Voltage Stabilization News
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New MISO Attributes Roadmap Focuses on Future Grid Reliability Needs
MISO recently (Dec 15) published its Attributes Roadmap report which explores three key electric system attributes required to ensure grid reliability and presents recommended solutions to inform ongoing stakeholder collaboration. The report presents insights and solutions to the three system attributes where near-term risk is most acute - system adequacy, flexibility, and system stability. “We ...
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BPA's Barehand Lineworkers Brave High-Voltage for Grid Stability
The Northwest Public Power Association featured BPA's specialized barehand line crew in its September 2023 edition of the Bulletin magazine. When it comes to working hands-on with 500,000 volts, it's no shock that the Bonneville Power Administration employs a highly trained line crew to perform specialized maintenance on live lines. The Northwest Public Power Association featured this specialized ...
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Delta Demonstrates 400kW Solid State Transformer-based Extreme Fast EV Charger
Delta Electronics (Americas), Ltd., a subsidiary of Delta Electronics, Inc. and a leader in power and thermal management technologies and provider of smart energy-saving solutions, this week demonstrated a next-generation SiC MOSFET solid state transformer (SST)-based 400kW extreme fast EV charger to its U.S. DOE grant program partners General Motors (GM), DTE Energy, NextEnergy, Virginia Tech's ...
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New NYPA Application Monitors Grid Stress and Detects Power Outages in Real Time
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), along with partners in a U.S. Department of Energy-funded project, developed a monitoring and analytics application that uses phasor measurements unit (PMU) data streams to provide a real time assessment of the state's electric grid stress and forward intelligence about impending problems to system operators.The DOE funded the $1.2 million collaborative ...
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Navigant: Renewable Plus Storage Is More Economical Than Gas Plants
By Pritil Gunjan, Navigant Research. Reprinted with permission. A recent study by Fluence and Carnegie Mellon University found that the cost of generating power from solar plus storage was cost-competitive with new build gas power generators. The study considers both operational and financial performance across these projects. Installing solar plus storage as an economical substitute to gas ...
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ABB Wins $30 Million Order to Support Integration of Renewables in Germany
ABB has received an order of around $30 millon from the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT, to supply a stabilization solution that will enhance the reliability and quality of power as the grid absorbs more renewable energy. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2017. Germany's "Energiewende" energy transition roadmap aims for a renewable energy target of at least 80 ...
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Connecting renewable generation to the grid faces technological and regulatory challenges
A wave of renewable energy generation construction has swept the nation, accounting for the majority of new capacity over the last two years, and that has led to a new challenge—getting it all on the grid in the most efficient way. “The competitiveness of wind and solar has made them a go-to option,” said Aaron Bloom, project manager for the National Renewable Energy ...
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Six New Innovation Projects Get Funding From Ofgem for Smarter Energy Grids
Ofgem is driving innovation improvements across the electricity and gas sector by funding six new projects through its Network Innovation Competition (NIC). The projects include testing how greener' gas can be used on a university's gas grid in Staffordshire, and examining how advanced software can help make more efficient use of locally-connected solar power. Britain needs gas and electricity ...
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North American Electric Reliability Corporation and IEEE Sign Agreement to Cooperate on Bulk Power System Analysis, Standards, Cyber Security
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and IEEE recently entered an agreement to identify and launch joint initiatives on key issues, including coordination on bulk power system analysis, cyber security and the interface between NERC Reliability Standards and IEEE equipment standards. With the transformation of the North American bulk power system, cooperation and ...
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FirstEnergy Selects Eaton for Conversion Project at Ohio Power Plant to Enhance Grid Reliability
Power management company Eaton has entered into an agreement with FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) to provide engineering services and equipment for Units 1-3 at FirstEnergy’s Eastlake, Ohio power plant. Through this multi-million dollar contract, Eaton’s Electrical Services and Systems team will supply turnkey project management and equipment conversions that enhance grid stability and ...
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In Complete Charge - skytron`s Plant Controller Integrates PV Power Into the French High-Voltage Grid
For the first time, in March 2012, the power plant controller skycontrol is installed and commissioned in a photovoltaic installation that feeds directly into France's 63 kV high-voltage grid. Drawing from its solid experience in the control of utility-scale PV plants connected to medium-voltage grids, the Berlin-based company skytron® energy GmbH fine tunes the plant controller of the 34 ...
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ABB wins US$25m power order in Chile
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $25 million from Chile’s leading transmission utility, Transelec SA, to provide an SVC Light (Static VAr Compensation) installation for its Cerro Navia substation to enhance the capacity and reliability of power supplies in the metropolitan area of Santiago. ABB will design, supply, install and commission a static ...
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