The IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) held its most recent meeting during the first IEC fully virtual General Meeting. Key topics covered included standards and conformity assessment, new CA service needs, cyber...
Technological innovation can often lead to the development of novel designs and concepts that cannot be certified against existing normative rules or international codes and standards.
Oceans offer a massive source of energy; the power harnessed from waves, tides, currents and ocean temperature differentials can be used to power homes, transport and industry.
When looking back on 2020 in a few years’ time, what will we focus on? Undeniably, the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected the whole world. It has changed our lives in many ways; socially, professionally and has brought...
Safety is defined in the Collins dictionary as the state of being safe from harm or danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk, i.e. risk management...
LED lights last longer and use less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs. That is why they have become such an integral part of our lives, lighting everything from our homes and places of work to our streets, cars...
Wind turbines systems are complex and comprised of many components. Manufacturers must ensure the performance, reliability and durability of their products. To achieve this, they must consider the materials used to build...
It is reasonable to say that companies, whether small- or medium-size, multinationals, industrial or service-oriented, that are technology-driven are exposed to security and privacy threats. While state-of-the-art...
While cyber security is primordial nowadays in all types of industries, it is even more so in in the oil and gas sector. Cyber attacks can have critical consequences to human lives and the environment: fires, explosions...
Twenty-two participants from Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic and the US took part in the MET-CERTIFIED project workshop on IEC standardization and certification of marine energy convertors, to...
Wolfram Zeitz took up his new role in January 2020 as Executive Secretary for IECEE, the IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components and IECRE, the IEC System for...
For the first time perhaps in the history of mankind, industrialized countries now often have four generations cohabiting in the workplace: baby boomers (born between 1944 and 1964), generation X or Xers (1965-1980)...
On 1 January 2020, Paul Meanwell became the new Chair of IECEx, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres. He takes over from Thorsten Arnhold, who chaired the...
With an illustrious career spanning over 30 years, Mackinnon has worked on a vast array of wind turbines, from small onshore, typically less than 50kW, to large multi mega-watt offshore turbines. His work has covered...
