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  • Belgium to get 2.8GWh grid-balancing BESS

    Image of the new battery park ‘Green Turtle’. Image: GIGA Storage Belgium. European engineering consultancy Sweco will design one of continental Europe’s largest battery parks, the Green Turtle park, for the energy storage company GIGA Storage Belgium. The battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Belgium will have a capacity of 2,800MWh of electricity and…


  • Siemens and Italy’s Unareti instal SF6-free MV GIS switchboard

    The 8DJH 24. Courtesy Siemens Smart Infrastructure In what Siemens and Unareti are calling an Italian first, an SF6-free medium-voltage GIS switchboard has been installed under a pilot project in Milan. Collaborating on the project were tech giant Siemens and energy company A2A’s Unareti, an Italian DSO managing approximately 15,000km of electricity and gas distribution…


  • CE3S Expands Tool and Production Supply Offerings, Providing a Complete Solution for Electronics Manufacturers

    Cumberland Electronics Strategic Supply Solutions (CE3S), your strategic sourcing, professional solutions and distribution partner, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Tool and Production Supply offerings. With a focus on being a true “one-stop shop,” CE3S delivers a wide range of tools and products designed to support every step of the production process, ensuring…


  • DOE backs Texas-to-US grid connection project with 0m

    Image courtesy 123rf Southern Spirit, a project in the US aiming to connect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid with southeastern US grids, has received approximately $360 million support in a contract from the US Department of Energy (DOE). Pattern Energy’s Southern Spirit would build an approximately 320-mile ±525kV, 3,000MW HVDC transmission line,…


  • NEOTech Announces Implementation of Enhanced Wire Bonding Process to Boost Microelectronics Manufacturing Efficiency

    NEOTech, a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), design engineering, and supply chain solutions in the high-tech industrial, medical device, and aerospace/defense markets, is excited to announce the recent implementation of an enhanced wire bonding manufacturing process for microelectronics circuit assemblies. This innovative process significantly increases production yields while reducing the production cycle time…


  • Surf-Tech Manufacturing Corp. Appoints Advanced Technology Solutions as Representative on the East Coast

    Surf-Tech Manufacturing Corp., a multi-faceted provider of contract manufacturing services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Hackett, President of Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS), as its new representative. This strategic partnership reflects Surf-Tech’s commitment to expanding its reach and enhancing its offerings to customers on the East Coast. With more than 25 years of…


  • RS’s Simon Meadmore joins the Leadership Group of The Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn)

    Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn), an industry body dedicated to promoting positive collaboration throughout the UK’s electronic components industry, has welcomed Simon Meadmore to a seat on the association’s Leadership Group steering committee. Meadmore will be representing long-term ecsn member RS Components and will be offering over 30 years of…


  • ESCATEC appoints new CPO to support ambitious growth

    Growth-focused, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, ESCATEC, has appointed Christoph Antener as its new Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) with the mandate to enhance its global procurement and supply chain capabilities. A Swiss national, Antener will assume his role in ESCATEC on 14th October 2024 and will split his time between ESCATEC Switzerland in Heerbrugg and…


  • New UK brand pushes boundaries with flavoured spirits

    A collection of award-winning flavoured spirits, developed and crafted in the UK and used by some of the world’s best hotels, bars and restaurants is now available for people to use at home. Diistil is an on-demand distillery serving some of the UK’s finest venues, including One Aldwych, The London Peninsula Hotel, Experimental Cocktail Club,…


  • GB’s Anglian Water contracts to complete its smart meter rollout

    Image: Anglian Water Anglian Water has signed new contracts with its network partner Arqiva and alliance partners Kier and Clancy for completion of its smart meter rollout by 2030. The new agreements for a further five years build on an existing relationship, through which Anglian Water has fitted one million smart meters across its region…