Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it will enter the global market for voltage-sourced converters (VSC) based high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems with a new HVDC verification facility to be built at its Transmission and Distribution Centre in Amagasaki, Japan by 2018.
Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi America, Ltd. announced the establishment of the Energy Solutions Division, which will expand Hitachi’s Energy Solutions Business in the North American market.
Japan, Tokyo: Japanese company Meidensha Corporation (MEIDEN) has signed a contract with Prime Meiden Limited (PML) and its shareholders to purchase additional shares and acquire a controlling stake in PML, an Indian power transformer manufacturer.
Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI), a Mitsubishi Electric’s subsidiary based in the North America, shipped its first high-capacity 765 kV power transformer to a U.S utility company American Electric Power (AEP) at the end of April.
Japan, Tokyo: Japanese investment fund Polaris Capital Group announced it will purchase Yodogawa Transformer, an Osaka-based manufacturer and lessor of power substations.
Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has delivered the energy-storage system with 50 MW output and 300 MWh rated capacity to Kyushu Electric Power Co.
Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it has received the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) certification for its traction transformers.
Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi, Ltd. and ABB have announced the completion of the process to establish a joint venture company, Hitachi ABB HVDC Technologies, Ltd., for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission in Japan.
Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 49 % share in MEDCOM Sp. Z.o.o., a Polish manufacturer of railcar electrical equipment.
Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi Soe Electric & Machinery (Hitachi SEM), a joint venture company established for handling transformers for power systems and power distribution in Myanmar obtained relevant authorisations and begun business operations on 1 October.
Japan, Tokyo: IEEE Standards Association, a global standards development organisation has approved IEEE Std™ C57.163, a standard providing a guide for establishing power transformer capability while under geomagnetic disturbances.
Japan, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will be investing over $41 million into building a development and demonstration facility for middle voltage direct current (MVDC) distribution at its Power Distribution System Centre in Marugame, Japan.
Japan, Tokyo: A purchasing team of a Chinese leading transformer manufacturer is expected to visit a Japanese steel making company Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and JFE Steel, according to Steel Guru.
Due to a lack of high-grade grain oriented (GO) sheets in China, the purpose of the visit is to negotiate the purchase of GO electrical steel sheets directly from Japanese steel mills, reports Steel Guru.