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Changing Scene

UL Solutions HOMER® Grid Software’s New Release Empowers Electric Vehicle Charging Station Designers to Maximize Revenue and Return on Investment

September 25, 2023 UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, unveiled the powerful new 1.10 version of HOMER Grid modeling software, developed to assist with speeding up and simplifying designing and optimizing renewable distributed energy-plus-storage powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, which may allow for the maximizing of their potential revenue and return…

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Call for Tenders for 1,500 MW of Electricity from Wind Power: Hydro-Québec will Analyze 16 bids Totalling 3,034 MW

September 25, 2023 In its capacity as distributor, Hydro-Québec proceeded with the public opening of the bids received under its call for tenders launched on March 31, 2023, for the purchase of a block of 1,500 MW of wind power. The company received 16 bids, totalling 3 034 MW. Over the coming months, Hydro-Québec will assess the…

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Ontario Celebrates Indigenous Leadership in Clean Energy Storage

September 25, 2023 The Ontario government and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) have released the detailed results of the province’s first competitive procurement for new reliable, affordable and clean electricity storage and generation. The Expedited Long-Term Request for Proposals (E-LT1) procurement acquired a total of 880 megawatts (MW) of energy storage, with nine of the…

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Sales Outsource Solutions Adds Regional Sales Manager for Atlantic Canada and Quebec Telecom

September 25, 2023 Sales Outsource Solutions announced via LinkedIn that they “are thrilled to welcome Brad Drane, RCDD, as our new Regional Sales Manager, Atlantic Canada & Telecom Quebec!” View the LinkedIn post HERE

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Schneider Electric Appoints Emily Heitman as Country President, Canada

Schneider Electric is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Heitman to the position of Country President, Canada, effective October 1, 2023. Heitman succeeds Adrian Thomas, who announced his departure in June to assume a new role as CEO of Hammond Power Solutions. As Country President for Schneider Electric Canada, Emily will work in partnership with the Canadian leadership team to drive Schneider Electric’s strategic initiatives and accelerate growth across the company’s energy management and automation businesses in Canada.

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IESO and Hydro-Quebec Enter New Electricity Trade Agreement

The governments of Ontario and Quebec are supporting a new 600 megawatt (MW) trade agreement between Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Hydro-Québec that will optimize the use of existing electricity generation capacity in both provinces. This electricity trade agreement is possible because Ontario and Quebec have complementary seasonal peaks in electricity demand.

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ABB Invests in Edge-to-Cloud Platform Innovator Pratexo

ABB is investing in a strategic partnership with Pratexo, an edge-to-cloud acceleration platform company. The partnership involves a minority investment in Pratexo through ABB’s venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures (ATV). Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Pratexo’s technology platform supports IoT and artificial intelligence initiatives which demand compute power at the edge. The company’s technology enables the rapid set up of systems that can process huge amounts of data generated by IoT sensors and run advanced analytics in real time close to the location of the device, rather than in the cloud.

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Rexel Canada Acquires Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada

Rexel Canada announced that it has acquired Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada Ltd, a provider of high‐voltage electrical services and products to the utility and industrial markets based in Toronto, ON and Edmonton, AB. The acquisition, which closed in January, will provide Rexel Canada with enhanced opportunities in an attractive and value‐added market.

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Hammond Power Solutions Announces Adrian Thomas as Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Thomas has been announced by Hammond Power Solutions Inc. as the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer, replacing Bill Hammond who will assume the position of Executive Chairman after 22 years as the CEO. Mr. Thomas will also be appointed to HPS’ Board of Directors. The announcement follows an extensive search process conducted by the…

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