Electrical Industry News for October 2022
As a global pioneer in electrification, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. will provide inverters and motors to JATCO Ltd. which will supply e-Axles to Nissan’s future e-POWER and battery electric vehicles. For Nissan's electric axles, for which JATCO will be responsible as a Tier 1 systems integrator, Hitachi Astemo will deliver highly efficient, low-loss motors that use a square wire, as well as highly efficient inverters. environmentally friendly vehicles Several countries around the world have be...
Coventry-based ZPN Energy is working with E.ON Drive to provide a fully carbon-neutral powered exhibition stand, initially intended to be first unveiled at Motofest in Coventry which was subsequently canceled due to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing. Instead, the 50 kWh ZPN PWR mobile, off-grid power unit powered ZPN Energy’s stand at the Professional Tow Recovery show using renewable energy from an off-site source - proving that exhibitors can use green energy, even off-g...
Informa Markets’ ASEAN M&E 2022 show is set to welcome10,000 visitors from 60 countries from 7–9 Nov 2022 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). Being the first fully physical exhibition since the COVID-19 pandemic, ASEAN M&E – Southeast Asia’s premier Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, and Energy trade show will host 150 exhibitors from more than 11 countries, with 4 grand international pavilions (Singapore, India, China, and Turkey). Visitor engagement Be...
UK’s lighting and energy controls specialist CP Electronics has helped revamp parts of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC’s Molineux Stadium with a range of innovative lighting control solutions. The work follows Wolves’ promotion back to the English Premier League. To suit their newly-found status as one of UK’s top football clubs, the main boardroom, chairman’s suite, and manager’s lounge were all given a refurbishment. Electrical contracting work CP’s cont...
ABB and transformational technology and engineering company - Coolbrook have signed an agreement to accelerate the development, industrialization, and adoption of RotoDynamic technology to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, such as petrochemicals and chemicals, cement, and steel. RotoDynamic technology replaces the burning of fossil fuel with renewable electricity as the energy source. The new agreement expands ABB and Coolbrook’s existing partnership, launched in January 2022, and was si...
The demand for information storage in Data Centers is increasing among the most diverse companies and sectors. Data Centers (also known as cloud computing) can unite thousands of servers, for the secure storage of computerized databases, auxiliary components, network assets, and other information. data center protection Designed to work in data processing, adequately and uninterruptedly, this technology guarantees access to the system, reliably and securely at any time. Due to this, the data...
Siemens Digital Industries Software (Siemens) has announced the immediate availability of Siemens’ Capital Electra X, a new cloud-native electrical design software as a service (SaaS) offering that is aimed at individual electrical designers or small teams that require an affordable yet powerful electrical design solution. Part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services, Capital Electra X offers users sophisticated electrical design capabilities with lower cost-of-owners...
With an ongoing emphasis on providing futureproof lighting and energy controls, CP Electronics part of Legrand UK & Ireland has appointed Gilles Silva as its new Director of Product Development. Having gained almost 20 years of experience 14 of which were spent in Legrand Brazil’s R&D team Gilles’ new role will see him take a lead on product innovation at CP Electronics. Focusing on energy efficiency, in line with Legrand’s latest CSR roadmap, Gilles will lead a team o...
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....
Via its subsidiary CKW, Axpo is publishing detailed smart-meter data on power consumption in the Canton of Lucerne. For the first time, energy consumption can be analysed in real-time and compared to the two previous years. The anonymised data is available to all interested parties as "open data" and is unparalleled in Switzerland in terms of detail. The Axpo subsidiary CKW makes this power consumption data available to all interested parties transparently and at no cost on the website....
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...
Iskra looks forward to welcoming visitors at the Electronica fair in Munich in November. Iskra Team will be at the Messe Munchen exhibition center from November 15-18, 2022, at stand 344, Hall A4. Electronica 2022 Electronica is a trade fair and conference for electronics, and Iskra’s team will be happy to answer all visitor’s questions and look forward to having exciting discussions and creating new business opportunities. As a globally recognized provider of...
ADI Global Distribution, a wholesale distributor of security, AV, and low-voltage products, announced the opening of a new branch location in Austin, Texas for its recently acquired Electronic Custom Distributors (ECD) business. The expanded footprint provides customers with more services, support, and immediate availability to a fully stocked assortment of AV and Smart home products. New branch location and features The new ECD branch, located at 3006 Longhorn Blvd., Ste. 107, Austin, TX 787...
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...
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&...
Würth Elektronik ICS, inventor of Powerelements for PCB contacting, presents a new generation of its proven, lead-free high-current contacts: the second PowerPlus generation, LF PowerPlus 2.0, has the same properties in terms of torque and current-carrying capacity as the previous version, but it is now even simpler and more efficient in terms of processing and assembly. With the LF PowerPlus product family, Würth Elektronik ICS offers robust and efficient high-current contacts for PC...
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...
Cummins China and EDF Renewables signed a distributed photovoltaic Power Purchase Agreement in Beijing, aiming to cut down electricity consumption from traditional grids and reduce carbon emissions in Cummins facilities & operations. Cummins will provide the roof & ground space and will consume the generated solar power, EDF Renewables will be responsible for the investment, installation, and operation of solar PV generation equipment. WANG Ning, Vice President of Cummins, and Erwann De...
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...
Schneider Electric., the global pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced at the NECA 2022 Convention & Trade Show a wide portfolio of product innovations that will enable electrical contractors and installers to protect themselves from safety risks, while also improving efficiency and reliability. “Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of electrical distribution and energy management,” said Michael Lotfy, SVP P...
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...
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,...