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Eaton Electric supplies complete electrical installation package to Welbeck College

Welbeck College in Leicestershire has provided the armed forces with many of its future Technical Officers for more than fifty years. The College, known as the Defence Sixth Form College (DSFC), has new purpose-built premises at Woodhouse near Loughborough. Eaton Electric has supplied a complete electrical installation package, from the incoming 11kV circuit-breakers to socket-outlets. This includes two 11kV/433V packaged substations, 25 sub-... [more]

Merchant navy: A prosperous market for BCV Technologies

BCV Technologies, a company of Schneider Electric, has received a new order for 20 transformers. They will equip 5 Chinese container ships, representing a total of 8,000 containers. The transformers will be dedicated to power the 5 ships and for the general supply of the refrigerated containers. The delivery will be split in separate batches: 1 set of 4 transformers per each ship. 2 sets are expected for end of 2006, 3 for 2007. BCV Technol... [more]

Schneider Electric UK powers largest wind farm to be constructed in Europe

Large wind farms are vital to meeting the UK’s ambitious renewable energy targets. There are currently 125 wind farms in the UK and 100 projects have planning consent. Schneider Electric UK has won an order to supply all of the 33kV switchgear for Whitelee wind farm in Scotland. When completed, Whitelee will be the largest on shore wind farm in Europe with a generating capacity of approximately 322MW, equivalent to 150 000 homes. It will compr... [more]

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