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Mark Keogh, President of the Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland (EIFI), is celebrating 30 years with Schneider Electric Ireland and 37 years in Ireland’s electrical industry. Mr. Keogh began his career as an Application Engineer at Schneider Electric in 1990. During the following years he has held positions in Engineering, Marketing and Sales and became the Vice President for Buildings & Industry in 2015. Electrical industry veteran Mark has been very active in the wider el...

Moving forward with its commitment to build a net-zero carbon world, Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in digital transformation of energy management and automation solutions, has announced its membership with The Climate Group’s EV100 initiative to launch a Green Fleet policy which aims to replace 100% of its car fleet with electric vehicles by 2030. The announcement coincides with the launch of the 2020 Progress and Insights Annual Report which is released, which shows d...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation in energy management and automation, is pleased to announce the expansion of its UK manufacturing facilities in Scarborough and Leeds driven by rising demand in renewable and green technologies. The business is set to invest in a multi-million pound upgrade and expansion of its Leeds and Scarborough UK manufacturing facilities. Schneider Electric intends to boost the capacity and productivity of its manufacturing operations and facilitat...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has been given two significant rankings - including a top place on among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations ranking of Clean Capitalism magazine Corporate Knights, and a place on the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ‘A-List’ for the ninth consecutive year. The rankings were announced on the opening day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where environmental...

Ambivalence towards energy waste permeates every facet of UK life, new research conducted by Schneider Electric has found. The firm has calculated that at least 117 million tons of UK emissions were created in 2018 by wasted energy: energy that was lost in the generation and transmission process or wasted due to inefficiencies in UK buildings. The figure does not take into account emissions from energy lost in the food supply chain, industry or transport sectors. The research findings, publishe...

Many food and beverage organizations are accelerating both business realignment and technology digitization in order to improve safety and drive productivity. Their challenge is to maintain high quality while still conforming to ever more aggressive regulatory policies. In food and beverage manufacturing environments where chemicals, seeds and grains are involved, high fire protection measures are required in order to both maximize human safety and to minimize the risk of power loss- induced di...

Modern manufacturing facilities are highly automated and use large numbers of variable speed drives (VSDs), programmable logic controllers and equipment with embedded microprocessors. These kinds of devices can all produce harmonic pollution that leads to nuisance breaker trips, device malfunction, data loss and premature equipment failure. Another PQ issue is poor Power Factor (PF) – a measure of electrical system efficiency. The main contributors to lower PF are inductive loads such as...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in energy management and automation, presented its vision for ‘Apps & Analytics Driving Predictive Maintenance’ at Hornbill’s Plant Asset Life Management (PALM) seminar 2019 at the Cardiff City Stadium on the 8th October. The new Easergy P3 and P5 protective relays from Schneider, which feature enhanced capabilities for predictive maintenance and arc flash prevention, as well as the T300 remote terminal unit (RTU), were also on show. The PAL...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, is offering the chance to win an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) secure asset connection starter pack. The pack acts as an ideal solution for machine builders and end users seeking integrated asset-to-cloud connectivity, as well as cybersecure end-to-end remote access to program and monitor other control equipment. Businesses are under increasing pressure to understand and utilize IIoT in their s...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced Adrienne Roser and Rachel Ramage, MSc Sustainable Cities students from the University of Leeds as UK finalists for Go Green in the City 2019, its annual global student contest to find bold ideas and innovative solutions for smarter, more energy-efficient and sustainable cities. This year Go Green in the City had over 23,000 young innovators from 165 countries take part, including 57% wom...

To simplify website access and improve user experience on its digital channels, Schneider Electric, the global provider of digital transformation of energy management and automation, has updated its web domain to www.se.com/uk. Easier to write and to remember, the new web address ensures quicker access to Schneider Electric online platforms which include a number of improvements to help customers find information more easily about its products and services. Schneider Electric is not changing it...

Schneider Electric, the provider in digital transformation of energy management and automation, have teamed up with Pick&Go for a rugby competition. The game, only open to mySchneider Electrician portal users, provides players with the chance to win gifts, trophies and rugby merchandize. Registrations for the Pick&Go competition opened on the 26th of August and will close on the 18th of September. For each round, entrants will predict the winning team as well as the margin of victory, w...

