Nestle

Nestlé Canada Announces $51.5 Million Expansion Investment in London Ice Cream Factory

 

Nestlé Canada has shared expansion plans for its $51.5 million investment to increase production capabilities at its London ice cream factory on Wilton Grove Road. The factory, which supplies all of Canada with brands like Hӓagen-Dazs, Parlour and Drumstick, has seen increased growth within the category, which has resulted in greater production demands.

 

 

Schneider

Schneider Electric Canada Provides Stronger Support for Customers with Leading Edge Sales

 

Schneider Electric Canada, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has signed Leading Edge Sales LES, a sales representative based in Calgary, to identify, develop and secure opportunities for the protection, control, and automation of power systems in Western Canada.

 

 

Multitech

MCCI and MultiTech Join Forces to Reduce Energy Consumption in Commercial Buildings Worldwide

 

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. has announced a joint solution with MCCI, the leading developer of USB connectivity software, that fine tunes building systems to optimize energy usage. The collaborative technology harnesses the power of the LoRaWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) specification available within MultiTech’s MultiConnect Conduit gateway to significantly reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings.

 

 

Suncor

Suncor Energy Implements First Commercial Fleet of Autonomous Trucks in the Oil Sands

 

Suncor has announced it will proceed with the phased implementation of autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at company-operated mines, starting with the North Steepbank mine. Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric autonomous vehicles in the world.

 

 

NWT

Variable Speed Generator in Aklavik Successfully Commissioned

 

NTPC is pleased to report that the Variable Speed Generator (VSG) Project in Aklavik has reached a major milestone with successful commissioning of the test unit. Electricity is now being provided to the more than 300 NTPC customers in Aklavik using a converter-based VSG platform. The VSG will also integrate solar power from a new 55 kilowatt solar array, installed by the GNWT earlier this year.

 

 

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EFC to Establish an LVDC Steering Committee/Product Section

 

Last year, Electro-Federation Canada published a research study on low-voltage DC (LVDC) power and the implications and opportunities this technology will have on the electrical market. Recently, EFC learned that the Canadian government has a vested interest in promoting LVDC power to remote communities, the new Canadian Electrical Code is in effect and now includes updates for LVDC installation and use, and CSA is forming a new technical committee for LVDC.