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Transmission-Voltage Superconductor Cable Energized in LIPA's Grid
Long Island Power Authority and American Superconductor Corp. have announced the operation of the world’s first high-temperature superconductor (HTS) power transmission cable system in a commercial power grid....
Announcements
Com Ed’s West Loop Project Entailed an Exacting Under-River Boring
Com Ed’s West Loop project had two main objectives: to add capacity and improve reliability by bringing 345-kV power underground into Chicago’s business district and to convert its transmission system to a network model...
Tampa Electric Upgrades Distribution System as Part of Storm Plan
As part of Tampa Electric’s storm plan, filed with the Florida Public Service Commission, Tampa Electric plans to convert four existing 4-kV distribution circuits that serve parts of the South Tampa area to the company’s standard 13-kV circuit configuration. ...
CL&P Service Improvements Under Way in Westport
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve its electrical distribution system throughout Connecticut, Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P) is upgrading the system in Westport....
NorNed, the Longest Electricity Cable in the World, is Operational
Tuesday, May 6, the longest high-voltage cable in the world was successfully put into operation: the NorNed cable between the Netherlands (Eemshaven) and Noorway (Feda), with a length of 580 km. ...
New York Commission Approves Wind Farm Transmission Line
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved the construction plans for a 5.6-mile 230 kV transmission line along with necessary infrastructure improvements needed for the construction of a 127-megawatt Noble Wethersfield wind farm project in Wyoming County...
PECO Completes New $22 Million Southwark Substation to Boost Energy Supply
PECO has energized the first of five new distribution circuits from its new $22 million electric distribution substation that will meet the needs of the former Navy Yard and serve parts of South Philadelphia. ...
TenneT Presents New Innovative Pylon Design
TenneT has developed a new concept for high-voltage lines with a magnetic field intensity that is significantly lower than that of existing lines...
Business and Technology
Nexans to Supply Submarine Power Cable for Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm
Nexans has been awarded a contract by StatoilHydro ASA with an estimated value of 24 million Euro, to supply the submarine export cables for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm project, located approximately 20 km offshore from Sheringham, on England’s north Norfolk coast....
TERNA Loan Approved for Building Cable to Sardinia
TERNA S.p.A., Italy, has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a 300 million euro loan intended for building the new 500 kV direct current high voltage submarine cable between the Italian peninsula and Sardinia: SA.PE.I.. ...
CL&P Creates Wetland as Part of Middletown-Norwalk Transmission Upgrade
Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CL&P), through its Middletown-Norwalk (M-N) transmission project, is creating a new wetland in Eisenhower Park, Milford. ...
ABB to Upgrade Hydro-Quebec HVDC Converter Station
ABB has been selected by Hydro-Québec, Canada, for an upgrade of a high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) converter station....
Construction Equipment & Services
Cold Shrink Branch Splice
The 3M Cold Shrink Branch Splice QS-2001B from 3M allows power utilities and industrial contractors to more easily make a wye splice configuration on electrical power cables rated up to 15 kV. ...
Chain-Style Ratchet Cutter
The Hastings chain style ratchet cutter stores its chain above the handle, which maintains dielectric integrity of the handles...
Vermeer Introduces 20,000-pound Drill to Fit a Range of Customer Needs
Vermeer Manufacturing Co. introduces the D20x22 Series II Navigator horizontal directional drill to meet utility contractors’ needs to adjust to changing grades, confined spaces, and varying soil conditions...
High-Voltage Safety Device Limits Insulator Explosion Damage
The Kevlar Wrap & Strap Safety Device, a safety product – researched, tested and developed by the ABB High-Voltage Services division – is patent-pending and the only product of its kind in the power industry to contain the results of a substation insulator explosion....
