Eaton’s Microgrid system at Wadeville wins at HANNOVER MESSE

Power management company Eaton has won the Hannover Messe Industrial Energy Efficiency Award for its microgrid system installed at its Wadeville headquarters and manufacturing facility in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The newly-created Industrial Energy Efficiency Award is dedicated to identifying and awarding prizes to outstanding industrial processes and applications based on their energy efficiency, targeting providers as well as users of energy-efficient solutions for production processes. 

"Efficient energy use is a matter of importance for all industries, but it is especially important for the industrial manufacturing and energy industries," said Basilios Triantafillos, Global Director Energy at Deutsche Messe. "We are therefore delighted to be able to honor leading innovators of energy efficiency with this new award. The Hannover Messe Industrial Energy Efficiency Award gives energy efficiency the platform that its importance merits." 

The microgrid in Wadeville includes the first-ever deployment of Eaton's xStorage energy storage system in Africa. This innovative solution strengthens the energy supply for Eaton's Wadeville site, thereby reducing demand on the national grid and on regional infrastructure.

“The microgrid will be an important driver towards a resilient, cost-effective power future for Africa,” Seydou Kane says. “It forms an integral part of our mission to improve people’s lives on the continent through power security and stimulation of infrastructure development, where a substantial portion of our business will come from.”

With more than 6,000 exhibiting companies and more than 200,000 visitors every year, HANNOVER MESSE is the world's leading tradeshow for industrial technology. It brings together all key technologies and core areas of industry – from research and development, industrial automation, IT, industrial supply, production technologies and services to energy and mobility technologies.