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Solar Energy: Clean Energy Storage Sources
Supercapacitors for Solar Energy Storage, efficiency of +97% efficiency and 30+ years of life The solar system is considered as one of the most efficient clean energy sources for power production. Solar systems can be connected with either on-grid or off-grid depending upon the availability of the grid. Off-grid stand-alone applications use batteries as their main storage system. A traditional ...
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Toledo Edison Completing Three-Year Grid Modernization Project
Toledo Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. electric company, is wrapping up smart grid upgrades in Lucas County to help prevent or minimize the length of service disruptions, particularly during severe weather. The work includes installation of new, automated equipment and technology in substations and power lines serving more than 59,000 customers in parts of Toledo, Holland, Maumee and nearby areas. ...
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Skeleton and Siemens Agree on Strategic Partnership for the Production of Supercapacitors
Skeleton Technologies and Siemens have agreed on a far-reaching technology partnership for the development, planning and implementation of a fully automated, digital manufacturing technology for the production of supercapacitors in Germany. The production line is to be used in a new Skeleton factory in Markranstädt, Leipzig and will help to reduce production costs by around 90 percent within the ...
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Villara Energy Systems Teams up with Lumin to Provide High Power Battery Backup for Homes
Villara Energy Systems, maker of the high-powered VillaGrid energy storage system, announced this week its partnership with smart panel provider, Lumin. Lumin turns ordinary electrical panels into smart panels, protecting more circuits against power outages without allowing unintentional energy usage to drain batteries prematurely. Villara Energy Systems notes that its VillaGrid is the first home ...
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HEROES: Project Aims to Develop an Energy Storage System for Fast Electric Vehicle Charging
Sustainable Innovations and ENSO are the Spanish partners involved in HEROES (acronym of Hybrid EneRgy stOragE Stations), a new project funded under the European Union's Research and Innovation Program Horizon 2020, that will last 36 months. The objective of HEROES is the development and demonstration of a disruptive hybrid high power/high energy stationary storage system for fast charging of ...
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Smarter Grid Solutions Runs Successful Reactive Power Dispatch Project With Rochester Gas and Electric in New York
Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E), supported by $200,000 funding from the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), have partnered on a project that informs the potential of leveraging modern Distributed Energy Resources to provision grid services like reactive power dispatch for local voltage support. The methodology was applied ...
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Grid Customers Energize 3,500 Mvar of GE Fixed Series Compensation (FSC) Systems in 2019 to Increase Efficiency of Transmission Networks
GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business recently announced that seven electrical grid customers energized its Fixed Series Compensator (FSC) systems at nine different sites in 2019 to increase the efficiency of their transmission networks. That's the equivalent of nearly 3,500 megavar (Mvar) of compensation, with almost all of it being used to support increased renewables generation. FSC ...
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ABB Partners with China`s State Grid to Integrate Large-Scale Renewables
ABB's Power Grids business has won several major orders to supply advanced HVDC converter transformers and high-voltage equipment for three 800 kilovolt, ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission links, owned by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), in China. The links will help in integrating hydro, wind and solar power generation, whilst reducing CO2 emissions. Financial ...
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ABB Wins Large Power Transmission Oorder from China’s State Grid
ABB has won a large order to supply converter transformers and high-voltage equipment for an 800 kilovolt (kV), ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link, owned by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), in China’s Shaanxi and Hubei provinces, in the North West and Central regions of the country.The 1,100-kilometer-long power transmission link will transport up to 8,000 ...
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QEI Capacitor Controllers Get Major Endoresement
QEI is proud to announce that they have been chosen by Hubbell Power systems as the partner of choice in supplying capacitor controllers for their Standard Capacitor Bank System. The Hubbell Standard Capacitor Banks offer options for including capacitor bank controllers from QEI Inc (MCap II and ECap II). The controllers offer a variety of features and functionality with an easy-to-use interface ...
