Powering the Electrification of the Canadian, American Economies: Podcast Interview with Tim King, Nexans

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.
Vincent Petit, Remi Pacou and Vincent Minier of Schneider Electric say “It is our responsibility, as a large organization, to make a positive impact by reducing our energy consumption and CO2 emissions, and contributing to societal progress, while being profitable. At Schneider Electric, our climate commitments aim to minimize carbon emissions for both our customers and our own company. For Schneider, this means the neutrality of our business ecosystem by 2025, net-zero carbon from our operations by 2030, and net-zero carbon of our end-to-end supply chain by 2050.”
RS offers an extensive range of Industry 4.0 technologies designed to help energy and utility organizations overcome pervasive challenges and achieve ambitious modernization goals. Operating challenges including downtime, skilled labor shortages, and inefficiencies affect every industrial market segment, and their cumulative effects can be disastrous. For example, the average manufacturer experiences 800 hours of equipment downtime a year, which costs industrial organizations almost $1.5 trillion a year — roughly 50% more than it did in 2019–2020 — due to spiraling inflation and production lines running at higher capacities.
May 20, 2025 The Global EV Outlook is an annual publication that reports on recent developments in electric mobility around the world. It is developed with the support of members of the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI). The report draws on the latest data to assess trends in electric vehicle deployment, demand for their batteries and…
October 22, 2024 SAE International® announces the release of the SAE J3400TM: NACS Electric Vehicle Coupler Technical Recommended Practice (RP), a major milestone in the advancement of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The SAE J3400TM RP establishes a robust framework for EV charging in North America including general physical, electrical, functional, safety, and performance requirements for the rollout of…
January 18, 2024 On Sunday, January 14, CTV National News had a segment that explained the role of Alberta’s Electric System Operator (AESO) in maintaining grid stability for the province to prevent rotating black outs. Albertans were asked to unplug and switch off their lights to ensure essential services were taken care of. This prevention…