GreenEnergy sources are a key element of the new Global EnergyTransition. Very interesting initiative is currently being implemented in the United States - the Solar United Neighbors community. In the U.S. state of Maryland, the Solar United Neighbors initiative is implementing an interesting new business practice in the field of creating energy communities. Members of an energy 'neighborhood' can invest in an existing solar power plant project on a cost-sharing basis or start a new project by...

One of the main challenges in designing a successful energy-harvesting system is simply getting started. In the beginning, there are often too many unknowns to contend with and it can be overwhelming. Which energy source to use – photovoltaic, thermoelectric generator, electric field, flow-based or vibrational? How big should the storage element be? Should users use a supercapacitor or a rechargeable battery? What about energy security - do users need a backup battery or will they scaveng...

This year, the winter 2021/22 season opened with anything but a warm welcome: record high gas prices, increased demand, extreme weather events and unplanned outages are just a few of the elements that will categorize the coming cold season. They may not have dragons or nine noble families fighting for the iron throne, but, ladies and gentleman, there is no doubt that winter is coming. Gas market chaos has driven prices 280% higher than usual this year. On October 5 Europe’s benchmark nat...

With the help of a newly founded subsidiary, E.ON will in the future be converting electricity pylons throughout Germany so that they can also be used as radio pylons for the 4G/5G mobile network. The new company ‘E.ON TowerCo GmbH’ is thus driving digitization in Germany and preparing for the rollout of the mobile network of the future. E.ON has more than 100,000 high-voltage and medium-voltage towers across Germany, that could additionally be potential radio masts. Roofs o...

Mario Pieper will become Senior Vice President of E.ON Digital Technology GmbH as of November 1, 2021, and will report directly to Victoria Ossadnik, E.ON SE Board Member for Digital. As Senior Vice President for Digital Empowerment, Mario Pieper will be responsible for supporting all leaders and employees on their digitalization journey and measuring organizational progress. Measuring organizational progress Before joining E.ON Mario Pieper took on the position of Chief Digital Officer and S...

A new logistics system has recently been launched at the RAI, aimed at better spreading logistics traffic to and from the RAI during the day. From now on, all suppliers for the set-up and breakdown of events must register online for a time slot, during which they can pick up or unload cargo at the RAI. Quality of life We expect that this will reduce the pressure of logistics traffic in the vicinity of the RAI" The RAI expects many benefits from this new way of working. Wim Braakman, Manager...

The E.ON Group has taken note of the communication from Ceconomy AG regarding the planned appointment of Karsten Wildberger as Chairman of the Board of Management. Making decisive contribution In this regard, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of E.ON SE, Karl-Ludwig Kley, states: “We very much regret that Karsten Wildberger has decided to take on a new challenge after five years on the E.ON Board of Management.” We are happy with him for taking the next step and wish him conti...

Failure to protect personnel adequately against injury or death from an arc flash event can financially decimate a company. Failure to comply with the requirements and guidelines of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Electrical Code (NEC), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E can cost you time and money through fines and unexpected downtime. In this article, they will be exploring one piece of data in Arc Flash Study models: cables, specifical...

Neptune Energy announced drilling has commenced on the Dugong Tail exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The Dugong Tail is being drilled by the Deepsea Yantai, a semi-submersible rig, owned by CIMC and operated by Odfjell Drilling. It is located within the Neptune-operated Dugong Production Licence (882). Neptune's commitment Neptune Energy's Director of Exploration & Development in Norway, Steinar Meland, said: "Dugong Tail represents an important geophysical calibr...

The first 50MVar renewable energy distributed synchronous condenser in China successfully completed a 168-hour trial operation in a 330 kV Xuming substation and was officially put into operation recently. This also marks the successful delivery of NR's first distributed synchronous condenser protection & control system, which will escort the output of clean energy in Qinghai for a long time in the future and contribute to the realization of China's carbon-neutral goal. NR continues to...

In the world of modern electronics, it is very easy to take DC/DC power supplies for granted as they are all around and in constant use. However, how well the power supply has been integrated into the design can be critical to both the overall performance and the functionality of the application. This article discusses the importance of DC/DC power supply filters, how they can be used, and when to use them. Filtering power signals is critical DC/DC power supply design can take many forms, ran...

Volta Trucks, a pioneering and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed the next phase of its European expansion plans as the company searches for real estate and potential locations for its Truck as a Service pre-sales and aftersales facilities. This important phase of the company’s in-market development comes soon after the recruitment of Business Development managers to serve customers in Volta Trucks’ European launch cities of...

Volta Trucks, a pioneering and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, will present the Volta Zero to Dutch customers as it continues its successful European tour into the Netherlands. This follows the recent UK roadshow and events in Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Munich, and Frankfurt where nearly 1,000 individual customer demonstrations of the Volta Zero have been undertaken. This has led to over 2,500 pre-orders with an order value exceeding €6...

PCS-8351 fast switching fault current limiter developed by NR Electric was officially put into operation, after 168 hours of stable operation in Xinjiang, China on September 25, 2021. This project solves the problem of excessive short-circuit current caused by centralized transmission of renewables, reduces the impact of short-circuit current on electrical equipment of the main power grid, and improves the flexibility and reliability of power grid regulation. northwest power grid In recent ye...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has published new guidelines for power system companies planning to improve the cyber security of protection devices and digital technologies within substations. Power system protection technologies are essential to maintaining the stability of a grid. They aim to isolate a faulty section of an electrical power system, leaving the rest of the live system to function acceptably without severe damage from the fault. DNV Recommended Pract...

