Thrilled to announce that Iskra has been selected as one of the top three companies for the esteemed title of 'ESG Champion of Slovenia 2024'! They were honored to receive special recognition for their dedication to ESG development, as organized by Finance and Kearney. This recognition showcases the commitment to a sustainable future and inspires them to continue on this amazing journey even stronger. Once more they are proving that sustainability is not just a buzzword to them, but a guiding p...
Siemens and BILT, the creators of 3D Intelligent Instructions, are optimizing their mobile guides into spatial models for Apple Vision Pro. As the need for skilled electricians and other trades grows, training the entering workforce, while up-skilling the existing one, is essential. Tools such as BILT on Apple Vision Pro provide a highly immersive and visual training experience that helps users not only learn faster, but safer. Siemens’ first product assembly and installation guides...
Naza Automotive Holdings Sdn Bhd (NAZA Auto), a pioneering player in Malaysia’s automotive industry, recently formalized its collaboration with Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd (Gentari), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Gentari Sdn Bhd, a clean energy solutions company. This strategic partnership sets the stage for NAZA Auto’s readiness to become a formidable player in the Electric Vehicle (EV) space, while simultaneously propelling Malaysia towards a future deeply rooted in sustainabl...
Siemens has opened the first building complex of the Siemens Technology Center (STC) at Garching Research Campus, north of Munich, Germany. In addition to Siemens, other institutions next to the Technical University of Munich (TUM), such as the Max Planck Institute and SAP, are located there, with around 28,000 people working at this hub. As a result, the Garching Research Campus is one of the largest centers for science, research and teaching in all of Europe. Siemens Technology Center (STC)...
Mitsubishi Electric will host a CIBSE Journal webinar on Wednesday, 24th April 2024 at 1 pm, to discuss the legislation and initiatives driving changes in the way needed to heat, cool, and ventilate large commercial buildings to reach net zero emissions in the United Kingdom (UK). decarbonization solutions With 80% of the buildings to be used in 2050 already built, decarbonizing the built environment is not just about designing new and greener buildings, but rather adopting innovative solution...
On 15 April, Sensata Technologies officially opened its new, custom-designed Danish headquarters in Copenhagen. The new facility is designed for Sensata’s Denmark-based employees who lead the company’s global development of battery management systems for the automotive, industrial, energy storage, and heavy vehicle markets. The international team is made up of testing and development engineers, quality, marketing, sales, program management and support staff, coming from over 11 cou...
Just in case achieving a pass during EFT testing wasn’t tricky enough, how about throwing in an additional hurdle…the added inductance and capacitance the transient generator CDN applies to the DC power lines. A customer provided them with the opportunity to debug an EFT issue seen during the original round of testing at another laboratory. The failure mode was pretty obvious and a real showstopper, the EUT will crash/ lock up/ stop functioning and a full power off and on cycle is...
Midnight calls in blizzard conditions. Surveying miles of rugged terrain on foot. Scaling 45-foot energized poles. No two days are the same for a CORE line worker, and some can include all of the above. A line worker’s typical day starts with a crew meeting. CORE’s aggressive system improvement and wildfire mitigation programs use technology like drone footage to identify the most critical poles and equipment for repair or replacement, which dictates the crew’s daily work. Re...
Coastal Workboats, a renowned name in the maritime industry for its commitment to sustainability, will collaborate with EST-Floattech, a pioneering provider of energy storage solutions for the maritime sector. EST-Floattech will be providing the battery system for the purpose-built Electric-Landing Utility Vessel (E-LUV) to be built at Coastal Workboats' new yard Stornoway and the Shore-based Power Supply System (SPSS). The collaboration with Coastal Workboats Scotland marks a significant step...
Hunt Electric’s Chief Operating Officer Keith Colvard recently announced the promotion of Chris Schieffer to Project Manager. As Chris steps into a project manager role his responsibilities won’t change much from an assistant project manager; there will just be “More of everything,” Chris says. He goes on to share that Hunt Electric has done a great job of exposing him to many different types of projects to round out his skills. He will now do more planning,...
Axpo has signed a cooperation agreement with French energy investor - ENEGO to study the feasibility of a 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Sicily, it has been announced. The project shall be located in the Priolo-Augusta industrial complex on the island’s east coast. Contributing to the creation of a so-called ‘hydrogen valley’ running between Catania and Siracusa, the new plant would help meet demand for green from industries in the surrounding area. For Axpo, this is a further...
Innovative technology along with even more climate protection and greater comfort and convenience for passengers – regional rail transport on Network 8 (Ortenau) is rising to a new level on April 8, 2024. Recently, the first four battery-powered trains from Siemens Mobility begin regular service, marking a premiere in Germany. The official start was celebrated by an exclusive inaugural trip from Offenburg to Oberkirch and back, and was accompanied by Winfried Hermann, Minister of Transpo...
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have announced that they have agreed to transfer the distribution transformer business of Mitsubishi Electric’s Nagoya Works, which develops and manufactures factory automation (FA) equipment, to Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems and integrate their businesses (hereinafter “Business Transfer”). After obtaining approval from the relevant authorities, assets and other items related to the distr...
Hunt Electric is excited to share that they have acquired AFC Technologies based in Ramsey, Minnesota (MN), USA. This strategic decision will expand their limited energy service and maintenance division focusing on reoccurring revenue. The collaboration of resources and synergies between both companies will enhance their operations and open new growth prospects by merging with Hunt’s in-house limited energy division, ECSI System Integrators. AFC Technologies AFC Technologies is a limite...
