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Eapic07
The East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) will have been running successfully for nine years in 2007, and will once again encourages regional co-operation in East Africa. This event is the only forum that has provided an annual discussion platform and updates on the power sectors in East Africa. Exciting projects in Ethiopia include a US$1 billion high-voltage power transmission ...
By VUKA Group
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Abengoa awarded project to construct a power transmission line in UAE
Transco, the company responsible for high voltage power transmission in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has selected Abengoa to construct a 400/220 kV transmission line. The project, which will be 23 km long, is worth €22 million. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment ...
By Abengoa
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Abengoa to construct three new transmission lines in Kuwait
The company will construct a total of 86 km of lines worth €20.5 million The project forms part of Kuwait’s plan to expand its energy infrastructures Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and ...
By Abengoa
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India´s multi-billion dollar clean energy project
With funding support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), India’s national power grid operator is embarking on an ambitious multi-billion dollar plan to expand the country’s power transmission grid and link stable clean energy supplies to areas suffering shortages. ADB is extending a US$600 million loan to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID) in a multitranche financing facility to ...
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California ISO Launches New Tools for More Refined Grid Outlook
In its ongoing effort to inform the public about changing conditions on the electrical grid, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) has begun posting new graphs for a fuller picture of projected supplies and shortfalls of energy up to seven days in advance. The ISO's Today's Outlook Demand webpage has been upgraded with the addition of "Resource adequacy capacity trend" and "7-day ...
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California ISO Garners National Award For Innovative Solar Plant Test
The California ISO received a national regulatory award for its groundbreaking work in demonstrating that solar energy plants can offer power grid resiliency, opening new horizons for integrating large amounts of renewable resources into electric systems. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recognized the ISO, along with its partners in the project, National ...
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Flow Battery Pilot Showcases Economics of Storage in Wholesale Markets
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has become one of the nation's first wholesale power markets to connect a groundbreaking type of flow technology batteries to its grid, which could give rise to promising storage capability on large-scale electric systems.San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) has unveiled a vanadium redox battery storage pilot project in coordination with Sumitomo ...
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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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FirstEnergy`s West Virginia Operations Headquarters Earns Green Designation
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has earned recognition for its commitment to environmental stewardship through the design, construction and operation of its West Virginia Operations Headquarters in Fairmont. The company recently received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, placing the new facility in the I-79 Technology Park ...
By FirstEnergy
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Grid Mod: Capturing the Impacts of the Energy Imbalance Market on BPA’s Transmission
For every entity in the Northwest wanting to participate in the Western Energy Imbalance Market, the path leads through the Bonneville Power Administration’s high voltage transmission system.BPA recently completed a three-year project to formalize operations, control and data sharing between the power marketing agency and the California Independent System Operator to account for the impacts of ...
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Study finds no widespread impact of wind power projects on surrounding residential property values in the US
Over 30,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity are installed across the United States and an increasing number of communities are considering new wind power facilities. Given these developments, there is an urgent need to empirically investigate typical community concerns about wind energy and thereby provide stakeholders involved in the wind project siting process a common base of knowledge. A ...
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Major Order for Siemens Energy Enables Transmission of Wind Power for 4 Million People
In future, a single grid connection will transport up to two gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power to the onshore power grid. This is made possible by converter systems provided by Siemens Energy and Spanish company Dragados Offshore. The German transmission system operator Amprion has awarded the world's first order for two of these systems to the consortium. In total, up to four gigawatts of ...
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E.ON Climate & Renewables and GE Announce 300 Megawatt Deal for Two Wind Farms in Illinois
GE (NYSE: GE) will supply 300 megawatts of its latest wind turbine technology including operation and maintenance services for the Settlers Trail Wind Farm in Iroquois County, Illinois, and the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm in Iroquois and Ford Counties in Illinois. E.ON Climate & Renewables, NA (ECRNA) is developing the projects. A total of 188 GE 1.6 wind ...
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Frost & Sullivan: High Costs, Uncertain Returns Curb Utilities´ Investments in Australian Smart Grid Market
While several Australian electricity distribution utilities have progressed toward smart grid implementation, they are reluctant to substantially invest any further in smart grids due to the lack of specific payback periods. These reduced investments, along with unsatisfactory performances of smart grid technologies when tested in real application environments, will restrict the smart grid ...
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LTL Holdings chooses Bentley substation V8i to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and errors in substation design
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that LTL Holdings, a fast-growing engineering enterprise focused on power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, and other developing countries, has deployed Bentley Substation ...
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LTL Holdings chooses Bentley substation V8i to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and errors in substation design
Sri Lanka-Based Engineering Enterprise to Benefit From Integrated Electrical and Physical Design Capabilities That Result in 30 Percent Productivity Improvements EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that LTL Holdings, a fast-growing engineering ...
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