Electrical Industry News for March 2024
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...
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has developed the world’s first 16-channel ELS employing a blind mate optical connector for the realization of next-generation network switch servers employing CPO for hyperscale data centers and edge data centers. With the growth of cloud services, 5G, and other new telecommunications services, as well as generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning, data traffic has been increasing at an annual rate of approximately 30%. Hence, hyperscale dat...
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...
Hunt Electric’s Human Resources Director, Megan Clyne recently announced the promotion of Molly Halgrimson to Human Resources Manager. In this new role, Molly will continue to work with the talent acquisition team filling open positions while also providing strategic support to our hiring managers. Molly will be taking on employee relations and working with both managers and employees on a wide array of topics that come up in day-to-day work life. Additionally, she’ll delve i...
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...
NKK Switches is proud to announce the launch of the enhanced miniature M Series, with a range of toggles, rockers, slides, and pushbuttons. These M Series switches are capable of catering to diverse industrial, medical, and commercial applications. The M Series exemplifies NKK’s commitment to quality, reliability, and user-focused innovation. Key Features of the M Series Versatility: The M Series offers a comprehensive range of switches including toggles, rockers, slides, and pushbutt...
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...
Emtelle, one of the providers of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions, is excited to announce the strategic acquisition of Ridgemount Technologies, a renowned innovator and manufacturer of fibre optic cable connectors. This acquisition not only celebrates a decade of collaboration and achievements but also marks a new era of innovation and growth in the telecommunications and defense markets. Harnessing Innovation for Global Connectivity Combining Emtelle’s and Ridgemount’s...
WEG have supplied 33 x W22 and 15 x W50 motors to the Kef Eddir-Tipaza project. The scope of supply includes low and medium voltage motors, ranging from 30 kW to 900 kW and the motors will be applied to 14 elevation pump stations. This water transfer will provide a total annual volume of 21 million m3 of water, with 8,613 m3/day benefiting 58 underserved areas. This ‘regional-scale’ project includes the construction of 110 linear kilometers of pipelines, 14 pumping stations, and 13...
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has increased the quality of optical signal transmission at 800Gbps in the C+L band using an optical transmission system equipped with a Forward Raman Unit. Raman amplification Raman amplification is a supporting technology in optical fiber communication systems, and backward-pumped Raman amplification, which amplifies optical signals from the receiver side, is used normally. There were high expectations for forward Raman units given the broad bandwidth of th...
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. successfully improved the performance of the dual port pump laser for Raman amplifiers that is used as the pump laser for Raman amplifiers with high output and low power consumption. Background Following the recent appearance of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning, data traffic at data centers and other locations has exploded globally, and it is expected to grow further in the future. In response to this situation, communications speed needs...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it will begin shipping samples of its latest optical device, a DFB-CAN with built-in wavelength monitor, on April 1. This innovative new light source, the industry's first to use the TO-56CAN package for digital coherent communication capable of high-speed, long-distance transmission, is expected to contribute to the realization of ultra-small, low-power consumption of optical transceiver modules. Intensity modulation methods Communication traff...
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has achieved a 19dBm (approx. 80mW) optical output power from the ultra-small, narrow linewidth tunable light source, a laser product used as a light source in optical digital coherent communications. Following the recent appearance of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning, data traffic at data centers and other locations has exploded globally, and it is expected to grow further in the future. In response to this situation, progress is being ma...
Ameren Missouri., a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation received approval to build or acquire approximately 400 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. The first of the three solar projects is scheduled to go into service in 2025, with two more set to begin serving customers in 2026. "Thoughtfully integrating these new, low-cost energy sources with our existing generation fleet is one of the ways Ameren Missouri is providing our customers with the reliable, resilient, and affordable energy they expect,"...
Heat battery manufacturer Sunamp, Cory, one of the UK’s pioneering waste management companies, and Sheen Parkside, an arranger of innovative low-carbon infrastructure projects, have formed a consortium to decarbonize heating by moving waste heat along the River Thames in thermal batteries. The Thames Mobile Heat Consortium will take heat from along the river – initially from Cory’s Riverside energy from waste (EfW) plant, located on the banks of the Thames in Belvedere –...
Schneider Electric and Mainspring Energy announced at the annual CERAWeek Conference that they are partnering to offer a new hybrid-energy technology that combines Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Microgrid Solution and turn-key design-build services with Mainspring’s groundbreaking Linear Generator. The combination provides power and fuel flexibility as well as energy resiliency for commercial and industrial customers. innovative energy solution As the energy sector seeks t...
