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While at the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop, we had the opportunity to chat with two delegates who will also be attending the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety, Technical & Mega Projects Workshop 2012 being held in Edmonton, Alta., March 19-21, 2012.
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Electrical Business recently had the opportunity to check out Acklands-Grainger’s “The Works” annual MRO & Safety Show in Toronto, Ont., and what an event!
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EBMag’s associate editor Alyssa Dalton was there on December 6, 2011, when SMTC Corp. and Enecsys Ltd. officially announced their partnership to produce Enecsys micro inverters for the Canadian market at SMTC’s Markham, Ont., facility, which qualifies for Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program by meeting the domestic content requirement.
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EBMag sister publication, Manufacturing Automation, attended the CanSIA Solar Conference 2011’s opening plenary session entitled “Global Outlook, Local Impacts: PV Industry Leaders Panel”. Here, the heads of several global PV manufacturers offered their views on the current and future status of Canada’s solar photovoltaic industry. This video contains comments from Kerry Adler, president & CEO of SkyPower Ltd. and Milfred Hammerbacher, president of Canadian Solar. -
December 8, 2011 - The BC Electrical Association (BCEA) is involved in youth development in many ways, says the association.
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EBMag was there as a special ceremony took place at CanSIA’s Solar Canada 2011, where CSA recognized that the solar PV training program delivered by the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario / IBEW-Construction Council of Ontario (ECAO/IBEW-CCO)—and supported by NETCO—aligns to the body of knowledge required for the Construction Electrician (NOC 7241) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Certified personnel certification program.
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While at the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop, we had the opportunity to chat with two delegates who will also be attending the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety, Technical & Mega Projects Workshop 2012 being held in Edmonton, Alta., March 19-21, 2012.
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Electricity can be sexy! Yves Behar, founder of fuseproject, discusses the design of energy solutions; specifically GE’s iconic WattStation, which is designed as a soft, friendly dispenser of electricity. It is also designed with climatic conditions in mind, and a ring of LEDs at the top indicate from afar whether the WattStation is available for charging. -
YFJ Industries Ltd. launched its new tamper-proof device, the Electric Panel Seal (EPS), which is installed by licensed electrical contractors to their customer’s panels once they have completed work. David Zovic, founder and president, explains the purpose of the EPS as a “security feature because it clearly identifies that the work performed is done by a qualified electrical contractor. If the seal is broken the warranty is void”. -
EBMag’s associate editor, Alyssa Dalton, recently caught up with television’s Property Brothers, Jonathan Scott & Drew Scott. (If you don’t know who they are, ask your wife... or mine!)
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April 18, 2011 : Ontario’s Durham College is launching an alternate delivery method—online—for electrical apprentices. It is recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, but it needs students to fly. Electrical Business chatted with the dean, Norm Fenton, and a local electrical contractor, to find out why and for whom this is useful.






