Martin McCabe joins from Contactum Ltd bringing a wealth of industry experience gained from devising and implementing customer service improvement programs, and process enhancements and delivering customer service excellence for a dynamic and varied client base. Martin McCabe’s objective at CP Electronics, part of Legrand UK and Ireland, will be to create and develop an industry-leading customer service experience, achieved by streamlining communication processes and improving response ti...

Shenzhen EN Plus Tech Co., Ltd. (EN+), a China-based intelligent electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, announces it has completed a new round of financing from strategic investor Eaton, a power management company. Electric vehicle charging market “EN+ is excited to complete this strategic step for future business growth.  EN+’s business demonstrates strong track record in recent years,” said Tony Jin, CEO, EN+. “EN+ is committed to contributing to the...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today unveiled Advanced Electrical Design™ for Autodesk® Revit® at the Autodesk University conference. Schneider Electric formed BIM Electrical Corp. as result of its strategic partnership with Autodesk, an internationally renowned company in design and make technology, to bring this advanced BIM-based electrical design solution that integrates directly with Revit, crea...

Siemens will replace American Electric Power’s (AEP) existing protection simulation operation software with PSS®CAPE. Ohio-based AEP, the largest transmission grid operator in the U.S.A., serves 5.5 million customers across 11 US states and maintains the largest transmission network in the country, with over 40,000 miles of transmission lines. As grid planning and operations becomes more complex, traditional, siloed manual practices for sharing model data across departments are no lon...

Orcan Energy, the company turning waste heat into clean electricity, has raised EUR 28.5 million in a late-stage growth round. The funding comes from prominent Article 9 Funds TiLT Capital, a new asset management company dedicated to energy transition and part of the Siparex Group, one of France’s leading private equity companies, and a well-known European institutional investor, as well as existing investor Air Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD). Based in Munich, Germany, Orcan Energy will...

E.ON’s wholly owned subsidiary - PreussenElektra GmbH has reached an agreement with the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) on the cornerstones of a potential continued operation of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant beyond 31 December 2022. Regarding a potential continued operation of Isar 2, the operators have recently been in close exchange with the Federal M...

RWE’s Pembroke Power Station recently marked 10 years of safe and successful operations. Staff, past and present, and their families, came together in several events to celebrate this milestone and to hear more about the future decarbonization of the site. UK’s energy transition RWE is Wales’ largest energy generator and also the largest renewable generator with 12 sites including onshore and offshore wind, hydro, and the most efficient gas plant in the UK - Pembroke. The s...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) and several partners have launched a new tool to track financing costs for energy projects around the world, with the aim of identifying and addressing risks that have impeded vital investment flows to emerging and developing economies. Cost of Capital Observatory The Cost of Capital Observatory was developed by the IEA, together with the World Economic Forum, ETH Zurich and Imperial College London. It will be hosted on the IEA’s website and regularl...

Infinitum, the creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, announces that technology leader Rick Tewell will join the company as President. Rick brings nearly four decades of leadership experience scaling production across the automotive, semiconductor, and electronics industries to Infinitum and will help lead the company’s hypergrowth phase. Prior to joining Infinitum, Rick Tewell was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for AEye, a pioneer in high-performance, lidar solutions for industri...

Momentum continues to build behind low-emissions hydrogen amid the global energy crisis, with electrolyzer manufacturing expected to grow strongly and pilot projects proliferating in new applications such as steel and transport, a new IEA report says. But these areas remain a small part of the overall hydrogen landscape, highlighting the need for greater policy support. carbon capture and storage The encouraging developments in hydrogen technologies that can support the clean energy transitio...

Infinitum, creator of the breakthrough air-core motor, has announced that technology pioneer - Rick Tewell will join the company as President. Rick Tewell brings nearly four decades of leadership experience scaling production across the automotive, semiconductor, and electronics industries to Infinitum and will help lead the company’s hypergrowth phase. Rick's experience  Before joining Infinitum, Rick was Chief Operating Officer for AEye, a global pioneer in high-performance, lida...

Over two-thirds (68.5%) of Brits are likely to purchase a smart home product in the next two years, and almost half (45.6%) would be more likely to purchase a home with smart technology installed. In a survey of 1,000 UK consumers by Legrand, smart heating and energy controls, security, and gate/door entry technology are perceived to add the most value to a home. Detailed in an industry report – Connecting the UK’s Homes – the survey results show several opportunitie...

At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of E.ON SE extended the contract of CEO Leonhard Birnbaum by a further five years until 30 June 2028. Birnbaum has been a member of the Group's management body since 2013 and has been E.ON's CEO since April 2021. Supervisory Board Chairman, Karl-Ludwig Kley commented on the contract extension: "As Chairman of the Board of Management, Leonhard Birnbaum has further sharpened the E.ON Group's strategy with its clear focus on sustainability, digitalization, and...

At the Light + Building 2022 trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Siemens will showcase its vision of digitalization as a key pillar of the infrastructure transition required to tackle climate change and global sustainability challenges. The company’s motto at the show is “Smart infrastructure is sustainable infrastructure”, and Siemens will be demonstrating products, solutions, and services to make the transition of buildings and grids possible. Digitalization “Digi...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that together with Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) they have developed an electrical motor-design support system incorporating Mitsubishi Electric's Maisart® AI technology to dramatically shorten the time required to produce electrical motor designs that achieve the same performance as conventional design methods deployed manually by skilled engineers. TMEIC plans to adopt the system for internal operations in FY 2...

