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• Schneider Electric ranked #1 by Guidehouse Insights

  19-07-2023 17:31 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Schneider Electric has announced its number one ranking in the inaugural Guidehouse Insights 2023 Microgrid Integrator Leaderboard, acknowledging its unique strategy and execution, demonstrated through its microgrid services, technologies and innovative scope of delivery through joint ventures.
  At a time where extreme weather events increasingly impact network resilience and there is emphasised need to decarbonise, microgrids provide the flexibility to source clean, self-generated power from loc
  
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• SkillELECTRIC 2023 UK finalists announced 

  19-07-2023 16:45 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  The eight SkillELECTRIC competitors who scored most highly across the recent national qualifying heats have been named as this year’s UK finalists. They are:Ben Gillin- Lloyd Morris Electrical / JTL Training
  Conor McDonnell- Nesbitt Electrical / Southern Regional College
  Danny McBean- Grants of Dufftown / SECTT
  Demi Mae Whitehead- William Davis Homes / JTL Training
  Jason Robinson- Neil Whicker Electrical Services / College of West Anglia
  Kevin Boone- Darke & Taylor / Training in Electr
  
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• Wallbox Supernova DC ultra-rapid charger helps build reliable public charging networks

  19-07-2023 16:09 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is growing worldwide, including in the UK, where nearly 45,000 EV chargers were registered in the country at the end of June 2023 – 38% more than in 2022, according to the UK Local Authority and EV charging point platform Zap-Map.
  Although fast EV chargers (7-22kW) still represent 57% of the total number of chargers, rapid (25-99kW) and ultra-rapid (100kW+) chargers account for more than 8,500 across the country, up from less than
  
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• Building reliable public charging networks with Wallbox Supernova DC ultra-rapid charger

  19-07-2023 16:09 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is growing worldwide, including in the UK, where nearly 45,000 EV chargers were registered in the country at the end of June 2023 – 38% more than in 2022, according to the UK Local Authority and EV charging point platform Zap-Map.
  Although fast EV chargers (7-22kW) still represent 57% of the total number of chargers, rapid (25-99kW) and ultra-rapid (100kW+) chargers account for more than 8,500 across the country, up from less than
  
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• Advanced supports Building Safety Regulator’s campaign

  19-07-2023 15:49 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) was established to protect residents in high-rise buildings from unsafe building practices in England, in response to the Grenfell Tower fire.
  Aimed at owners and managers of high-rise residential buildings, the ‘Be Ready’ campaign highlights their new legal duties. It also calls on those responsible for the safety management of higher-risk buildings to prepare for a new wave of regulatory change to ensure they are ready to step up and comply.
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• The Fully Charged Show and FairCharge fight the ‘FUD’

  19-07-2023 14:54 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  With misinformation about electric vehicles and clean energy at an all time high, the Fully Charged Show and FairCharge have come together to #StopBS and to combat this FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt).
  Vested interests have almost limitless funs with which to pollute public discourse, making it easy to feel powerless to prevent that. 
  Today, the two ask to help change this, and they plan to do it through fast turnaround infographic rebuttals to published pieces, proactively placing spokes
  
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• Airzone announces integration with Lutron

  19-07-2023 10:41 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Airzone has announced a new integration with Lutron. This integration enables precise temperature control and HVAC energy efficiency via Lutron’s HomeWorks home automation system.
  Innovation in energy and elegance
  Airzone specialises in smart HVAC system control. Over the past 25 years, it has built an exclusive library of certified protocols for inverter, ductless, mini-split, multi-split and VRF manufacturers. Its products enable two way control of modern HVAC systems, enabling temperatu
  
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