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Efficient brokering, energy procurement and generating revenue with renewables: Opus Energy at the Energy Event

Business energy supplier Opus Energy will demonstrate how it is helping to improve efficiencies for brokers at the Energy Event on 16-17 September, stand F66. Visitors to Opus Energy’s stand will have a chance to trial its new online Broker Portal – designed to give energy consultants more control over the tendering process. The Opus Energy expert team will also be sharing its advice on effective energy procurement and generating revenue fro... [more]

New magnetic materials set to attract electrical industry

Hybrid materials that change magnetism with small shifts in temperature hold immense potential for computer memory systems and transformers, according to a seminar at the forthcoming CWIEME Berlin exhibition. A team of researchers led by Professor Ivan K. Schuller at the University of California, San Diego has developed a new breed of magnetic materials with profound implications for the electrical and electronics industries. Even without a ma... [more]

New grade of GOES improves transformer efficiency

Leading steel producer ArcelorMittal has developed a new intermediate class of grain oriented electrical steels (GOES), helping transformer manufacturers to meet environmental targets. CWIEME Berlin, the world’s largest electrical engineering exhibition, will see the launch of a new grade of electrical steels from ArcelorMittal. These improved conventional grain oriented steels will sit between the existing conventional and high permeability cla... [more]

Transformer oils go green

Vegetable-oil-based electrical fluids will increase transformer safety and minimize environmental impact, according to CWIEME Berlin seminar. Amid fears of petroleum shortages and increasing environmental pressures, natural esters – commonly known as vegetable oils – have emerged as a renewable, biodegradable alternative to traditional mineral-based transformer oil. “We have to accept that petroleum reserves are finite,” says Ernesto Ivan Die... [more]

Morgan Advanced Materials offers carbon brushes for wind turbines to lower maintenance costs and improve generator reliability

Morgan Advanced Materials Electrical Carbon business announces that its range of carbon brushes are ideal for wind turbine applications, with new designs and materials that are resulting in longer brush life and increased generator uptime. Morgan's globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions. Leading-edge laboratory equipment, coupled with years of exper... [more]

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