The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) - the apex association of the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce Mr. Vipul Ray, the Managing Director of Elmex Controls Ltd as the new President of IEEMA, for the year 2021-2022. Vipul Ray took over at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. Office Bearers - Mr. Rohit Pathak, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Birla Copper (Hindalco Industries Limited) and Mr. Hamza Arsiwa...

EDF Renewables is announcing that its onshore development pipeline in Ireland has now grown to almost 1GW, enough to power up to 600,000 homes. The number of projects has expanded rapidly over the past few months and the company plans to have up to 500MW of onshore wind and solar projects operational by 2030. This is in addition to its flagship Codling Wind Park project, a joint venture between EDF Renewables and Fred. Olsen Renewables off the coast of Wicklow, which will be one of Ireland's la...

Recently, the wind power frequency modulation system developed by NR has completed the commissioning and performance verification test in the CGN Daishan 516MW offshore wind farm. The test results show that the primary frequency modulation performance of the system is excellent. The successful application indicates that NR frequency modulation technology has taken another step forward. Primary frequency modulation of renewable energy is one of the effective means to maintain the frequency...

Ofgem has appointed Octopus Energy to take on supplying Avro Energy’s approximately 580,000 domestic customers. This follows a competitive process run by Ofgem to get the best deal possible for customers. Outstanding credit balances, including money owed to both existing and former domestic customers of Avro Energy, will also be honored. Domestic customers will also be protected by the energy price cap with their new supplier. continuous energy supplies Customers of...

Ofgem has appointed Shell Energy to take on supplying Green Supplier Limited’s (‘Green’) approximately 255,000 domestic customers, and a small number of non-domestic customers. This follows a competitive process run by Ofgem to get the best deal possible for customers. Outstanding credit balances, including money owed to both existing and former domestic customers of Green Supplier Limited, will also be honored. Domestic customers will also be protected by...

Recently, the entire system test of the world's first DC self-recovery energy dissipation device undertaken by NR was successfully completed and witnessed by experts, which laid a solid foundation for the engineering application of DC controllable self-recovery energy dissipation device. NR undertook the system integration design and complete supply of pole II DC controllable self-recovery energy dissipation device for Baihetan Jiangsu ± 800 kV UHV DC transmission project. NR techni...

Waste heat specialist - Orcan Energy is a partner of the Engimmonia consortium and will develop an optimized waste heat solution for the maritime sector in the project. The organization is working to develop a radically new technology to reduce pollution in shipping. Engimmonia Engimmonia is receiving €9.5 million in funding under the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation Engimmonia, consisting of 21 partners from nine countries, is receiving €9.5 million in funding under the E...

GreenPowerMonitor (GPM), a DNV company, and the digital solution provider for monitoring and management of renewable power plants have acquired the PV analytics technology platform, PEAK from Alteso, the PV performance improvement specialist located in Vienna, Austria. analytics services PEAK’s special algorithms, including machine learning for exploring big data, will be integrated into GPM’s platforms. With this optimized digital analytics platform GPM will be able to provide fi...

Ecotricity began with a mission to replace electricity made by burning fossil fuels with green energy. It succeeded and aims to replace fossil fuel natural gas with sustainable green gas. Ecotricity launched its latest campaign with the Daily Express, it’s a campaign to save its gas boilers from the government. And they plan to replace them all with heat pumps. carbon zero for heating homes Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince, explains how users can go carbon zero for heating homes quicker a...

Lhyfe, headed by its founder Matthieu Guesné, and Territoire d’Energie Mayenne, presided over by Richard Chamaret, made their partnership official on Friday 2nd April 2021 in Changé. Lhyfe, a company created in 2017 in Pays de la Loire, produces and supplies green hydrogen (with zero CO2 emissions across the entire value chain) to local authorities and industry, by connecting directly to all kinds of renewable energy sources, like wind power, photovoltaic energy, hydraulic p...

Kwasi Kwarteng, UK Business and Energy Secretary, and Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem’s Chief Executive have issued a joint statement - “The recent increase in wholesale global gas prices continues to be a cause of concern for consumers, businesses and energy suppliers across the UK. We want to be clear that this is not an issue of supply – the United Kingdom benefits from having a diverse range of gas supply sources with capacity that can more than meet demand.” The joint stat...

There are few industries where electronics power system reliability and maintenance-free functionality are as critical factors in design as they are in healthcare. Healthcare electronics is often considered the most safety- and reliability-oriented subsets of electronics and is driven by high design and production standards around the world. Safety Standards RACM1200-V meets low leakage current limits for BF-rated applications, as set by the IEC 60601-1 RECOM’s RACM1200-V units are des...

EDF has stepped in to help customers left without a supplier after Utility Point ceased trading on 14 September 2021. EDF will take on approximately 220,000 Utility Point domestic customers. EDF has agreed to protect any money a customer may be owed and existing customers’ credit on their accounts will be transferred to their new account with EDF. Energy supply Customers’ energy supply will continue as normal as they switch over to EDF Customers will be matched to standard variab...

OverIT announced that, starting from October, the company will be spun off from the Engineering Group becoming an independent entity controlled by Bain Capital and NB Renaissance. In addition, Paolo Bergamo has been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OverIT. Prior to joining OverIT, Bergamo was Senior Vice President of Product Management at Salesforce in San Francisco, California. Accelerate OverIT’s internationalization In his new role, Bergamo will lead OverIT’...

What does the future of energy look like? From decentralized energy solutions to big data and blockchain, the E.ON Energy Innovation Days (5 to 7 October 2021) will see more than 70 leading international experts to take the virtual stage to discuss how innovation drives the energy transition. E.ON Energy Innovation Days The event has developed into an important forum for dialogue on energy innovation Energy Innovation Days are the largest European virtual event for energy innovators and thou...