distributed electricity News
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New Australian sustainable electricity think-tank established
Symposium chair, CSIRO scientist Dr Geoff James, said the decision to form the Working Group was a major outcome of the three-day specialist conference on sustainable electricity. “This think-tank of 22 leading academic and industry specialists from China and Australia will work together to develop better ways to utilise and distribute electricity,” Dr James said. “Recognising the strong trade ...
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New manufacturer representative in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Arkansas for Movex Innovation`s Electrical Utility Equipment & Tool division
R.C. Ramsey now offers Movex Innovation' safe and innovative solutions to the electricity distribution and transmission industry : Cross-Country Utility, Remote Line Lifter, Disconnecting Switch padlock, Capstan brake, ...
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New Manufacturer Representative in Michigan, Ohio & Indiana for Movex Innovation`s Electrical Utility Equipment & Tool Division
Movex Innovation is pleased to announce that GAR-NET Associates, Inc. has been appointed as it manufacturer representative in Michigan, Ohio & Indiana for its Electrical Utility Equipment & Tool Division. GAR-NET Associates, Inc. now offers Movex Innovation' safe and innovative solutions to the electricity distribution and transmission industry : Cross-Country Utility, Remote Line ...
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Women of NAED
On Thursday, November 5th, over 70 women gathered at Panduit’s Headquarters in Tinley Park for an all-day networking event organized by NAED (National Association of Electric Distributors). And three of ConneXion’s very own were there to represent and learn: Laura Dendyuk, Jennifer Murphy-Alvarado and Kendra Frigo. The Women In Industry (WII) Bootcamp is open to all female NAED ...
By Connexion
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NARUC Releases New Cybersecurity Baselines for Electric Distribution Systems and DER
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, recently (Feb 22) released a set of cybersecurity baselines for electric distribution systems and distributed energy resources that connect to them. This joint initiative recognizes that cybersecurity is an integral ...
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CTC Cable Announces ACCC Conductor Order in the Southeast U.S.
CTC Cable Corporation (CTC Cable), a subsidiary of Composite Technology Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has received an order from a major Southeast utility for ACCC Conductor. The order is comprised of fifteen miles of ACCC (438 kcmil) Oriole conductor to be used to upgrade an existing 69 kV, 60 MVA copper conductor line crossing Apalachicola Bay in Apalachicola, Florida. ...
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Celebrating 60 Years of Atomic Timekeeping
Wednesday 3 June 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of atomic timekeeping, a revolutionary technology which underpins much that we take for granted in the modern world. From global communications and satellite navigation to the systems behind our transportation and financial networks, the maintenance of a stable and accurate time scale is essential for our society to function. In an attempt to move ...
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World Bank loans US$42m to improve energy services in Dominican Republic
The World Bank Board of Directors this week approved a loan of US$42 million for the Electricity Distribution Rehabilitation Project to improve service for customers of the energy distribution companies EdeNorte, EdeSur, and EdeEste in the Dominican Republic. “This project will help reduce both technical losses and energy theft on the EDEs’ rehabilitated power circuits, as well as improve the ...
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East Central Energy Using N-Dimension to Strengthen Cybersecurity Defenses
N-Dimension Solutions recently announced East Central Energy (ECE) is now using N-Sentinel Monitoring as an additional layer of cybersecurity protection on their corporate network. N-Sentinel Monitoring is designed to operate continuously to identify cybersecurity issues, providing timely alerts and actionable steps for IT staff to take to reduce risk. ECE is a member-owned electric distribution ...
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Finalists announced in West African Power Industry Awards
Some of the West African region’s most successful power professionals and innovative projects are finalists in the West African Power Industry Awards that will take place on Tuesday 24 November in Lagos. Oladele Amoda, the MD and CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution and Joseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor for the Dangote Group have both made the shortlist for the Lifetime Achievement Regional ...
