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SMA America Production Welcomes General Manager of U.S. Technology
Michael Mendik has been tapped as the general manager of U.S. technology for SMA America Production, LLC, the Denver-based manufacturing division of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG. In this role, Mendik oversees product technology for SMA’s Power Plant Solutions group in North America. This includes the popular Sunny Central inverter line and Medium Voltage ...
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Siemens Introduces DC transmission System for Medium Voltage to the Market
With MVDC PLUS (Medium Voltage Direct Current Power Link Universal System), Siemens is introducing a new direct-current transmission system to the market that will be serve as an efficient transmission route in medium-voltage AC grids from 30 to 150 kilovolts (kV). Siemens has developed the transmission system for grid operators who need to enlarge their infrastructure to handle the increasing ...
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Eaton Ensures Fast and Reliable Connections with New Stepless Shear Bolt Connectors
Power management company Eaton recently announced that its latest stepless shear bolt connector is now available to complement the line of 600 A deadbreak connector systems from its Cooper Power Systems business. With stepless bolt and friction disc technology, the new shear bolt connector reduces the potential for error during installation, and increases the reliability of medium voltage ...
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Eaton Supports Academic Community at Power Electronics and Power Quality Applications Workshop
Power management company Eaton today announced it teamed up with the Universidad de los Andes to organize this year’s Power Electronics and Power Quality Applications (PEPQA) workshop, which took place from June 2 to 4, 2015, in Bogotá. This program drew on the participation of a technical committee made up of the Industrial Applications Society of the IEEE, as well as the Electric ...
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Eaton ‘Follows the Charge’ at Hannover Messe 2013
Stand C69, Hall 11 Hannover Messe 8th -12th April 2013 Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton will be showcasing its new ideas and solutions for power management and efficient machines at this year's Hannover Messe under the slogan “Follow the Charge”. From 8th-12th April visitors to the company’s stand (C69, Hall 11) can find out how to meet both current and future ...
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DOE Announces an Additional $47 Million in Funding for Commercial Scaling of Transformational Energy Technology Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced an additional $47 million in funding for seven projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy's (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. These selections bring total SCALEUP program funding to over $70 million, building on $24 million in previously announced ...
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Burns & McDonnell Completes Design of Innovative Microgrid Project for U.S. Military
Burns & McDonnell has received approval from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii to begin construction of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) Phase I project at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH). Burns & McDonnell was awarded the SPIDERS Phase I design-build project on December 2, 2011. Since the contract award, ...
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Eos Energy, PSE&G Commissions Battery Storage System in New Jersey Solar Microgrid
Eos Energy Storage has announced the installation and commissioning of a 250 kW | 1 MWh Eos Aurora® DC battery system at the wastewater treatment plant in the Borough of Caldwell, NJ. The batteries are a central component of Public Service Electric and Gas Company’s (PSE&G’s) on-site solar-plus-storage microgrid that will help keep the facility operating during extended power ...
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Con Edison Strengthens Storm Hardening Efforts With Siemens Mobile Substations
Siemens is providing Con Edison, the utility that powers New York City and local areas, with six new mobile medium-voltage substations that can be used for rapid emergency response. The technology, with plug-and-play functionality, will give Con Edison the ability to deploy and fully operate a power substation within days instead of the months it can traditionally take to replace damaged gear. ...
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ABB wins US$62 million energy order in Oman
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $62 million from Vale to supply electrification and automation systems and related equipment for a new iron ore pellet plant in Oman. The new Vale plant, 230 kilometers northwest of Muscat, is expected to produce up to 10 million tons of iron ore pellets per year. Scheduled to start operations at the end ...
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ABB wins US$95m order for power substations in Saudi Arabia
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth US$95 million from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabia’s national power transmission utility, for substations to help strengthen the country’s distribution network. ABB will provide turnkey solutions for five new substations to increase the capacity of the Saudi Arabian distribution grid and help meet ...
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ABB wins orders worth US$100m to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s power network
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $100 million for substations to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s transmission and distribution network. ABB will design, supply, install and commission three 110-kilovolt substations that will serve the growing power needs of the Mecca region. Based on ABB’s gas-insulated switchgear technology, the substations have a compact ...
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ABB wins US$120m hydropower order in Switzerland
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $120 million from Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) related to the construction of a new hydropower plant and energy-storage facility in eastern Switzerland. The order was booked in the third quarter. The Linth-Limmern high–capacity, pumped-storage hydropower station will be installed in an underground cavern in the ...
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Siemens and Lempäälän Energia to Build Microgrid in Finland
Lempäälän Energia has awarded Siemens a contract to implement a self-sufficient smart grid system in the industrial area of Marjamäki, Finland. Siemens' scope of supply encompasses design and engineering of a smart medium-voltage microgrid, the corresponding grid automation system and an electrical storage system. The purpose of the project LEMENE is to provide a cost-effective and ...
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SMA Introduces Integrated, Compact DC-to-AC System Solution for Utility-Scale PV Power Plants
SMA has expanded its power plant solutions portfolio with the new Utility Power System. This compact, DC-to-AC system solution for utility-scale PV consists of advanced engineered components, including the new Sunny Central 2000-US inverter, medium-voltage transformer, DC combiners, high-speed plant control and system-wide services. The Utility Power System’s efficient design delivers ...
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DOE Announces $38 Million to Modernize the Electricity Grid
This week (April 25), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $38 million funding opportunity for National Laboratories to advance key research and development priorities needed to build a grid that can deliver resilient, reliable, flexible, secure, sustainable, affordable, and equitable electricity. Funding from this Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) lab call will be used to develop ...
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DoE awards Siemens $1.6 million research grant to develop electrical vehicle charging infrastructure
PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Siemens announced it was recently awarded $1.6 million in development funding from the Department of Energy (DoE) to support research aimed at significantly reducing the current costs of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and developing "smart" charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand. The grant, awarded to Siemens Corporation, Corporate ...
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SMA Sunny Central 1850-US and 2200-US Inverters Earn UL Certification
SMA has received UL certification for two of its newest central inverter models: the Sunny Central 1850-US and 2200-US. The solar industry’s largest power class to earn this distinction—boasting 1,850 kVA and 2,200 kVA of output power at 1,000 VDC, respectively—these devices have been tested to and meet UL 1741 inverter safety standards. “UL tests to the most rigorous ...
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