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Electrically safe – new school material from The National Electrical Safety Board

You can read about new learning content to promote electrical safety, aimed at middle schools, on The National Electrical Safety Board’s website. The material deals with how electricity is created, electricity indoors and outdoors, and shopping safely.  - At The National Electrical Safety Board we see children and young people as a priority target group – they are the home-owners, electricians ...
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How smart are smart grids – if households are not involved?

Industries and governments are making policy decisions on smart grids to meet rapidly growing energy demand. But there is a hidden problem: no one has spoken to end users. - If you don’t take into account the differences between households, you won’t get the desired effect. There is a disconnect here, says Cecilia Katzeff, a researcher at KTH. Everyone seems to agree: digital system solutions ...
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High pace as the power grid is being updated: ‘We’re hiring 90 – every month!

The upgrade of the electricity network has entered a new, intensive phase. The need for expertise is acute. - We are employing 1,000 new people this year and need to recruit another 1,000 in the coming year, says Claes Wedén, marketing manager at Hitachi Energy, who urges more people to join the industry. Hitachi Energy is one of the leading technology providers in the electricity network indu...
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Update steps up and joins Elfack 2025

Update by Elfack focuses on the industry’s fastest growing technology areas. Developments in these areas have a major impact on the entire electricity industry and therefore Update by Elfack is now moving from being a separate event in 2024 to become a conference and will take place 7-8 May 2025 in parallel with Elfack. The purpose is to stimulate and accelerate the transition towards set sustaina...
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Wago: Energy efficiency is the most important trend in all categories

What trends are dominating the electricity industry right now? If you ask Niklas Persson, Sales Manager at Wago, the answer is simple: energy efficiency. - Everyone wants to know what technology is available in this area, because with today’s prices, no one is interested in burning the midnight oil anymore. When Wago was founded in Germany in 1951, it was to manufacture couplings using spring ...
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Rittal: New solutions in old enclosures help customers with electrification

Over the past year, Rittal has launched the Energy & Power Solutions business unit, which made the theme of Elfack 2023 a perfect fit. - An enclosure is an enclosure, but it’s the unique solutions that we can put into them that help our customers deal with the challenges of electrification, says Fredrik Wåhlstrand, CEO of Rittal. For more than 50 years, Rittal has delivered system solution...
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