Electrical & Power Industry News: Power/Electricity Distribution

HP launches new solutions to help Print Service Providers improve margins HP recently announced new solutions to help Print Service Providers (PSPs) meet high levels of demand, optimise work processes and grow their businesses by delivering innovative applications. “To reach higher margins, PSPs are always on the hunt for efficiency gains, and technology that allows them to say yes to more jobs with the confidence to deliver exceptional results,” said Daniel...

Dassault inks MoU with Verkor for EV Battery Manufacturing Dassault Systèmes announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Verkor, an expert in electric vehicle and stationary batteries, to accelerate the development of next-generation lithium-ion batteries and the first gigafactory that will produce them.  Together, the two companies aim to nurture a European battery ecosystem that supports Europe’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Under the MoU, the...

India’s EV Charger market to grow at CAGR of 46.5%: IESA report Indian EV charger market would expand at a CAGR of 46.5% between 2022 and 2030, said a report published by India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading industry alliance on energy storage, e-mobility, and green hydrogen. The 3rd annual edition of the “2022 India Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure & Battery Swapping Market Overview Report” examines the current market trend...

Hitachi Energy to supply transformers for India’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat Hitachi Energy India Limited (Hitachi Energy) has been awarded a contract by NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) to supply power transformers for their upcoming 4.75 GW renewable energy park in Gujarat, which is part of India’s largest solar park. Spread over 72,600 hectares in Kutch, this solar park supports the country’s efforts towards carbon-neutral future with...

Schneider Electric Makes eConversion the Default Mode for its Galaxy V-Series UPSs Schneider Electric announced an enhanced version of eConversion (formerly known as ECOnversion), the company’s generally-recommended protection mode to provide increased sustainability for its Galaxy V Series 3-phase UPSs. After years of field tests, effective May 31, 2022, all Galaxy V Series UPSs will be shipped to customers with eConversion as the default. With cost of ownership and sustainability as...

Hartek Solar to build 2 MW floating solar plant; President lays foundation stone Hartek Solar, the rooftop solar division of Hartek group, has bagged an order for a 2,000 KW floating solar plant from Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST). The Foundation stone for the project was laid down by the President of India Smt Droupadi Murmuru on 9th October in Chandigarh. The 2 MW floating solar plant...

CHINT India opens its showroom in Uttarakhand CHINT India, a global provider of smart energy solutions, opens its first exclusive retail shop at Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. The retail hub will be showcasing CHINT’s entire range of low voltage products & solutions. Commenting on the occasion Nitheen Nataraja, Director Sales and Marketing, CHINT India said, “Opening of the exclusive showroom for CHINT products shows our commitment to serve the customers here and...

FPT Industrial acquires minority stake in Blue Energy Motors Blue Energy Motors, a zero-emission truck technology company headquartered in Pune, which recently launched India’s first heavy duty LNG truck, pioneering the green trucking revolution, has entered a strategic tie-up with FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group. As part of the agreement, FPT is set to acquire a minority stake in the company. While the association is currently...

ANDRITZ to undertake electromechanical works for Gandhisagar pumped storage project in MP International technology group ANDRITZ received an order from Greenko MP01 IREP Private Limited, for the electrommechanical works of the Gandhisagar Pumped Storage project (1440 MW) located in Kheemla block village in Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh, India. The project envisages utilizing existing Gandhi Sagar reservoir as lower reservoir and construction of an upper reservoir. Greenko, one of India’s leading...

New function from B&R opens up more possibilities for exchanging models B&R has added a new function to its Automation Studio development environment. With FMU Export, machine code can be exported and integrated as a PLC simulation into any simulation tool, allowing simulation experts to work in the familiar software ecosystem of their choice. This saves both valuable time and resources during interdisciplinary development. All necessary data is automatically bundled into...

Tata Steel board approves merger of six subsidiary companies The Board of Directors of Tata Steel Limited at its meeting held on September 22 considered and approved schemes for the proposed amalgamation of six subsidiaries into and with Tata Steel Limited. The subsidiaries are Tata Steel Long Products Limited in which Tata Steel holds 74.91% equity, The Tinplate Company of India Limited (74.96%), Tata Metaliks Limited (60.03%), The Indian Steel &...

Vitesco Technologies wins LEED Gold award for its Pune facility Vitesco Technologies, a leading supplier of modern drive technologies and electrification solutions for sustainable mobility, received GOLD certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4.1 Operations and Maintenance (O+M) for its manufacturing facility in Talegaon, Pune from Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI).  “It now becomes the largest industrial manufacturing project in India to be certified under the...

UPL, CleanMax partner for new renewable energy project in Gujarat UPL Ltd., a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, announced a joint venture with CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions (CleanMax), a Mumbai-based renewable energy company, on Thursday to establish a hybrid solar-wind energy power plant in Gujarat. UPL and CleanMax will set-up and operate a hybrid captive power plant with a capacity of 28.05 MW of solar power and 33 MW of...

Shell plans to install over 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 Shell launched its first electric vehicle (EV) chargers in India, for the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segments in Bengaluru today. India is the first market for Shell to launch chargers for two-wheelers. The company plans to set up more than 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 and aims to provide safe, green, and integrated mobility solutions to its...

ANDRITZ to deliver electro-mechanical equipment & technical services for hydropower plant in Vietnam International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Vietnam Electricity (EVN), a leading economic group in the energy sector in Vietnam, to supply the complete electro-mechanical equipment and technical services for the Ialy hydropower plant extension project located in Sa Thay district, Kon Tum province, and Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province, in Vietnam. With the installation...