Electrical Installation News
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Entergy Proposes Transmission Upgrades and a Comprehensive Resilience Plan
Entergy Louisiana recently announced it will begin executing a strategic blueprint for building new electric infrastructure that meets the burgeoning needs of businesses and industry to power job growth throughout the state.Louisiana has a generational opportunity that is set to create new jobs, new investment and additional revenues for local governments as local business and industries and new ...
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EnergyHub and Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid
EnergyHub announced this week that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America to improve the electric vehicle ownership experience. A direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform enables Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage of certain utility programs designed to reduce the cost of charging for EV customers, while helping utilities ensure grid reliability and accelerate ...
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Tantalus Launches TRUGrid™ Transformer to Accelerate Grid Modernization
Tantalus Systems, a smart grid technology company focused on helping utilities harness the power of data, this week announced the commercial launch of its data analytics capability, TRUGrid™ Transformer, which is being deployed by a growing number of utilities across North America. TRUGrid Transformer is an expansion of Tantalus’ TRUGrid Automation suite of AI-enabled data analytics. This ...
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NSG Group will increase Ohio solar glass capacity to supply First Solar with American product
Glass and glazing system supplier Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG Group) recently announced it would invest in additional transparent conductive oxide (TCO) glass production capacity at its plant in Rossford, Ohio, to support the solar market. The float line at Pilkington North America, a member of NSG Group, will begin shipping TCO glass for solar panels by Q1 2025. Pilkington will supply glass to ...
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Why Do Batteries Sometimes Catch Fire and Explode?
By Theresa Duque Key Takeaways Scientists have gained new insight into why thermal runaway, while rare, could cause a resting battery to overheat and catch fire. In order to better understand how a resting battery might undergo thermal runaway after fast charging, scientists are using a technique called “operando X-ray microtomography” to measure changes in the state of charge at the ...
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TotalEnergies Starts Up in Texas a 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Power Plant with Battery Storage
TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football fields, Myrtle produces ...
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Fort Moore EV Charging Project Provides Another Example of EVSE Solution
Fort Moore and Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, recently entered into a contract to install 63 electric vehicle chargers at 23 locations across the base, allowing up to 126 vehicles to be plugged in on the base simultaneously. The project is underway and expected to be complete by the first quarter of 2024. Georgia Power was awarded a task order to provide a turnkey electric vehicle ...
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Edison Celebrates 140 Years and Plans to Invest 10 billion in Ecological Transition by 2030
Edison marks 140 years in business this year and unveils its development strategy for 2030, with goals extending to 2040, aimed at "strengthening its commitment to ecological transition in support of its customers and the safety and autonomy of the national energy system." The energy group, led by CEO Nicola Monti, intends to accelerate Italy's path towards energy transition through a plan that ...
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Top Starter Motor Manufacturers in China (2021 Updated)
Starter motors are basically devices that are used to turn on the engine. When you switch the ignition, the starter motor will turn your machine engine on. A Starter motor works by rotating an internal combustion engine so it will initiate the operation of the engine under its own power. These motors require a large amount of torque to operate the engine at such a fast speed that it pulls air ...
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EnergyHub and EvoCharge Announce Integration with EnergyHub EV
EnergyHub this week announced it continues to expand its electric vehicle platform EnergyHub EV with the addition of EvoCharge, a pioneer in Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and cable management solutions. The integration of EvoCharge residential and commercial Level 2 charging equipment supports electric vehicle (EV) drivers looking to pair high-speed charging with affordability. ...
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Bramble energy secures £12 million funding to provide first-of-its-kind fuel cell technology to hydrogen bus project
Bramble Energy, an innovator in fuel cell technology, has joined forces with Equipmake, Aeristech and the University of Bath to develop a revolutionary new hydrogen double-deck bus integrating Bramble’s revolutionary, low-cost printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFC) technology. Bramble Energy is the lead partner of the Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (HEIDI) which has ...
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DOE Announces Efficiency Rules to Save Americans More Than $650 Million
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (May 5) announced new energy efficiency actions that will save Americans $652 million in utility bills every year. The Congressionally-mandated proposed standards for new dishwashers and beverage vending machines and final standards for electric motors are designed to conserve energy and water while mitigating harmful carbon pollution. DOE expects the new ...
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Matexcel Updated Its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a biotechnology company in material science, recently updated its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service to assist scientists and researchers better with their projects. Products that use solar cells to transform light energy into electrical energy are referred to as photovoltaic products. In a broad sense, photovoltaic products refer to items like solar street lights, traffic lights, ...
By Matexcel
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Why dry-type transformers really reduce the risk of fire?
Studies have shown that electrical equipment, including transformers, is the leading cause of fires in various industries. However, dry-type cast resin transformers have been shown to reduce this risk. Since they do not contain petroleum, they greatly reduce the risk of fire. They are also rated F1 in terms of fire protection standards. This means they will not cause a fire under short circuit ...
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems Pilot May Provide Infinite Eenergy Source for JBSA
Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS, are promising technologies which, by tapping into heat stranded in rocks below the Earth’s surface, may enable reliable electric power production across the nation, according to the Department of Defense. Overall, EGS technologies are in the early demonstration project phase, but that may change once they are tested through a new DOD pilot program for ...
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Best electronics assembly adhesives sealants glue with RFID bonding for semiconductor and microchip manufacturers
Best electronics assembly adhesives sealants glue with RFID bonding for semiconductor and microchip manufacturers Electronic innovations are everywhere and, in every facet, of life. Today, everything is inspired by technology, and things keep getting better and better with time. We now have driver-assisted systems, electric and hybrid cars, smartphones, augmented reality headsets, on-screen ...
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Six stages to improve utilities´ energy efficiency
Energy is essential to the functioning of drinking water distribution and sanitation services. It is a critical input that has a significant impact on the costs of providing these services. This has an even greater incidence when supply prices are high in many areas, as is currently the case. Energy accounts for between 5% and 30% of total operating costs and can be as much as 40% on occasion. ...
By Idrica
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Penn Power Expanding Smart Grid in Western Pennsylvania
Penn Power, a FirstEnergy Corp. electric company in western Pennsylvania, continues to expand its smart grid in Mercer and Crawford counties to reinforce the local power system and help prevent lengthy service disruptions, especially during severe weather. Work includes installation of automated equipment and technology in distribution substations and along neighborhood power lines serving more ...
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CPUC Issues Solar Tariff Modernization Proposal To Support Reliability and Decarbonization
The California Public Utilities Commission this week (Nov 10) issued a proposal to modernize the Net Energy Metering (NEM) solar tariff to promote solar and battery storage, grid reliability, and control electricity costs for Californians. The update launches the solar industry into the future so that it can support the modern grid by incentivizing solar paired with battery storage and the ...
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SDG&E & General Motors to Explore Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Home Technology
San Diego Gas & Electric and General Motors this week announced an agreement to investigate the feasibility of integrating bidirectional electric vehicles into the electric grid as a local energy resource. Following GM’s announcement of its newest business unit, GM Energy, the study will examine the hardware, software, processes and construction considerations necessary to accelerate wider ...
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