Siemens and Copperleaf Join Forces to Drive Technical and Economic Grid Planning

Siemens and Copperleaf Join Forces to Drive Technical and Economic Grid Planning

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has recently announced its collaboration with Copperleaf, a Canadian-based provider of asset investment planning software, growing its existing ecosystem of grid software partners. The strategic partnership aims to optimize investment and technical grid planning for customers, including transmission system operators (TSOs) and distribution system operators (DSOs), by combining the companies’ expertise. The shift to a decarbonized energy future requires these organizations to adopt a holistic approach to planning and optimization through strategic and operational considerations.

OmniCable Hires Nikki Douglass as Director of Sales, Datacom Business Unit

OmniCable Hires Nikki Douglass as Director of Sales, Datacom Business Unit

Omni Cable LLC (OmniCable), headquartered in West Chester, Pa., is proud to announce the hire of Nikki Douglass as Director of Sales, Datacom Business Unit. In this role, Nikki is responsible for leading a team of Datacom Sales Specialists to support the OmniCable sales team. “I joined OmniCable because I was aware of their best-in-market sales team and operational services as a past customer through the years,” said Douglass.

Ontario, Saskatchewan Collaborate on Small Modular Reactor Development

Ontario, Saskatchewan Collaborate on Small Modular Reactor Development

November 22, 2023 Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and its subsidiary, Laurentis Energy Partners (LEP), will collaborate with SaskPower to advance Saskatchewan’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development project. SaskPower, LEP, and OPG, along with Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith and Saskatchewan Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan, gathered in Regina today to announce details of a Master Services Agreement to further Canadian deployment of…

Spark Power Group Takes Next Step in Going Private Transaction

Spark Power Group Takes Next Step in Going Private Transaction

Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX: SPG), parent company of Spark Power Corp., announced that Spark Power has entered into an arrangement agreement with Generator-Spark Canada Buyer Inc., an affiliate of American Pacific Group, LP (APG), pursuant to which the Purchaser will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Spark Power for a…

LONGi Announces New Conversion Efficiency of 33.5% for its Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

LONGi Announces New Conversion Efficiency of 33.5% for its Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

November 17, 2023 The Intersolar Europe 2023, one of the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, kicked off in Munich, Germany on June 14, 2023. At the exhibition site, LONGi announced the new conversion efficiency of 33.5% for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells based on commercial CZ silicon wafers. According to the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI),…

SkilledTradesBC Introduce New Portal for Skilled Trades Certification Trades

SkilledTradesBC Introduce New Portal for Skilled Trades Certification Trades

November 16, 2023 Uncertified workers can now take action to meet the requirements by submitting online applications through SkilledTradesBC’s Portal. Online applications are now available for: APPRENTICESWorkers with less than one year of experience registering their apprenticeship with a sponsor. TRADE QUALIFIERSExperienced workers applying to write the final certification exam in their trade and get…

Nexans Completes Sale of its Telecom Systems Business, Aginode, to Syntagma Capital

Nexans Completes Sale of its Telecom Systems Business, Aginode, to Syntagma Capital

Nexans recently announced the completion of the sale of its Telecom Systems business, rebranded to Aginode, to Syntagma Capital, a Belgium-based private equity fund. This transaction marks a final step in Nexans’ exit from the telecom and data activity in line with its strategy to simplify its activities to amplify its impact in Electrification markets.

EVLO to Supply EVLOFLEX Battery Storage Systems for Three SolarBank EPC Projects in Ontario

EVLO to Supply EVLOFLEX Battery Storage Systems for Three SolarBank EPC Projects in Ontario

Recently, EVLO Energy Storage Inc. was pleased to announce the signing of an equipment supply agreement with SolarBank Corporation, an independent renewable energy project developer focused on distributed and community solar projects, to supply EVLOFLEX battery energy storage systems (BESS) for three SolarBank EPC projects in Ontario (the “Projects”). The Projects that will be installed in the province of Ontario represent an expansion of SolarBank’s growing renewable energy construction portfolio across Canada and the United States, and EVLO will supply each of the Project sites with a 5 MW / 20MWh EVLOFLEX system.

EFC Welcomes New Manufacturer Member: Black Box Innovations Inc.

EFC Welcomes New Manufacturer Member: Black Box Innovations Inc.

November 16, 2023 Black Box Innovations Inc. is an electrical device engineering and manufacturing company that believes strongly in innovation to be at the front of a growing green economy. Black Box’s company directors use their combined decades of experience and education in Green Electricity and Electronics to develop and manufacture products to serve this…

Klein Tools and Altec Launch New Partnership

Klein Tools and Altec Launch New Partnership

Recently, Klein Tools announced a new partnership with Altec, a major provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights, signs and related contractor markets. Through this partnership, Altec will become the exclusive master distributor in North America for Klein Tools’ Bucket Work Center (BWC).  “Through this new collaboration, we will be able to improve the safety and efficiency of all aerial workers,” stated Kurt Owen, Senior Vice President at Klein Tools.

EVLO Energy Storage Inc. Receives the Energy Storage Award for Landmark BESS Application in Parent, Quebec

EVLO Energy Storage Inc. Receives the Energy Storage Award for Landmark BESS Application in Parent, Quebec

EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the 2023 Landmark Application of Energy Storage Award from Energy Storage Canada. EVLO was chosen for its ground-breaking and innovative application of energy storage technology in Parent, Quebec. In Parent, a single transmission line supplies power to the town’s 600+ residents. When critical upgrades were necessary, EVLO deployed a 4-MW / 20-MWh BESS for Hydro-Quebec, the local utility.

ABB and Polara Collaborate to Accelerate Emissions Reduction With Transport Charging Solution

ABB and Polara Collaborate to Accelerate Emissions Reduction With Transport Charging Solution

ABB has recently been awarded a contract by EV infrastructure company Polara to provide e-mobility Compact Secondary Substation (CSS) skid-mounted power distribution units to charge and electrify vehicle fleets in Canada and the United States. As part of the exclusive collaboration, ABB is supplying power distribution skids for the Polara CHRGPK, an optimized modular design unit that will offer various skid sizes depending on the number of vehicles requiring charging at any given time.

Samsung C&T and ABB Enter into Global Agreement to Expand Smart Building Capabilities

Samsung C&T and ABB Enter into Global Agreement to Expand Smart Building Capabilities

November 15, 2023 To improve the livability and energy efficiency of large residential, commercial and multi-dwelling residential buildings, ABB Smart Buildings and Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group entered a new global agreement to jointly deliver integrated, holistic building automation, reliable energy distribution, and energy management solutions. This follows a separate global agreement signed…

Sense and Helio Home Partner in U.S. to help Electrify Homes

Sense and Helio Home Partner in U.S. to help Electrify Homes

November 15, 2023 Sense, an embedded electric meter intelligence company that’s redefining how utilities and consumers interact with homes and the grid, and Helio Home, a climate technology company with a mission to eliminate fossil fuels from every home in America, are launching a new referral partnership that will transform how consumers electrify their homes. The…