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Creating an `energy Internet` for the poor
The world's poorest countries can jump directly from the pre-electricity era into a new industrial revolution through an "energy Internet" — the uptake of renewable energy shared through communication technologies, argues economist Jeremy Rifkin. "The great economic revolutions in history occur when new communication technologies converge with new energy systems", writes Rifkin. And now ...
By SciDev.Net
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FirstEnergy to Webcast Second Quarter Earnings Teleconference on August 2, 2011
In conjunction with the release of FirstEnergy Corp.'s (NYSE: FE) 2011 second quarter results on August 2, the company is inviting investors, customers and other interested parties to listen to a live webcast of its teleconference for financial analysts at 1 p.m. EDT, that day. FirstEnergy management will present an overview of the company's financial results for the quarter, and a ...
By FirstEnergy
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Finalists announced in West African Power Industry Awards
Some of the West African region’s most successful power professionals and innovative projects are finalists in the West African Power Industry Awards that will take place on Tuesday 24 November in Lagos. Oladele Amoda, the MD and CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution and Joseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor for the Dangote Group have both made the shortlist for the Lifetime Achievement Regional ...
By VUKA Group
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Many Utilities Believe Cyberattacks Could Bring Down the Electric Distribution Grid in the Next Five Years, Accenture Research Finds
Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of utility executives believe their country faces at least a moderate risk of electricity supply interruption from a cyberattack on electric distribution grids in the next five years. This figure, included in Accenture’s new report, Outsmarting Grid Security Threats, part of the Digitally Enabled Grid research program, rises to 76 percent for North American ...
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Joi Scientific and New Brunswick Power to Develop World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Distributed Electricity Grid
Joi Scientific, whose mission is to make clean and affordable hydrogen energy available to all, is to co-develop with New Brunswick Power a hydrogen production system to enable the world’s first electricity grid that uses hydrogen as a baseload. The major electric utility in Canada’s Eastern Maritime province, NB Power is re-architecting its operations to create a highly efficient and ...
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MHI to Jointly Develop and Test All-electric Transit Bus with Manitoba Government, Two Local Companies and College in Canada
Tokyo, Apr 27, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - On April 26 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), the government of Canada's Manitoba Province, two local companies and a Canadian college announced that the parties will jointly develop and test an all-electric transit bus to feature advanced battery and charging technologies. This project is the first development to come out of the memorandum of ...
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Eaton Supports Future Generation!
Power management company, Eaton, as part of its on-going commitment to supporting the development of the next generation of engineers and technicians, has provided electrical distribution equipment that will form part of a permanent display at the newly launched Greater Manchester Sustainable Engineering University Technical College (The GM). The equipment – type A and type B distribution ...
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FirstEnergy Vice President and Treasurer James F. Pearson to Speak at Deutsche Bank 2012 Alternative Energy, Utilities & Power Conference; Webcast Available
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that Vice President and Treasurer James F. Pearson will conduct an investor presentation at the Deutsche Bank 2012 Alternative Energy, Utilities & Power Conference on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The presentation will begin at approximately 8:40 a.m. EDT. The live webcast can be accessed via FirstEnergy's investor information website – ...
By FirstEnergy
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Power electrics wins generator tender from Western power distribution
Power Electrics has announced it has won the tender for a control contract with electricity distributing company, Western Power Distribution. With an estimated 6,500 members of staff, WPD supply electricity to almost 8 million customers from the tip of Cornwall to Skegness on the North Sea. Specialist generator company, Power Electrics, will now be responsible for looking after 300 mobile and ...
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Jesse T. Williams, Sr., To Retire From FirstEnergy Board of Directors
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that Jesse T. Williams, Sr., will retire from the company's Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2012, following 20 years of service. Williams joined the Board of Directors of Ohio Edison in 1992. He was then named a board member of FirstEnergy Corp. when it was formed in 1997 following the merger of Ohio Edison and Centerior Energy Corp. ...
By FirstEnergy
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