Digitalisation
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Eaton expands its Schrems factory for European electrical equipment production. The 5,000 m² addition brings automated miniature circuit breaker manufacturing, extra low voltage assembly capacity, digital integration, and complete product traceability.
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Swissgrid halved procurement costs while continuing major transmission grid investment. The operator invested CHF164.8 million during the first half of 2026 as balancing reforms, improved forecasting, and AI optimisation reduced operating costs.
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South Wales partners will test grid flexibility for industrial connections. The programme will first examine batteries and better use of existing network capacity.
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Vattenfall will optimise four German battery projects totalling 285MW capacity. Commercial operation is expected from January 2027 under agreements running to 2036.
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Infineon will supply silicon carbide devices for Eaton’s transformer platform. The MVSST 2.0 system targets 800VDC AI data centre power architectures across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Schneider Electric has launched software-defined medium-voltage switchgear for data centres. The architecture virtualises protection, control, monitoring, and metering functions to standardise deployment and commissioning.
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Polarium will connect German batteries nationwide through smart metering systems. The first phase will aggregate 1,600-plus distributed systems into a virtual power plant, with the wider fleet targeted to reach 10,000.
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TerraFlow and DG Matrix will power live compute through storage. The initial US deployment combines a vanadium flow battery, programmable solid-state transformer technology, and Dell PowerEdge servers.
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Cyberhawk has secured a three-year SSE electricity network inspection agreement. The scope covers transmission, distribution, offshore wind assets, and a renewed digital asset intelligence service.
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Saft will supply LFP batteries for Germany’s digital railway interlockings. Initial Flex’ion systems are being deployed around Stuttgart to protect signalling and control equipment against power interruptions.