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News 5 RS Group announces ambitious carbon reduction targets towards net zero


6 Seven ways to get your trade business ready to thrive this winter


7 Schaffner expands European distribution network


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Editor’s Choice 10 Why active front end drives are the secret weapon in the battle against harmonics


14 Farnell expands offering of energy-saving products


16 ATS: the heating, sensing and controlling suite of tomorrow


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Electric Vehicles 20 New laws passed tomake EV charging quicker and easier


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21 Vestel launches low-cost DC electric vehicle charging solution


22 Could EV charging be the key to future energy demand?


24 EV batteries – the gap between regulations and market requirements


26 BEDEO launches retrofit tech that makes a diesel van electric at the press of a button


Renewable Technology 28 Do Virtual Power Plants offer an untapped opportunity?


29 Veolia operates the first solar car park to deliver renewable energy for a UK hospital


30 Teaching the fundamentals of a greener industrial future


UPS + Standby Power 32 Balancing energy efficiency and power resilience


Automotive 36 Custom ICs enhancing the driving experience


37 Harnessing hydrogen to power HGVs


Test & Measurement 38 Partial discharge Testing of HV assets


Automation 42 Automating industry with mixed signal ASICs, SiP and SoC


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