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An alternative approach to hydrogen storage
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023
Large industrial hydrogen hubs are coming our way, and will be key to decarbonisation. But storing hydrogen is hard, and existing approaches are unlikely to be a good fit in these settings. At Gravitricity, we are developing an approach to hydrogen storage that is specifically designed to deliver on what these industrial hubs will need.

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Power crisis an opportunity to further ESG goals for sustainability
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023
South African enterprises should look at the loadshedding crisis as an opportunity to accelerate their move towards sustainable power sources, and thereby advance their ESG goals. Those that get it right could dramatically reduce their energy costs, strengthen their brands and reputations, and gain a competitive advantage.

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Pathways to clean steel
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023
Steel is the backbone of modern infrastructure and one of the world’s most widely used materials. It is also one of the largest culprits of the climate crisis, responsible for about 8% of total global emissions.

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The battery of the future
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Editor's Choice
In the transition to sustainability, the world is experiencing soaring demand for renewable energy, and batteries will play a critical role. Energy storage is critical to decarbonising the world’s power systems and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Going underground for energy storage
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023
The idea of using gravity to store energy is not new. Hydro has been a feature of mature electricity grids for decades. While this may be ideal for large-scale storage, it requires very specific geographies and comes with a huge capital cost. Gravitricity, an Edinburgh-based green engineering startup, is working to make gravity energy storage a reality.

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Harvesting more energy from waves
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, SKF South Africa
Bearing selection software, backed up by SKF’s expertise in bearings, helped CorPower Ocean to optimise the design of its new class of wave energy converters. These work by oscillating with the waves, amplifying the movement, using phase-control technology, and converting this into electricity.

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PC-based control technology for vehicles converted to electric drives
August 2023, Beckhoff Automation
For small series producers and manufacturers with a wide range of vehicle variants, being able to count on comprehensive test bench technology that is fast, flexible and cost-effective is hugely important. Kempten University of Applied Sciences has implemented a test bench just like this for ABT e-Line, allowing it to perform tasks such as testing Volkswagen vans that have been converted to an electric drive. PC-based control technology from Beckhoff serves as the central feature of the standard industrial components used for testing vehicle functions.

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Trend to toward larger power plant solutions
July 2023, WEG Africa
Whether companies need power to survive loadshedding or to raise their production output, the trend is for their power generating systems to get bigger.

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Energy storage 2023: Current state and trends for the future
July 2023, Future Electronics
Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important as the world transitions to a more sustainable energy future, and innovation in energy storage systems can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve grid stability and reliability, and increase energy access and security.

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Lightning and surge protective devices
July 2023, Phoenix Contact
The new Flashtrab-MB lightning and surge protective devices from Phoenix Contact are based on innovative triggered carbon spark gap technology.

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Disrupting power generation for the future
June 2023
What if there was a viable alternative to internal combustion engines - one that could be quickly adapted for different applications, from maritime to agriculture, the motor industry and more?

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Robust uninterruptible power supply
June 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has introduced Easy UPS 3-Phase Modular. This robust uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is designed to protect critical loads, while offering third-party verified Live Swap functionality.

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Digitalisation powers the transformation of the grid
June 2023
As the world decarbonises its energy system, electricity will be the backbone. There is an accelerated shift from fossil-based to renewable power generation, with growing electrification of the transportation, industrial and building sectors.

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The impact of loadshedding on transformers
June 2023
Constant loadshedding has highlighted the vulnerability of critical electrical infrastructure such as transformers at substations. This means local authorities must implement specific measures to manage the fire risk.

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New touch button with audible alarm
June 2023, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The K50 Pro Touch Button family from Turck Banner now features models with an integrated audible alarm, expanding the product functionality to provide additional indication and feedback, and improving the interaction between operators and equipment.

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High power delivery for modern devices
June 2023, Legrand
Legrand South Africa has extended its range of Arteor wiring devices, with the recent launch of the new Arteor 1 module USB chargers.

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Solar trailers are changing the game
June 2023, Iritron
Solar trailers are emerging as a new alternative energy game changer for small scale farmers who struggle with access to reliable electricity.

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Solar power market set for 2023 upswing
June 2023, Comtest
With the solar power sector expected to grow sharply throughout 2023, installation and testing engineers will need access to the best tools to work at optimum efficiency and safety.

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ArmCoil and Schneider Electric deliver SKID substations for mining
June 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
ArmCoil Afrika, a local manufacturer of medium voltage (MV) AC motors and transformers, and Schneider Electric have partnered to provide a skid mobile substation product line that will provide continuous power to a large mining conglomerate’s operations across South Africa.

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Modular industrial robot system nominated for the 2023 Hermes Award
June 2023, Beckhoff Automation
The new automation technology for robotics (ATRO) system from Beckhoff is a modular system that can be used to custom-build the ideal robot structure for any application, thus offering great flexibility.

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