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Navigating the high-voltage industry is just like exploring a complex maze, where each twist and turn represents new technologies, regulatory hurdles, unpredictable market dynamics, outdated infrastructure, and more. It can feel overwhelming! How do you choose the right path? 

Together with Dr. Arthouros Iordanidis, Head of Global Product Group Circuit Breakers and Grid Components for the High Voltage Products business at Hitachi Energy, we explore the multifaceted challenges confronting the high-voltage sector amid the urgent demands for cleaner energy and enhanced grid reliability. 

Listen to this episode for an in-depth conversation about the emerging technologies and strategies that could reshape our approach to high-voltage. 

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Meet Dr. Arthouros Iordanidis, the Head of Global Product Group Circuit Breakers and Grid Components for the High Voltage Products business unit at Hitachi Energy. 
 

Arthouros joined Hitachi Energy’s Corporate Research Center in Switzerland in 2005 and has since held several roles in research and development, as well as product, portfolio, and general management.  
 
Arthouros thrives on the energy of his team and the ever-changing high-voltage landscape, embracing the challenges that come along head-on. He believes continuous growth and learning is the key to a fulfilling journey. 

Outside work, he finds time to unwind by hiking and jogging along scenic routes, or listening to his favorite band, Metallica. 

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The Power Pulse podcast is produced and edited by Creative Chimps for Hitachi Energy. 

Quality is more than just a feature; it’s a promise of reliability, durability, and consistency. 

Upholding quality is integral to any company and reflects its commitment to excellence by delivering on promises made to customers. With the demands of modern energy systems, ensuring high-voltage product reliability is more crucial than ever. 

In this episode, we invited Thomas Haas, Head of Quality for the High Voltage Products business at Hitachi Energy, to share in-depth insights about how building a quality mindset, combined with leveraging digital tools, can significantly improve the reliability and performance of every component manufactured. 

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Thomas Haas is the Head of Quality for the High Voltage Products business at Hitachi Energy. 

He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. 

Thomas has been with the company for almost 30 years. Since he joined, he has held various management positions within the gas-insulated switchgear units in Switzerland and Germany and has extensive experience in project management, engineering, operations management, controlling, R&D, and quality. 

In his nearly three decades of work experience in high-voltage products, he remains fascinated with the variety of perspectives, topics, and people he encounters on a day-to-day basis.  

Outside the world of quality management and digital systems, Thomas’ idea of relaxation is to jog along the picturesque Limmat river and spending time with friends and family during the weekends.

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Make sure to follow us and click the notification button to get updates on new episodes. 

Visit www.hitachienergy.com/powerpulse for more information. 

The Power Pulse podcast is produced and edited by Creative Chimps for Hitachi Energy.  

Demand for data centers is soaring, prompting calls to cut carbon emissions. In part 2 of a 2-part series, we are joined by Dave Sterlace, Strategic Account Manager for Data Centers at Hitachi Energy, who shares some insights on how to power data centers more sustainably. 

Important links: 

• Hitachi Energy - Data Centers Webpage
• Blog post: Powering data centers sustainably
• Panel: How innovation in power management will impact key sustainability outcomes
• On-demand webinar: The rise of sustainable data centers

Demand for data centers is soaring, prompting calls to cut carbon emissions. In part 1 of a 2-part series, we are joined by Dave Sterlace, Strategic Account Manager for Data Centers at Hitachi Energy, who shares some insights on how to power data centers more sustainably. 

Important links: 

• Hitachi Energy - Data Centers Webpage
• Blog post: Powering data centers sustainably
• Panel: How innovation in power management will impact key sustainability outcomes
• On-demand webinar: The rise of sustainable data centers

In the following episode, we explore the anticipated, widespread electrification of vehicle fleets with Brian Wilkie, Director of Business Development NY Transportation Electrification at National Grid, and Gary Rackliffe, Vice President of Market Development and Innovation, North America at Hitachi Energy. From city buses to delivery vans to maintenance vehicles learn how the need to charge all these vehicles will impact power grids.

Important links: 

• National Grid & Hitachi Energy Fleet Electrification Study
• National Grid EV Charging Station Programs
• Grid-eMotion Fleet | Hitachi Energy
• Hitachi Energy Transportation Solutions - eMobility
• Fleet Electrification Provides Great Opportunity — If Done Right (T&D World)

Early careers is not just about giving either current students or recently graduated students relevant learning experience, it's about attracting our future leaders. For our industry specifically, we seek to find passionate and driven individuals ready to energize their careers while advancing a sustainable energy future for all. Listen along as two of our bright young Power+ Graduate Program trainees, Ariel Abudu and Martin Roman, share their experience in being a part of Hitachi Energy’s growing early careers program.  

Interested in learning more about our early careers program or becoming a part of our fast-growing team? Visit us at https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/career/career-overview/early-career

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Learn more here: https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news/web-stories/2022/03/investing-in-early-careers-programs 

In our latest episode, we are joined by Kent Knutson, Energy Market Specialist with Hitachi ABB Power Grids, who enlightened us on some recent trends in North America related to the recent Biden Administration proposal to expand investment in critical areas of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Listen along as he explores the kinds of energy investments we’ve seen, specifically around commitments to renewable energy and efforts to expand transmission capacity.

Show links

• Connect with Kent Knutson on LinkedIn 
• America's power industry: 2021 first-half update
• California's big new batteries
• Texas wind and solar shined in 2020 - will they this summer?
• Renewable energy and grid expansion - tied at the hip across America
• TDW Article: It's time to invest in the future of the electrical grid 

As we enter the next era of energy, which is focused on decreasing emissions, eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels, and increasing our use of distributed energy resources, there are tons of emerging and exciting technologies of which we can take advantage. Join grid edge solution experts Tilo Buehler, Head of Product Management for Grid Edge Solutions, and Rahul Mehta, Lead for Grid Edge Solutions, Asia Pacific Region at Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as we discuss how microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs) can help us prepare for a sustainable energy future by introducing more renewables, flexibility, and resiliency into the power system.

Show links:

• Find Tilo on LinkedIn
  Find Rahul on LinkedIn 
• First VPP project in Singapore
• On-demand webinars

In part 3 of our Women in Energy series, Julia Des Chenes and Allison Cohen discuss how you can embrace diversity and inclusion programs at your organization to learn, grow and thrive. We’ll also talk about some ways employee resource groups (ERGs) can help support this growth and examples of how our Women in Energy employee resource group (ERG) at Hitachi ABB Power Grids is helping to empower our members and drive change.

Show links:

• Follow Allison's Foodstagram, @thetableforone_ 
• Book recommendation: Educated by Tara Westover
• Book recommendation: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
• Organization: Women's Energy Network (WEN)
• Organization: Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Organization: Human Rights Campaign 

More information on today's show can be found at hitachiabb-powergrids.com/powerpulse

In this third episode in a short series on the challenges and opportunities for offshore wind power in North America, we got together with Adrienne Downey, Principal Engineer, Offshore Wind with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and Cathy Livingston, Senior Account Manager with Hitachi ABB Power Grids. Together we explored how the offshore wind industry promises to drive job creation, the establishment of strong local supply chains, and grid infrastructure modernization in New York State and throughout the Northeast.

NYSERDA Offshore Wind Programs

NYSERDA Offshore Wind Projects