Schneider Electric UK, the provider of digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched its ‘Rethink Energy’ initiative, a program aimed at changing business, consumer and government attitudes to energy waste and help combat climate change. Whilst other forms of waste such as plastics, fast fashion and food are highly visible, energy is frequently overlooked. A Schneider Electric commissioned study of 2,000 UK adults and over 600 UK businesses revealed that j...

Schneider Electric, the provider in digital transformation of energy management and automation has been shortlisted for the award for best breakthrough in operations and performance at the Railway Industry Innovation Awards. Nominated for its Compact PSP - a product enabling customers to completely rethink how they approach signaling systems, Schneider Electric’s commitment to ensuring safety, security and reliability of rail networks has been recognized with this nomination. Signaling s...

Schneider Electric, a provider of digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced a project to supply locally produced 'green' electrical power to the MV Hamnavoe NorthLink ferry while docked in Stromness, Orkney, due to get underway shortly. The project is believed to be the first large commercial ship shore connection in the UK and is just one element of an overarching low carbon travel and transport project for the town. This power supply system, known as 'cold ironing'...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces the appointment of Nico van der Merwe as VP of Home and Distribution for the UK and Ireland. His role will cover the Schneider Electric Residential Channels and Distribution network and partners. For the past three years, Nico has been in charge of Schneider Electric’s Channel Development for Europe, playing a vital role in formulating and strategic transformational projects. Nico brin...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in energy management and automation, releases new products to help installers comply with the changes brought about by the latest edition of the IET Wiring Regulations. The 18th Edition came into force on 1st January 2019 and brings with it many alterations to wiring safety and practices. New regulations highlight an increased need for surge protection devices and an expansion in the use of fire-resistant supports. Risk assessment process The installation of su...

The 2019 AHR Expo returned to Atlanta for the first time since 2001 and by all accounts the show delivered. This year the show floor exhibited 1,824 companies from across the entire industry, including 497 international exhibitors, bringing together the best in technology and product advancement. Throughout the three-day event, there was palpable energy felt for the future of HVACR among attendees and exhibitors alike. “The HVACR industry is in a very exciting position at the moment and t...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, launches Go Green in the City 2019, its annual global student contest to find bold ideas and innovative solutions for smarter, more energy-efficient and sustainable cities. Now in its ninth year, Go Green in the City is a major event for business and engineering students worldwide. In 2018, over 24,000 young innovators from more than 3,000 universities in 163 countries took part, including 58% women....

Belimo Americas released the new UBLK1000 series zone valve retrofit solutions. The UBLK series are retrofit kits designed to replace existing actuators on TACO Zone Sentry® zone valves, Schneider Electric™ VBB ball valves, or TAC Erie™ VM zone valves with the Belimo compact CQ actuators. Increasing Energy Efficiency These replacement solutions restore service without the removal of the valve, saving on installation and downtime while increasing performance and efficiency and...

C-bus controllers by Schneider Electric are now compatible with CoolMasterNet and CoolPlug. Smart Home platform This allows all VRF and Split systems by Daikin, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, and Panasonic brands to connect to C-bus through CoolAutomation gateways. Push Controls by Schneider Electric Smart Home platform is also updated with a ‘feed’ feature. This feature allows the external temperature sensor to deliver data to the HVAC system and present an accurate room temperature.

Aggreko will be the Official Power Sponsor at the prestigious Datacloud Europe 2018 premier congress and awards event, taking place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, 12-14 June. Aggreko’s capabilities cover the full life-cycle of a data center – ranging from portable, adaptable power until grid connection or upgrades can be obtained, through to testing and commissioning with their extensive fleet of loadbanks, temperature control, and contingency planning to ensure maximum uptime in...

Among the more confounding issues facing industrial-plant operators is the challenge of power factor correction. Though power factor can be explained simply as the ratio of useful power to the total power drawn from the grid, it can remain a puzzle to both understand and to address. Industrial operations are especially susceptible to power factor problems because of the dynamic loads they can incorporate. Cranes, welders, saws and other such equipment can create electrical conditions requiring...