Power Distribution Articles

To help India augment its energy basket, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) recently installed three of GE’s Waukesha 275 GL+ engines as part of a gas booster station upgrade. The enhanced engine output, efficiency and availability has helped to ...

May 23, 2018

By Clarke Energy

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Sunday to give a fresh impetus to the Belt and Road Initiative, unveiling specific measures to carry forward the inspiring initiative that he called "the project of the century." China's decision to scale up financial support ...

May 19, 2018

By wuxi beiyi excavator parts factory

Great River Energy (GRE) Spiritwood, North Dakota Plant Owner Great River Energy (GRE) Plant Name Spiritwood Station Location Spiritwood, North Dakota ...

Apr. 21, 2018

By Babcock & Wilcox MEGTEC LLC

The 2017/18 Triad season, when electricity transmission costs peak, came to an end on Friday 23rd March 2018 and  businesses can now prepare for next year in order to avoid higher electricity costs. Triads are the three half-hour periods between November and February where UK electricity demand is at its highest and ...

Apr. 5, 2018

By Inprova Energy

Clarke Energy delivered a full turnkey, design and build 21MW electricity generating peaking plant, at Ashford Power, Kings North Industrial Estate, Kent. The plant was delivered within a 40-week ...

Mar. 22, 2018

By Clarke Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the availability of presentations from its Advanced Development and Optimization (ADO) Workshop.  As previously reported in the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG­®) blog post DOE ...

Feb. 2, 2018

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Location: Ipsden, Oxfordshire (UK) Capacity: 960 kWel Input materials: Pig slurry, farm by-products, energy crops Features: Production of 700 Nm³ biomethane, 360 kWel CHP, Supply natural gas to 2,150 households, Fermentation residue as fertiliser 38 million kilowatt hours per year ...

Jan. 22, 2018

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Abstract Vehicle-grid integration (VGI) describes various approaches to link the electric power system and the transportation system in ways that may benefit both. VGI includes systems that treat plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as controllable load with a unidirectional flow of electricity, such as “smart” or “controlled” charging or time-of-use (TOU) pricing. ...

Oct. 1, 2017

By Annual Reviews

Wind energy has the potential to provide up to 30% of Europe’s power by 2030 according to figures released today by WindEurope in its Outlook to 2020 and Scenarios for 2030 reports. According to WindEurope’s projections, Europe could be on course for an average ...

Sep. 26, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Illinois utilities and regulators are putting into motion plans for community solar programs under the state’s Future Energy Jobs Act that passed last year. In filings with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) last month, ComEd outlined proposed terms and conditions for “Community Supply,” also referred to as community solar. Ameren Illinois has also ...

Sep. 19, 2017

By Cleantech Law Partners

In the last year wholesale power prices swung by around 45%, which is twice as volatile as the previous five years.  Those who fixed their electric bill for the next three years at the height of this market could  end up paying thousands of pounds more than others, who may have pursued a more calculated and less risky approach. Fixed vs. ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By Inprova Energy

This paper discusses how the existing 1.2 billion poor people worldwide without access to electricity can be environment-friendly electrified with the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) on energy and the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the experience of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in rural electrification ...

Sep. 5, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Operator: Infra Class Energie 7 GmbH & Co. KG Energy company: EnBW AG Location: Geroldshausen-Moos, Germany Commissioning date: June 2010 Completion time: 12 weeks Rated system power: 15.82 MWp No more worries about energy Right from the start regional politicians and residents living in the Municipality of Geroldshausen close to Wuerzburg were united in wanting a ...

Aug. 21, 2017

By Phoenix Solar AG

SSE plc's Great Island Power Station in County Wexford is a 464 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant which was first commisioned in 2014. Acknowledged as one of Ireland's cleanest and most efficient natural gas power stations on the country's national grid, the plant generates enough energy to power the equivalent of half-a-million homes. In 2016 the operators identified improvements that ...

Aug. 1, 2017

By Rotork plc

If you fail to accurately work out your site's energy demands, you'll give rise to a cogeneration system that underwhelms when served up to your customer. That's why load profiling is the key ingredient in successfully specifying your cogeneration project and ensuring that you meet your clients' expectations. Generating an accurate ...

Jul. 18, 2017

By ENER-G

Sector: Power Generation Category: Control Networks, Electric Actuators, Services Products: Field Service, IQ3 Range, Preventative Maintenance, Training Overview SSE plc’s Great Island Power Station in County Wexford is a 464 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant which was first ...

Jul. 3, 2017

By Rotork plc

The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a numerical tool for evaluating the performance of a settling basin regarding the trapping of suspended matter. The Euler-Lagrange approach was chosen to model the flow and sediment transport. The numerical model developed relies on the open source library OpenFOAM®, enhanced with new particle/wall interaction conditions to limit sediment ...

Jun. 23, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Less than a decade ago, offshore wind energy and solar PV were similarly priced energy sources. Unsubsidized installed costs for both exceeded $5 per watt, or more than double that for land-based wind. Despite their cost, both technologies were seen as the best hopes for supplying urban centers with green power, especially in the BOSNYWASH (Boston-New York-Washington, DC) corridor of the eastern ...

Jun. 22, 2017

By AWS Truepower, LLC

How Do Relays Function in Industrial Power Distribution Systems? Power distribution systems that manage large currents come with components that protect the system from abnormal conditions, which can damage the unit. One of these components is a relay, which is used to isolate, limit or control electrical loads. Relays, or simple switches that are ...

Jun. 19, 2017

By Larson Electronics LLC

When increasing megawatt-hours of variable solar and wind energy began coursing through the grid, the initial concern was an operational one—could grid reliability be maintained. But it turns out those megawatt-hours are creating market challenges, as well. What needs to be done to right the markets? Travis Kavulla, vice chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission, and Albert Cheung, ...

May 31, 2017

By Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)