By installing a new speed display, the local community of Leiwen is making an important contribution to the safety of all road users together with Westenergie. The company is supporting the community with a grant for the purchase. Road safety "The display immediately shows every passing car the speed being driven," said Johannes Weis, First Deputy Mayor in Leiwen. Johannes Weis adds, "The data is stored anonymously and provides valuable information for further improving road safety at...
By installing a new speed display together with Westenergie, the local community of Rommersheim is making an important contribution to the safety of all road users in the Prüm collective municipality. The company is supporting the municipality with a grant to purchase the device. improving road safety "The display immediately shows the speed of every passing car," said Local Mayor - Helmut Nober, adding "The data is stored anonymously and provides valuable information for furt...
On the evening of March 27, BloombergNEF released the 2023 market share ranking of global WTGS manufacturers. Data show that the global new wind power installed capacity in 2023 was 118GW, an increase of 36% compared to 2022. Among them, Windey ranked among the top three in China and the top four in the world, refreshing the best result in history. According to BloombergNEF, Windey’s new installed capacity in 2023 was 10.4 GW, exceeding 10 GW for the first time; the domestic ma...
A subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation has been selected by the regional transmission operator, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), to develop a US$ 273 million transmission project across northern Missouri. “We are proud to have won this vital project that will give Missourians a more resilient energy grid and boost reliability for millions of people,” said Shawn Schukar, the Chairman and President of Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), a su...
ENNOVI, a mobility electrification solutions partner, introduces a more advanced and sustainable way of producing flexible circuits for low-voltage signals in electric vehicle (EV) battery cell contacting systems. While flexible printed circuits (FPC) are often employed in these systems, they are the most expensive component in the current collector assembly. ENNOVI's flexible die-cut circuit (FDC) technology offers a more cost-effective and sustainable solution, with fewer manufacturing proced...
Synchronous condensers are applied to improve the quality and availability of electrical energy in transmission and distribution networks. They play an essential role in providing or absorbing reactive power dynamically and smoothly, without the need for frequent switching, while increasing network short circuit strength and synchronous inertia. condenser system WEG is supplying another synchronous condenser system to a utility in the United States of America (USA). The end user select...
Intelligent power management company Eaton cut the ribbon on a significant clean energy project at its Arecibo, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility where the company makes circuit breakers used in homes, buildings, and industrial applications. efficiency measures The size of the clean energy microgrid system deployed by Eaton and Enel North America is a first in Puerto Rico, substantially reducing the facility’s carbon footprint, boosting energy resilience, and bolstering community infra...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems S.p.A. and Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. wholly acquired AIRCALO, an air-conditioning company in France, on April 2. Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric expects to leverage AIRCALO's broad product line and strong customization capabilities to expand and upgrade its hydronic HVAC systems business in the diversifying European market, includin...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced the conclusion of its repurchase of company stock under the provisions of Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, as well as Article 31 of the company’s articles of incorporation approved by the Board of Directors on April 28, 2023, as shown below. Mainly due to a rise in the share price during the repurchase period, neither the total number of shares repurchased nor the aggregate value of shares repurchased reached the upper limits approve...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is pleased to announce the commencement of operations of its new subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation, which was formed as part of the planned spin-off of Mitsubishi Electric's automotive equipment business. The name was announced on December 1, 2023. As a member of the Mitsubishi Electric Group, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility will contribute to the realization of a prosperous future mobility society through constant technolo...
Switzerland needs more electricity to achieve its climate goals. By 2050, Switzerland will face a shortage of over 50 terawatt hours (TWh). This is significantly more than all the hydropower produced today and corresponds to 80% of current electricity consumption. This makes a rapid and significant increase in renewable energies essential. The aim is to achieve a suitable mix of hydropower, solar, wind, and other technologies such as biomass. For this expansion to become a reality, Axpo...
Intelligent power management company - Eaton announced its new Green Motion DC fast chargers for commercial electric vehicles (EVs). The chargers are part of Eaton’s expansive electrical hardware, software, and engineering service solutions supporting fleet electrification with flexible, scalable, and reliable infrastructure. Designed for private fleets, Eaton’s Green Motion DC chargers enable fast charge times for high-powered light- and medium-duty EVs. Eaton offers mission-c...
Communities spanning from Perry County to the city of Cape Girardeau and beyond are now benefiting from more reliable energy thanks to a recently completed transmission infrastructure project. The Limestone Ridge Project includes the construction of a new, approximately 15 mile, 138-kV transmission line and two state-of-the-art substations. Ameren Transmission collaborated with Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA) to improve reliability, provide additional energy capacity for local manufacturing...
Ameren Missouri will soon be replacing 20-year-old technology for natural gas customers throughout Jefferson City. The company plans to install upgraded natural gas modules to existing meters later this spring. This upgrade will provide detailed information to Ameren Missouri’s customers so they can manage how they use energy and see where they could save money. In addition to offering more control over their energy use, Ameren Missouri natural gas customers can also experience the follow...
Macnica Americas continues its tradition of supporting advanced technology innovation through rich development tools with the introduction of the Macnica Sulfur Kit, open for orders now. Created specifically for Altera Agilex 5E FPGA developers, the Sulfur Kit’s foundation includes a production-ready SOM (System on Module) with a high density of programmable logic for customized application development, along with diverse connectivity and networking resources, high-speed interfaces, and g...
A container for young people is available in the town of Bitburg at the central bus station (ZOB). The container offers young people a safe meeting place outside their own four walls. It is almost six meters long, two meters wide, and three meters high, and is equipped with a table, four chairs, a kettle, a shelf, and a table football table. The opening times are flexible and can be read weekly outside next to the door of the container. With the support of Westenergie, the Caritas Association W...