Siemens Converters and Motors Get Environmental Product Declaration

Siemens Converters and Motors Get Environmental Product Declaration

Siemens converters Sinamics G220, S200, and V20, as well as the Simotics S-1FK2 motor, now come with an Environmental Product Declaration. This declaration is based on a comprehensive life cycle assessment according to ISO 14021. The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) provides detailed information about the material composition, substance assessment, and the impact on climate change […]

GF Earns Top Climate and Water Rating for Environmental Leadership

GF Earns Top Climate and Water Rating for Environmental Leadership

GF has secured an “A” score, the highest possible, by the global rating agency CDP for transparency and performance on climate change, after the company was awarded an “A-” for three consecutive years. For its ambitions around water security, GF has maintained its previous rating of “A-”. CDP released its assessment of over 21’000 companies […]

New Steam Test Bench for Control and On-Off Valves

New Steam Test Bench for Control and On-Off Valves

Research and development are decisive factors for the quality of the control and on-off valves from Schubert & Salzer Control Systems. With the new steam test bench, the company has now created options for its own product tests that go well beyond the industry standard. Longer and more intensive tests of different valve types and […]

US scientists study potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska

US scientists study potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have led a study to determine the potential of pumped storage hydropower as an efficient way to store large amounts of energy and improve grid resiliency throughout Alaska. Argonne partnered with the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the project funded by DOE’s […]