New Order for ACCC Conductor Extends Use in China
Composite Technology Corp. (CTC) announces a new order for a minimum of 600 km (373 miles) of ACCC conductor for use on the Chinese electrical grid....
NOJA Delivers Switchboards for Australian Wastewater Treatment Plant
NOJA Power has recently delivered three main switchboards to Australian Infrastructure Alliance, Water Matters, for the Cleveland Bay Wastewater Treatment facility located in Townsville....
Sonelgaz Awards AREVA 50 M€ Turnkey Contract
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division has signed a contract with main Algerian utility, SONELGAZ, to increase the capacity of its transmission grid. ...
Sargent & Lundy to Design Substation for Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm
Horizon Wind Energy has selected Sargent & Lundy LLC to design the 345/34.5-kV substation for the first phase of the Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm project in northeastern Iowa. The Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm is planned for an ultimate output of 300 MW. ...
Siemens Provides Significant High Voltage Equipment for Northeast Utilities’ Transmission Projects
Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc. (SPT&D) announced that Northeast Utilities (NU) has purchased four of its new 550-kV dead tank circuit breakers with FA5 spring-spring operator technology ...
Judge Recommends Approval of Big Stone Transmission Permit Application
Minnesota administrative law judges (ALJs) have recommended that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approve the Big Stone participants’ application for a transmission certificate of need and routing permit. ...
ETSA Utilities Award 5 Year Supply Contract
ETSA Utilities has awarded NOJA Power Switchgear Pty Ltd a supply contract, for the South Australian distribution networks 11-kV pole mounted, line reclosers requirements. Serving approximately 782,000 residential and business customers, through pproximately 85,000 km of powerlines...
AREVA to Acquire VEI Power Distribution S.p.A.’s Medium-Voltage Activities
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division has signed an agreement with VEI Power Distribution S.p.A. to purchase its activities in Italy and in Malaysia. ...
ABB to Automate 40 Con Edison Substations
ABB, announced an automation project with Consolidated Edison Company of New York to retrofit 40 substations over a period of two years. The contract is valued at $4.5 million and covers engineering design, equipment, installation, commissioning and training. ...
ABB to Supply Products for China’s Highest-Voltage AC Power Line
ABB has won an order to supply products for the highest voltage alternating current (AC) power line ever built in China. ABB will supply the Xi’an XD Transformer Co., one of China’s largest power engineering contractors, with eleven 1,100-kilovolt (kV) bushings...
Siemens to Deliver Five Power Transformers to Finland
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) has received its largest ever order from Scandinavia from Fingrid. The Finnish power supply company is currently expanding its supply network so that it is equipped to meet the increasing power requirement of industry...
ABB to Supply Two New Substations in Canada
ABB has received an order in excess of $50 million CAD from Manitoba Hydro to supply two new substations and upgrade four others as part of the Wuskwatim Transmission Stations complex in northern Manitoba. ...
Juan de Fuca Cable – Phase II Status Received in WECC Project Rating Process
Sea Breeze Power Corp., on behalf of its affiliate, Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP is pleased to announce that Phase II status for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project has been acknowledged by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (“WECC”)....
Composite Technology Announces China Orders For ACCC Conductor
Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) announces a new order for 235 km (146 miles) of ACCC conductor for use on the Chinese electrical grid. The order issued to its subsidiary, CTC Cable Corp., by Far East Composite Technology Co...
ABB Wins 800 kV Substation Order in Venezuela
Power Link from Norweigian Mainland to Supply North Sea Oil Platform
New Voltage-Sourced HVDC Converter Technology Introduced
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) launched a high-voltage direct current transmission (HVDC) system on the market, based on a new generation of converters using voltage-sourced converter (VSC) technology...
AREVA Takes Further Action to Reinforce Its Presence in China
Following the recent opening of its new gas-insulated switchgear factory last month in Suzhou, China, AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division has announced additional actions to increase ...
Siemens HVDC Converter Stations to Link Netherlands and the UK
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) and Dutch consortium partner BAM Civiel have been contracted by Britain’s National Grid and Dutch grid operator TenneT to supply the converter stations ...
AMSC Introduces Surge-Suppressing, High-Capacity Superconductor Power Grid Technology
American Superconductor Corp. introduced a new surge-suppressing, high-capacity superconductor power grid technology -- a system-level solution that increases the capacity of power grids while also being able to rapidly suppress power surges...
ATC Files Application for First Transmission Access Project in Midwest
American Transmission Co. is proposing a project to construct a new 345-kV electric transmission line in south central Wisconsin on existing transmission right-of-way that will complete a connection to Illinois and ...
Tri- State G&T Selects Burns & McDonnell as Owner’s Engineer for Eastern Plains Transmission Project
Burns & McDonnell has been contracted by Westminster, Colo.-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to act as Owner’s Engineer on a major transmission project in western Kansas and eastern and southern Colorado. ...
Siemens to Supply Two HVDC Converter Stations for the Danish Storebælt Project
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) has been awarded an order by the TSO Energinet.dk in Denmark to supply the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) converter stations for the Storebaelt project which links ...
ABB Wins $54-Million Order for Underground and Underwater Power Link in Denmark
ABB has secured a $54-million order for an underground and underwater power link that will connect Denmark's existing grids for the first time and help stabilize power supplies. ABB will supply the cable for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link that is scheduled for completion in 20...
S&C Electric Company Receives Order for VAR Compensation System
S&C Electric Company has received an order for a VAR compensation system from Portland General Electric, an electric utility in Portland, Oregon, for Phase I of their Biglow Canyon Wind Project. ...
