energy transmission News
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IDB approves US$200m for energy transmission project in Brazil
The Inter-American Development Bank announced today the approval of a US$200 million financing to ATE III Transmissora de Energia S.A. for development, construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines in the states of Pará and Tocantins, vital to the integration of Brazil’s north and southeastern regions. The IDB financing will include an “A-loan” of up to US$95.4 million from the ...
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Tetra Tech completes three acquisitions with combined revenue of US$85m
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced this week that it has acquired three companies that expand its geographic coverage and technical services. Tesoro Corporation (Tesoro) is a construction management firm that works primarily for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and military construction programs. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Tesoro has ...
By Tetra Tech
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Grid connectivity in Chile to unlock solar potential
The connection of the two biggest electric systems (named SIC and SING) has recently been approved in Chile. This game-changing decision will create a balance between the energy supply and demand in the country, helping the installation of solar power plants in the north where solar radiation is higher. At ChileSol 2014 (27 and 28 May, Santiago de Chile), the new Executive Secretary of the ...
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Bekaert expands wire business in China through acquisition and 75/25 partnership with Xinyu Steel
Bekaert, a worldwide technological and market leader in drawn wire products and advanced coatings, today signed an agreement for the acquisition of 75% of the shares of the spring wire and overhead conductor business of Xinyu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, China. Henri-Jean Velge, Bekaert Group Executive Vice President Wire and Stainless Technologies, stated: “The ...
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Schwarzenegger takes action to increase renewable energy in CA
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has presented draft legislation to increase California’s renewable energy portfolio standard from 20 percent by 2010 to 33 percent by 2020. He also signed an Executive Order directing key state agencies to remove barriers to renewable development and focus resources on California’s renewable energy project approval process in a way that facilitates renewables and ...
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Solar Water Plc showcase at Oman Energy & Water 2019
April 2019 saw us showcasing our game-changing freshwater solution at Oman Energy & Water Conference & Exhibition. Supported by British Water and the UK Department for International Trade, Solar Water Plc’s technology received a fantastic reception from the delegates in attendance. And we are happy to report that our Chief Financial Officer, Jan Pilkington-Miksa had many ...
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GE Power Releases Whitepaper on Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa
As Africa faces emerging opportunities to help deliver efficient, affordable and reliable electricity to consumers, GE Power's Grid Solutions business (www.GEGridSolutions.com) today unveiled a whitepaper on the "Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa." The paper explores the opportunities and challenges faced in Sub-Saharan Africa as the new future of energy and ...
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Solar industry to gather at CHILESOL this May in Santiago
CSP Today and PV Insider launch the 2nd Chilean Solar Conference & Expo (CHILESOL), which will gather the concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) industries in Santiago on 27-28 May. CSP industry attention has turned to Chile since the announcement of the results of the first international bid last month. The approval of the Law 20/25 (which aims for 20% of renewable generation ...
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Enventure to streamline Material data management for a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services company in Europe
Portsmouth, NH; November 05, 2020 – Enventure has signed an agreement with a global leader in Electronics Manufacturing Services to enhance their inventory data across various manufacturing units in Europe. The client is a global leading electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company with a presence across four continents and is well-known for producing electronics for power technologies, ...
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PNM to Expand Transmission Grid to Support Renewable Energy
PNM, the wholly owned New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, recently (5/1) announced an agreement with an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development), and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (NM RETA) to acquire a renewable transmission project, Western Spirit, which will support the development of new wind resources in eastern New Mexico.NM RETA and ...
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Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Energy-management System and Power Conditioners for World's Largest Energy-storage System
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recently announced that the company has received an order for its BLEnDer RE energy-management system to monitor and control the battery and power conditioners (PCS) of what the company believes will become the world's largest energy-storage system (240MW output and 720MWh rated capacity) at Kita-Toyotomi Substation in Toyotomi, Teshio, Hokkaido, which is owned by ...
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Alstom to connect Greek Cycladic islands to ENTSO-E interconnected network
Alstom has been awarded a contract of approximately €35 million by the Greek Transmission Utility Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the turnkey supply of four gas-insulated substations (GIS) in Greece. The project will connect three Cycladic islands – Mykonos, Paros and Syros – directly to mainland Lavrion, located in the southeastern coast of Attica, Greece. ...
By Alstom
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Dynamic Adsorbents, Inc. (DAI) Drysphere Alumina Product Prolongs Transformer Life, Promoting High Efficiency Energy Production
Drysphere™, an activated alumina desiccant agent is proven to most effectively prolong and preserve transformer life by maintaining transformer oil insulation efficiency. AUGUST 10, 2010, ATLANTA GA – DAI’s Drysphere™ offers superior drying capabilities over any other desiccant product on the market, providing maximum performance and extended life of high efficiency oil ...
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PSC Approves $400 Million in Financing to Allow Utilities to Build New Electric Transmission Backbone to Support Renewable Energy Development in New York State
The New York State Public Service Commission recently (9/19) said it would allow a consortium of the major utilities known as New York Transco to borrow up to $400 million needed to upgrade transmission corridors that will increase the amount of renewable electricity that can be transmitted across the State."Our energy system needs smart transmission projects to move clean power, lower ...
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National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium Adds Additional States and Developers To Board of Directors
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium recently (1/24) announced Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, offshore wind developers EnBW North America and Vineyard Wind, and large-scale clean energy transmission developer Anbaric Development Partners joined the Consortium. Along with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the U.S. Department of ...
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Record-High Levels of Transmission Investment Enhance the Energy Grid and Benefit Customers
A new report from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) finds that investor-owned electric companies are making significant investments to build needed transmission infrastructure that will enhance the nation's energy grid to meet the changing energy needs of today's customers. The report, Transmission Projects: At A Glance, finds that EEI member companies' total transmission investment in 2015 ...
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Pike to be Subcontractor to Fluor for Clean Line Energy 800-Mile Transmission Line
Pike Electric Corporation (NYSE: PIKE), one of the nation's leading energy solutions providers, announced today that it will be a subcontractor to Fluor (NYSE: FLR) for the proposed Plains & Eastern Clean Line LLC project, which is an 800-mile high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line from Oklahoma to Tennessee and is currently in the development and permitting stages. Fluor, ...
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Faith Technologies Helps Build First-Of-Its-Kind Solar-Wind Hybrid Project
Faith Technologies, a leader in electrical planning, engineering, design and installation, in partnership with Juhl Energy and General Electric (GE), recently began work on a first-of-its-kind solar-wind hybrid project in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. This new solar-wind hybrid will provide clean, low cost, locally generated and renewable energy to the Lake Region Electric Cooperative. The hybrid ...
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ICC Issues Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act NOI Report
The Illinois Commerce Commission is announcing the release of a Notice of Inquiry Report on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Report summarizes information collected by the state’s regulated utilities and other stakeholders about which federal grants, loans, assistance, and programs under IIJA they may be eligible, and intend to apply. It also sought input on ways the ICC and ...
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Fluence and Litgrid Energy Storage-as-Transmission Pilot Project Wins S&P Global Energy Award
Fluence Energy, a global provider of energy storage products and services, and cloud-based software for renewables and storage, and Litgrid, the Lithuanian transmission system operator, won a prestigious international S&P Global Energy Award 2022 in the Grid Edge category. The award was given for a battery-based energy storage-as-transmission pilot project deployed in Lithuania by Litgrid and ...
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