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  1. Attend North America's Largest Electrical Construction Tradeshow 6/6/2024

    The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the NECA 2024 Convention and Trade Show, scheduled to take place from September 28 to October 1, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center.

  2. Sumitomo Electric Makes Strategic Acquisition Of German Cable Manufacturer Südkabel To Deliver Two Major HVDC Cable Projects For Amprion 6/6/2024

    Korridor B V49 and part of the Rhein-Main-Link project are large-scale projects, and the HVDC cable to be delivered will be manufactured at Südkabel. The signing ceremony for these HVDC projects took place in Berlin on June 5, 2024, along with the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire 90% of Südkabel's shares from the Wilms Group. 

  3. Equinor Solidifies New York Offtake Contract For Empire Wind 1 6/4/2024

    Equinor today announced the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the renewable power generated by the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project.

  4. Wesco Launches Scholarship Program To Support Next Generation Of Tradespeople; Fortifies Commitment To Electrical Industry And Those Who Power Progress 5/23/2024

    Wesco International, a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services, and supply chain solutions, today announced a scholarship program as part of Wesco Cares, its corporate philanthropy program, to support the next generation of tradespeople.

  5. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Awards Creamer-Jingoli Early Works Contract For Engineering & Design Services 5/22/2024

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) announced that Creamer-Jingoli has been selected to engineer and design the full onshore underground cable route for Atlantic Shores Project 1, New Jersey's first offshore wind project.  

  6. Suzlon Secures New Orders Of 402 MW From Juniper Green Energy For The 3 MW Series 5/22/2024

    Suzlon Group, India's largest renewable energy solutions provider, today announced new order wins for the development of 402 MW wind energy projects for Juniper Green Energy. Suzlon will install a total of 134 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower and a rated capacity of 3 MW for both projects at the Suzlon proposed site at Fatehgarh in Rajasthan.

  7. White Cap Expands Northwest Region With Acquisition Of Bend Construction Supply, Inc. 5/15/2024

    White Cap, a leading distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has closed on an agreement to acquire Bend Construction Supply, Inc., a specialty distributor of products for concrete, mechanical, and electrical contractors located in Bend, Oregon.

  8. RWE Signs Framework Agreements For HVDC Systems With Hitachi Energy And Aibel To Secure Capacity For Future Offshore Wind Farms 5/8/2024

    RWE, one of the world’s leading players in offshore wind, signed Framework Agreements with Hitachi Energy and Aibel for the joint supply of three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems for RWE offshore wind farms.

  9. Wärtsilä Service Agreement Central To Maintaining Nigerian Cement Plant's Production Schedule 5/7/2024

    Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Agreement for a captive power plant providing the energy for a Nigerian cement producing facility. The new cement plant is owned by Mangal Industries and is located in Kogi State, Nigeria. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q2, 2024.

  10. Governor Signs Update To Electrical Contractor License 5/6/2024

    Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday signed into law a bill that modifies continuing education requirements for electrical contractors, journeymen and apprentices.