wiredinUSA July 2015

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Cable expansion

Resourceful Finland

Alcatel-Lucent and Energia Communications are conducting Japan’s first field trial of next generation ultra-broadband access technologies. Japan has one of the highest penetrations of FTTH ultra-broadband services in the world, with connections in over 37 million households, and network traffic is set to increase at a dramatic rate in the next few years. Japan will host a major global sporting event in 2018, the first 8K-resolution TV test broadcasts are scheduled to begin in 2016, and the Internet of Things promises to bringmyriad devices to place demands on communications networks. As a result, Energia Communications is investigating an increase its access network capacity to meet future high- volume traffic demands from its consumer and enterprise customers. Ultra-broadband services

PV joint venture

Renewable energy researchers from Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) suggest that a fully renewable energy system is a viable solution for Finland. To achieve the national greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2050, all sectors of the energy system need to be nearly emission- free by 2050. System modeling shows that a fully renewable energy system featuring wind and solar energy should include smart interaction between the electricity, HVAC and mobility sectors. Power-to-gas technology (where electricity is converted into gases such as hydrogen or synthetic natural gas) and energy storage solutions, such as batteries, heat storage and synthetic natural gas storage, will also have a role as enabling technologies. The proposed system includes up to 35GW installed capacity of solar power and 44GW of wind power, possibly creating over 166TWh of electricity per year, approximately double the current level of power consumption in the country.

Automotive cable and connectors manufacturer Axon Cable has begun production at a new plant in Hungary. The building work was completed in February 2015, and Axon Kábelgyártó, the Hungarian subsidiary of Axon group, officially inaugurated the factory in May. Axon, which first established a nearby operation in the country in 2000, decided to build its own plant there and began construction last year. The French group has made Kecskemét its European center for manufacturing and developing flat flexible cables and cable harnesses. cables, connectors and assemblies for high-tech markets, primarily automotive, but also for the consumer electronics, medical technology,defenseandcommunications sectors. The new Kecskemét facility includes a 1,000m 2 ISO 7 class clean room, suitable for the production of medical electronics. The new plant has been developed for efficiency and sustainability, featuring renewable energy sources including a solar power electricity station, solar collectors for hot water, efficient air-source heat pumps and energy-saving LED lighting. Axon supplies composite

German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG, and the German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG are to be partners in the development of decentralized large-scale PV projects. Projects developed by the two companies will rely on SMA solar inverters and Siemens transformers and switchgear for the high- and medium-voltage ranges. According to SMA, the first product to result from the partnership is a new type of container solution that combines a 2.5MW central inverter from SMA with a medium-voltage transformer and medium-voltage switchgear fromSiemens.

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