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Over the last five years fossil fuels have met only half of the new demand for energy globally, despite a rapid buildout of renewable capacity, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook. The report finds that between 2017-2022 renewables met 51% of new energy demand, whilst the remaining demand was supplied by fossil fuels. Renewables are still just meeting increased demand rather than replacing fossil fuels and in absolute terms fossil fuel supply is still growing. Limiting global wa...
Against the backdrop of the Swedish EU Presidency and in the presence of German Transport Minister, Volker Wissing and the Swedish Transport Minister, Andreas Carlson, ABB E-mobility, TRATON, DHL Freight and Milence jointly discussed the progress and challenges in the electrification of long-distance commercial vehicles at the Swedish Embassy in Berlin. While the electrification for middle and last mile logistics is gaining greater traction, electric heavy-duty long-distance transport is still...
The UK’s leadership on tackling climate change has delivered real change at home and led to a global transformation – but more should be done to reap the economic benefits that presents, Chris Skidmore has stated. Mission Zero, his Net Zero Review, makes 129 recommendations covering areas including the greater role that business can be supported to play, making better use of infrastructure and delivering more energy efficient homes. Everyone is designed to maximize economic investm...
As the world works on developing renewable energy resources, one growing challenge is how to have enough battery energy storage systems (BESS) to support the increasing number of electric vehicles (EVs) and the evolving smart grid. Surprisingly (or not), the humble school bus is emerging as a great candidate in the drive toward a low-carbon grid. It starts with a vision to lower carbon emissions by switching from diesel-powered to electrified fleets. Upgrade old school buses to zero-emission m...
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,...
International Energy Agency’s (IEA) contributions to Indonesia’s G20 Presidency include Net Zero Roadmap for Indonesia and new report on Security of Clean Energy Transitions. IEA Executive Director - Fatih Birol addressed energy ministers from the world’s biggest economies at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting in Bali, Indonesia, where he urged them to prioritize actions to ensure secure, affordable and sustainable energy, in response to the crisis the world curren...
New IEA report lays out recommendations to speed up technology development and overcome high costs of drastically reducing emissions from steel and cement production. G7 economies are well placed to be first movers on driving down carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry, setting out a path for the rest of the world for this essential part of the transition to clean energy systems, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry Sectors in...
Despite success rolling out renewables and diversifying natural gas supplies, Poland will have to redouble efforts to keep pace with new EU goals amid today’s supply challenges. Poland has made serious progress in improving the security and sustainability of its energy system in recent years. However, a major acceleration in its clean energy transition is needed to tackle the emissions resulting from coal’s dominant role in the power sector, according to the latest policy review by...
Everything seems to be going electric - It started with the toothbrushes, then cars and now increasingly, heating. GDHV (Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation/ Glen Dimplex UK Limited) speaks a lot about the electrification of heat, but what does that really mean? Around 90% of households in the United Kingdom (UK) use fossil fuels, such as gas and oil, to heat their homes and hot water. Issues with use of fossil fuels Another factor forced to consider today is that fossil fuels are a finite...
Last week, the federal organization responsible for managing the electric grid announced the results of a power capacity auction that will increase capacity prices and may leave parts of Illinois short of the power needed to meet customer demand during extreme temperatures this summer. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) said that renewable generation – solar and wind – has not kept pace with the generation capacity lost as fossil fuel plants have retired, leaving...
Following the announcement of an emergency release of oil stocks by IEA Member Countries on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the IEA Governing Board confirmed that the total amount committed to date stands at 61.7 million barrels, making it the largest stock release in International Energy Agency (IEA) history. IEA Member Countries unanimously agreed on 1 March, 2022, to an initial emergency response plan to alleviate the increasing tightness in oil markets resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukra...
Schneider Electric., the front-runner in the digital transformation of energy management and automation and recognized as the world’s most sustainable corporation in 2021 by Corporate Knights Global 100 Index, announced that its EcoStruxure Foxboro Distributed Control System (DCS) has been certified to the internationally recognized and industry-prevailing ISASecure® System Security Assurance 4.0.0 Level 1 ISA/IEC 62443-3-3 cybersecurity standard. This endorsement complements th...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is monitoring with growing concern Russia’s recent statements and actions, and their potential implications for energy markets. The IEA is continuing its consultations with its member countries and key partners on appropriate measures to ensure energy security. IEA Member Countries stand ready to act collectively IEA Member Countries stand ready to act collectively, in order to ensure that global oil markets are adequately supplied While the specif...
The LF PowerBasket SMD series from Würth Elektronik ICS offers lead-free Powerelements for pluggable contacting on printed circuit boards. A new bushing variant with a diameter of 6 mm has recently been added to the company’s portfolio. PowerBasket SMD High Current Contacts are the result of the progress that has been made in consistently developing our pluggable LF PowerBasket products in line with market requirements. The Powerelements of this product series are designed to reduce...
The "Spira Lamp” is a piece of art. It is the vision of the designer and artist Ingegerd Råman, realized by Fagerhult in collaboration with skilled partners and subcontractors. It's like a gigantic votive reflecting in the cold waters of a Nordic lake. The culture and concert hall Spira in Jönköping is all glass and lightly crisp and bright during the day with a warm glow at night. Created by Gert Wingårdh, one of Sweden’s best-known and successful architects,...
