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Electrical engineering experts boost tendering team with new hire
Yorkshire-based power engineering firm Smith Brothers has enlisted a new tendering engineer, as it prepares for further continued growth in 2018. Marc Hildreth joins the high voltage experts from Schneider Electric, bringing 12 years of electrical engineering experience to the 5-strong tendering team. As team leader of the 11kV project division in his previous role, his key responsibilities ...
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Senior appointment announced for high voltage power engineers
Yorkshire-headquartered power engineering firm Smith Brothers has appointed Danielle Tile as head of business development. She joins from national electrical design consultancy British Power International. Based in Essex, Danielle will strengthen the team's presence in the South of England, whilst investigating new market opportunities throughout the UK. Although many opportunities are emerging ...
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Yorkshire Water appoints Smith Brothers for £55m framework
Electrical engineering firm, Smith Brothers Contracting, has secured a position on Yorkshire Water’s high-voltage (HV) electrical design, build, and specialist studies services framework – which carries a total forecast value of up to £55m. The framework will deliver high-voltage electrical works and services – including design, build, installation, refurbishment and ...
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Smith Brothers power system design team doubles in size
High voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers has added 39 years of power system design expertise to its portfolio with a quartet of specialist appointments at its Sheffield office – doubling the headcount from four to eight.Elland-headquartered Smith Brothers opened its second Yorkshire premises – on Parkway Avenue, Sheffield – in September 2018, to further bolster its extensive remit ...
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Smith Brothers appoints finance director as revenues soar
Following unprecedented success over the past twelve months, Yorkshire-based high voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers has appointed Richard King as their financial director. With over 30 years’ experience as a financial adviser, and previous directing roles within SMEs, Richard King brings a wealth of accounting and business expertise at an exciting time in the ...
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High voltage specialist Smith Brothers appointed to energise eleven wind turbines
Two wind farms in Perth and Kinross, Scotland are closer to completion following the appointment of Elland-based high voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers. Spread across two adjacent sites, eleven wind turbines will provide a combined output of 23.55MW to the SSE network once energised. 14.35MW of this will be delivered by seven turbines at Tullymurdoch. A further 9.2MW will be ...
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PJM Board Authorizes $1 Billion In Transmission Upgrades
The PJM Interconnection Board authorized $1 billion in various electric transmission projects to ensure efficient and reliable power supplies for the 65 million customers PJM serves. The projects include reliability and market efficiency improvements. "Maintaining the reliability of the grid is paramount and involves continuously reviewing small and large transmission projects across our 13 ...
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Multi-National Energy Utility Company National Grid Selects Atos to Power Up Digital Services
Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has signed a multi-year $150 million USD contract to deliver digital managed workplace services for National Grid’s core business, spanning the UK and northeastern United States. National Grid is a British multi-national electricity and gas utility company headquartered in the UK where it operates and owns the high voltage electricity ...
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Smith Brothers races on with high-voltage upgrade works at Owlerton Greyhound Stadium
Yorkshire power contractor Smith Brothers has been appointed by WMA Architects to undertake high-voltage upgrade works at Sheffield’s Owlerton Stadium.As Yorkshire’s premier greyhound track, the stadium hosts races almost every day of the week. The wider redevelopment project being conducted by WMA Architects, will see significant updates made across the venue – including a new hospitality suite ...
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PJM Conference On Grid Resilience Explores New Challenges To Grid Security
PJM Interconnection, the operator of the nation's largest electric grid, conducted its Grid 20/20: Focus on Security & Resilience conference Tuesday to facilitate discussion among electric industry leaders on the role of resilience in electric transmission planning, operations and power markets. Experts discussed cyber and physical security challenges. "We used to talk about equipment ...
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Power specialist Smith Brothers sets its sights on solar
Yorkshire-based high voltage power specialist Smith Brothers has added the energisation of two prominent solar farms to its fast-growing success story. Having been assigned the design and build contract for Wreay Farm in Carlisle by renewables developer Anesco, the team of electrical engineering experts was also enlisted as the independent connections provider by solar giant Ethical Power for ...
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Siemens Energy Addresses the Shortage of U.S. Power Transformers and Invests in New Factory
Today, only 20% of U.S. large power transformer demand is met by domestic supply with lead times of up to five years. Power transformers provide the link between generation and distribution and are a crucial part of any electricity distribution network where they convert high-voltage electricity into lower voltages. Custom built and around the size of a standard school bus, power transformers are ...
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NIB finances Norwegian Statnett's subsea power cables
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian grid operator Statnett have signed a loan totalling NOK 1,300 million (EUR 165 million) for the partial financing of the new subsea cable between Norway and Denmark and the upgrade of Statnett's existing cable across the Oslofjord. The 16-year-maturity loan will help finance the construction of a new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power ...
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Smith Brothers helps power new Cumbrian wind farm
A 13.2MW wind farm in Cumbria is one step closer to completion following the appointment of Elland based power engineers Smith Brothers. The high voltage electrical experts have been awarded the design and build contract for Hallburn Wind Farm – a prestigious project developed and being constructed by REG Power Management. The renewables giant is in the process of constructing a six ...
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National Grid publishes 09/10 CR review
Energy company National Grid has published its 2009/10 Corporate Responsibility Review, 'Shaping a Responsible Future', at http://ethicalperformance.com/reports/links/nati-pdf. The Review complements the company's online corporate responsibility report published in July. It provides an overview of CR strategy and highlights four areas of activity: climate change and energy; customer service, ...
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Powersystems Announce Electrical Works Contract For Glen Kyllachy Onshore Wind Farm
Powersystems has announced it has been awarded the electrical balance of plant contract by Scottish company RJ Mcleod who are a highly experienced civils contractor based in Dingwall – who have been appointed to construct the 50MW Glen Kyllachy wind farm on behalf of their mutual client Innogy Renewables. Experience in the design and installation of high voltage electrical infrastructure ...
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TECNALIA invests 14 million Euros in laboratories for the development of Smart Grids
Today (Feb 16, 2015), Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu presided over the inauguration of TECNALIA's new Research, Development and Certification Laboratories for Electrical Equipment for Smart Grids. At the opening ceremony, he was accompanied by Asis Canales and Joseba Jauregizar, ViceChairman and Managing Director of TECNALIA Research & Innovation, respectively. TECNALIA has invested 14 ...
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California ISO Records Banner Year for Renewables Integration
The electric grid managed by the California Independent System Operator (ISO) delivered record-breaking amounts of solar and wind energy in 2019, according to the company's 2019 Statistics fact sheet posted this week (2/3). The ISO published the document to help the public easily access key data about its power grid and wholesale energy market, part of a continuing commitment to transparency and ...
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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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AutoGrid Partners with Mysa to Launch Utility-Scale Virtual Power Plants
AutoGrid, a leading Virtual Power Plant (VPP) provider, announced this week it will launch one of several VPP projects in collaboration with Canadian manufacturer Mysa, whose line of smart thermostats for electric heating and cooling systems is designed to offer robust home energy management capabilities for both consumers and utilities. The initial VPP project with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) ...
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