Hitachi Energy, a globally renowned technology company that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, has announced that it has been selected by Transmission Developers Inc., a Blackstone portfolio company that is specialized in renewable power development, to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station, which is a key part of the transmission solution for the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) HVDC interconnection between Québec, in Canada and the New York Ci...

ABB announces it will acquire the PowerTech Converter (PTC) business, a supplier of auxiliary power converter solutions for light rail vehicles and metros. The acquisition is an important part of ABB Motion’s external growth strategy. Owned by RCP, PTC is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and has other facilities in Holzkirchen, Germany, and Mount Olive, USA. With around 280 employees, the business generated revenues of approximately €60 million in 2021. Increasing industry demand...

Large-scale and prolonged power outages, waste piling up as waste disposal ceases to function, disruptions to water or gas supplies, and successful cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, especially the power grid, can have serious consequences.  Holistically conceived cyber security is necessary to prevent such scenarios. As part of the Fraunhofer Center for Digital Energy, Fraunhofer FKIE is working with partners to increase IT security and make the sector resilient to attacks....

GaN is the chemical symbol for gallium nitride, which is an III-V semiconductor material commonly referred to as a 'wide bandgap' (WBG) material, because it has a relatively high energy requirement (compared to silicon or Si) to knock an atom’s electron from a valence band (e.g. – insulator) to a conduction band (e.g. – conductor). semiconducting devices When it comes to an electronically-controlled switch, users want a material that has a high breakdown electric field (e.g....

E.ON and Nikola Corporation are combining their respective expertise and aim to form a joint venture with a goal to decarbonize heavy-duty trucking. Nikola is a pioneer in zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, and E.ON is one of Europe's largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions. This partnership is expected to offer customers an integrated mobility solution to promote the use of hydrogen. Bot...

TE Connectivity, a globally renowned company in connectivity and sensors, will showcase a broad range of Kemtron EMI/RFI shielding components at the Electronica Munich Conference (Electronica Germany 2022), Booth #357, Hall B3, from November 15 to November 18, 2022, at the Munich Trade Fair Center Messe, in Munich, Germany. TE Connectivity’s Kemtron products TE Connectivity’s Kemtron products enable customers to address their EMC shielding and environmental sealing requirements wit...

Austin is continuing a decade-long growth trend with no sign of slowing, with new commercial towers redrawing the city’s skyline, while multi-family complexes and commercial spaces are springing up across Travis County, in Texas, USA. Electrical contractors are busy. In addition to at least three skyscrapers under construction and numerous new manufacturing sites, a courthouse and a hospital, there are also large-scale construction projects underway for companies, such as Samsung, Tesla,...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, joins Citizens Energy to flip the switch on a one-of-a-kind microgrid to power four critical community facilities at the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception campus. Schneider Electric VP of Microgrids Don Wingate is joined by former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, now Managing Director at Citizens Energy Corporation, and Mayor Erin E. Stewart of New Britain, CT DEEP Acting Deputy Commi...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Shell Global Solutions International BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing low-carbon and highly efficient energy solutions that support the energy transition. The agreement will focus on projects that produce green hydrogen for industrial applications for Shell and its customers, as well as enhancing collaboration in biofuels and circular chemistry. Energy efficiency solutions Under the MoU, Siemens and Shell will cre...

In Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, one of the Germany’s large green hydrogen generation plants has been planned digitally and commissioned by Siemens, demonstrating the key role hydrogen can play in Germany’s energy future. Around one year after the official groundbreaking ceremony, Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder, Siemens Managing Board member Matthias Rebellius and Siemens Financial Services CEO Veronika Bienert handed over the plant to the operating company WUN H...

Rosendin Renewable Energy Group (RREG), one of the fastest-growing renewable energy groups in the U.S., was recognized by Solar Power World as one of the most influential companies in the country. Rosendin installed over 1,429 MWdc of solar energy in 2021, reaffirming the company as a leader in designing and building utility-scale renewable power generation and earning a top spot on the 2022 Top Solar Contractors List. EPC utility service provider Rosendin jumped three spots to become t...

Prysmian Group, a pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded two major contracts for a total value of over €800 million including options by Amprion Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of German transmission system operator Amprion for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of land and submarine cables for two offshore wind farm grid connection systems in Germany's North Sea, namely DolWin4 & BorWin4. The DolWin4 & BorWin4 projects will...

ABB E-mobility, a globally renowned company in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, announces the continued expansion of its global and US manufacturing footprint, with new manufacturing operations in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The multi-million dollar investment will increase production of electric vehicle chargers, including Buy America Act compliant ones, and create over 100 jobs. The new facility will be capable of producing up to 10,000 chargers per year, ranging from 20kW to...

Electrical contractor - Canyon State Electric (CSE) is continuing a decade-long tradition of offering free health insurance for employees. According to Poynter, average insurance prices are increasing ten percent over 2021 nationally, with some companies’ costs rising as much as 30%. Petersen-KFF Health System Tracker attributes the skyrocketing costs to greater utilization of healthcare benefits and increased healthcare spending in transitioning from the COVID-19 pandemic. When insuranc...

For the fourth year in a row, Site Selection Magazine has designated Ameren Corporation as a Top Utility in Economic Development due to the company's innovative business programs and incentives as well as support for job-creating infrastructure. This recognition includes work in Illinois and Missouri. Smart Energy Plan “Ameren Missouri’s Smart Energy Plan is spurring economic growth through job creation and retention throughout the state,” said Mark Birk, chairman, and pres...