Lego is one of the most popular children’s toys in the world. No wonder that, alongside Little Explorers, Majid Al Futtaim Holding has based a serious child entertainment facility around the famous Lego bricks. Working together with Khansaheb, Fagerhult was entrusted to deliver a lighting design from scratch combining a fully integrated lighting control system and 21st century LED technology. The brief was to create two separate, clearly defined spaces, one for Lego and one for Little Exp...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has been ranked as a leading provider of IoT platforms for smart buildings by independent analyst firm Verdantix. The latest edition of Verdantix’s ‘Green Quadrant: IoT Platforms for Smart Buildings 2022’ report analyzed 17 IoT platforms for smart buildings, and evaluated Siemens Smart Infrastructure to be among the leading providers of IoT technology which addresses key priorities for real estate leaders.&n...
Aico recently announced that they will be supporting Shrewsbury-based charity, Little Stars Baby Bank for 2022 through their Charity of the Year initiative. The support began on 04th February with Aico colleagues volunteering to spend their day transporting the charity’s donated items from a small storage unit in Shrewsbury to a spacious area within Aico’s Headquarters in Oswestry. This facility will allow Little Stars Baby Bank to widen its reach to families with young children...
A ground-breaking survey by research group Omdia showed that within the next four years data center operators will deploy uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) which can interact with the electric grid and support essential energy-management initiatives. The use of renewable energy is growing on all fronts and is becoming the new normal in the data center industry. The integration of variable renewable energy resources into a more dynamic electric grid comes with new challenges and technic...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian Group, pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry announce that they have finalized financing of €135 million intended to support the Group’s 2021-2024 R&D plans in Europe. Specifically, the areas that will benefit from EIB financing are: Industrial research: research on innovative materials also involving the use of nanotechnologies, systems for the monitoring and management of land and submarine power grids and...
Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has earned its place in the top ranks of Corporate Knights’ annual Global 100 list of most sustainable corporations for the 11th time. The Canadian media and research company examines over 6,900 companies worldwide every year to determine the top 1% most sustainable corporations. The Global 100 methodology is based on 23 key performance indicators, with 50% of the weight of score...
AMETEK-CTS is a global leader in EMC compliance testing and RF power amplifiers. AMETEK has been designing and manufacturing precision instruments for more than 50 years. Under the brand names of EM TEST, Teseq, IFI and Milmega the company produce a wide range of specialist solutions aligned to the individual needs of equipment manufacturers across a variety of industries. These include: Automotive Aerospace and Defense Consumer electronics Household appliances Medical devices Renewa...
Emtelle, the leading global manufacturer of blown fibre cable and ducted network solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Inga Gara as the company’s Group Financial Controller. A graduate in Economics from Glasgow University, Inga completed her chartered accountancy training with BDO where she was a member of the audit team. Inga joins Emtelle from KPMG UK where she has latterly been serving as Senior Audit Manager. She has experience across a number of sectors including en...
EA contends that the full benefit of energy data visibility, (flexibility, lower cost energy, full exploitation of green energy generation and storage ) is only available to help us achieve net zero with wide scale deployment of both. The smart meter argument was won years ago. A portal into the home to provide customers with visibility and choices just makes sense. ‘I can save how much by turning lights off’ Easy. ‘If I use my washer dryer at 8pm rather than tea time, I&...
Building regulations are becoming more and more stringent, with alternative building materials and products being developed with improved safety in mind. Scolmore is continually assessing its existing product range to ensure they meet and keep up to date with any change in legislation and guidelines, as well as making improvements that will benefit installers. With this in mind, Scolmore has launched a new and improved version of its FlameGuard Back Box to offer total peace of mind in the ev...
Last month, Scolmore expanded its wiring accessories range to include 13A 2-gang socket outlets with integrated Type A and Type C USB charging ports, to meet growing demand and developments in the market for charging solutions. Originally available in the popular Click Mode range, the new socket outlets are now available in all wiring accessories ranges – Polar, Metal Clad, Part M, Deco, Deco+, Define and Definity. By integrating both Type A and Type C on the same socket, the ra...
With the current emphasis on Part L1 building regulations, energy efficiency, and cost savings, installers are looking to manufacturers and suppliers for products that will help meet all of these requirements. Click Scolmore’s latest product development combines a 5.5W LED Reflector lamp from the Energetic low energy lamp range, with the new GU318 fire-rated downlighter from its award-winning FlameGuard system. This produces a lighting solution that is not just low energy and Part L c...
The way of using lighting is changing. Digital technology is now crossing over with lighting and the smart lighting revolution is seeing fittings being turned into smart devices and these can then be used to monitor and control our environments. As the smart technology market continues to flourish bringing this technology to an ever-increasing audience of consumers - so the domestic end-user is becoming savvy to the cost- and energy-saving properties that connected devices offer. As a result,...
Marie Parry, group marketing director, Scolmore Group, looks at the wiring accessories sector and what will be driving trends in 2021 This time last year, the focus for an article on trends in wiring accessories might have covered the continuing growth in smart and connected products or the demand for decorative devices fueled by consumers’ unlimited access via social media to an array of interior design inspiration. Fast forward 12 months to 2021 and few could have predicted that a...
As part of a consortium coordinated by Western Power Distribution (WPD), an electricity distribution network operator, energy consultant EA Technology is working with partners (Wales & West Utilities, PSC and Regan ) to create a combined future energy planning approach for local authorities and utility companies. The Energy Planning Integrated with Councils (EPIC) project is evaluating whether a combined approach to energy planning can provide greater benefits for local authorities and util...