TIU Canada, a leading solar energy producer in Ukraine, returned to the Kyiv Commercial Court today in their lawsuit against the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NFZ) for illegally disconnecting its 10.5 MW solar station from the electricity grid in earlier this year. Despite Ukrainian energy laws that prevent electricity producers from being disconnected from the energy grid without their permission, the NFZ illegally cut TIU Canada's connection on March 1, 2020.
Technologies that could significantly reduce energy consumption are not being readily adopted for reasons of cost and complexity, requiring a more coordinated response from market participants.
Site Rendering of the expanded First Cobalt Refinery
First Cobalt Corp. announces that it has signed contribution agreements and will be the recipient of $10 million in public funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. This critical funding will allow the Company to accelerate the commissioning and expansion of its Refinery in Northern Ontario, attract new investment, and execute against its strategic business plan.
Key terms under the agreements with both governments are as follows:
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced approximately $948,000 in funding from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support the Cowessess First Nation's and the Muskoday First Nation's solar-power projects.
The Government of Canada announced a $1,119,000 investment to help Nova Scotia Power establish cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system.
HUBBELL CANADA General Manager, Kevin Mallory, announces two significant leadership changes to the Hubbell Canada structure.
Jason Bedford has been promoted to the role of Director - Digital Marketing for Hubbell Canada where he will be responsible for all things digital and will drive initiatives that will further strengthen how Hubbell Canada does business digitally in the Canadian market. Jason has spent his 17 years at Hubbell in Customer Service and the last 10 years as Director of Customer Service and participating in Enterprise Digital Transformation projects.
IMARK CANADA announced Estate Lighting Electric Supply of Brampton, Ontario as the newest member of IMARK Canada as of January 1, 2021.
Estate Lighting Electric Supply is a full line electrical distributor that has been serving the needs of residential and commercial electrical contractors in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) since 1993.
IMARK Canada is a member-owned, member-governed marketing group for independent electrical and lighting distributors. For more information, please visit www.imarkcanada.com or contact Jim Taggart of IMARK Canada at 416.522.1221 or jtaggart@imarkgroup.com.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUTHORITY (ESA) Board of Directors have elected Annette Bergeron as Chair to succeed Peter Gregg who will continue as a member of the ESA Board until the conclusion of his term in 2022.
Annette was appointed to the ESA Board of Directors six years ago, and currently chairs the People and Culture and Governance Committee. ESA Board Director, Robert Mace, President & CEO, Synergy North will be assuming the role of chair of the People and Culture and Governance Committee effective January 1, 2021.
WESTBURNE CANADA Vice President, Dave Syer, announces the appointment of Rick Di Danieli to the role of Director, Industrial Solutions effective January 4, 2021. In this role, Rick will report to Dave and will be responsible for strategic direction and execution within the process and services space across Canada.
A long standing Westburne partner, Rick brings a wealth of industry and leadership experience, acquired in a 34-year career with Rockwell Automation. During that time he progressed through many leadership roles across North America, most recently as Regional Director Oil & Gas for North America.
Based in Calgary, Rick holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Controls from Ryerson University and is a graduate of the Rockwell Automation Leadership Institute.
Lind Equipment, a 10-time innovation award-winning company, announces the launch of the newest heavy-duty work light, the Beacon360 Torch Battery Operated Handlamp. This product produces bright, white light in four unique lighting modes while encased in an indestructible weatherproof unit. The Beacon360 Torch is truly unlike any other handlamp on the market.
Following the release of FLIR United Video Management System 9.0 (United VMS) in August 2020, today FLIR Systems announced the global availability of United VMS 9.0.1 with new advanced features. The latest platform update offers further streamlined access to system status and alarms around the clock for security teams to react to threat activities faster, while enjoying improved reporting and cybersecurity functionality.
The advancements include updates to the FLIR Latitude VMS Software as well as Horizon and FLIR Meridian Network Video Recorders (NVR), featuring:
Wieland Electric introduces two additions to our RST® CLASSIC series: 6-pole and 7-pole models.
Intense Lighting, a Leviton company, today announced the launch of its new SD downlighting series. Balancing energy efficiency and optical control in a cost-effective package, the SD Series offers clean, uniform illumination in 30 degree, 50 degree and 70 degree beam distributions.
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