The topic of digital substations and the application of the process bus according to the IEC-61850 standard is already a reality in the National Interconnected System (SIN). WEG, as a provider of protection and control systems (SPCS), has several projects in its portfolio that already apply this type of technology. One of them is the Vilhena Substation 230/138/69/13.8kV, with the implementation stage of the bar reactors for spans HX-6RB-02 and IX-6RB-03 of 230kV – 60MVAr, the first d...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has introduced an additional variant of its SICHARGE D electric vehicle (EV) fast charger, with a maximum output of 400 kW for IEC markets. SICHARGE D Designed for future-proof electric vehicle (EV) charging, SICHARGE D fulfills the relevant standards, protocols, and norms and can adapt to current and future charging needs. What’s more, with the SICHARGE D dispenser, charging up to four vehicles at the same time is possible with only one grid connection, opt...
Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and Hy Stor Energy, a company pioneering carbon-free renewable hydrogen production and long-duration storage at scale announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the development of Hy Stor Energy’s Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) and its broader U.S. development platform. In this partnership, Schneider Electric and Hy Stor Energy are solving large-scale...
Innodisk, a renowned global AI solution provider, is demonstrating its edge AI integration expertise at NVIDIA GTC (GTC 2024) in San Jose, USA. Innodisk specializes in integrating and developing customizable AI solutions that can be scaled across various industries. The company actively shares its research and practical implementation of edge AI with industries worldwide, showcasing how its camera modules integrate with NVIDIA’s specialized AI visual technology. Advancing Smart Factory S...
Cables pioneer - AEI Cables is highlighting the need for the supply chain to be aware of the various pieces of legislation and guidance in the selection of cables to help make Britain’s buildings safer. The systems powered by these cables including smoke and heat extraction systems assist fire services in firefighting and a safe evacuation in the case of life safety. Selection and installation of cables The company has been communicating the importance of following the technical guidanc...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its environmental efforts related to supply chains have earned the company designation as a 2023 "Supplier Engagement Leader," the highest ranking in the CDP Supplier Engagement Rating program operated by CDP, an international non-profit organization that supports environmental disclosure. This is the fourth consecutive year since 2020 and the seventh time in which Mitsubishi Electric has earned a top ranking for excellent a...
Schneider Electric., the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to optimize data center infrastructure and pave the way for groundbreaking advancements in edge artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technologies. AI data center reference designs Schneider Electric will leverage its expertise in data center infrastructure and NVIDIA’s advanced AI technologies to introduce the first publicly available AI data c...
Intelligent power management company Eaton announced it has launched its next-generation fuel tank isolation valve (FTIV) for hybrid vehicles. The new FTIV® is easier to mount, 27% lighter, 39% smaller, and contains 24% fewer components than its predecessor. gas engine The gas engine in a hybrid vehicle does not operate continuously. As a result, hybrid fuel systems require special measures to address evaporative emissions that accumulate when the gas engine is not in operation. impor...
Schneider Electric - the global major in the digital transformation of energy management and automation - announced plans to invest $140 million into its U.S. manufacturing operations and create about 750 new manufacturing jobs across the country in 2024. The company will invest $85 million initially to transform and equip an existing 500,000 square foot building in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and upgrade its existing Smyrna, Tennessee manufacturing operations. Both locations will manufacture custom...
Ingeteam strengthens its leadership in the renewable hydrogen sector. In addition to the projects already commissioned in the last year and a half, it has a portfolio of over 400 MW of awarded projects to be delivered in 2024. The projects are distributed all over the world, in destinations such as Australia, Canada, the United States, Germany, Spain, and other European countries. Ingeteam currently has rectifiers feeding different PEM and alkaline electrolyzers in plants in Spain, Belgium, and...
The Board of Directors of TE Connectivity Ltd., a global major in connectors and sensors, has unanimously approved a proposed change of the company's place of incorporation from Switzerland to Ireland. Shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of the proposal at a Special General Meeting of Shareholders in Zurich, Switzerland. If approved, TE expects to implement the change in 2024. TE leadership hub TE Connectivity does not anticipate any material change in its operations or financial resu...
Following extensive investigations, Axpo has decided to discontinue its planned solar project in Glarus Süd. The reasons behind this decision are natural hazards, limited environmental compatibility and low energy yield. Axpo and the municipality of Glarus Süd regret this decision. Axpo will continue to invest in sustainable forms of energy and drive its Alpine projects forward. Levels of solar radiation The required land would have remained usable as pasture after constructio...
Customers in southeast Missouri will begin seeing crews in their neighborhoods as Ameren Missouri installs upgraded electric smart meters. The new meters will replace the current meter system, offering customers more options to tailor energy usage and potentially save money. Crews began working in Cape Girardeau and Dexter on March 4, and most installations should be complete by summer 2024. More than 42,000 customers in the area will receive new smart meters. Customers in Caruthersville, Charl...