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Clarke Energy Participation at the Australian Energy Storage Conference
larke Energy joined a team of exhibitors at the Australian Energy Storage Conference, held on 23rd and 24th May in South Australia at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The event was yet another great success with the largest display of exhibitors and brands consisting of both international and local exhibitors. Clarke Energy demonstrated our ability to offer products for hybrid power solutions ...
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ABB to Strengthen Power Infrastructure in Iraq
ABB has won orders from the Ministry of Electricity in Iraq to deliver five fixed and 15 mobile 132 kilovolt substations that will help strengthen the power grid and provide electricity in central Iraq.The government of Iraq is rebuilding the country and investing in its grid as part of its ambitious plan to develop its power infrastructure to meet electricity needs. The substation projects are ...
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Lishen Battery, Chinese Famous Battery Enterprise, Attending GBF Asia 2018
Up to now, over 120 enterprises have confirmed their booth at GBF 2018, including CATL, Han's Laser, Jiangsu Highstar and so on. Today, let’s have a glance at the famous battery manufacturer Lishen Battery! Asia (Guangzhou) Battery Sourcing Fair 2018 (GBF Asia 2018) Date: August 16th-18th, 2018 Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou Website: ...
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Accenture and OGE Energy Corp Announce Success of Smart Grid Program with Automated Equipment to Reduce Network Distribution Demand
Accenture and OGE Energy Corp., the parent company of Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E), Oklahoma’s largest electricity provider, announced recently that a seven-year smart-grid program contributed to demand reduction targets by automating control devices using digital technology. The Integrated Volt Var (IVVC) program is part of OG&E’s strategy to drive efficiencies and ...
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NYPA Research Leads to Increased Power Line Transfer Capability
November 7, 2016 -- A study by the New York Power Authority has provided a basis for strengthening the state's power grid by enhancing the power flow capability of the existing Marcy South power circuits from Central New York to the Catskills. Engineer Ben Shperling recently presented the results of this research at the CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) Biennial Session ...
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LumaSense introduces ThermalSpection 724 infrared camera for automated high-voltage equipment monitoring
LumaSense Technologies, Inc. introduced the next generation ThermalSpection 724 substation asset monitoring system that includes a hardened enclosure with thermal and visual imagers mounted on a pan-tilt positioner. An essential part of the upgraded system includes new interfaces to easily automate data collection and analysis. Hardware updates include a higher resolution infrared camera with a ...
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Eaton`s New Wireless Interface Device Connects Utilities to Their Distribution Equipment, Providing Remote Flexibility and Increased Reliability
Power management company Eaton recently introduced the Cooper Power series RFN-1200 wireless interface device for use in Distribution Automation (DA) applications. The RFN-1200 device is an extension to Eaton’s Smart Grid network offering. Providing two-way automated communication between Eaton’s Yukon™ software platform and a down line control or device, utility users can ...
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Cemig recognizes Eaton was one of its best suppliers for the 2nd year in a row
For the second year in a row, Eaton, a global power management company, which in 2012 acquired Cooper, has been chosen as one of the best suppliers of CEMIG (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais) in 2013. The event, which took place on May 21st, gathered numerous participants in the company’s auditorium. The initiative is aimed towards valuing the relationship of trust of Cemig and ...
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Eaton`s New Capacitor Bank Control Firmware Provides Advanced Monitoring and Reporting Capabilities for Utility Applications
Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper Power Systems division is launching an update to its CBC-8000 capacitor bank control, integrating firmware version 1.2.0 with ProView NXG software. The new firmware updates and configuration software provide end users with advanced monitoring and reporting functionality, including phase-to-phase voltage unbalance reporting, ...
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Expanded Line of High-Strength Arresters from Eaton Helps Enhance Protection Against Voltage Surges
Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper Power Systems division has added a new UXL family of high-strength arresters to its existing UltraSIL polymer-housed surge arrester portfolio. The new, extra-high energy solutions offer a host of benefits, including increased cantilever strength of up to 92,000 inch-pounds and expanded overvoltage protection. They are ideal for ...
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