
Image courtesy 123rf Capgemini and Scheider Electric are collaborating on the Energy Command Center solution to help organisation with smarter and greener facility management and energy efficiency. The IT company and energy tech company jointly developed the Energy Command Center, which they describe as an integrated and centralised platform to monitor, control and optimise all…

OMRON Corporation (HQ: Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto. President and CEO: Junta Tsujinaga) has announced that it will begin providing carbon footprint data of products (PCF*2) calculations based on global standards*1 for high-capacity power relays for energy storage systems and other new equipment to customers from May 2024. Next, the company will promote visualization of GHG emissions*3 throughout…

Hall 4, Stand 314 Solderstar, a global leader in temperature profiling equipment for soldering processes, is gearing up to showcase its latest innovation, the Reflow Shuttle with O2 measurement module, at the upcoming SMTconnect exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. Scheduled to take place on 11-12 June 2024, the SMTconnect event serves as a premier platform for…

Robotas Technologies Ltd., pioneers and specialists in the world of THT component placement and clinching systems, has recently announced the adoption of the IPC Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) standard for their Mascot product family. This move signifies a significant advancement in the integration of smart technology within manual assembly processes, aligning with the industry’s push…

KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally responsible cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at the SMTA Querétaro Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, June 6, at Querétaro Centro de Congresos y Teatro Metropolitano. The KYZEN clean team will showcase understencil cleaning chemistry KYZEN E5631J and aqueous cleaning solution AQUANOX A4618. KYZEN E5631J and…

Image: Stock The EU’s first network code on cybersecurity for the electricity sector is expected to improve the cyber resilience of this critical infrastructure and the associated services. The network code, which was foreseen in the energy system digitalisation action plan and drafted by ENTSO-E and the DSO Entity, provides a common standard to ensure…

Image courtesy Aurora Energy Research Batteries in ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) played an essential part in keeping the lights on during extreme 2023 summer heat, freeing up more than 3GW of natural gas power plants during critical hours, finds research from Aurora Energy. According to the research and insights company, as Texan conditions…

LV Management. Image courtesy Siemens Siemens has launched LV Management within their Gridscale X offering, which they claim will provide grid operators additional insights and transparency over what is happening on the low voltage grid. Part of Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio, Gridscale X LV Management supports Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to manage the grid, providing observability…

Image courtesy 123rf Clean tech integrator Ameresco and green tech company Envision Energy have been chosen by Atlantic Green to build the Cellarhead project, a 300MW battery energy storage project (BESS) with a maximum energy capacity of 624MWh in the UK. The Cellarhead project will be connected to National Grid’s Cellarhead substation. Construction is anticipated…

A Central Maine Power worker undertakes restoration efforts (Credit: CMP) Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order to establish a new commission that will develop the State of Maine’s first plan for long-term infrastructure resilience. The creation of the commission follows several severe storms, including in December 2023 and January 2024 that caused an estimated…