Day: December 21, 2022

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Global Law Firm Nixon Peabody Selects Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE for IP Management

BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology, today announced that global law firm Nixon Peabody has selected Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE platform as its new IP management solution.

Nixon Peabody will use the Anaqua platform to manage clients’ IP portfolios, including patent and trademark filing. The firm will also utilize the platform as an automated docketing tool, and will leverage additional Anaqua services related to annuities, patent analytics, and intelligent time capture.

With approximately 600 attorneys collaborating across offices in the U.S. and major European and Asian commercial centers, Nixon Peabody is one of the world’s largest law firms. The firm has a prominent and expanding intellectual property practice.

About Anaqua

Anaqua, Inc. is a premium provider of integrated intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services for corporations and law firms. Its IP management software solutions, AQX and PATTSY WAVE, both offer best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create an intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations, tailored to each segment’s need. Today, nearly half of the top 100 U.S. patent filers and global brands, as well as a growing number of law firms worldwide use Anaqua’s solutions. Over one million IP executives, attorneys, paralegals, administrators, and innovators use the platform for their IP management needs. The company’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia. For additional information, please visit anaqua.com, or on Anaqua’s LinkedIn.

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Anaqua
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Hitachi Energy and Linxon support National Grid in achieving sustainability targets through pioneering 420 kV SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear technology

Strengthening key power infrastructure in London while reducing carbon footprint

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Energy and Linxon are collaborating to strengthen London Power Tunnels (LPT), a key power infrastructure project that will ensure reliable, clean electricity supply for England’s capital city. To support National Grid in accelerating its net zero targets, Hitachi Energy will deliver EconiQ™ 420-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and gas-insulated lines (GIL) containing no sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

As one of the world’s largest investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities, National Grid has the ambition to remove all SF6 from its fleet by 2050. In 2020, it embarked on LPT project that will replace ageing high-voltage electricity cables and expand network capacity to meet the increasing electricity demand. Considered to be one of the city’s largest engineering projects since the 1960s, the LPT will span 32.5 kilometers via underground tunnels in South London.

Linxon is building Bengeworth Road substation for National Grid to develop the LPT infrastructure. To support National Grid in its transition to SF6-free solutions, Hitachi Energy will deliver 7 bays of its EconiQ 420 kV GIS to enable the transmission of electricity over long distances while eliminating SF6, in addition to EconiQ 420 kV GIL. The EconiQ high-voltage portfolio is 100 percent as reliable as the conventional solutions based on SF6. The installation is expected to commence by 2023.

“We’re delighted that Bengeworth Road substation, at the heart of London Power Tunnels, will be SF6-free,” said Onur Aydemir, National Grid Project Director for London Power Tunnels. “This key power project will deliver a secure energy supply to the capital, and by using sustainable technology we are minimizing the environmental impact of our operations to support the transition to Net Zero.”

“Following the successful collaboration with National Grid on the world’s first replacement of SF6 in existing high-voltage equipment and award-winning project in Richborough, UK, we are proud to be supporting National Grid again in its transition to SF6-free solutions,” said Markus Heimbach, Managing Director of the High Voltage Products business at Hitachi Energy. “The EconiQ GIS is based on our breakthrough SF6-free 420 kV circuit-breaker that demonstrates the reliability and scalability of the technology for the lowest carbon footprint.”

“Linxon is building the infrastructure to power the world with carbon free energy. Thanks to strong collaboration with Hitachi Energy, Linxon is able to provide the pioneering EconiQ SF6-free solution from Hitachi Energy for the Bengeworth substation, supporting our client to meet their sustainability targets”, said Stefan Reisacher, CEO of Linxon.

EconiQ is Hitachi Energy’s eco-efficient portfolio for sustainability, where products, services and solutions are proven to deliver exceptional environmental performance. Hitachi Energy has placed sustainability at the heart of its purpose and is advancing a sustainable energy future for all.

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 40,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.

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About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society with data and technology. We will solve customers’ and society’s challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, under the business structure of Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, Connective Industries and Automotive Systems. Driven by green, digital, and innovation, we aim for growth through collaboration with our customers. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2021 (ended March 31, 2022) totaled 10,264.6 billion yen ($84,136 million USD), with 853 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 370,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at https://www.hitachi.com.

About Linxon

Linxon commenced operations on September 1, 2018, undertaking turnkey electrical alternating current substation projects related to renewable and conventional power generation, power transmission and transportation solutions. Substations enable the efficient and reliable transmission and distribution of electricity. Within the substation, switchgear controls and protects the network from power outages and facilitates reliable electricity supply. (https://linxon.com/)

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Enabling “Oman Vision 2040”, PowerChina is setting new standards in renewable energy with The Oman Ibri photovoltaic project

BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A report from haiwainet.cn:

According to a report released by the World Government Summit recently, Oman, Jordan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, and Morocco have taken the lead in achieving 60% of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Oman has been encouraging global cooperation in the field of renewable energy after the launch of “Oman Vision 2040”. In January 2022, Oman’s largest renewable energy project, the Oman Ibri Photovoltaic Project, undertaken by PowerChina, was completed.

