
Hylton Castle substation works. Image courtesy National Grid National Grid is starting work on a new 275kV substation on IAMP (International Advanced Manufacturing Park) to enable new gigafactories and other businesses on site to plug directly into the electricity transmission network. The Hylton Castle substation will provide a new grid connection for Nissan, AESC UK…

Image courtesy 123rf Nearly two years after 101 people on the Hawaiian island of Maui were killed by fires that were initially caused by downed powerlines, the state’s primary utility has unveiled a plan to proactively cut power to areas where fire risk is high. Hawaiian Electric said it will launch the Public Safety Power…

The plant was inaugurated on Thursday 30th May 2024 in Blanquefort (near Bordeaux, France) by Damien Havard, CEO and founder of HDF Energy, and Hanane El Hamraoui, Deputy CEO and VP Industry, in the presence of local public authorities. Image courtesy HDF Energy French hydrogen specialist HDF Energy (Hydrogène de France) has inaugurated what they…

Image courtesy 123rf Canadian smart home tech developer ecobee has announced the launch of an updated grid resiliency programme to help prevent power outages caused by extreme weather, sustained high heat, and natural disasters. During an emergency event alert (EEA) or equivalent, ecobee customers in participating utility service territories who are not already enrolled in…

All Things Butter has introduced a brand new category to butter shelves with the launch of Cinnamon Bun Butter for sweet butters. The new range has been developed by Great British Bake Off 2018 finalist, Ruby Bhogal, who took the show by storm before building a mass online following with her signature bakes, and now…

Image courtesy 123rf Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nucor have signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to develop Accelerating Clean Energy (ACE) tariffs to lower long-term costs of investing in clean energy technology. The proposed tariffs would enable large customers of Duke Energy, such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nucor, to directly support carbon-free energy…

Image courtesy Volue Customers of Norwegian grid company Norgesnett may receive lower power grid fees if they charge their EVs with surplus solar energy in their neighbourhood under a partnership with green tech company Volue. The intention of the new service is to facilitate the influx of increasingly more solar energy from rooftops and increased…

TouchNetix is proud to announce a groundbreaking new touch/force button-enabling solution – TactoSense. TactoSense enables combinations of touch and force sensing, alongside haptic triggering, and LED feedback. This is all easily facilitated by aXiom’s single chip technology. Using this solution, customers can integrate buttons, button bars, sliders, or joysticks within a variety of smart surfaces…

PVA, a global supplier of automated dispensing and coating equipment, is pleased to announce its participation in Electric Vehicle Asia (EV Asia) 2024. The event will take place July 3-5, 2024 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand. PVA will be co-exhibiting with its distributor, TKT Technology, in SIP Technology’s…