycling has reached an important milestone on its way to increase the share of renewable energy used in its Swedish operations with the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo Nordic, it was announced today. Under the agreement, Axpo will supply Borealis with renewable electricity generated by the 60 MW Hultema wind farm in Sweden, owned by Swi...

With research by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released a new article consolidating expert advice on how local transportation officials can best approach planning and deploying infrastructure of the future. The in-depth article examines the responsibilities that sustainable infrastructure programs bestow on local transportation and government officials; and the a...

EG Electronics, a specialist electronics technology solution provider of automation, energy, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications, will be co-exhibiting with their partner Bi-Search International at Electronica 2022 – the trade fair and conference for electronics. This year, Electronica will take place from 15-18 November 2022, at the Trade Fair Center, in Munich, Germany, where EG Electronics and Bi-Search International will showcase their latest transparent OLED display technol...