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Smart Interlock System Prevents Human Error in Substations
Summary: Unitech Smart Interlock System is a computer-based interlocking system designed to minimize human switching errors in substations. Smart Interlock System provides a real-time simulation system that accurately models the connectivity of the substation and verifies logic of switching sequences. Through simulation, each switching step is proven safe before switching takes place. With ...
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Smart grid protection & control journal helps utilities begin their smart grid journey
The new Smart Grid edition of the Protection & Control Journal presents utility and protection & control (P&C) professionals with information to develop a framework for the Smart Grid. It presents real, tested business cases and technology solutions that can be implemented by utilities around the world. The articles in the Smart Grid Protection & Control Journal, written 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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PJM approves $1.5 billion in transmission upgrades
The PJM Interconnection has approved more than $1.5 billion in electric transmission upgrades to address reliability issues in multiple areas. The largest project involves rebuilding and upgrading transmission lines in Burlington, Mercer, and Middlesex counties in New Jersey. Some equipment is more than 80 years old, according to PJM. The project, in the territory of Public Service Electric ...
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China Leads Smart Grid Market Through 2021, to Reach $1.43 Trillion: SBI Bulletin
Supported by a long-term stimulus plan, China is pursuing more Smart Grid development than any other country in the world. According to "SBI Bulletin: Smart Grid Components Markets: 2011-2021," China will post the fastest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% through 2021, overtaking the U.S., which will post a 4% CAGR through the same period. As the utility that serves 88% of the country, ...
By SBI Reports
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Tacoma Public Utilities Adopts OSI Technology for an Advanced Energy Management System
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been selected by Tacoma Public Utilities (mytpu.org) to supply a state-of-the-art Energy Management System (EMS) based on OSI's monarch (Multi-platform Open Network ARCHitecture) platform. This will replace Tacoma's legacy ABB system. A publicly owned utility, Tacoma Power provides electricity to Tacoma, Washington and the surrounding areas, serving ...
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ABB wins US$31-million power order in Switzerland
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth US$31 million from Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) to supply two turnkey substations and auxiliary power equipment for a hydro storage power plant facility at the Tierfehd hydro power plant in Switzerland. Booked in the second quarter of 2008, the order is part of KLL’s refurbishment and expansion plans for its ...
By ABB
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Ameresco Announces Contract for Large Distribution Battery Energy Storage Systems in California
Ameresco, a leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator, this week announced that it has entered into a contract with Southern California Edison (SCE) to design and build three grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) at existing substation parcels throughout SCE's service territory in California. Due to the impact of the extreme weather events ...
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Electric Power Distribution Automation Systems Market Worth $23.7 Billion By 2025: Grand View Research
The global electric power distribution automation systems market is expected to reach USD 23.7 billion by 2025, according to a new report conducted by Grand View Research, Inc. The rise in the adoption of smart grids & funding initiatives is projected to spur the demand for distribution automation systems. The growing investments in transmission & distribution are expected to remain a key ...
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Eaton’s new SMP SG-4250 gateway provides enhanced communications and processing to meet the demands of complex substation environments
Power management company Eaton today introduced its Cooper Power Systems’ new Substation Modernization Platform (SMP) SG-4250 Gateway. The device boasts a modular design providing data acquisition and distribution, protocol translation and secure remote access to substation intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) to cost effectively fulfill a range of substation automation projects. ...
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LumaSense introduces ThermalSpection 724 infrared camera for automated high-voltage equipment monitoring
LumaSense Technologies, Inc. introduced the next generation ThermalSpection 724 substation asset monitoring system that includes a hardened enclosure with thermal and visual imagers mounted on a pan-tilt positioner. An essential part of the upgraded system includes new interfaces to easily automate data collection and analysis. Hardware updates include a higher resolution infrared camera with a ...
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WTEC: Total Solar and Wind Energy Solutions
The Company Overview WTEC and its affiliates is an engineering, manufacturing, procurement and construction company dedicated to the alternative energy market. It designs and produces products to move energy from the generation point to utility interconnect for both wind and solar energy. The Company's approach is to offer a comprehensive package of electrical components. Its goal is to ...
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Burns & McDonnell Dedicates New Smart Grid Laboratory
Burns & McDonnell has significantly expanded and upgraded its Smart Grid Laboratory as a result of a move into a new larger testing and development facility equipped with more than $1 million in state-of-the-art diagnostics and testing equipment. The new facility was formally dedicated during a Jan. 27 open house for employee-owners and clients. The new testing facility is now open and ...
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Eaton Helps East Norwalk, Connecticut, Modernize Infrastructure to Improve Electrical Grid Resiliency and Reduce Energy Cost
Power management company Eaton today announced it provided the Third Taxing District of East Norwalk, Connecticut, with electrical engineering services and power distribution equipment for the construction of a new electrical substation facility. Located at 6 Fitch St., the substation will help the district lower the cost of electricity while enhancing grid stability and meeting growing demand ...
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Soitec Selected as a Preferred Bidder Under South Africa`s IPP Program for the Supply of 50 Megawatts of Solar Energy
Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, today announced that it has been selected by South Africa's Department of Energy as one of the preferred bidders under the country's independent power producer (IPP) program. Soitec's initial project under this program is to install a 50-megawatt ...
By Soitec
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Rolls-Royce wins contract to supply 80 MW of BESS in Latvia
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (LON:RR), a British engineering business, made an announcement today that it has obtained a contract to deliver 80 megawatts (MW) and 160 megawatt hours (MWh) of battery energy storage systems (BESS) to Latvia. These systems will be responsible for providing assistance to substations of the local transmission system operator, AST. After outbidding two other competitors ...
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ABB to Support the Increasing Digitalization of Substations
ABB and Intel signed a formal agreement to collaborate on the marketing and selling of next-generation distribution automation systems and products for protection and control in utility and industrial applications. At the core of the agreement is ABB Ability smart substation control and protection for electrical systems, SSC600, powered by Intel Xeon processors. SSC600 centralizes all protection ...
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ABB wins US$100m substation orders
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won substation orders worth around $100 million from Powergrid, India’s national transmission utility, to boost capacity and help improve grid reliability. The orders were booked in the first quarter. ABB is responsible for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of 765/400 kilovolt (kV) substations at Agra (Uttar Pradesh), ...
By ABB
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Golden Valley Electric Association of Alaska Selects OSI Technology for New SCADA and Energy Management System
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a new contract by Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) of Fairbanks, Alaska for a new SCADA and Energy Management System (EMS) based on OSI's monarch platform. The new SCADA/EMS system is intended to allow GVEA to fulfill existing needs for generation and energy management, as well as provide a platform that can be adapted to future ...
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Topsun Co.,Ltd Korea`S Largest Photovoltaic Ess Construction Completed
Topsun Co.,Ltd (CEO Yoon, Jeong-Taek), a solar power company, completed construction of the largest solar power plant and solar energy-linked energy storage device (ESS) in Korea. Topsun Co.,Ltd announced that it has completed the installation of a 70MW solar power plant in Haenam, South Jeolla Province along with TopTek (Representative Lee Jae-Hwan), and completed the installation of 200MWh ...
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