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ABB wins $140 million substations order in Qatar
New installations and upgrades to help strengthen electricity network ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $140 million from the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), the sole transmission and distribution system owner and operator for the electricity and water sector in Qatar. ABB will build four new transmission ...
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ABB Wins $60 Million Order To Reinforce UK Power Network
ABB has been awarded a $60 million contract by the leading UK utility, National Grid, to build a new high-voltage substation in Shurton, to integrate electricity produced by the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, southwest England, and feed it into the power network. The order was booked in the third quarter of 2017. Hinkley Point C will produce 3.2 gigawatt of power - enough ...
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Powersystems Announce First Major Bus Electrification in Scotland
Powersystems UK are part of a nationwide team that design, install, commission and maintain electrical vehicle (EV) infrastructure for bus and vehicle manufacturers as well as fleet transport operators. As a leading high voltage engineering specialist, Powersystems have been appointed to design, supply, install, test and commission the electric vehicle charging infrastructure for 22 BYD ADL ...
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Burns & McDonnell Board Member and T&D Division President Walt Womack to Retire at Year-End
Burns & McDonnell announced that it has promoted John Olander to serve as Vice President and General Manager of its Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Division, replacing Walt Womack upon his retirement at year-end 2012. "No one can really replace Wally Womack because of what he has meant to Burns & McDonnell," said Burns & McDonnell Chairman and CEO Greg Graves. "In his 42 ...
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Alstom T&D India to secure reliable power supply across North India
Alstom T&D India has secured a €20.1 million (1610 MINR) contract from Powergrid for the extension of air-insulated substations (AIS) at 14 sites across five Indian states, and 765 kV reactors at Bhiwani. The expansion will reduce transmission line overloading and improve grid stability in North India. The turnkey project covers the design, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing and ...
By Alstom
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Smith Brothers powers up the UK’s biggest battery
Power engineering specialist Smith Brothers has contributed its high voltage expertise to powering up the UK’s largest standalone battery storage site. Acting as the Independent Connections Provider (ICP) for the 15MW Lockleaze Fast Frequency Response (FFR) facility in Bristol, the Elland-based firm was enlisted by contractor Metka-EGN to carry out the high voltage electrical connections ...
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Intertrust Launches CleanGrid Toolkit for Energy Data Applications
Intertrust this week announced CleanGrid -- a new Intertrust Platform toolkit that helps energy companies and their vendors develop data-driven energy applications. The toolkit leverages Intertrust Platform's innovative features -- including data virtualization and data interoperability, data governance and secure execution environments -- and helps energy companies support consumer protection, ...
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Siemens to connect Thanet offshore wind farm to the British power grid
Siemens Energy and consortium partner Prysmian Cables & Systems, have been awarded an order worth approximately EUR 87 million by Thanet Offshore Wind Ltd. to connect the Thanet offshore wind farm to the British power grid. Generating enough electricity to power over 167,000 homes, the wind farm with an installed capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) will be constructed in the North Sea, eleven ...
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ABB will power up the world’s biggest financial district
Occupying a greenfield site of more than 500 acres in the rapidly developing state of Gujarat, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) will be the world’s largest international financial services center and IT hub when it is completed in 2017. The site consists of about 100 million square feet of commercial and residential floor space, including an 80-storey signature building known as ...
By ABB
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RWE to extend Polish wind portfolio to 240 MW
Poland is an important core market for RWE. The construction work for the erection of 14 wind power systems at Nowy Staw near the city of Gdansk is starting today. RWE Innogy has been operating a wind farm with a capacity of 45 megawatts (MW) here since 2013, which is now being extended by 28 MW. The systems of the manufacturer Senvion have a capacity of two MW each. All in all, the Nowy Staw ...
By RWE AG
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Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya to be Powered by 38 GE Wind Turbines
One of the Largest Wind Power Generation Projects to be Built in Sub-Saharan Africa Iberdrola Engineering to Build the 61-Megawatt Wind Farm; Aeolus Kenya Developing Project Planned Energy Mix Will Give Kenya’s Population the Reliability of Supply and Contribute to the Social and Economic Development of Kenya GE to Provide 38 1.6-MW Wind Turbines and Operations and Maintenance for 10 ...
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FPL Forecasts Hurricane Ian Restoration to be Essentially Complete on Friday
After making significant progress over the weekend responding to devastating Hurricane Ian, Florida Power & Light Company now expects to complete restoration to 95% of customers who remain without power by Friday, Oct. 7 – two days earlier than originally forecast. FPL’s workforce of more than 21,000 men and women – including mutual assistance from 30 states – has completed restoration in ...
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Siemens reorganizes into three sectors, one of which Energy
Siemens AG has taken a further important step in restructuring the company. The company plans to organize its operations in the three Sectors Industry, Energy and Healthcare into 15 Divisions as of January 2008. “This new and more focused company structure will further increase our profitability and transparency. Clear responsibilities will ensure that we are faster in the market and closer to ...
By Siemens AG
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