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Image courtesy Siemens Norwegian distribution system operator, Elvia will use Siemens’ software as a service (SaaS) product, LV Insights X, to automate processes and handle grid complexity in the low voltage grid. Siemens’ software has been deployed to the Norwegian DSO with the goal of future-proofing its distribution grid management. Siemens’ LV Insights X, and…
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EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers. EIS says this move marks a milestone in its growth and underscores the company’s commitment to providing comprehensive OEM…
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Image courtesy Volvo Cars At the same time as launching a V2G pilot, Volvo Cars is launching Volvo Cars Energy Solutions, a new business unit that will offer energy storage and charging-related technologies and services with bidirectional capacity, enabling customers to discharge energy back onto the power grid. Volvo’s new business is being called a…
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Following a significant site investment and multi-year expansion, ABB Installation Products has opened its John Austin Showroom and Collaboration Centre within its Coleshill, UK facility, to accelerate next generation electrical cable and conduit solutions. The facility brings together research and development engineers, product training specialists, operations and customer service to collaborate with customers on cable…
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Pernod Ricard UK has launched a new wine range, called Greasy Fingers. The wine is intended to “challenge traditional boundaries of wine and food pairings” with two wines specifically designed to cut through greasy food. The first two wines in the range are Greasy Fingers Luscious Red 2022, a “medium-bodied, fruit-forward” blend of Shiraz and…
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Among a raft of product innovation from C.K Tools, the brand’s all-new lighting range has shone bright, with six new, top-of-the range, IP rated products designed to tackle a multitude of situations for trade professionals, industrial workers and keen DIYers. Inspection lights Three new inspections lights boast robust, durable bodies, supreme battery life, the latest…
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Thanks to the popularity of its 95th anniversary’s Spot the Difference competition, Martindale Electric has announced it is uploading a new picture puzzle for entrants to get their teeth into. The new puzzle shows a scene where safe isolation is taking place and entrants are challenged to spot the key differences in the two pictures…
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With the UK requiring a million new tradespeople to keep up with demand over the next decade, Magnet Trade has highlighted the importance of closing the gender pay gap, as the demand for women in the self-employed trade industry increases. Magnet Trade analysed ONS data, and information from The Association of Independent Professionals and the…
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Image Credit: 123rf.com The DSO associations CEDEC, E.DSO and GEODE have set out a list of recommendations for the forthcoming EU grid action plan. With the need for upgrading, reinforcement and expansion of the grids to deliver an increasingly clean energy powered energy system, the grid action plan, which was announced in the latest State…
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A new low carbon energy network, developed by SmartParc supported by Veolia, is set to cut carbon emissions for food manufacturing by 30,000 tonnes per year at the flagship SmartParc site near Derby. Home to the UK’s first ever low-carbon food manufacturing community, covering 186,000 m2 (2 million square feet), the system serving the new…
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