As the largest photovoltaic project in Oman at present, its installed capacity reaches 607MW and the annual power generation reaches 1598GWh, which can cover the annual electricity consumption of 50,000 local households. It is of great significance to secure the energy supply and diversify the energy structure of Oman.

The construction of a large-scale photovoltaic power station in the desert not only needs to consider extreme temperatures in summer, but also the complex geological conditions and dust storm weather. During the storm, a thick layer of dust will accumulate on the photovoltaic panels, decreasing the power generation efficiency.

To handle the dust storm, the project team made a pioneering attempt – installing intelligent cleaning robots on the panels. The cleaning robots will automatically clean the dust covered on the panels. This project combines the photovoltaic tracking system and the automatic cleaning system for the first time, greatly improves the power generation efficiency and reduces the operation and maintenance cost, setting new standards for large-scale power station operation and maintenance in the Middle East.

PowerChina has obtained 41 patents for inventions and utility models, completed 1 monograph, and published 8 scientific papers through this project. At the same time, the clean energy produced by The Oman Ibri photovoltaic project is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 340,000 tons per year, making a positive contribution to addressing climate change and achieving carbon neutrality.

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New Regulations Coming After Deadly Malaysia Landslide

A state official in Malaysia says a landslide that killed dozens of campers last week will lead to new rules to help prevent similar tragedies.

At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Ng Sze Han, a member of the Selangor state executive council, acknowledged gaps in existing laws on campsite safety. “We have learned from the landslide tragedy in Batang Kali that we need to regulate activities such as camping …,” Ng said, noting that the state government is working to determine all of the camping locations in Selangor.

“This type of healthy activity [camping] should be encouraged,” Ng said, adding that the government will hold a workshop with relevant stakeholders. “[We will] come out with guidelines for better regulations to ensure the safety of everyone.”

Last Friday, shortly before 3 a.m. local time, a landslide covered the campsite at Father’s Organic Farm in the popular recreation community of Batang Kali, about 50 kilometers north of the country’s capital and biggest city, Kuala Lumpur.

Ninety-four people were sleeping in their tents at the time. Before sundown on Wednesday, authorities had confirmed 26 people were dead and seven others missing. The ongoing search was temporarily halted Wednesday due to rain and concerns about safety.

Rescue teams spent much of the day combing through debris with help from specially trained canines. Days ago, authorities said it was highly unlikely any more survivors would be found given the lack of oxygen under the debris and heavy mud. Shortly after the landslide occurred, the Forestry Department ordered the temporary closing of campsites and hiking trails in several states considered at high risk.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government would provide about $2,200 in aid to families of every person killed, while survivors would receive approximately $220 per household.

Officials say the landslide was triggered by the flow of underground water. A preliminary investigation revealed an embankment of about 450,000 cubic meters of earth collapsed from a height of about 30 meters and covered less than one hectare of land where the campsite was situated.

Earlier this week, a spokesperson for the campsite operating at Father’s Organic Farm told local media that he had inquired about getting a campsite license but was told by government agencies that such a permit did not exist. “It is not that we don’t want to apply but there is no way for us to apply for one,” Frankie Tan said in comments posted by local news website Malaysiakini.

State executive council member Ng said at the press conference that while Father’s had a permit to operate as an organic farm, it did not have a business permit, which it needs in order to collect fees. It’s not clear how long the campsite had been operating on the farm. “At this moment we are not arguing about, are they violating the law,” Ng said. “We will leave it to the police for their investigation.” Local police say they have questioned the campsite’s operator as well as some of its workers.

Ng did not directly address questions from VOA asking if there were any state or local agencies that could have enforced existing regulations and stopped the campsite from operating before Friday’s landslide occurred.

Ng said, “At this moment, we do not have a specific regulation on campsites so moving forward we need to have one.”

Source: Voice of America

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Musk Says He’ll Be Twitter CEO Until a Replacement Is Found

Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans on remaining as Twitter’s CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job.

Musk’s announcement came after millions of Twitter users asked him to step down in an unscientific poll the billionaire himself created and promised to abide by.

“I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!” Musk tweeted. “After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.”

Since taking over San Francisco-based Twitter in late October, Musk’s run as CEO has been marked by quickly issued rules and policies that have often been withdrawn or changed soon after being made public.

He has also alienated some investors in his electric vehicle company Tesla who are concerned that Twitter is taking too much of his attention.

Some of Musk’s actions have unnerved Twitter advertisers and turned off users. They include laying off half of Twitter’s workforce, letting go contract content moderators and disbanding a council of trust and safety advisors that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

Musk, who also helms the SpaceX rocket company, has previously acknowledged how difficult it will be to find someone to take over as Twitter CEO.

Bantering with Twitter followers last Sunday, he said that the person replacing him “must like pain a lot” to run a company that he said has been “in the fast lane to bankruptcy.”

“No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor,” Musk tweeted.

As things stand, Musk would still retain overwhelming influence over platform as its owner. He fired the company’s board of directors soon after taking control.

Source: Voice of America